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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are some tricks you can use to lighten up that ruck /
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most importantly packing your ruck sack correctly, more so,
distributing the weight correctly by the order in which items of differing
weight are packed, really helps the fatigue factor when hiking or rucking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read
about that here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://defensivetraininggroup.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/ruck-sack-packing-a-primer/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://defensivetraininggroup.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/ruck-sack-packing-a-primer/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Aside from that, there are some ways to “shave” ounces and
eventually pounds off your overall ruck weight so you can go farther in a
shorter amount of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless of
your objective, if you have a survival load on your back you need to pack with
you the things that will continue your heart beating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is an excellent article on the packing
priorities in regard to survival in hostile environments:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/travel-light-freeze-at-night-comments-and-notes-on-packing-the-bug-out-baggo-bagpatrol-pack/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/travel-light-freeze-at-night-comments-and-notes-on-packing-the-bug-out-baggo-bagpatrol-pack/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are some ideas / products that will help you save some ounces:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/water-purification-products.html" target="_blank">The Sawyer MINIFilter:</a></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fits in the palm of the hand
small.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Filters out all sorts of things
that make you have the “runs” such as ecoli, bacteria, protozoa, cysts, giardia, etc,
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">*If viruses are a concern, you might consider adding a small
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/vargo-camp-products.html" target="_blank"><strong>The Vargo TitaniumHexagon Pack Stove:</strong></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, it only
weighs a few ounces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stove is very
efficient, blocks the wind, and folds up into a very thin space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ability to build a small contained but
efficient fire could be a key survival ingredient you need. This especially is
the case if you do not want to broadcast to anyone in the area your presence
with huge beach fire flames.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The GLSC
Team packs this Vargo stove wherever we go in the wild.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/shelter--sleeping-bags.html" target="_blank"><strong>Wiggy's Sleeping Bags:</strong></a> Pound for pound, Wiggy's Lamilite filled sleeping bags and garments, wick water the best, and provide the best insulation when the temps go down, than any other product on the market. "ask us how we know". Wiggy's 5 lb sleeping bag offers cold weather insulating qualities that beat a bag with twice the weight. <br />
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<a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/medical-rescue-kits.html" target="_blank"><strong>GLSC Level 1 Wilderness First Aid Kit:</strong></a> Big enough to handle your wilderness first aid emergencies but light weight enough to carry all day and not know it's there.<br />
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<a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/knife-sharpening-supplies.html" target="_blank"><strong>Knife Sharpening Supplies:</strong></a> Need to keep your knife sharp? Try a leather hone with hone compound instead of a heavy stone. Made for GLSC here in Michigan, we carry these to touch up our knives in the field. This will save at least a pound in your pack.<br />
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<br />Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-2946674053402674182013-10-03T08:58:00.001-07:002013-10-03T09:00:05.728-07:00Killing Waterborne Viruses with Bleach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Understanding the threat that Waterborne Viruses pose to humans:<br />
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<a href="http://www.newjerusalem.com/PureWater.htm">http://www.newjerusalem.com/PureWater.htm</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"><span point-size="14">1) Clear water is a sign of pure water. Always drain long-standing pipes for 30 seconds to one minute before drinking! (Cheap remote motels?)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The above text is designed to be printed, cut-out, and taped inside a cabinet door, or saved as a reminder.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">6 % sodium hypochlorite solution, referred to as " common household chlorine bleach", is not a seriously poisonous substance to humans. It is an alkaline salt. It is not an "acid". However It very, very effectively kills bacteria and viruses upon contact. It is the world-wide chemical of choice for treating drinking water, or for effectively sterilizing everything from shower stalls to surgical instruments. Truthfully, very heavily chlorinated water may be more irritating to the lungs - if it is used for showers, than it is harmful to the intestinal tract if used for drinking purposes. Even drinking straight household bleach rarely results in death. The alkaline properties of undiluted bleach may cause painful chemical burns to the esophagus and stomach - but it is not deadly poisonous. Bleach must always be kept out of the reach of children - because not only might they drink it - they may get it in their eyes.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">All long-standing water that is exposed to air and sunlight grows bacteria and other organisms which may include the very troublesome protozoa, Giardia. These organisms may cause people to become very sick. Iodine has long been carried by back-packers for cases of emergency because very small long-lasting tablets effectively disinfect germ infected water. Iodine is at least 1000 times more toxic than is sodium hypochlorite (bleach). Unlike sodium hypochlorite, iodine does not break down. It does, however, cause an unpleasant taste in treated water. This is why back packers are given the option to carry a taste neutralizing tablet for use if water has been treated with iodine. Iodine does remain in the body. Iodine poisoning is of greater concern for longer term situations than is the slight smell of bleach. In any regular situation, bleach is the <b>by far</b> the preferred method for purifying drinking water because it effectively kills harmful organisms, and then it breaks down and is quickly chemically neutralized.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">It should be noted that fish, mosquitoes, algae, etc. can not - and do not live - in poisonous water. Given the choice between two still ponds in the wild: one with mosquitos, or algae growing in it -- and another near-by it, which may be seemingly clear - I would prefer to drink the water that has the organic life growing in it. The other standing water, even though it appears clear - is obviously unusable or undesirable to other living organisms and therefore it may be poisonous.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">New well-water should ALWAYS be tested by the drilling company to determine if the water coming from the ground is truly safe for drinking. Ground water can be unsuitable for a number of reasons, but in general it is very good water.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Without any doubt, the easiest way to insure clean, safe, pure drinking water, is to instal a water purification system that acts both as a filter, and a purifier. These are the common water purification systems available everywhere. They filter particles and purify the water from bacteria, viruses and other harmful chemicals. An EXCELLENT portable water purification device can be purchased for emergency use for under $70.00. Home water purification systems, even purifiers that attach directly to the water tap - are absolutely excellent! This is the best way to actually insure that the water you are drinking is clean and pure. These systems, which act both as filters, and purifiers - are the systems of choice for any rational person. It is nice to know the ratio's of bleach necessary for disinfecting water if one fears that water may be contaminated - but this is intended for people who use large water tanks, or to be guide-lines for serious emergency situations. For normal living, modern water purification systems are definitely the methods of choice for eliminating bacteria, viruses, smells, and other undesirable substances.</span> Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-54117575166184693202013-09-17T11:31:00.001-07:002013-09-17T11:31:16.469-07:00Workplace Violence - AmMerc<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What do Killeen, Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Newton have to do with the Washington Navy Yard?<br /><br /> The response of the first responders. In each case the shooter was able to kill multiple people long before any coherent response could be mounted by security personnel or first responders.<br /><br /> Why is that? Simply put, each shooter (or in Columbines case, the shooters) obeyed some simple principles.<br /><br /> Operational Security. By maintaining OPSEC they were able to plan ahead, get their weapons into position, and start their killing spree without tipping off the security forces.<br /><br /> Audacity. Each target, in every single case, was a known "gun free zone" patrolled and protected by security guards and/or the local police.<br /><br /> Violence of action. Once they started, they didn't stop until they were stopped by someone else with a gun.<br /><br /> I didn't include Laughner, Hassan, and Holmes in here because they lived, and in each case there were plenty of warning signs that were ignored by the security forces. You could make the case that Virginia Tech should fall into "lots of warning signs" category but Cho didn't leave a huge trail of breadcrumbs.<br /><br /> In every case politicians fall into the wishful thinking trap that "if we would have just known ahead of time" they could have done something. Politicians love the idea of "pre-crime prevention" except that it doesn't happen that way.<br /><br /> Look at a chessboard. At the beginning of the game there are no unknowns. But at the beginning of the game you don't know if black or white will win, or the game will draw as a stalemate. Even with perfect knowledge of the pieces, the board, there is no way to know who will win.<br /><br /> How much more complicated do you think a nation of 300 Million individuals is than a chessboard with 64 squares and 16 pieces?<br /><br /> The lesson learned from these shootings is that prevention is impossible, and that the only logical strategy is one of empowered response. If someone shoots at you, and you can't shoot back, you are screwed. Denying people the ability to respond is criminal, and I do hope that someone can make the case for criminal negligence in court.<br /><br /> Now, what is truly scary, is that our mass shootings are done by crazy people or individuals who have been pushed too far and just snap. If an operation was conducted by a fully rational individual (or team, lets not forget Columbine) that worked through the operational planning framework from infil to exfil, the body counts could be much higher, and none of us would know until communications had been restored. With the known state sponsors of terrorism out there, this is a frightening possibility.<br /><br /> I can't help but think that Israel has the right idea in arming teachers, grandparents, reservists, etc. If the enemy is plotting an operation in your midst, then giving everyone the ability to respond is the only logical solution. "</div>
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-22183116723860729352013-08-12T14:00:00.000-07:002013-08-19T05:29:22.001-07:00The Will to Prepare to Win<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You may have heard this
before:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“</span><span style="font-family: "Avenir Medium";">"The key is not the will to win...
everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important." –
Bobby Knight (remember that hot-headed NCAA basketball coach?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep that’s the him.)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’d venture to say the will to
prepare to win is an often overlooked skill set in today’s microwaveable ready
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can anyone blame us?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been programmed to take care of things
at the last minute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything we want,
we get because of “just in time” logistics at the super-market or convenience
stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With lay-away and credit cards
do we really even have to plan and save for what we want?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And believe me, we’re not pointing any
fingers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The “just-in-time” thing
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">However, there are some things
I think we can all agree that deserve a little farther look down the road when
it comes to planning a favorable outcome for the protection of our family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking time and spending a few dollars to
learn or send ourselves for retraining when it comes to survival, self-defense
and first aid can mean the difference in life and death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trying not to be melodramatic, the reality is
that training equals proficiency and proficiency equals the speed in which we
can help save lives, defend threats and find safety.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And unfortunately we can type
away on blogs, write books, and theorize about what’s what, but it doesn’t
replace getting “out there” with qualified instructors and learning new skills,
or for some of us, knocking the rust off and retraining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’d be nice if it weren’t so, but survival skill
sets are a perishable good if not used regularly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And that’s where the tag line
comes in:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having the will to win in a
bad situation is common, but having the will to prepare to win is stacking the
deck in your favor and is the key.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having the <u>will</u>
to get out there and <u>prepare to win</u> (by training) against life
threatening situations is a great start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our families deserve the best protection we can offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Luckily for us there are a number
of private companies in several different regions of the US that are willing to
train law abiding citizens in wilderness survival, self-defense and first aid:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://mountainguerrilla.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">John Mosby (West & Northwest</a>), <a href="http://www.sfmedic.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SFMedic(East / Southeast</a>), <a href="http://www.maxvelocitytactical.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Max Velocity (East</a>), <a href="http://defensivetraininggroup.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">DTG (Great Lakes)</a> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are just to name a few.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems that most students are satisfied
when finding training instructors who’s expertise is vouched for by those in
their respective community of contact. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Equally
important is feedback from fulfilled students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Life gets in the way
sometimes, but it’s important to take the time to prepare to beat the odds of a
SHTF situation. We hope that as summer
is waning this post finds you and your family healthy and full of energy. Perhaps we’ll see you in the field when it’s
time to retrain some of those survival skills.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"With the recent revelations pertaining to government spying on it's own citizens (does this really surprise anyone?), I wanted to offer a quick primer on regaining some of your electronic security. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a number of things you can start doing right now. (I also offer a course on this subject that covers it in great detail.)<br /><br />One caveat I need to point out before we go further is this - While any and all of the following tips will offer a high level of privacy, most of them are rendered potentially useless if they are employed on the Windows or Mac operating systems. Why? Because Microsoft and Apple have entered into complicit agreements with government bodies in the form of secret backdoor access to your system and no anti-virus or malware program will save you from it as it is a "legitimate" part of the operating system's code.<br />Where does that leave you? Either install a Linux based OS, or at the very least get a bootable USB linux system.<br />Now, there are those (including MS and Apple) that will argue that there is no such thing and this is just wild tinfoil hat talk. Ultimately it boils down to this for me......do I trust organizations that have a track record of disregard for client privacy and offer software that is closed source and hidden from public audit - or do I trust a product that is designed with privacy in mind and is open source and regularly audited by the public?<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/19531/hacked_memo_leaked_apple_nokia_rim_supply_backdoors_for_govt_intercept" target="_blank" title="">Backdoor Info 1</a> <br /><br />Moving on.......<br /><br />1. Stop using Yahoo, Google and Hotmail for your email. In the last week alone I have received at least 4 emails from "friends" who had their accounts hijacked/hacked (all Yahoo). Consider smaller email providers that will respect your privacy......GMX, Lavabit, Hushmail just to name a few. That doesn't mean that you can completely trust these providers, it simply means they will not read your email for marketing purposes and will only surrender information to governments within the appropriate judicial process. (You still would need a VPN or Tor to mask your IP address and PGP keys to encrypt your content - but that is another article all by itself)<br /><br />2. Stop using Yahoo, Bing, Google for your searches. Instead use <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/" target="_blank" title="">DuckDuckGo</a>, <a href="https://www.startpage.com/" target="_blank" title="">Startpage</a>, <a href="https://www.ixquick.com/" target="_blank" title="">Ixquick</a> or <a href="http://privatelee.com/" target="_blank" title="">Privatelee</a>.<br /><br />3. Stop using Skype and Google voice. Instead try out options that offer encrypted calls like iCall and Jitsi. You can setup a free phone account with <a href="https://ostel.co/" target="_blank" title="">Ostel</a> - they have instructions on their site to setup the phone software.<br /><br />4. Setup a chat/instant message account using Pidgin (Adium on Mac) or Jitsi, which will allow encrypted communication via OTR. I recommend setting up an xmpp account for free with DuckDuckGo <a href="https://dukgo.com/blog/using-pidgin-with-xmpp-jabber" target="_blank" title="">HERE</a><br /><br />5. Encrypt any personal data in a separate drive with Truecrypt or LUKS (use the Encfs Manager in Linux)<br /><br />6. Start using a VPN service (one that utilizes openvpn protocols)<br /><br />If you are considering a move to a Linux based system, here are a few places to start....<br /><br />If you are used to using Windows try - <a href="http://zorin-os.com/" target="_blank" title="">Zorin OS</a><br /><br />If you are used to using Mac try - <a href="http://pearlinux.fr/" target="_blank" title="">Pear OS</a><br /><br />or give these a try - <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop" target="_blank" title="">Ubuntu</a> or <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/" target="_blank" title="">Mint</a><br /><br /><br /><br />These are just the tip of the iceberg, but will get you started on the road to recovery......"Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-65405801577171127952013-06-13T07:04:00.000-07:002013-06-13T07:04:06.531-07:00"Sugardine" Antiseptic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the event that you cannot get antibiotics . . . you might consider having the items to make "Sugardine" on hand. Read below, this excellent knowledge to have.<br />
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Reposted from Survivalblog.com : <a href="http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/06/letter-re-sugardyne-for-wound-treatment.html">http://www.survivalblog.com/2013/06/letter-re-sugardyne-for-wound-treatment.html</a><br />
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<em>"I'm sure you've heard of this--but on the off chance you haven't, you definitely need to: The miraculous wound-healing benefits of a goop made from sugar and betadine (povidone iodine--available cheaply everywhere). You mix together and make a paste, which can be packed into deep wounds and gouges. Some people refer to it as "sugardine."</em><br />
<em>Not everyone knows that sugar alone has been used for hundreds of years as an effective gunshot wound treatment. The high osmotic gradient it promotes attracts and traps bacteria--and animal cells are better able to withstand high osmotic conditions than bacterial cells. The addition of the povidone iodine makes it even more effective.</em><br />
<em>There are countless stories of near miraculous saves of horses with bad wounds that wouldn't heal, using this paste. I've used it to great effect on myself and on my dogs--sometimes with deep canine puncture wounds.</em><br />
<em>Ideally, it should be packed in and covered, and rinsed out and replaced everyday. But any application, under any circumstances, is a lot better than nothing. Granulated (or powdered) sugar and lots of povidone iodine are<strong> very valuable </strong>additions to prepper medical stores, in my opinion.</em><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7302631" target="_blank"><em>Use of sugar and povidone-iodine to enhance wound healing: five year's experience</em></a><em>.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17680256" target="_blank"><em>Mixture of sugar and povidone-iodine stimulates healing of MRSA-infected skin ulcers on db/db mice</em></a><em>.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00403-006-0683-z" target="_blank"><em>Mixture of sugar and povidone--iodine stimulates wound healing by activating keratinocytes and fibroblast functions</em></a></li>
