Below is a collection of news articles that may be of particluar interest to the prepper.

News

1. Gun Control: The Big Picture
2. 2012’s Mass Shootings And Some “Gun Control” Observations
3. Why Syria’s Chemical Weapons Are So Terrifying [INFOGRAPHIC]
4. WALL STREET JOURNAL: Now Is Not The Time For Gun Control Debates
5. Cancer Rates Around The World [Infographic]
6. Former Navy SEAL Reveals 3 Ways to Protect Your Children
7. All Roads Lead to Natural Gas-Fueled Cars and Trucks
8. No, The Mayans Did Not Predict The End Of The World In 2012
9. Associated Press Story: Believe It or Not Mass Killings Are Not on the Rise, They Are on the Decline

Economic

1. The euro zone crisis

Natural and Technological

1. A Newly-Discovered Computer Virus Is Wiping Data From Iranian Hard Drives
2. BioLite camp stove review | Digital Trends

General Interest

1. Active Shooter: What You Can Do
2. Protein: Your Secret Weight-Loss Weapon
3. How-To: Nellie Bly Smoker
4. Know Your Stuff: The 110 Best DIY Tips Ever
5. This ‘Dual Threat’ Escape Mask Keeps You Breathing in Fire, Chemical Spill or Biological Warfare
6. Test your knowledge of winter camping
7. Doomsday … DUN-DUN-DUN
8. The 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
9. Automotive Preparedness by P.D. in Northern Missouri
10. Survival Bikes, by Banjo
11. 50 Last Minute Ways to Prepare for an Emergency
12. UPDATE: Rodent Control After a Disaster