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I have been working on a knowledge base of topics related to prepping and SHTF situations. It is geared towards making people more self sufficient with topics ranging from unarmed self defense to small space gardening to how to sew your own clothes. I'm one of those types of people who believe that we are going to go out with a whimper, not a bang, so there is a lot of content on how to do your own repairs, build your own stuff and live a more frugal lifestyle. In order to get access you need to send me a...

Joe Biden was hardly the darling of the youth vote during the Democratic primaries. From the Iowa caucuses through the March 17 primaries, he won just 22 percent of the votes among those younger than 45 years old and far less among those aged 18-24. But despite his low levels of initial support and ongoing reports of a lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy, polls now show the former vice president boasting a 20+ point lead over Pres. Donald Trump among young voters. It’s little wonder why. Millennials (born 1981 to 1996) and Generation Z (born after 1996) identify or...

Provo police have confirmed that one person was shot during a protest Monday night near the police department. The victim, a 60-year-old Provo resident, remained hospitalized Tuesday but was “stable,” according to police. The man was not part of the protest or counter-protest that had been going on, but was just driving in the area, said Provo Police Sgt. Nisha King.

TULSA, Okla. — A man is in custody after two police officers were shot during a traffic stop in east Tulsa early Monday morning. Tulsa police say a man shot two of their officers during the stop around 3:30 a.m. near 21st and Memorial. Officer Aurash Zarkeshan pulled David Anthony Ware over after seeing his car with a paper tag that had expired, according to court documents. Tulsa Police Sergeant Craig Johnson stopped to back Zarkeshan up. Zarkeshan told Ware to get out of the car because it was going to be towed, but police say Ware refused. Police say...

Seattle's 'occupied' protest zone was dismantled Tuesday a day after the second deadly shooting at the camp when its own security shot dead a black teenager. Demonstrators have occupied several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct and a park for about two weeks. Police had abandoned the precinct following clashes with protesters calling for an end to police brutality. But by Tuesday morning crews were working to pull down the barriers.

ROVO, Utah – Demonstrations in downtown Provo on Monday boiled over into an incident that is now under investigation, police said. Authorities responded to a report of shots fired when pro-police demonstrators arrived at a protest calling for justice in the deaths of Bernardo Placios-Carbajal, George Floyd and others. At one point, protesters began to block an SUV at an intersection. The vehicle then reported revved its engine and drove forward. One protester said she was struck. At the same time, two pops were heard, which police said they are now investigating as possible gunshots. It began as a fairly...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A suspected robber is dead after opening fire on a clerk who wouldn't let him pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a north Houston food store, police say. Houston police say they responded to a robbery in progress call around 10 p.m. Monday at Fulton Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspect had been shot. Police say the suspected robber tried to buy something with a counterfeit $20 bill. When the store clerk told the suspect the money was no good, the suspect showed his gun and opened fire once. Fearing for...

At this point, it’s no longer a question of how to end Seattle’s brief experiment in armed anarchy. It’s a question of who will step up to end it. The father of a teenager murdered last weekend in the CHAZ/CHOP occupation area wants the National Guard to restore order before more people get murdered in the lawless zone: Horace Lorenzo Anderson stood in the embrace of Andre Taylor, a leader in the local anti-police violence movement.Anderson was there to shine a light on the murder of his 19-year-old son and namesake, who was shot and killed inside the CHOP...

Three women were shot, one fatally, at a vigil held for a shooting victim in Long Beach Monday evening, police said. Long Beach police said gunfire erupted around 9 p.m. in the 5800 block of Orange Avenue, near South Street. A crowd was gathered at a vigil for a man fatally shot in the same area Sunday evening. Officers responded and found three victims - all women - with gunshot wounds. They were transported to a hospital, where one died. One victim is hospitalized in critical condition, while the other woman is in stable condition. Investigators were interviewing witnesses. Police...