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<em>And </em><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6ZaBzts0g" target="_blank"><em>here's a very practical video on using sugardine</em></a><em>, from a veterinarian.</em><br />
<em>Stay Prepared! - Steve N."</em>Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-34601600228956353562013-06-04T08:24:00.002-07:002013-06-04T08:24:53.732-07:00Field Dressing Small Game<a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.blogspot.com/2013/06/snare-your-way-to-full-belly.html" target="_blank">After you snare your game</a>, you have to dress it and prepare it for cooking.<br />
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*On a side note, be careful to cook your game thoroughly. Parasites are nasty little things that will transfer from game to the carnivore in uncooked meat. Generally small game taken between the first frost and the last frost of the season is safer to eat than if taken in the middle of August.<br />
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All things being equal, if cooking game in the wild, make sure it's very well done, and eliminate the possibility of parasite transfer all together.<br />
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*Animals that provide fatty meats: Beavers, turtles, porcupines, fish, bear and edible insects. Edible insects are almost 100% fat. So if you have rabbit on the menu, make sure you supplement it with a fatty side dish.<br />
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When teaching wilderness survival we suggest approaching food procurement with this thought in mind: You should have a survival firearm for hunting game (and personal protection), but don't rely solely on your hunting skills, or you will starve. One must be able to trap / snare game.<br />
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Think about it: You can set 12 traps up, that are quiet and ready to catch game for you, 24/7. They won't get tired and fall asleep and they won't get discouraged and quit. While you are sheltered up or purifying water, your traps are still working hard to catch any game that might happen by. <br />
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Commercial snares are affordable enough to buy and are 10 times more fool proof than improvised versions. You can find 24 small game snares shipped to your location for about $25. <br />
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Thanks for reading.Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-78873628954672164572013-05-29T12:29:00.000-07:002013-05-29T12:29:37.902-07:00Dangerous Critter Protection<div align="center">
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As an adult human, it's natural to want to protect yourself and your family in the wilderness. If you realize that wilderness is a beautiful but potentially dangerous place, you obviously have common sense. When frequenting areas that have critters such as cougars, bears, wolves or hogs, you might (insert "should" instead of "might") carry at least a powerful handgun for protection.<br />
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Below is an article written by Tim Sundles on the topic of "Stopping bears with a handgun". It's a true "been there, done that" look at what it takes to put down a dangerous animal in the wild. Some of what he has to say may surprise you. In the age of information, where internet forums are full of tall tales, it's nice to go to a place like <a href="http://www.buffalobore.com/">www.buffalobore.com</a> for your ammo purchases and recommendations. Rest assured that this guy knows his stuff. We believe in his products because we've used them. <br />
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We also recommend that you read his article on preparedness in relation to the ammo shortages we've had this year. <br />
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From his writings, Tim Sundles seems be a Patriot who understands the problems facing American Freedoms today. We appreciate business owners who not only have an excellent product but who are not afraid to stand up for American Liberty and say what needs to be said. So if you want some great ammo, take a trip over to Buffalo Bore and support an American business. Chances are you've probably already heard of them.<br />
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I get asked about this OFTEN. Having killed dozens of bear and guided hunters for dozens more, I have firsthand knowledge. Additionally, I have been hanging around bear guides all my adult life and between us, we’ve seen over a thousand bears killed. We have come to some consensus on the best tools and methods of killing bears with guns.<br />
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First, not all bears are the same. Grizzly bears have a much different mindset than the black bears species. To stop a grizzly attack, you will PROBABLY have to kill it, but sometimes all you have to do is to hurt it badly and the bear will become dissuaded. So, when planning to stop grizzly attacks, it is best to use a cartridge that will kill it—the quicker the better. Interior grizzlies normally get no bigger than 500 lbs, but in Montana, I’ve seen interior bears around 900 lbs., but this is very rare. Coastal grizzlies, sometimes known as Alaskan Brown Bears, often exceed 1000 lbs. If you are relying on shoulder or heart/lung shots to kill such a bear, it takes a lot of cartridge. One that will make a big hole that goes very deeply through bone and into internal organs. If you hit him fatally in the chest area, you will then have roughly 15 to 30 seconds to stay alive before the bear learns he is dead. If you are relying on brain shots, it is not all that hard to kill adult grizzly bears. Almost any center fire cartridge of 357 bore or larger with a very hard non-expanding, flat nosed bullet will pierce a bears skull with direct /frontal (between the eyes) hits. From the side angle, shoot them right at the bottom of the ear canal. These two shots are instant death, if you are using correct ammo. The old MYTH that bullets will slide off a bear’s skull is pure hogwash, when using modern ammo featuring bullets that will not mushroom when fired out of a powerful handgun. When using high powered rifles, it is OK if the bullet mushrooms as the high velocity of the rifle bullet, will puncture the bears skull regardless, because of its high velocity. 150 years ago, when the early settlers were heading west, the muzzle loaders they used, fired pure lead (very soft) round balls that would or could flatten out against bone and possibly slide off, leaving only a surface wound, when hitting a bears head. Unless you are using pure lead bullets that are rounded, this situation is no longer a concern.<br />
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Black bears are very different mentally, than grizzly bears. Black bears come in red, brown, blonde, and black color phases, but they are all black bear species and should be considered “black bears” regardless of color phase. While black bears have much the same physical qualities (normally smaller) of grizzly bears, they GENERALLY have a much different mindset.<br />
To stop black bears, all you have to do is hurt them; you do not need to kill them. Almost any center fire handgun cartridge will dissuade a black bear if you hit them well with it. The more powerful the cartridge, the more damage you’ll potentially do to the bear, but nearly any black bear will turn tail if he is hit with a cartridge such as good stiff 9mm load. I know this argues against prevailing wisdom, but prevailing wisdom is based mostly on speculation, not real world experience and is not really wisdom.<br />
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We make “bear loads” in smaller chamberings such as 9mm, (item 24F) 38 SPL+P, (item 20H) and 357 mag. (item 19A). We do this because a lot of people own those guns and don’t want to buy a 454 Casull or 44 mag. I would have no problem defending myself against a black bear attack (and have done so) with the proper 9mm ammo. I prefer a more powerful/bigger cartridge, but the 9MM will get it done, even on grizzlies, if you take their brain. Of course, making a brain shot under such duress, will take practice and cool nerves.<br />
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I hike, ride horses, hunt and fish in grizzly country. When relying on a handgun, I carry a 500 or 475 Linebaugh with heavy hard cast, flat nosed bullets. It hammers grizzlies. Such a revolver weighs no more than a standard Ruger Black Hawk, but has the killing power of a moderately powerful rifle cartridge. I find the big heavy X frame revolvers (500 S&W and 460 S&W) too heavy for hiking in steep country all day, but they do possess incredible power. However, if I am going to carry a handgun that weighs 5+ pounds, I’d just as soon carry a 6 pound rifle chambered in 45-70 that has a longer sight radius, more power and is shoulder mounted.<br />
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If I carry a rifle in grizzly country, which I do often, I carry a lever action 45-70 for summer horse pack trips, hikes and fishing excursions. I load it with Buffalo Bore items 8A, 8B or 8C. All three of these loads flatten grizzlies. I carry a revolver chambered in 500 Linebaugh too, along with the rifle. The handgun stays on my person in a shoulder holster and the rifle stays on the horse or in camp, unless I am feeling the need to have it in my hands, which does and has happened and has kept me from being injured/killed more than once. I have used both revolvers and rifles on bears, several times. When I elk hunt in grizzly country, I normally use a 338 Win. Mag. With proper ammo, the 338 Win Mag. is a decisive grizzly stopper. See our items 52A, 52B and 52D, (which will be released before summer 2012) for this application.<br />
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There are many in our society who believe the life of an animal has equal or greater value than that of a human. I disagree. A bear is a wild animal, that when not threatening human life, is a wonderful sight. However, when I encounter bears that act aggressively by popping their teeth, woofing, swinging their head from side to side, charging, etc. I shoot them. I do not give them a prolonged chance to kill my wife, children, myself or any one that is with me. When I encounter bears (which I do several times per year) that run at my sight or smell, they are safe from me because I know I am safe from them. When they show aggression to humans, it is irresponsible to let them live as they will eventually permanently harm or kill someone. I don’t care that our governmental wild life agencies are protecting bears. They are generally misguided in this tactic. The notion that bears are a spiritual, magical life form that has value over human life, is a point of view that not only comes from the typical tree hugger groups/mindset, but it is coming from various fish and game agencies, more and more often. I choose to protect human life over animal life, period. The notion that bears were here before us and therefore have rights to maul us, is not only untrue, but even if it was true, I am here NOW and assert my right to be so.<br />
