buying first firearm – Montie Roland, NPDP

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Choosing Your First Firearm

Preparedness Notes for Friday — May 8, 2026 May 8, 2026
On May 8, 1792, British Captain George Vancouver sighted and named Mount Rainier, Washington. — Also on May 8, 1792, Congress passed the second portion of the Militia Act, requiring that “…every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age eighteen years, and under the […]
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Our Fall From Modern Medicine, by Jennifer Rader May 8, 2026
Editor’s Introductory Note: The following is an excerpt from the book Armageddon Pharmacy: Herbal Medicine When the Drugstore Is Closed. Jennifer Rader is a SurvivalBlog reader and one of our writing contest prize donors. – JWR John D. Rockefeller, America’s first billionaire, is credited with saying “a pill for every ill.” Prior to his pervasive […]
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Economics & Investing Media of the Week May 8, 2026
In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Today’s map illustrates the economic importance of our nation’s seaports and maritime waterways. It is noteworthy that Lewiston, Idaho is classified as a port city. (It handles a large volume of grain, […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Editors’ Quote Of The Day: May 8, 2026
“The free market is not a creed or an ideology that political conservatives, libertarians, and Ayn Rand acolytes want Americans to take on faith. The free market is simply a measurement. The free market tells us what people are willing to pay for a given thing at a given moment. That’s all the free market […]
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Preparedness Notes for Thursday — May 7, 2026 May 7, 2026
On May 7, 1697, Stockholm’s medieval royal castle was destroyed by fire. The Codex Gigas (pictured) — the world’s largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) — survived by being thrown out a window. — May 7, 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patented dynamite in England. This was the first of three patents he would receive for […]
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