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3 Reasons Why Prepared People Need Guns

One of the many adages of the prepper world is , “ If you can ’ t defend it , you don ’ t own it.
” If you ’ re new to the preparedness lifestyle , this saying basically means that all of your supplies , your stockpiles , your carefully selected buckets of food , and the time and money you spent on preparation will be for naught if you can ’ t protect it against those who may seek to take it from you .
This is generally accepted as a truth in the prepper community .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be prepared to defend ourselves and our property without relying on any type of “ authorities ” to protect us .
To me , preppers and guns go together like peas and carrots.I strongly believe that firearms are a necessary part of a home defense plan .
So imagine my surprise when I got a negative response to a meme I posted shortly after the massacre in Paris a few years back .
As it turns out , there are quite a few people in the lifestyle that actually do not believe in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the comments that followed the meme , as well as comments from another discussion opened on the topic .
• I respectfully disagree .
That is what has fueled this situation already .
• Only a coward thinks that everyone should be armed .
• Oh .
What a shame that you posted this – and I enjoyed your page .
Bail !
• I do not trust my fellow citizens to know how to safely take out a bomber without also potentially killing my loved ones !
Do you want that bloodshed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refrain of people begging for gun control , despite that ridiculous and misleading “ mass shootings map ” ( more on that HERE ) , I haven ’ t changed my stance one bit .
In fact , it just solidifies my belief that we need to be prepared at all times to protect our families .
People murdered in San Bernadino by a mass shooter were at an office Christmas party when things went down , not a place one would normally expect to need to be armed .
This said to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are immune to danger .
In fact , “ gun free zones ” are seen as “ target-rich environments ” for mass shooters : statistics show that 94 % of mass shootings since the 1950s have taken place in gun-free zones .
You have the inherent human right to protect your own life and the lives of others .
Social unrest just underlines this more .
Since I originally wrote this article back in 2015 , the United States has had multiple episodes of civil unrest , and none so bad and widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 2020 , after the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer .
There are protests ongoing in every major city in America and these have spread even to the small , outlying towns .
( Never let it be said it can ’ t happen where you are . )
Minneapolis itself looks like a war zone .
It literally looks like the ruined base that Selco and Toby took us to for training in the Croatia survival course .
Watch this video to see the massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city and the fires burning unchecked .
( You don ’ t need to be logged in to see it . )
Now , this very same city wants to disband the police department .
Imagine living there , with people who ’ ve expressed this kind of rage .
Imagine being there unarmed .
Nobody is coming when you dial 911 during situations like this .
As the situation in the United States continues to escalate , more people join protests and riots , and more cities call for the complete defunding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going to be unique .
But not everyone believes preppers need guns I understand not having a firearm if you live in a place where they are not available .
( I spent 18 years in Canada and was unable to arm myself there . )
But when you ’ re blessed to be in a place with access to the tools you need to keep your family safe , it seems like just another prep to me .
But obviously not everyone feels this way .
Check out this lady who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The thing that I believe it ’ s important to remember here is that if you have stacked your supplies to the rafters but refused to plan for defending your home and family , you ’ ve basically just made them bait should a desperate situation arise .
Here are some reasons why preppers need to be armed .
Reason # 1 : Those who are desperate , unprepared , and feel entitled to be cared for Remember Black Friday ?
People climbed all over each other for cheap electronics .
Fistfights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to throw down and do battle for sale items .
I ’ d hazard a guess that folks who spend time and money fighting over electronics are not the kind of people who prep .
That means that these are the people who will be hungry in a long-term disaster .
Look at those people , stampeding to get to a sale on things that they don ’ t actually need to survive .
Their inhibitions are loosened because those around them are behaving in the same way .
You have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ People can justify pretty much anything when they or their children are starving .
And I can understand that to a large degree – who could stand to watch their babies suffering ?
But if someone can devolve to the above degree just to because everyone else is doing it , the chaos we saw above is only a tiny sample of what could come if people were truly hungry .
( Check out Selco ’ s article about mob mentality for more information on this mindset . )
Do you really feel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they ’ d go away politely ?
Do you really think that reason and a polite but firm conversation will be sufficient to make them go away ?
It only takes one person to start the charge against you in a tense scenario , and when that happens , unless you take swift and shocking action , the others will follow , and your retreat will be overcome .
Sort of like when the walkers overtook the prison after the fence got knocked down on The Walking Dead .
While the best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there when the masses come knocking at your door , you don ’ t always have a warning .
You ’ re going to want to be prepared with force equalizers – guns .
Reason # 2 : Those who are planning to take the supplies of others But wait , there ’ s something even worse out there than the hungry unprepared .
There are the folks who have built an entire preparedness plan around taking the things that other preppers have stored .
Remember this guy from another episode of Doomsday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready for people like this , your survival retreat is a soft , easy target .
These people are not nice and not desperate .
Their entire survival plan hinges on taking what someone else has amassed using superior force .
This yahoo ( who was subsequently arrested after his appearance on Doomsday Preppers ) blatantly explains his plan , and I can guarantee that he is not alone .
He ’ s just the one dumb enough to announce it on national television .
These are the types of people who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they don ’ t want to be caught .
If a situation arises in which being caught and thrown in prison is unlikely , it will be a free-for-all .