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Bear aggression and attacks are far more common that most fish and game agencies want to report. In 2011, in Montana, there were seven REPORTED grizzly attacks on humans. Some of them were fatal to the human. Others simply mauled the human, who recovered from injuries. There were doubtless more attacks, but they happened to capable and prepared individuals who simply killed the bear and walked away, never wanting the problems that come with reporting the incident to “authorities”. I’ve had more scrapes with black bears than I have with grizzlies, but that is probably because there are a lot more black bears in the woods. Do not let yourself be misled by fish and game agencies that claim “black bears are not dangerous” or likewise about grizzlies. There is no need to be afraid of bears, but there is great reason to be informed and prepared. For those who don’t feel the need to be prepared in bear country, that is your right, but what about your obligation to protect your loved ones and others who rely on you? Every time I see an interview with a wild life official explaining away a recent fatal bear attack, they ALWAYS say something to the effect of “such bear attacks are extremely rare bla, bla, bla”. Truth is that bear attacks are not all that rare if you spend time in bear country and even if such attacks were rare, the person that has just experienced one, had a 100% chance of being attacked, no?Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-43767401648148706322013-05-26T19:51:00.000-07:002013-05-26T19:51:19.457-07:00Memorial Day 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are literally a couple hundred versions of the "Blow Out" First Aid Kit on the web. Each version has their own content list. In this blog entry we will define what a Blow Out Kit is, how it differs from an expanded First Aid Kit and why. We will also discuss why the average guy who lives, say . . . near Detroit . . . (or any other major crime infested city) should have a BOK. <em><strong>"The Blow Out Kit . . . Not <u>JUST</u> for soldiers"</strong></em></div>
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<strong>WHAT IS A BLOW OUT KIT (BOK)?</strong> - A BOK is a small first aid kit, that treats the three most common and preventable causes of battlefield death in accordance with Tactical Combat Casualty Care doctrine. </div>
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Through self application of the kit (if you are able), or by a buddy (if incapacitated), the BOK is to aid you in getting back "into the fight" as quickly as possible so that you can stop your enemy and save your team (<em>See Side Note 1 below</em>). The BOK has only the items that are absolutely necessary to save lives that are in immediate danger of expiring due to arterial bleeding from an appendage, sucking chest wound, or clogged airway (The three most preventable causes of battlefield death). It's designed to be small and light weight so that you can have it close by (always immediately accessible), and to limit the items to that which you only will immediately need to save a life (so you are not fumbling through sutures and stethoscopes, while you're trying to turn off the hose of blood coming from the area that used to be your lower leg). </div>
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Very rarely on the net do you see any of this mentioned. Why is that? Who knows, it could be a lack of study time in what Tactical Combat Casualty Care doctrine is and how it relates to the BOK. It could be driven by excluding certain items due to pricing margins . . . or any number of combinations. Either way it causes a major problem for the average person and what happens is that a bunch of different variations of Blow Out Kits are sold, leaving the consumer to wonder how one BOK is better or worse than another?</div>
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<em>*Side Note 1: How is treating battlefield preventable deaths applicable to John Q Public you say? </em></div>
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<em>Anyone who's ever lived in or near a major city or ghetto can tell you gun fights do happen, gunshot wounds do need to be treated to save lives, and if/when the SHTF, there is going to be a potential for an even higher number of shootings. </em></div>
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<em>As mentioned earlier, the drug addict, carjacker, or mad man is the enemy of the citizen. The battlefield is the area that the altercation happens in. The "fight" may be the race against time to save one's life. The actual attacker may be gone, but the enemy now becomes the loss of life. The tragedy in Boston is a perfect example of this (what was encouraging were the citizens jumping into action to help save lives). So it might make sense how TC3 training and kits are very applicable to the John Q of this day and age even if you don't carry a firearm for a living like soldiers do. </em></div>
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<em>The simple trip across town today could end up in a carjacking for the guy sitting in traffic next to you, which could leave him bleeding out and you with the decision to help him. Would you know how? Would you have the required items to save his life?</em></div>
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<em>Tactical Combat Casualty Care is care provided to treat the three most preventable causes of battlefield deaths during the following situations.</em></div>
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The link below is a great place to start with what should be in your "BOK". The second link is an excellent look at the same ex-SF soldier's perspective on TC3. Take it to heart, the guy knows his stuff.</div>
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<a href="http://mountainguerrilla.blogspot.com/2012/06/ifakbok-contents.html">http://mountainguerrilla.blogspot.com/2012/06/ifakbok-contents.html</a> </div>
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Great Lake Survival has put together one of the most affordable Blow Out Kits around, with all of the items needed to provide immediate life saving care in line with tactical field care doctrine. We don't push a lot of our products on this blog because they generally sell themselves. However we have a good product, it's relatively affordable, so you might consider it. </div>
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<a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/First_Aid_Kits.html">http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/First_Aid_Kits.html</a></div>
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The list of contents in the GLSC Blow Out Kit:</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Pairs Black Nitrile Gloves NSN: 6515-01-515-0197 </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">1 EMT Shears NSN: 6515-00-935-7138</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">1 Compress gauze 4.5”x4.1 yds. NSN: 6510-01-503-2117</span></div>
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To get a better understand in depth of "TC3" or Tactical Combat Casualty Care doctrine that is in use by the US Armed forces there is the current Ranger Medic Handbook (4th Edition) can be bought at <a href="http://www.defensivetraininggroup.net/First_Aid___TCCC.html">http://www.defensivetraininggroup.net/First_Aid___TCCC.html</a> . It describes TC3 in detail. It's also waterproof. You can also download the free Combat Life Saver Course Study Guide from <a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/uploads/IS0871_Edition_C_ALMS.pdf">http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/uploads/IS0871_Edition_C_ALMS.pdf</a></div>
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Hats off to DTG for an excellent post on the basic building block for multiplying your chances of survival . . . with the Buddy Team.<br />
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Nearly everyone has an idea about what a ‘Buddy Team’ should be, but not many people can actually articulate their expectations. That’s the point of this post: To provide you with some basic essentials of what the ‘Buddy Team’ is and what you can expect of your ‘Buddy’. You can, and should, build Buddy Teams in your family as well as the rest of your tribe. Working in pairs increases probability of survival significantly.<br />
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Your buddy is just as important as your rifle, your knife, or your fire making device to your survival! Without your buddy, your chances of survival are diminished by such a large percentage that you must face the fact that you have very little chance to survive a hostile encounter in a SHTF scenario, short of Devine intervention.<br />
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So then, what is your responsibility as a ‘Buddy’? Here are some good guidelines:<br />
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o Always watch your buddy’s back because he’s watching yours!<br />
o Never take more from your buddy than you can give (supplies, time, support, etc).<br />
o Know that your buddy is your best friend, even if he’s jumping your ass to get you to learn something new or do something better!<br />
o Never lie to your buddy (lie to anyone outside your tribe all you want, but never to your buddy)!<br />
o Never leave your buddy behind unless he’s dead.<br />
o Never betray your buddy – Loyalty that can be bought is despicable!<br />
o Learn his rifle as well as you know your own if his is different.<br />
o Learn where everything is on his harness and make him learn where everything is on yours, especially those things that will keep him alive!<br />
o Get to know him! This means outside of training: Trust is built this way! <br />
o Be ready to listen to him when he’s got a problem.<br />
o Be honest with him about your own weaknesses and strengths. You can’t build your team on bullshit.<br />
o Take the calculated risk to build trust with each other. NOW! Yeah, it’s hard when you first get to know each other, but you’ve got a pair of balls, right? <br />
o If your Buddy has more experience than you, admit it to yourself and listen to him! <br />
o Always give your best to and for your buddy-no exceptions!<br />
o Be a friend, because he could be the only one you’ve got when the SHTF!</div>
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<strong><span style="color: white; font-size: 20px;">The Battle
Will Take Longer than We’d Hoped</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></div>
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<em><span style="color: white;">“Gun Owners of America [has] been pressing lawmakers who may have wavered
on this emotional issue of background checks.”
