Accordingly, we urge you to: 1) Issue a public statement that the ATF will not take further enforcement action regarding the classification of braced pistols as short-barrel rifles under the NFA; 2) Issue an interpretive rule clarifying that firearms equipped with stabilizing braces do not qualify as short-barreled rifles under the NFA; and 3) Through … Continue reading "Dear Infringers,"

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Michigan Democrat Caught Joking About MSU Shooter Weeks After Attack [More] She’ll be here all week. Try the veal. [Via bondmen] *

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Will the Turkey Mass Shooting Expose an Out‑of‑Control Global Psychiatric Drug Industry? [More] Why turn on benefactors when its so much easier to just blame guns? [Via bondmen]

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Kevin Cichowski, an aspiring Florida governor who declared his candidacy for the Democratic primary, faced domestic violence charges on Monday. [More] Who does this guy think he is? Justin Fairfax? [Via bondmen]

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New York Hockey Fans Rally to Help NYPD Sergeant Who Received Outrageous Sentence from Far-Left Judge [More] Man, doesn’t that judge know the difference between an assault cooler and a patrol cooler? Back the Blue? I wonder who Duran would have backed if he’d caught one of them exercising their Second Amendment-recognized right… [Via bondmen]

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On April 6, the Supreme Court demonstrated once again that the “landmark” Bruen decision isn’t worth the paper it’s written on, and neither are the paper tigers that President Trump appointed to the bench in his previous administration. [More] The list just keeps growing. As noted before: Think of one job you’ve ever applied for … Continue reading "Supreme Court ‘Conservatives’ Throw Gun Owners Under the Bus, Again"

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Peltola had a solid record in support of the Second Amendment, and was the only Democrat endorsed by the NRA in the 2024 campaign cycle. Pro-gun Democrats are kryptonite to the gun control movement, so I can understand Hogg’s reaction at the time. [More] If by that you mean fidelity to founding intent behind the … Continue reading "Grabbers Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting"

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 The Biden Administration tried to change the definition of "engaged in the business" with respect to requiring a seller to have an Federal Firearms License (FFL). The old definition required that you be engaged in regularly selling of guns to make a profit. This definition I believe was because of some 1990s cases where collectors sold one high-end collector shotgun and were prosecuted.

Biden wanted a definition so wide that someone who bought a gun for $150 in 1990 could be prosecuted for selling it today for $250. (Inflation and all.)

Now the reason for this is that at a gun show, you may a gun walking around with a shotgun or rifle in a backpack with a for sale sign. I went to the Big Reno Gun Show some years ago where someone who probably a BATF undercover agent had what was apparently an M3 submachine gun "that I found in my father's attic" for sale. Yes, I have always wanted one and no, I did not inquire about the price.

There are people at gun shows who are FFLs selling guns at retail. All the background checks and paperwork must be completed. There are also people who ask no questions and are likely breaking the law under the old definition. They get prosecuted. This one in Boise. Some not even at gun shows, like these guys selling to Chicago street thugs.

A federal judge ruled in our favor. 4/16/26 AmmoLand:

U.S. District Court Judge Corey L. Maze of the Northern District of Alabama has issued an order staying further proceedings in a challenge to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) 2024 Final Rule on the definition of “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms. The stay will remain in effect until the United States Senate completes its vote on the nomination of Robert Cekada to serve as the permanent Director of the ATF. The judge did not disclose his reasoning on the docket, but did reference an April 7, 2026, telephone conference.

The docket entry reads: For the reasons stated during the April 7, 2026, telephone status conference, the court STAYS this case. The court ORDERS the parties to file a joint status report within 14 days of the United States Senate’s vote on the nomination of Robert Cekada to serve as ATF Director.

The underlying case, Butler v. Bondi (formerly Butler v. Garland), was brought by Alabama gun collectors Don Butler and David Glidewell, along with the National Rifle Association (NRA), against the ATF and DOJ. This was one of many cases against the rule. In September of last year. Judge Maze ruled the ATF exceeded its authority when issuing an expansive rule about when private individuals need a Federal Firearms License (FFL) to buy and sell guns. The court permanently enjoined enforcement of key parts of the rule against the plaintiffs and NRA members nationwide.

