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Love at First Shot: Daria Bruno Featured on NRA Show

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Originally posted July 27, 2016. Rhode Island native, radio personality, and firearms instructor Daria Bruno has been featured on the NRA’s Love at First Shot. Daria regularly introduces first-time shooters to the sport. Becky spent time with Daria learning the basics back in 2013. Women are the fastest growing demographic in shooting sports, and Daria regularly holds […]

Henry Repeating Arms: “Made in America, or Not Made at All”

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For years, I have been advising taking the NRA handgun safety course. There is never any downside in being prepared. Dampening down risk is my lead tenet in both financial and personal security. Many years ago, I received a Henry Repeating Arms Survival Rifle as a gift. Since then I have acquired a number of […]

You Need to Seek Some Shelter for When Things Get Ugly

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Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part LVI Originally posted June 1, 2020.  “Requests for driving directions on Apple Inc.’s Maps app are back around mid January levels, while data from Dutch location technology firm TomTom International BV show traffic congestion gradually climbing in some late U.S. cities, though it is still down substantially from March levels […]

Here’s What You Need to Get Prepared for Winter Storm Gail

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Your Survival Guy is writing to you this chilly December 15th morning as all of the Northeast prepares for winter storm Gail. I’ve run through a “go, no go” Apollo 13 (I hope not!) checklist. The “go” are the following: Water/Food/Generator/Self-Defense/Satellite phone/Go bag/Evacuation plan. The “no go” list is usually discovered in the heart of […]

Every Family Should Own at Least One Shotgun: Here Are Three

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Every family should own at least one shotgun for home defense. A home defense shotgun should possess specific qualities, including: Easy to use Rugged and reliable Easy-to-find replacement parts/accessories Easy: You want a gun that’s easy to use. If the worst happens and you wake up to trouble in the middle of the night, bleary-eyed […]

Buying Time When You Need to Flee

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For a little over ten bucks, I bought some life insurance in the form of pepper gel at my favored Walmart.com. Having heard about the potential blowback into your own face using pepper spray, I decided to arm my family with gel. The idea of using peppery gel or pepper spray is not for self-defense, […]

Macron Fights to Save France’s Children From the Islamists

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French President Emanuel Macron is battling Islamic radicals who are terrorizing France. Carlos Garcia reports at The Blaze: President Emmanuel Macron of France issued an ultimatum to Muslim leaders after several lethal terrorist attacks from Islamists in his country. Macron addressed the French Council of the Muslim Faith on Wednesday and gave them 15 days to […]

Disaster Prep in Our Newport Bunker and Your Survival

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“How’s life in the bunker?” My client asked me yesterday. “Great,” I responded. “Spent time talking about food distribution and network disruption today.” “Just a typical day, right?” He asked. “Exactly.” I responded. Earlier in the day, a colleague and I ran through a list of items our families are prepped for. It was sort […]

To Where Will You Flee?

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Do you have an escape plan? Do you live the island life? Getting prepared for the worst is a way of life, even if it looks out of place. This summer, a friend was standing in my garage and saw all of these blue 55-gallon water barrels and said “Looks like a scene out of […]