<br /> - CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, April
10, 2013</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: white;">We've been fighting these gun control battles for almost 40 years now. And we
almost always win. But it's almost always a nail-biter. And so it is on Obama's gun control agenda.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">We'd hoped that we could stop the gun control bribe-o-thon early (and
risk-free) by blocking the motion to proceed to the package. But thanks to
sell-outs like Pennsylvania's one-term senator, Pat Toomey, we're going to have
to take a different battle position and defeat the package at a later stage.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The Senate today overcame the Paul-Cruz-Lee filibuster and voted to move to
proceed to Harry Reid’s gun control bill (S. 649). Where Reid needed 60 votes,
the tally was 68-31. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="wlmailhtml:{C8A7FBED-782F-4526-9B20-0B5962F25EB4}mid://00000024/!x-usc:http://www.gunowners.org/turncoats.htm">Click here to see if your Senator
sold you out by voting to “move to proceed” to the bill</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Republican defectors who voted anti-gun were: Alexander (TN), Ayotte (NH),
Burr (NC), Chambliss (GA), Collins (ME), Corker (TN), Coburn (OK), Flake (AZ),
Isakson (GA), McCain (AZ), Heller (NV), Hoeven (ND), Kirk (IL), Graham (SC),
Toomey (PA) and Wicker (MS).</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><strong>So, here's where we are.</strong> Right after the Senate proceeded to
the gun control bill, Harry Reid used his privileged recognition to put a bunch
of amendments in place. In Senate parlance, they are referred to as an
"amendment tree;" and they contain the universal registry bill, the Feinstein
gun ban, and the magazine ban. These will be voted on in upcoming days.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">As for the Toomey-Manchin-Schumer universal registry bill, don't believe the
press' efforts to sugar-coat it. If you have ever had an "Internet ... posting"
on (or related to) your gun, you can sell it only by going to a dealer and
filling out a 4473 and getting the government's approval. Only a cave man would
be exempt.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">And once you have a 4473? Well, the ATF is going from dealer to dealer,
copying the information on these forms, and feeding it into a database. But,
says Toomey, he's against universal registries. This is where it would have
helped if Toomey had consulted someone who knew something about guns.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: white;">Registration and violation of privacy.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: white;">First of all, Toomey’s anti-registry language prohibits photocopying the
4473's, but it doesn't prohibit going into the FFL with a laptop and copying all
the information. Second, ATF takes the position that the data it's accumulating
in a database is not a "registry," so Toomey's ban does no good. Third, guess
what the sanction is for violation of Toomey's anti-registry language? Answer:
Eric Holder has to choose to prosecute himself and his own department.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">But this isn't the only bad thing about Toomey-Manchin-Schumer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Section 107 of the sell-out also waives any federal privacy prohibitions
under HIPAA to sending the names of Americans with PTSD, ADHD, and post partem
depression to the gun ban database. But that’s not all.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: white;">Believe in Jesus, hand in your guns?</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Because private shrinks will be able to add patients names into a federal
database of the mentally ill - <strong>without due process</strong> - you will
be at their mercy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">As Red State editor, Erick Erickson says, “Activist mental health providers
will probably be overly aggressive in adding people to the list. Give it five
years in liberal areas and people who believe in the physical resurrection of
Christ will probably get automatic entry onto the list.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">And as for veterans? Toomey-Manchin-Schumer reinforces the proposition that
bureaucrats in the Department of Veterans Affairs can take away veterans' rights
without any due process. If a veteran has $30,000 to spend getting back the
rights Toomey-Manchin-Schumer wrongly took from him, the sell-out creates yet
another redundant money-trap for restoration of rights that shouldn't have been
taken away in the first place.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: white;">Repealing gun owner protections.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: white;">What if you want to travel across the country? McClure-Volkmer allowed you to
do that with an unloaded gun in the trunk (18 U.S.C. 926A). But, under the
Toomey-Manchin-Schumer sell-out, unless you can "demonstrate," to the
satisfaction of the New York police (1) where you came from, (2) where you're
going, (3) that you're legally entitled to possess the gun in the place you can
from, and (4) that you're legally entitled to possess the gun in the place
you're going, <strong>they will arrest you</strong> in New York.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The Toomey-Manchin-Schumer sell-out creates a Biden-like commission to insure
that the cries for gun control continue.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Like sprinkles on a pile of dung, Toomey and Schumer steal some of the
proposals we drafted and try to use them to get us to buy onto gun control. But
it won't work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The gun movement is united against this disgusting pile of gun control.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><strong>Here is the new battlefield. </strong>Because of the Senate rules,
many of the upcoming gun control votes will need 60 (out of 100 votes) to move
forward. That will almost certainly be the case with the Toomey-Manchin-Schumer
proposal. And because the entire Second amendment movement - GOA, NRA, etc. - is
against the Toomey language, it virtually ensures his amendment will fail.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">And if Toomey-Manchin-Schumer doesn't pass, then Reid probably won’t have
enough votes to overcome a second filibuster on the bill - as it would contain
the original anti-gun language sponsored by Reid and Schumer. This all but
guarantees that the legislation would die, as Republicans and a half-a-dozen
Democrat Senators would then team up to keep the bill from getting the required
60 votes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"><strong>One last question or thought:</strong> Did we waste our time
supporting the Paul-Cruz-Lee filibuster and fighting the motion to proceed? No,
because we forced Obama to fire most of his ammunition, as he dragged his human
props around Washington in an effort to exploit them for political gain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">If Obama had been able to wait to play this card until Toomey-Manchin-Schumer
came up for a vote, that vote would be a lot harder for us to win.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">But Obama has already played this card for his "they deserve a vote" theme.
Okay, they're getting their vote. But by the time we reach the vote on cloture
on Toomey-Manchin-Schumer, Obama's exploitation of the victims of Newtown will
begin to be realized for the cynical exploitative political ploy that it is. And
he will be less able to shift gears and use the victims for the theme “They
deserve a ‘yes’ vote.”</span><br />
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ACTION: <a href="wlmailhtml:{C8A7FBED-782F-4526-9B20-0B5962F25EB4}mid://00000024/!x-usc:http://www.capwiz.com/gunowners/issues/alert/?alertid=62586391">Click here
to contact your Senators</a>. Tell them to vote against cloture on the
Toomey-Manchin-Schumer sell-out.</h2>
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-55891300236029200002013-03-28T06:45:00.001-07:002013-03-28T06:45:50.062-07:00How to Make Pemmican<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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H/T to <a href="http://www.tacticalintelligence.net/">www.tacticalintelligence.net</a> for this instructional post for the making of Pemmican.<br />
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Need some food that's light weight and nutritious for that long trip into the bush? Why not Pemmican?<br />
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"<strong>Pemmican</strong> is a concentrated mixture of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat" title="Fat">fat</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a> used as a nutritious food. The word comes from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cree_language" title="Cree language">Cree</a> word <i>pimîhkân</i>, which itself is derived from the word <i>pimî</i>, "fat, grease".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> It was invented by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">native</a> peoples of North America.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> It was widely adopted as a high-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_energy" title="Food energy">energy</a> food by Europeans involved in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_trade" title="Fur trade">fur trade</a> and later by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic" title="Antarctic">Antarctic</a> explorers, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Falcon_Scott" title="Robert Falcon Scott">Robert Falcon Scott</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen" title="Roald Amundsen">Roald Amundsen</a>. "<br />
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"Traditionally, pemmican was prepared from the lean meat of large game such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison" title="Bison">buffalo</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk" title="Elk">elk</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">deer</a>. The meat was cut in thin slices and dried over a slow fire, or in the hot sun until it was hard and brittle. About five pounds of meat are required to make one pound of dried meat suitable for pemmican. Then it was pounded into very small pieces, almost powder-like in consistency, using stones. The pounded meat was mixed with melted fat in an approximate 1:1 ratio.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Angier1-107_5-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican#cite_note-Angier1-107-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> In some cases, dried fruits such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelanchier_alnifolia" title="Amelanchier alnifolia">saskatoon berries</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry" title="Cranberry">cranberries</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry" title="Blueberry">blueberries</a>, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_virginiana" title="Prunus virginiana">choke cherries</a> were pounded into powder and then added to the meat/fat mixture. The resulting mixture was then packed into <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhide_(textile)" title="Rawhide (textile)">rawhide</a> pouches for storage.<br />
A bag of buffalo pemmican weighing about 90 pounds was called a <i>Taureau</i> by the Métis of Red River.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemmican#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> It generally took the meat of one buffalo to fill a <i>Taureau</i>."<br />
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-51520408442390566292013-03-06T19:08:00.000-08:002013-03-07T06:48:12.816-08:00Winter Survival Tips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the good things about being with Great Lake Survival is that the friends and family of this company actually get out in the wilderness to practice their survival skills on a regular basis. It would be easy to sit behind the computer screen all the time. Although it takes discipline to continually get out and practice what you know . . . it helps us keep grounded. Not to mention staying out in the bush keeps giving us things to write about :)</div>
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(some of these tips we've had funny stories with, some of them more serious stories)</div>
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1. Listen to your teammates: When 3 guys on a 4 man team are telling you important task "X" would be better done by doing A instead of B (and if you screw up on B it costs your whole team a lot of work), it would pay to listen to the team. After all, if you willingly go far enough into the bush to need a chopper out if someone gets hurt, you better trust the people you're with enough to listen to them.</div>
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2. Sizing up the situation? Ever heard a coach say, "you will play in the game, the way you practice on the field". Constantly goofing off, or wasting energy, because it's just training . . . well that's not smart. <strong>Every time we go into winter survival training - it IS a survival situation.</strong> Weather can change an easy going training session into a butt-kicker in no time, let alone adding an injured team member into the mix.</div>
