Illinois Black Rifle Ban Struck Down! The Shotgun Wildfire.

The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

James Wesley Rawles November 14, 2024 November 14, 2024

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, news of a positive court ruling, overturning an “Assault Weapons” Ban.

“An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at Rat Island in Washington state. Since then, no birds have successfully bred on the island, raising concerns that the outbreak may have had a significant impact on an already declining Pacific-coast population.

As part of the study, a team including Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) as well as Washington State University researchers also documented that the avian flu virus H5N1was transmitted to harbor seals for the first time in the northeastern Pacific.

While there has not been another large coastal wildlife outbreak of H5N1 since, researchers estimated that about 10%–14% of the Caspian tern population in the Pacific flyway have been lost to H5N1 infections.”

A New Tick-Borne Virus in China

Reader C.B. flagged this news item: New virus uncovered in China—is this a sign tick-borne diseases are on the rise?

Illegal Ammo Caused Shotgun Wildfire

D.S.V. sent us this headline from Nanny State New Jersey. Note the tone of the article. The fire was not set intentionally. It was an accident that happened at a controlled outdoor shooting range operated by a club: Illegal Ammo Caused Shotgun Wildfire, Ocean County Man Charged With Arson: Prosecutor.

Venezuela Sending Spies, Released Prisoners to U.S.

H.L. sent this from Breitbart: Leaked Report Warns Venezuela Sending Intel Operatives, Released Prisoners to ‘Neutralize’ Targets in U.S.. A quote:

“The report’s narrative, generated by the Rio Grande Valley Sector Intelligence Unit (SIU), indicates that released inmates from Venezuelan prisons have been directed to travel to the United States alongside Venezuelan intelligence officers to track down former Venezuelan military members, politicians, and law enforcement officials within the United States and “neutralize” them. According to the report, the motive is to prevent the release of classified information that Venezuelan officials may possess.”