Is anyone else here getting kids or thugs trying to buy firearms? "Can you send it to me what it is and what it shoots and whats the least you will take?" Can we clean this site up a little somehow?

he 2020 election will be decided in the fall by swing voters in ten or 15 states. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, those voters were leaning to reelect President Trump, largely on the powers of incumbency and a near-record vibrant economy. The Democratic left-wing primary agendas, from the New Green Deal to reparations, the clownish candidates of the Beto O’Rourke and Corey Booker sort, the arrogance and meltdown of Mike Bloomberg, and Joe Biden’s cognitive impairment collectively frightened voters. Meanwhile, the booming economy, record energy production, record-low minority unemployment and reckoning with China had overshadowed Trump’s cul de sac tweeting,...

Of course we’re talking about the St. Louis couple who brandished firearms at “peaceful protesters” who knocked down a gate and marched through their private property. Plenty of lefties can’t believe that they haven’t been arrested yet for pointing guns at people, but as The Federalist reports, left-wing think tank president Jerry Taylor wouldn’t have waited for the police. In a now-deleted tweet, he says he would have rushed the couple, beaten their brains in, and not apologized either.

Looking for recommendations from the knowledgeable folks on this board on what would be a good AR-15 to purchase and where would be a good place to purchase it. (Asking for a friend.) Thanks in advance.

Somebody forced the gate, and I stood up and announced that this is private property. Go back. I can’t remember in detail anymore. I went inside, I got a rifle. And when they … because as soon as I said this is private property, those words enraged the crowd. Horde, absolute horde came through the now smashed down gates coming right at the house. My house, my east patio was 40 feet from Portland Place Drive. And these people were right up in my face, scared to death. And then, I stood out there. The only thing we said is...

After spending over $30m to help elect Donald Trump in 2016, the National Rifle Association faces a deepening financial crisis with over 200 staff layoffs and furloughs in 2020, according to three NRA sources, gun analysts and documents. The situation is likely to hinder efforts by the gun rights group to help Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election. The 200-plus layoffs and furloughs, which have not previously been reported and were mainly at NRA headquarters in Virginia, were spurred by declines in revenues and fundraising, heavy legal spending, political infighting, and charges of insider self-dealing under scrutiny by...

Mr. McCloskey explained during his on-camera interview on Monday that he announced to the Marxist mob that they were on private property and that’s when they became enraged. “Somebody forced the gate, and I stood up and announced that this is private property. Go back. I can’t remember in detail anymore. I went inside, I got a rifle. And when they … because as soon as I said this is private property, those words enraged the crowd,” he said. McClosky said one of the militants pulled out a loaded pistol magazine and clicked them together and said ‘you’re next.’ “We...

On Sunday night several hundred Black Lives Matter protesters gathered in the Central West End neighborhood in St. Louis City. Then in the evening they hundreds of protesters crossed Kingshighway and entered Portland Place, a private gated community inside the city limits.They broke through this gate. “Peacefully entered” pic.twitter.com/0h0eIXvO9J — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 29, 2020 A couple in the neighborhood were having dinner outside at the time when they heard the commotion. The husband and wife were scared to death at the commotion and went out in their front yard with guns. The Second Amendment is alive...

The mainstream media was quick to attack the Saint Louis couple that drew guns on the BLM mob today. This is what CNN reported today: They say the man and the woman — now identified as Mark and Patricia McCloskey — came out of the house with the firearms. At one point in his 31-second video, the woman points the handgun in the direction of protesters. They accused the homeowners of pulling out guns on peaceful protesters. We all know that not the truth as it was reported by CNN. The truth was revealed by the homeowner himself. Mark McCloskey...

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is contemplating whether a pair of married lawyers broke any laws on Sunday when they aimed firearms at nonviolent protesters who were walking past the couple's Central West End mansion en route to a protest at the nearby house of Mayor Lyda Krewson. In multiple videos, including one that had more than 13 million views by Monday morning, Mark and Patricia McCloskey are seen aiming their weapons at the protestors. Mark McCloskey is shown holding an assault-style rifle, while Patricia is seen holding a semiautomatic pistol. It is unclear if either gun is loaded....

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — The morning after Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther held a press conference to address increasing gun violence in the city, Columbus Police responded to two shootings. At least one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a shooting near a bar on Mediterranean Avenue around 1:30 a.m. Police did not have any suspect information available this morning. Another person was hospitalized Sunday morning after a shooting near the Scioto Mile in the 100 block of West Main Street. Columbus Police said officers found a male victim in his 20s lying on the grass near...