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3. Have purpose in the morning: During winter training, in the morning getting out of the bag and lean to is a dangerous time. Usually everything is still bitterly cold, one's internal furnace is starving for food so that it can produce warmth. The hands and feet will freeze up a lot quicker than usual. There's a short period of time once the frozen boots are on to get a fire going, get hot liquids going or get moving if you need to bug out. It's a mistake to get out of the sack without a purpose and sense of urgency. It usually is a mistake only made once though. Hypothermia is a B! </div>
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4. Sno-seal leather boots: It's inexpensive, it works, it keeps your leather flexible and dry. When the temp dumps really low, wet boots freeze up, so that the next morning it's like trying to get on a glass vase over the feet. Sno-seal will keep leather pack boots from getting saturated with wet snow, keeping them flexible.</div>
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5. Void the bladder before bed: Some of the best advice we've ever heard. Getting out of the bag in the middle of the night wastes energy. Urinals make the risk of getting urine in the bag . . . </div>
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6. <a href="http://www.greatlakesurvival.com/Wiggys_Outdoor_Gear.html" target="_blank">Get some Wiggy's gear</a>: Wiggy's brand outdoor gear is pretty darn good stuff. Boots, Sleeping bags, Gloves, Coats, Ground pads and Sweaters. Wiggy's gear is insulated with Lamilite, which insulates even when wet, better than anything on the planet. It wicks water like no other. Seriously it's awesome stuff. If you have to be in the bitterly cold, do it with Wiggy's by your side. Trust us, we've tested the snot out of their products. </div>
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Hopefully your winter survival training gives you some nuggets of wisdom to share. If you get out to test your skills, God bless ya.</div>
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-73607881473406201882013-01-30T19:16:00.001-08:002013-01-30T19:16:04.364-08:00Affordable Ballistic Protection - Protecting the ProtectorFor that protector in your family, that may find themselves in harms way during "a bump in the night" . . . finally, all around ballistic protection at an affordable rate has arrived.<br />
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First of all, "Bullet-proof vests" are not exactly bullet proof. There are many styles and ranges of ballistic protection out there. Some are rated for handgun rounds only, ranging all the way up to 30.06 armor piercing round protection. Some are rated for protection for multiple rifle round hits. The higher rated the protection of the plate or vest, the heavier the armor will be to carry.<br />
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There are vests that have "soft armor" (which protect against handgun rounds). Then there are vests that have compartments to carry hard armor plates that Velcro into place.<br />
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Here is a decent explanation of body armor levels:<br />
<a href="http://njlawman.com/Feature%20Pieces/Body%20Armor.htm">http://njlawman.com/Feature%20Pieces/Body%20Armor.htm</a><br />
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Simply put, it has been stated that you should use the level of body armor that would stop a round that your would carry in your defense weapon.<br />
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For those that protect their home with an AR-15 or a shotgun with slugs . . . you're looking at investing in at least Level III armor plates and a carrier to attach them to.<br />
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Is it practical to don an entire interceptor vest (if you could legally procure one) with armor plates for that bump in the night? Probably not. It wouldn't be easy to put in less than a second or two.<br />
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There is a more common sense solution though. Voodoo Tactical makes a "High Mobility ICE Plate Carrier" that can be purchased and shipped free from ebay for around $50 depending on the color you choose.<br />
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With side release buckles, your family protector can slip into ballistic protection for his or her vital organs with little effort. Throw a couple magazine pouches on the front and you're good to go for defending your little plot of land from would be thieves, hooligans and wrong-doers.<br />
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This vest is not complete without the ballistic armor plates that fit in the front and back secured by Velcro: Both the front and back compartments each take a 10"x12" plate. With this type of vest, you would probably put either a Level III or Level IV plate in the front and back. You're looking at about 15 to 18 lbs depending on the level of protection your choose.<br />
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For instance, we came across a vendor on ebay that sells to law abiding citizens (who are NOT felons - as it is illegal for felons to possess body armor), under the name: Vacextar<br />
<a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/vacextar?_trksid=p2047675.l2559">http://myworld.ebay.com/vacextar?_trksid=p2047675.l2559</a><br />
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For $125 you can buy a front and back armor plate that will stop multiple rifle rounds and handgun rounds. That includes M855 5.56MM rounds, 7.62x51MM Ball rounds and 7.62x39MM rounds.<br />
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Here is the current auction: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/AR500-Body-Armor-CURVED-Plates-Pair-Comfort-Cut-Level-III-10x12-Painted/281038745660?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=018&category=102537&cmd=ViewItem">http://www.ebay.com/itm/AR500-Body-Armor-CURVED-Plates-Pair-Comfort-Cut-Level-III-10x12-Painted/281038745660?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=018&category=102537&cmd=ViewItem</a><br />
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So basically for about $175 you can have a very strong ballistic protective vest for home / self defense. When that bump in the night happens, you might consider grabbing that "easy to put on" plate carrier that you bought shortly after reading this, that protects your upper thoracic cavity and stacks the odds in your favor. </div>
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. . . has nothing to do with hunting or gun collecting, and everything to do with the final check and balance placed on our government in regard to the contract (U.S. Constitution) between the citizens of the USA and its officials.<br />
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What part of "shall not be infringed" is not understood?<br />
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When we started this blog, it was done so with the three pronged approach: Individual Survival, Family Survival and Survival of our Liberties as Americans.<br />
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As of late most of the posts on this blog have been in regard to the topic of American Liberties and their survival. It's not that we don't want to focus on outdoor survival or SHTF skills, etc, etc, etc. However, it is now more crucial than ever, that Americans who like exercising liberties outlined in the Bill of Rights, stand up and be heard. Because of that, this blog is currently dedicating much of its focus to Liberty related topics.<br />
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Please continue to contact your representatives, and let them know that you expect them to reject any new restrictions on your unalienable rights to keep and bear arms, and that you and everyone you know will remember before voting, how their representatives handled the gun ban situation.<br />
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If you reside in Michigan, you might be encouraged to see that the following state senators <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">PAVLOV, JONES, GREEN, CASPERSON, MEEKHOF, PROOS, JANSEN, BRANDENBURG, HILDENBRAND, NOFS, COLBECK, and EMMONS introduced the following Michigan Firearms Freedom act bill.</span></span><br />
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</strong>"Michigan firearms freedom act".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(a) Amendment X of the constitution of the United States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>clearly secures to
Michigan citizens, <strong>1 </strong></span><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">and prohibits government<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>interference with, the right of individual Michigan citizens to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>keep and bear arms. This constitutional protection is unchanged<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>from the original Michigan constitution, which was approved by<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>congress and the people of Michigan, and the right exists, as it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>was understood at the time that the compact with the United States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>was agreed upon and adopted by Michigan and the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>Sec. 3. A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>9
</strong>that is manufactured commercially or privately in Michigan and that<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>10
</strong>remains within the borders of Michigan is not subject to federal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>11
</strong>law or federal regulation, including registration, under the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>12
</strong>authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>declared by the legislature that those items have not traveled in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>14
</strong>interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a firearm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>15
</strong>accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured in Michigan from<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>16
</strong>basic materials and that can be manufactured without the inclusion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>17
</strong>of any significant parts imported from another state. Generic and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>insignificant parts that have other manufacturing or consumer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>product applications are not firearms, firearms accessories, or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>20
</strong>ammunition, and their importation into Michigan and incorporation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>21
</strong>into a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>22
</strong>Michigan does not subject the firearm, firearm accessory, or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>ammunition to federal regulation. It is declared by the legislature<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>that basic materials, such as unmachined steel and unshaped wood,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>are not firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition and are not<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>subject to congressional authority to regulate firearms, firearms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>accessories, and ammunition under interstate commerce as if they<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span>were actually
firearms, firearms <strong>1 </strong></span><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">accessories, or ammunition.
The<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>2
</strong>authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce in basic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>3
</strong>materials does not include authority to regulate firearms, firearms<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>4
</strong>accessories, and ammunition made in Michigan from those materials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>5
</strong>Firearms accessories that are imported into Michigan from another<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>6
</strong>state and that are subject to federal regulation as being in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>7
</strong>interstate commerce do not subject a firearm to federal regulation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>8
</strong>under interstate commerce because they are attached to or used in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>9
</strong>conjunction with a firearm in Michigan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>10
</strong>Sec. 4. Section 3 does not apply to any of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(a) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by 1 person.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(b) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than 1-1/2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>inches and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>propellant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(c) Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>explosion of chemical energy after the projectile leaves the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>firearm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(d) A firearm that discharges 2 or more projectiles with 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>activation of the trigger or other firing device.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>20
</strong>Sec. 5. A firearm manufactured or sold in Michigan under this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>21
</strong>act shall have the words "Made in Michigan" clearly stamped