That ruling was widely celebrated by gun rights advocates as a check on regulatory overreach following the John Coryn-led Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022. The ATF’s Final Rule had created presumptions that could classify occasional sellers, those who advertise online, or frequent gun shows, as unlicensed dealers. This classification would subject these hobbyists to background checks, record-keeping, and potential criminal penalties.

Despite the plaintiffs’ victory in the courts, the case now sits in procedural limbo. The stay order came without explanation from the judge, triggering speculation amongst legal observers that the judge is allowing time for potential policy alterations at the ATF under new leadership. A phone call was referenced on the docket that could have given the parties in the case more information than available to the public.

Robert Cekada is currently serving as ATF Deputy Director. He was nominated by President Trump in late 2025 to lead the agency on a permanent basis. A career law enforcement veteran with over 30 years of experience, including more than two decades at ATF in field and headquarters roles, Cekada has been described by his supporters as a steady hand focused on enforcing existing laws against violent criminals and traffickers rather than targeting law-abiding collectors and hobbyists. This viewpoint would be a welcome change from Biden-era ATF Director Steve Dettelbach.

Republican Congressman Troy Nehls said President Donald Trump is ‘almost the second coming’ of Jesus Christ while being interviewed by a CNN reporter on Capitol Hill on Thursday. [More] Cult-like behavior won’t help us repel the Moloch-worshipping Democrats. There’s no excuse for the Christ-like poster, anyone who says he was just being a doctor is … Continue reading "O Come Let Us Adore Him"

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Authorities say that Chaudhari denied he voted at first when interviewed but later claimed he “made a mistake” and admitted to voting while also telling investigators he is not a U.S. citizen. [More] A mistake is when you forget to carry the “2.” I wonder how he voted… Don’t look for Minnesota’s ruling Communist Party … Continue reading "Adventures in Baselessness"

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Atlanta Woman Sues Officers, U.S. Government for Wrongly Raiding Her Home in Search of Man Already in Jail [More] Maybe the information systems guys were busy… [Via Michael G]

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Justice Clarence Thomas: Progressivism ‘Incompatible’ With America’s Founding Documents – “It requires of the people a subservience and weakness incompatible with a Constitution premised on the transcendent origin of our rights.” [More] Indeed. [Via Michael G]

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After [Derek Chauvin’s] conviction [for the murder of George Floyd] this is what Christen Drazan posted on Twitter. [More] …who needs Democrats?

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Affidavit: SAPD employee allegedly accessed internal info, shared photo with auto theft suspect [More] And: Unauthorized database searches in spotlight after Washington Co. deputy fired for misuse [More] OK, but I’m sure ATF would never abuse its records, aren’t you? [Via Steve T]

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Hennepin County Attorney Issues Nationwide Arrest Warrant for ICE Agent for Assault [More] He should have been a Somalian rapist. Hey, the only people afraid of crime are white supremacists. It’s in the water. Mary also wants your guns: [Via Michael G]

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Four Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting the petition, which allowed the bill to advance without support from the House Republican leadership. Six Republicans and one Independent then voted to move the bill forward in the House.  [More] We’ve talked about The Cabal before. My question is, why I don’t see furious noise being made and … Continue reading "Cabal News Network"

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Think of him as a stakeholder. I imagine there will be some who won’t realize this is a joke and have to ask “Whose fault is that?“ [Via Kid Sister]

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 4/16/26 Fox News:

Former Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife and then himself in a shocking murder-suicide early Thursday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. ...

Fairfax was accused of sexual assault in 2019 when two women came forward. The Virginia politician denied the allegations. 

One of the women shared a graphic statement saying he forced her to perform oral sex back in 2004 during the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Fox News Digital previously reported....

Fairfax shot himself with the same gun he used to murder his wife. Authorities do not know the details about the gun purchase. 

