Below you will find a collection of stories and news articles that may be of particular interest to the prepper. Some, are just interesting.

News

1. MD Senator plays chess during testimony on new state gun-grabbing law
2. Unprecedented Demand: Americans Purchase a Gun Every 1.5 Seconds
3. Marines Survey: Some Qualms Over Women in Combat | Military.com

Freedom Issues

1. Maryland Governor Wants to Charge $100 for 2nd Amendment Rights
2. Bruce Willis: Don’t Mess With the Second Amendment
3. Texas Gun Shop Owner Not Happy With CNN, Piers Morgan: ‘They Completely Misrepresented What I Wanted to Get Across’

Economic

1. Initial Claims Miss For Second Week In A Row As Nonfarm Productivity Tumbles Most Since 2008
2. Forget Europe’s Periphery, The Core Is Collapsing
3. Production of Canadian Penny Discontinued
4. Guest Post: All Is Well
5. What The US Government Spent Its Money On Last Quarter
6. The Big Mac index

Science, Nature and Tech

1. Majority Of Foodborne Illness Caused By Green Vegetables
2. Asteroid to Give Earth a Close Shave Next Week

Prepping and General Interest

1. How I Reached My Breaking Point Ten Years Ago
2. Fiskars Splitting Axe
3. Tour This $65K Doomsday Bunker Built by a Utah Survivalist Prepper
4. Camp Chef Tip Contest Winner: Use A Cooking ‘Tackle’ Box
5. What Does It Mean to “Prepare for the Economic Collapse”?

None of the above should be considered an endorsement or an attempt to push any particular agenda by the Preparedness Podcast. They’re simply presented here as an informative source.