on a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>22
</strong>central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>23
</strong>Sec. 6. This act applies to firearms, firearms accessories,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>24
</strong>and ammunition that are manufactured and retained in Michigan on or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>after October 1, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>Sec. 7. As used in this act:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>(a) "Borders of Michigan" means the boundaries of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong></span><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Courier;">for purposes of statehood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>2
</strong>(b) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>4
</strong>the basic function of a firearm, including, but not limited to,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>5
</strong>telescopic or laser sights, magazines, flash or sound suppressors,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</strong>folding or aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>7
</strong>carriers, and lights for target illumination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>8
</strong>(c) "Generic and insignificant parts" includes, but is not<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>9
</strong>limited to, springs, screws, nuts, and pins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>10
</strong>(d) "Manufactured" means that a firearm, a firearm
accessory,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>11
</strong>or ammunition has been created from basic materials for functional<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>12
</strong>usefulness, including, but not limited to, forging, casting,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span><strong>13 </strong>machining, or other processes for working materials.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span>Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-21764820406837718922013-01-02T07:41:00.001-08:002013-01-02T07:41:28.699-08:00A powerful letter from a Marine<div class="entry-title">
Found over at Western Rifle Shooter's Blog.</div>
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All That Needs To Be Said</h1>
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<br /><strong>Senator Dianne Feinstein,</strong><br />
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I will not register my weapons should this bill be passed, as I do not believe it is the government’s right to know what I own. Nor do I think it prudent to tell you what I own so that it may be taken from me by a group of people who enjoy armed protection yet decry me having the same a crime. You ma’am have overstepped a line that is not your domain. I am a Marine Corps Veteran of 8 years, and I will not have some woman who proclaims the evil of an inanimate object, yet carries one, tell me I may not have one.<br />
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I am not your subject. I am the man who keeps you free. I am not your servant. I am the person whom you serve. I am not your peasant. I am the flesh and blood of America.<br />
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I am the man who fought for my country. I am the man who learned. I am an American. You will not tell me that I must register my semi-automatic AR-15 because of the actions of some evil man.<br />
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I will not be disarmed to suit the fear that has been established by the media and your misinformation campaign against the American public.<br />
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We, the people, deserve better than you.<br />
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Respectfully Submitted,<br />
Joshua Boston<br />Cpl, United States Marine Corps<br />2004-2012</strong><br />
– <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/01/us-marine-pens-viral-letter-to-anti-gun-senator-dianne-feinstein-no-maam/">Background</a> (h/t <a href="http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/21298-Weds.-morning-back-to-work-links.html">Maggie’s</a>)<br />
<em>Semper fidelis</em>.</div>
Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-5402286497297378032012-12-23T19:40:00.000-08:002012-12-23T19:40:22.742-08:00So let me get this straight<div align="center">
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So let me get this straight . . . </div>
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I am to relinquish my unalienable rights to self defense supposedly for the greater good of the United States, because of the recommendation of an administration that doesn't know the first rule of gun safety is to treat every gun as though it is loaded (because they don't have to know firearm safety and protect themselves, they have paid ARMED guards unlike the rest of us common folk) . <br />
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And as the picture of Dianne Feinstein so incorrectly demonstrates above, the first rule of gun safety leads to the next rule: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO FIRE YOUR WEAPON!<br />
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(Oh, I keep forgeting, this recommendation also comes from an administration that was caught running guns to criminals) . <br />
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Sarcasm On: Hmmm yeah, I'll take Feinstein's thoughts to heart . . . . I'm sure she know the first thing about responsible gun ownership. Sarcasm Off.<br />
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Feinstein and her ilk are trying to put the final nail in the coffin of American Liberty. As though the recent consumer sell out of ammo, mags and firearms is not response enough . . . maybe we should write our Congressmen and Senators and tell them what we think. <br />
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<br />Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-51454378829075623792012-12-17T05:09:00.000-08:002012-12-17T05:09:23.124-08:00Guns, Guns, Guns Another excellent perspective on the out cry for gun control in the wake tragic shootings last week.<br />
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<a href="http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/12/guns-guns-guns.html">http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/12/guns-guns-guns.html</a><br />
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If you're the biblically minded sort, then
the trouble began when a jealous Cain clubbed Abel to death, but if you're
evolutionarily minded, then it's a 'chicken and egg' question. Violence had no
beginning, except perhaps in the Big Bang, it was always here, coded into the
DNA. If people are just grown-up animals, more articulate versions of the
creatures who eat each other's young, and sometimes their own young, there is as
much use in wondering about the nature of evil as there is in trying to
understand why a killer whale kills.<br /><br />
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But debating how many
devils can dance on the head of a pinhead is largely useless. We are not a
particularly violent society. We are a society sheltered from violence. No one
in Rwanda spends a great deal of time wondering what kind of man would murder
children. They probably live next door to him. For that matter, if your
neighborhood is diverse enough, you might be unfortunate enough to live next
door to any number of war criminals, all the way from Eastern Europe to Asia to
Africa.<br /><br />The issue isn't really guns. Guns are how we misspell evil. Guns
are how we avoid talking about the ugly realities of human nature while building
sandcastles on the shores of utopia.<br /><br />The obsession with guns, rather than
machetes, stone clubs, crossbows or that impressive weapon of mass death, the
longbow (just ask anyone on the French side of the Battle of Agincourt) is
really the obsession with human agency. It's not about the fear of what one
motivated maniac can do in a crowded place, but about the precariousness of
social control that the killing sprees imply.<br /><br />Mass death isn't the issue.
After September 11, the same righteous folks calling for the immediate necessity
of gun control were not talking about banning planes or Saudis, they were
quoting statistics about how many more people die of car accidents each year
than are killed by terrorists. As Stalin said, one death is a tragedy; three
thousand deaths can always be minimized by comparing them to some even larger
statistic. <br /><br />The gun issue is the narrative. It's not about death or
children; it's about control. It's about confusing object and subject. It's
about guns that shoot people and people that are irrevocably tugged into pulling
the trigger because society failed them, corporations programmed them and not
enough kindly souls told them that they loved them.<br /><br />Mostly it's about
people who are sheltered from the realities of human nature trying to build a
shelter big enough for everyone. A Gun Free Zone where everyone is a target and
tries to live under the illusion that they aren't. A society where everyone is
drawing unicorns on colored notepaper while waiting under their desks for the
bomb to fall.<br /><br />After every shooting there are more zero tolerance policies
in schools that crack down on everything from eight-year olds making POW POW
gestures with their fingers to honor students bringing Tylenol and pocket knives
to school. And then another shooting happens and then another one and they
wouldn't happen if we just had more zero tolerance policies for everyone and
everything.<br /><br />But evil just can't be controlled. Not with the sort of zero
tolerance policies that confuse object with subject, which ban pocket knives and
finger shootings to prevent real shootings. That brand of control isn't
authority, it's authority in panic mode believing that if it imposes total zero
tolerance control then there will be no more school shootings. And every time
the dumb paradigm is blown to bits with another shotgun, then the rush is on to
reinforce it with more total zero control tolerance.<br /><br />Zero tolerance for
the Second Amendment makes sense. If you ban all guns, except for those in the
hands of the 708,000 police officers, the 1.5 million members of the armed
forces, the countless numbers of security guards, including those who protect
banks and armored cars, the bodyguards of celebrities who call for gun control,
not to mention park rangers, ambulance drivers in the ghetto and any of the
other people who need a gun to do their job, then you're sure to stop all
shootings.<br /><br />So long as none of those millions of people, or their tens of
millions of kids, spouses, parents, grandchildren, girlfriends, boyfriends,
roommates and anyone else who has access to them and their living spaces,
carries out one of those shootings.<br /><br />But this isn't really about stopping
shootings; it's about controlling when they happen. It's about making sure that
everyone who has a gun is in some kind of chain of command. It's about the
belief that the problem isn't evil, but agency, that if we make sure that
everyone who has guns is following orders, then control will be asserted and the
problem will stop. Or if it doesn't stop, then at least there will be someone
higher up in the chain of command to blame. Either way authority is sanctified,
control or the illusion of it, maintained.<br /><br />We'll never know the full
number of people who were killed by Fast and Furious. We'll never know how many
were killed by Obama's regime change operation in Libya, with repercussions in
Mali and Syria. But everyone involved in that was following orders. There was no
individual agency, just agencies. No lone gunman who just decided to go up to a
school and shoot kids. There were orders to run guns to Mexico and the cartel
gunmen who killed people with those guns had orders to shoot. There was nothing
random or unpredictable about it. Or as the Joker put it, "Nobody panics when
things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying."<br /><br />Gun control
is the assertion that the problem is not the guns; it's the lack of a
controlling authority for all those guns. It's the individual. A few million
people with little sleep, taut nerves and PTSD are not a problem so long as
there is someone to give them orders. A hundred million people with guns and no
orders is a major problem. Historically though it's millions of people with guns
who follow orders who have been more of a problem than millions of people with
guns who do not.<br /><br />
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Moral agency is
individual. You can't outsource it to a government and you wouldn't want to. The
bundle of impulses, the codes of character, the concepts of right and wrong,
take place at the level of the individual. Organizations do not sanctify this
process. They do not lift it above its fallacies, nor do they even do a very
good job of keeping sociopaths and murderers from rising high enough to give
orders. Organizations are the biggest guns of all, and some men and women who
make Lanza look like a man of modestly murderous ambitions have had their
fingers on their triggers and still do.<br /><br />Gun control will not really
control guns, but it will give the illusion of controlling people, and even when
it fails those in authority will be able to say that they did everything that
they could short of giving people the ability to defend themselves.<br /><br />We
live under the rule of organizers, community and otherwise, whose great faith is
that the power to control men and their environment will allow them to shape
their perfect state into being, and the violent acts of lone madmen are a