He supported Virginia’s first red flag law preventing individuals who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing, possessing or transporting any kind of firearm....

"We have given commonsense tools like the ‘red flag’ law to law enforcement, the courts and our communities to help keep our families safe even as we ensure due process and protect Constitutional rights," he posted on X in 2022. 

Rape at a DNC Convention? Hard to imagine. 2/16/19 Fox News has details of the accusations, which according to the previous story led to divorce proceedings. To quote from a 4/16/26 CNN report:

Fairfax worked to pass gun violence prevention legislation during his time as lieutenant governor and repeatedly described gun violence as a “national health crisis emergency.”

“We need a new, innovative #HeadHandHeart approach to deliver universal and compassionate mental healthcare access and services, to keep weapons of war out of the hands of those at risk of harming others and themselves, and to address the internal damage and brokenness that drives people to cruelty and to want to destroy other people, families and communities,” Fairfax wrote in a 2023 Facebook post after leaving office.

“Lounges have become more crowded, and the demographic makeup of U.S. airport lounges has changed,” Gary Leff, the author of the blog, told Fox News Digital. [More] Mr. Adams had an observation.

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The driver reported the dog was off its runner when it approached and attempted to bite him. Deputies said the driver then shot and killed the dog, according to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office.

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On April 17, 1935:  The first commercial flight from the mainland to Hawaii, as Pan Am’s Pioneer Clipper was flown from San Francisco to Honolulu. — April 17, 1964: The Ford Mustang was formally introduced, with a base price of $2,368. — We are running a two-week-long sale on all of our pre-1899 antique shotguns at Elk Creek Company, with many deep discounts. This sale will end on Monday, April 27th, 2026. Please note that some of these guns have been re-sleeved and re-proofed for modern shotshells! — Today’s feature article is a guest post from a long-time SurvivalBlog reader. …

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(Continued from Part 5.) Separating the Important from the Trivial Things that usually do not matter much for most men as far as a potential wife: her height, her income, and specific traits such as hair or eye color. I have never heard a man talk about a woman’s height unless she was very tall — which is statistically rare. Men are rarely concerned about a woman’s income unless they are looking for support. I don’t have a “type” and most men do not have a type such as only blondes or redheads. Of course, a bonus is if a …

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In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Today, a map showing Federal Spending Versus Federal Tax Revenues. Note that the maps shows far more than just impoverished regions. Spending levels are skewed in states with tribal lands. There is also lesser skewing in states with large National Forests and low population densities versus their miles of Federally-funded highways and freeways. The thumbnail below is click-expandable. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) Economics & Investing Links of Interest At Wolf Street: Car & Truck Inflation in America: …

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“A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.” – Rev. Charles R. Swindoll

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 Belle and I were on the road today, passing through Talladega when the phone rang. It was grandson, Lucas.   Lucas shoos in the 4H shooting program, specifically, three position rimfire. Today, he competed in the Louisiana State competition.

"PawPaw", Lucas says, "We just got through shooting. I got third place, rimfire 3-position.  For the whole state of Louisiana."

Belle and I whooped it up.  Lucas is the 3rs best rimfire shooter in the state.  And we can prove it.

Belle and I will shoot tomorrow in the Georgia State competition, CFDA.   All I can think about right now is how proud I am of Lucas, and I'm wondering what upgrades his rifle needs for next years competition?  Can the checkbook stand it? Do I even have a choice?

The anti-gun-rights Brady group, which previously endorsed Eric Swalwell for Congress and honored him as a guest speaker at a 2024 gala awards event—the same night he allegedly assaulted his female aide—has erased his name from its website and a video of the event has reportedly vanished from its YouTube page, but the taint of … Continue reading "The Commiestar Vanishes"

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By Dave Workman The New York Post is reporting that disgraced former California Congressman Eric Swalwell attended a February 2024 gala event hosted by the anti-gun Brady Campaign in New York City on the same night he allegedly committed sexual assault of a former staffer. The Brady organization quickly called on him to resign when news first broke of […]

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It wasn’t “gun violence” that killed Fairfax and his wife, it was him. [More] Why is it those who demand to control us can’t — or won’t — control themselves?

