Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — December 29, 2020
130 years ago today, the tragic Wounded Knee massacre took place.
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This is also the birthday of inventor Charles Goodyear (1800–1860.)
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And today is the birthday of actor Jude Law (born 1972.) You will probably remember him from Enemy at The Gates and Sky Captain.
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I recently reactivated the order-taking system at Elk Creek Company — my sideline antique gun business. Please note that I’ve set special sale prices on nearly all of the full-length rifles in our inventory. With the Biden Administration soon to take over the White House, is strongly recommend that you buy a couple of Federally exempt pre-1899 cartridge guns, as a strategic hedge. Why? Because you may soon have to make a lot of the other guns in your collection “disappear”.
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A reminder: We are running short of entries for the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Round 92 ends on January 31, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how-to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
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Today I’m posting an essay that I wrote, for you to ponder.