reminder that such control is fleeting, that utopia has its tigers, and that
attempting to control a problem often makes it worse by removing the natural
human crowdsourced responses that would otherwise come into play.<br /><br />The
clamor for gun control is the cry of sheltered utopians believing that evil is a
substance as finite as guns, and that getting rid of one will also get rid of
the other. But evil isn't finite and guns are as finite as drugs or moonshine
whiskey, which is to say that they are as finite as the human interest in having
them is. And unlike whiskey or heroin, the only way to stop a man with a gun is
with a gun.<br /><br />People do kill people and the only way to stop people from
killing people is by killing them first. To a utopian this is a moral paradox
that invalidates everything, but to everyone else, it's just life in a world
where evil is a reality, not just a word.<br /><br />Anyone who really hankers after
a world without guns would do well to try the 14th Century, the 1400 years ago
or the 3400 years ago variety, which was not a nicer place for lack of guns, and
the same firepower that makes it possible for one homicidal maniac to kill a
dozen unarmed people, also makes it that much harder to recreate a world where
one man in armor can terrify hundreds of peasants in boiled leather armed with
sharp sticks.<br /><br />The longbow was the first weapon to truly begin to level
the playing field, putting serious firepower in the hands of a single man. In
the Battle of Crecy, a few thousand English and Welsh peasants with longbows
slew thousands of French knights and defeated an army of 30,000. Or as the
French side described it, "It is a shame that so many French noblemen fell to
men of no value." Crecy, incidentally, also saw one of the first uses of
cannon.<br /><br />Putting miniature cannons in the hands of every peasant made the
American Revolution possible. The ideals of the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution would have meant very little without an army of ordinary men
armed with weapons that made them a match for the superior organization and
numbers of a world power. <br /><br />At the Battle of Bunker Hill, 2,400 American
rebels faced down superior numbers and lost the hill, but inflicted over a 1,000
casualties, including 100 British commissioned officers killed or wounded,
leading to General Clinton's observation, "A few more such victories would have
shortly put an end to British dominion in America."<br /><br />This was done with
muskets, the weapon that gun control advocates assure us was responsible for the
Second Amendment because the Founders couldn't imagine all the "truly dangerous"
weapons that we have today.<br /><br />And yet would Thomas Jefferson, the abiding
figurehead of the Democratic Party, who famously wrote, "The tree of liberty
must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants",
really have shuddered at the idea of peasants with assault rifles, or would he
have grinned at the playing field being leveled some more?<br /><br />The question
is the old elemental one about government control and individual agency. And
tragedies like the one that just happened take us back to the equally old
question of whether individual liberty is a better defense against human evil
than the entrenched organizations of government.<br /><br />Do we want a society run
by the flower of chivalry, who commit atrocities according to a plan for a
better society, or by peasants with machine guns? The flower of chivalry can
promise us a utopian world without evil, but the peasant with a machine gun
promises us that we can protect ourselves from evil when it comes
calling.<br /><br />
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It isn't really guns that the gun controllers
are afraid of, it's a country where individual agency is still superior to
organized control, where things are unpredictable because the trains don't run
on time and orders don't mean anything. But chivalry is dead. The longbow and
the cannon killed it and no charge of the light brigade can bring it back. And
we're better for it.<br /><br />Evil may find heavy firepower appealing, but the
firepower works both ways. A world where the peasants have assault rifles is a
world where peasant no longer means a man without any rights. And while it may
also mean the occasional brutal shooting spree, those sprees tend to happen in
the outposts of utopia, the gun-free zones with zero tolerance for firearms. An
occasional peasant may go on a killing spree, but a society where the peasants
are all armed is also far more able to stop such a thing without waiting for the
men-at-arms to be dispatched from the castle.<br /><br />An armed society spends
more time stopping evil than contemplating it. It is the disarmed society that
is always contemplating it as a thing beyond its control. Helpless people must
find something to think about while waiting for their lords to do something
about the killing. Instead of doing something about it themselves, they blame
the agency of the killer in being free to kill, rather than their own lack of
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-3055106205975532682012-12-14T18:53:00.001-08:002012-12-17T05:14:48.228-08:00The Only Way To Stop A Man With A Gun Is With A Gun As a parent, my heart is broken for the families of the children murdered today. I cannot fathom the helpless feeling that exists after the loss of a child. I hope I never do.<br />
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In light of the school shootings it was said by our President that we need to come together as a nation and "take meaningful action" to stop these murders. By that statement I hope that our President means to abolish pistol free zones where citizens are not able to protect their lives and the lives of children who are also present.<br />
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Lets get this straight: There is one action to take against mass murders. It doesn't matter whether it's an officer or an armed citizen who stops a mass murderer dead in his tracks. It needs to be done. Americans must be vigilant. Our legislators need to give us the tools to protect those we love against psychopaths by abolishing pistol free zones.<br />
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Psychopaths don't seem to pay any attention to the pistol free zones. So if criminals don't ask for permission to have firearms, and they don't mind pistol free zones . . . then how pray tell do we protect our children?<br />
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<em>Surely outlawing guns will make it so that criminals and psychopaths, who are already very observant of laws and regulations, don't hurt us anymore . . . </em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">America
now has its second worst mass shooting. And it, as usual, accompanied by calls
for gun control. It's no coincidence that we have had quite a few spree killings
in such a short time. The lavish coverage of every shooting by the media
encourages every shooter to think that he will be famous if he goes out and
kills. And that is exactly what happens.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">Our
shooters are creatures of the media, not the NRA. A media that turns killers
into celebrities and then warns that the only way to stop more shootings is by
cracking down on firearms.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">But
no amount of media coverage ever stopped a man with a gun. It only encouraged
him. It takes a gun to stop a man with a gun. That is the hard truth of human
affairs. It is why we have a Second Amendment, it is why we have armies and
police, and it is why people own guns.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">There
is no going back to a time before people owned guns. There is no going back to a
time when violence did not exist. There is only the reality that killers stalk
the streets and that we can either defend against them or take comfort in empty
outrage.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">Guns
stop shootings. Not all the time and not every time, but they do. Gun control
does not. Media coverage calling for gun control does not.</span><br />
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<a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/12/11/gun-crime-soars-in-england-where-guns-are-banned-n1464528" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Gun
crime was up 35 percent </span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">in
the UK which has harsh gun control laws. And Europe has had plenty of its own
school massacres.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">"Figures showed the number of crimes involving handguns had more
than doubled since the post-Dunblane massacre ban on the weapons, from 2,636 in
1997-1998 to 5,871."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">Thomas
Hamilton killed 16 children in the Dunblane school massacre in 1996 using 4
handguns. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">In
Germany, in the Winnenden school shooting in 2009, Tim Kretschmer, killed 16
people, including 9 students. In the Erfurt massacre in 2002, Robert Steinhäuser
killed 16 people with a handgun and a shotgun.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">In
Finland, in the Jokela school shooting of 2007, Pekka-Eric Auvinen killed 8
people.In the Kauhajoki school shooting, Matti Juhani Saari killed 10
people.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">The
media will pretend that this sort of thing only happens in America. It doesn't
only happen in America. It happens where killings do.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">Gun
control isn't about putting an end to horrors, it's about controlling people.
And people who are used to being controlled have even less ability to cope with
the uncontrolled and the uncontrollable.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;">Regulators
think about the big picture. They don't think about the individual. They think
only about how to control people who follow rules. But shooters, by definition,
do not follow rules. They are men who have stepped outside the system and care
nothing for its rules. They want to kill, and they will find a way. And when
they come, the only way to stop a gun is with a gun.</span><a href="http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/12/friday-afternoon-roundup-only-way-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FromNyToIsraelSultanRevealsTheStoriesBehindTheNews+%28from+NY+to+Israel+Sultan+Reveals+The+Stories+Behind+the+News%29"><span style="color: black;">http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2012/12/friday-afternoon-roundup-only-way-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FromNyToIsraelSultanRevealsTheStoriesBehindTheNews+%28from+NY+to+Israel+Sultan+Reveals+The+Stories+Behind+the+News%29</span></a></span></div>
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Great Lake Survivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786353696702463855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891951498579046163.post-71066016303561843452012-12-07T08:58:00.000-08:002012-12-07T08:58:10.017-08:00Transcending Fear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Transcending Fear <br />
Author: Brian Germain<br />
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This isn't a formal book review. More so, it's just a gentle nudge in the direction of a good read. Brian is a World Champion skydiver, test pilot and psychologist. He offers
a unique and personalized perspective on the phenomenon of fear.<br />
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As this relates to "survival" in any situation, whether it be wilderness, self-defense, or any other FUBAR situation, "we" need to learn to continue functioning in the presence of fear.<br />
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Brian does a great job explaining how our perception of fear actually shuts down parts of our brain that let us think creatively to solve problems when under stress. So in a sense, high stress situations tend to make our brain stupid, we lose fine motor skills, etc.<br />
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We don't have to start shutting down like that though. And simply saying the phrase "no fear", will not help you prepare one for a high stress situation. The reality is that we must face our fears, and do it continually.<br />
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We can have all the survival gear, the best outdoor boots, the best custom bushcraft knife, bug out bags, and the say all the catch phrases, but unless we train our minds to react positively to whatever it is that scares us, we haven't properly prepared ourselves for unexpected events.<br />
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We must learn to "flow" in bad situations, understanding that the only important thing, is the next step to take to correct whatever issue we are facing.<br />
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We believe that this book takes an honest look at facing fear head on.<br />
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We wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.<br />
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We are thankful for those that protect our Liberty in any and all capacities. If you can, spend some time with those you love today, because there are good people out there who cannot.<br />
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May God Bless you and yours.<br />
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- Great Lake Survival<br />
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P.S. Next post will be on water procurement for long term and short term survival.<br />
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