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Everytown/Moms Demand Action being sued by former employee for racial discrimination [More] Why wouldn’t that be the case? The boss has been doing it for years. And yes, of course everything’s documented. [Via Non_Fudd’s Ghost and Tacticool Memes]

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Principle takes down Attempted school mass Murderer. 

Security video shows Oklahoma principal Kirk Moore tackle a would-be school shooter. Principal Moore was wounded in the leg during the take down.

According to foxnews.com, on April 7, 2026, at about 2:21 p.m., in Pauls Valley High School, a former student, Victor Hawkins, entered the school and pulled a semi-automatic pistol. He appears to rack the slide to chamber a cartridge. About 4 seconds later, Principle Moore appears from the left and rear of the suspect, in full charge mode. Hawkins turns and manages to point the pistol toward Principal Moore, but Moore drives directly into Hawkins, driving him backward and down onto a bench in the school foyer. In two seconds Moore took Hawkins down and gained control of Hawkins gun hand. About nine seconds later, another person comes from the same area Moore came from, and picks up the handgun from the floor of the foyer. The slide of the handgun is locked back. It appears the magazine has been emptied. There is no audio in the video, so it is difficult to know exactly when or how many shots were fired. Speaking to KOCO-TV, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson Hunter Mckee stated the multiple shots were fired, but only Principal Moore was wounded in the leg.

Analysis:

When looking at the video, it appears Hawkins has the handgun in his right hand inside the airlock. As he takes two steps into the school, he racks the slide. There was opportunity for Principle Moore to see the problem, formulate a plan, and take explosive action in those few precious seconds.

Principle Moore does not appear to be a Bruce Lee level martial artist or a Hulk Hogan body builder. He has something more important. Strong motivation and the ability to take decisive action almost instantly. It was the correct decision. Yes, Principal Moore took a bullet. It could have been much worse. He could easily have been killed, along with other innocents. His direct, high speed action short circuited the former student's plans. Most mass killers expect their victims to cower. Principal Moore did not cower. He acted.

In the military, this correspondent remembers something from an officer's training. A good plan, executed now, beats a perfect plan executed too late.

We cannot know if Principal Moore would have done better with a handgun of his own. That is not the way it happened. Hats off to a brave man who did not hesitate to do what was needed in a dangerous situation.

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The Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746. Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeated the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart in the final battle of the Jacobite Rising on British soil. — April 16, 1866: Nitroglycerine exploded at a Wells Fargo & Company office in San Francisco. This reportedly shattered glass in a half a mile radius. — April 16th is the birthday of libertarian novelist J. Neil Schulman. He was best known as author of the novel Alongside Night. — I just heard that famed mountaineer Jim Whittaker passed away, at age 97. — Today’s …

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(Continued from Part 4.) Preparations for Sons After spiritual preparation, the number one thing a parent can do is to prepare their son for life is to teach him how to make and control money. Money and resources create options. Lack of money limits opportunities. I have a collateral or lineal relative in every conflict from the Revolutionary War to the present. If you go back far enough in history, you will find multiple great-grandfathers at a distant generational level. For instance in the time period of the American Civil War, I have multiple grandfathers and collateral relatives who served …

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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, some more troubling implications of AI and digital ID. Pictured above is the Dallas, Texas Fusion Center. The Digital Gulag of America: AI and Digital ID Despite its …

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“There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.” – Homer

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 Painfully manual and inefficient processing to get gold out of computer circuit boards. It looks like they are adding sheets of lead, probably to bind non-gold materials. I am pretty sure that making aqua regia (hydrochloric and nitric acids) which dissolves gold. I do not want to see the livers of these Indians or Pakistanis doing this awful work. The only advanced technology I see is a 5L Pyrex beaker.

Here's an obit. A good fellow.

DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (WLS) -- Law enforcement officials are saying a Chicago-area woman's claims of being detained for two days were a hoax.

