The ATF’s new re-definition of “Engaged in the Business” of selling firearms is expected to go into effect on or about May 15th. The ATF’s Final Rulemaking was announced on April 8‚ 2024.  Ignoring the weight of public comment‚ and ignoring logic‚ this new set of rules (see text at the ATF website) could make advertising and selling just one gun at a profit without a FFL a felony criminal offense.  Even worse‚ it shifts the burden of proof from the government to individuals. In effect‚ you will be assumed to be guilty unless you can prove that you made … The post Upcoming ATF Rule Will Ban Most Private Gun Sales appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

April 16‚ 1746: Battle of Culloden‚ the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart. The Jacobite Rising — which began a year before — was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father‚ James Francis Edward Stuart. April 16th is the birthday of two notable novelists– the late J. Neil Schulman (pictured) and Samuel Youd. Agorist-Libertarian activist J. Neil Schulman (born April 16‚ 1953‚ died 2019) was best known as author of the novel Alongside Night. The late Samuel Youd (born … The post Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — April 16‚ 2024 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

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Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce as the electric vehicle giant struggles with a drop in sales‚ according to a company memo. As many as 14‚000 employees are expected to lose their jobs. The company’s senior vice president‚ who is in charge of battery development‚ and its vice president for public policy and business development also announced Monday that they are leaving the company. The shakeup reflects the struggles Tesla has faced over the last few years‚...

China's Baidu (9888.HK)‚ opens new tab said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition. Robin Li‚ CEO of the Chinese internet company‚ revealed the new milestone at a conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday. The chatbot was released to the public eight months ago. The company last shared its user base number in December when it...

Liberal comedian Bill Maher called Democratic leaders of sanctuary cities &;quot;hypocrites&;quot; for their reaction to the border crisis‚ during his &;quot;Club Random&;quot;podcast on Sunday. Maher raised the immigration issue after guest and former TV anchor Katie Couric argued that class resentment and anti-elitism had led blue-collar workers to support former President Trump. Maher agreed but suggested that resentment was legitimate when it came to how Democratic leaders responded to the immigration...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled a proposal for sending wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine as he seeks to fend off a right-wing revolt that could put his leadership in peril.  The Louisiana Republican said he plans to put four separate bills on the floor‚ separating aid for Israel with assistance for Ukraine‚ which has faced fierce pushback among some members of his conference. A third measure includes aid for Taiwan and the final bill addresses other Republican foreign...

A report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been making the rounds‚ and its message is not pretty: the country is hurtling toward social collapse. The “Whole-of-Government Five-Year Trends for Canada” points to compounding crises‚ from economic stagnation and ecological disaster to technological disruption and a general erosion of trust in institutions. Most dispiriting are its projections for young Canadians such as myself: “many Canadians under 35 are unlikely ever to be able...

A federal agency did not reappoint a former Trump advisor to an elections advisory board after a left-wing activist group threatened to launch a public criticism campaign‚ according to emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Cleta Mitchell‚ a lawyer who is now the senior legal fellow at the Conservative Partnership Institute‚ was appointed to the advisory board for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in November 2021. After months of badgering United...