A Wisconsin sheriff is now suing Sundas "Sunny" Naqvi for defamation, claiming she lied to the public last month, when she said she was held in the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility and transferred to Dodge County, Wisconsin....

Schmidt, in his lawsuit, outlined what he calls a hoax allegedly carried out by 28-year-old Naqvi.

Naqvi's supporters spoke out last month, after the Evanston native claimed she was detained at O'Hare airport by Customs and Border Protection for 30 hours.

Her family said she was then sent to the ICE detention facility in Broadview and later taken to a facility in Dodge County, where they said she was released Saturday, March 7.

According to the lawsuit, Sheriff Schmidt says Naqvi was actually staying at a hotel near O'Hare and allegedly sending text messages from her room.

"She checked into the Hampton Inn and Suites in Rosemont, Illinois for the entire duration of this alleged event, traveled from the Hampton Inn and Suites in Illinois to the Holiday Express in Beaver Dam, (Wisconsin), was done to complete this hoax. She scammed a victim out of thousands of dollars in pursuit of this hoax against the federal government and the Dodge County Sheriff's Office," Schmidt said.

From plumbingpermts@delair.com

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 4/15/26 KETV. Police responded to a kidnapping:

Investigators said officers arrived at the location and immediately found 31-year-old Noemi Guzman near the southern parking lot entry, standing by a shopping cart with the child inside.

Omaha police said Guzman was making multiple threats with the knife, and officers gave multiple verbal commands for her to drop the knife. She refused to drop it and cut the boy, officials said.

Two officers shot the woman, Noemi Guzman, after she cut the boy and refused to drop a knife she had stolen from the store, the police department said in a news release....

Omaha police said Guzman is the same woman accused of stabbing her father and breaking into the rectory of an Omaha church.

In 2024, investigators said Guzman doused her father with a flammable liquid and cut him with a knife.

That previous crime ended up:

Guzman pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, arson, burglary, and criminal mischief. She was later found not responsible by reason of insanity. The case is still open. KETV Investigates is continuing to examine the court documents.

I understand that there may have been good reason to find her not guilty by reason of insanity. (This incident seems to confirm it.) But why would you put someone out on the street with a history of insane violence? She could not lawfully buy or possess a gun, but as she demonstrated, getting hold of deadly weapons is not hard. In addition to risk to others, it is hard to imagine that she would be safe on her own. She certainly was not in this situation. 

On April 10, 2026, a three judge panel published an opinion in Morris v. DOJ. In it the Court re-enforced the standing precedent: A tax which does not require a person to pay money to the federal government is not a tax.  The precedents cited in the case apply to the cases challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Firearms Act regulation of silencers, short barrelled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and any other weapons.  For those items, the tax has been reduced to zero.

The case in the Fifth Circuit is Morris v. DOJ. It is about the ban on home distilleries in federal law, put in place in 1868. The ban does not require a person to pay a tax to produce distilled spirits in the home. Instead, the law prohibits home distilleries altogether.  The relevance is there is no tax to be paid. From page 12 of the decision:

  “Congress’s authority under the taxing power is limited to requiring an individual to pay money into the Federal Treasury, no more.” 

The National Firearms Act (NFA) has always been justified under the authority of the Congress to raise taxes. It has not been justified as authority given to Congress by the interstate commerce clause. This was emphasized by Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Attorney General, Homer Cummings, as shown in a previous article on AmmoLand:

Then-Attorney General Cummings was clear about this in his testimony to Congress during the debates over the bill in 1934:

Courts have consistently upheld the NFA, and its registration provision, on the grounds that it was a tax.

Another Fifth Circuit case is directly challenging the constitutionality of the NFA registration requirements now that there is no tax on silencers, short barreled rifles and short barreled shotguns. Brown v. ATF is at the district court level. Issues of standing are being addressed. If the case proceeds to the question of constitutionality, Morris v. DOJ, the home distillery case would be binding precedent for the NFA zero tax case.  Because the home distillery case opinion was filed on April 10, it is possible an appeal to the case will be filed. If an appeal is filed, the case would not have as much precedential value until the appeal is completed.

Analysis:  The congressional power to tax was used as a work-around in 1934 to avoid the Second Amendment. The NFA has always been justified as a tax act, not a use of congressional power under the commerce clause. In 1934, the commerce clause had far less reach than it has been given in later years. In 1934, the Supreme Court had yet to rule the power to tax could not be used to subvert the Bill of Rights. In 2026, there is long standing precedent the power to tax cannot be used to destroy the Bill of Rights, and long standing precedent the taxing power has to actually have a tax in order to be legitimate. The NFA tax has been eliminated for silencers, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and any other weapons. The question is: how long will it take for the Supreme Court to recognize this? This correspondent is not a lawyer. The contents of this article is not legal advise.

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Brewer is accused of making verbal threats toward family members at the residence and then later firing a gun multiple times.

Troopers said Brewer, who was shot by his father in reported self-defense, was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a local hospital and booked in Southwestern Regional Jail. No charges have been filed against the father.

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On April 15th, 1621, Hugo Grotius arrived in France after escaping prison in a book chest. Grotius is renowned primarily for his work in philosophy, political theory, and law. This work laid the groundwork for an international law rooted in Grotius’ understanding of natural law, stemming from his Protestantism. His books with the most significant impact were De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace) and Mare Liberum (The Free Seas). — April 15th, 1912, is the anniversary of the sinking of the “unsinkable” Titanic. 1,517 people lost their lives on the ship’s maiden voyage. — …

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(Continued from Part 3.) Health considerations There is a saying which encapsulates a large percentage of the preparation: “If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything.” Health is much more critical for a young woman versus a young man. I have known of individuals whose fathers died before they were born as the female’s time contribution to pregnancy is on average 65,000 times greater than the man’s contribution. In nature, male bees (drones) do not live that long after successfully mating with the queen as the insemination act if successful is the male’s swan song. Even if they …

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Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — At Clark Howard’s site: Food Expiration Dates: What You Need To Know.  The included charts are quite useful. Here is an excerpt: “Here are the most common terms you’ll see: Best If Used By/Before: Peak flavor or quality, not a safety deadline Use By: Last date for best quality (safety only applies …

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“In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.” – William Penn

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 Let's talk about Eric Swalwell, the California congressman who is recently the subject of an intense sex crime investigation. I believe that five women have provided evidence to the police recently.  Last week, Swalwell was the leading candidate in the California governor's race. Now, he has resigned from Congress and has dropped out of the race.  How quickly we fall from grace.

I would remind everyone that he is accorded the same presumption as any other accused.  He is presumed innocent until convicted in a competent court.

I would also remind everyone that I worked with sex offenders during the 1990s Everything I have heard this far fits a standard pattern.  Sex offenders are always serial offenders. If someone is convicted of only one offense, it is because the prosecutors can only prove one offense. This far Swalwell has five accusers.

But, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

 4/14/26 Science Alert:

Adults who have never been married are at a significantly higher risk of developing cancer than those who are married or have been in the past, new research suggests.

A team from the University of Miami found that incidence rates of cancer were 68 percent higher in never-married men and 85 percent higher in never-married women.

Interesting especially when you get into the details:

Some of the biggest differences were seen in anal cancer for men (around five times the rate in never-married men, compared to men who were married or who had been previously), and cervical cancer in women (nearly three times the rate in never-married women, compared to women who were married or who had been previously).

Why do single men get anal cancer. Because some single men get something that carries HPV in close proximity to their anus, just like women who are single and get that same high-risk HPV carrier in intimate areas. 

I know it is unpopular to say this, but STDs spread with the square of the increase in sexual partners per period of time. Double the number of different partners per month and you quadruple the STD spread rate. Quadruple the number of partners and it spreads at 16x the rate. 

I would not make a means-end argument for the constitionality of traditional laws against sodomy and extramarital sex. But the left keeps making the means-end argument for gun control laws. I rather doubt that they would find this argument persuasive.