( Selco talks more about people like this in his book , Dark Secrets of SHTF Survival . )
Morals and ethics won ’ t stop them , because they don ’ t have any .
The only thing capable of stopping people like that is people who are able and ready to defend their homes Reason # 3 : Those who loot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they like it Finally , there are those who simply enjoy the mayhem .
Some people are just waiting for the opportunity to behave in this fashion .
They enjoy destroying things and venting their anger on any person who has “ more ” than they do .
They ’ d love to act like that every single day , but they don ’ t want to spend the rest of their lives in jail .
But when a verdict gets rolled out , when a storm takes out the power , when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are going on over a perceived injustice , they delight in the chance to rob , pillage , loot , and burn .
Who can forget the day before Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast when thugs were coordinating looting rampages via Twitter ?
Here ’ s the scene in Ferguson , Missouri .
These are definitely not folks out fulfilling needs .
If you believe Freud ’ s theory , then it ’ s easy to see that many people look for an excuse to revert to their true natures .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doing something , they are able to cast off their normal control of their impulses without much fear of reprisal .
The number of looters and thugs far outstrips the number of arrests going on in Baltimore , so there ’ s a very good chance that someone swept up in that mentality can go burn somebody else ’ s home or business and completely get away with it .
These are the people who burned down their own neighborhoods after the verdict in Ferguson .
And what businesses were left untouched ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ out front , armed , to defend their property .
This has happened again and again , most recently in Minneapolis .
When all hell is breaking loose , you can not rely on 911 .
You owe it to your family to be ready to protect them .
What if the world as we know it ended ?
What if there wasn ’ t food in the grocery stores ?
What if there was no longer any such thing as EBT , for those who relied on government assistance to acquire food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finally threw their hands up in the air , gave up , and went home to protect their own families ?
What if cities just get rid of the cops altogether ?
Who ’ s going to keep your family safe then ?
You have to realize that at any point in time , you could find yourself on your own , without backup from 911 .
Whether civil unrest is right outside your door .
Whether a group of thugs decides to invade your home to rob and/or terrorize you .
Whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ via an EMP that takes out the grid , civil war , economic collapse , or a breakdown in the national transportation network .
The only person you can rely on to protect your family is yourself .
You can stockpile until you have a decade of supplies put back , but if you can ’ t defend it , you don ’ t actually own it .
You only have it because no one has bothered taking it away from you yet .
You have what you have based on the goodwill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ greater in number , and better armed .
Take a long hard look at the threats you face during civil unrest , and get prepared .
While we always recommend , purely from a survival standpoint , not being present during times of unrest , we also know there are situations in which there are no options .
Wherever you live , whatever your situation , you need to plan as though 911 does not exist .
Whether riots are occurring in the streets or not , in the seconds during which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balance , you are completely on your own .
In some situations , it won ’ t stop with the destruction of your property .
You may have to defend your home .
And for this , you MUST BE ARMED .
People will tell you that they ’ ve survived riots or unrest and never had to have a gun or shoot anyone .
And do you know what ?
Chances are , you won ’ t have to unholster your weapon .
I know that when I defended my homestead and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never even had to point my gun at them – the fact I had it and was determined to use it was enough of a deterrent .
But this is a plan based on pure luck and the goodwill of others .
Survival favors the prepared .
I do not base my preparations for my family on the hope for good luck and nice people .
Firearms are an equalizer .
A small woman can defend herself from multiple large intruders with a firearm if she ’ s had some training and knows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put a kitchen knife in her hand against those same intruders , and her odds decrease exponentially .
You are your own first responder .
If the situation does escalate and the lives of you and your loved ones are in danger , there is no substitute for meeting force with force .
You may not wish to engage , but sometimes there ’ s no time to escape .
Sometimes there ’ s no place to escape to .
In these situations , you won ’ t be able to talk your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it , or throw dishes at the intruders to fight them off .
When you need help in seconds , the police are only minutes away .
By the time they arrive during a collapse scenario , your family will be dead , raped , or kidnapped , and your supplies will be long gone .
And that ’ s if they arrive at all .
And that ’ s also dependent on whether or not the few people remaining in uniform are actually committed to maintaining order .
If you plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Mad Max society meltdown , you are going to have to accept that preppers need guns .
This doesn ’ t mean that you want to hurt someone .
It means that you intend to keep your loved ones safe by any means necessary .
Here are a few tips to prepare a home defense plan .
First things first : if you ’ re new to firearms , I strongly recommend professional instruction and lots of practice .
There is no substitute for learning to use your weapon safely and accurately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to your situation .
Be sure when making your plan to take into consideration things like : the layout of your property , your family , and their skill sets , your comfort with firearms , your neighbors – the list of variables goes on and on Here are some specifics to help you begin planning .
Know how to use your firearm .
Whatever your choice of weapon , practice , practice , practice .
A weapon you don ’ t know how to use is more dangerous than having no weapon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time at the range .
It ’ s a must .
During a stressful , frightening situation , you will be relying on muscle memory , so make sure the muscles are well trained .
I ’ m not a firearms instructor , so I can ’ t recommend “ the best gun ” for preppers .
The guns I chose for my rural property aren ’ t necessarily the same ones I chose when I lived in Suburbia .
Every situation is different , and your firearm choice should reflect that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ someone who knows a lot more about weapons than I do to help you with that decision . )
Make sure your children are familiar with the rules of gun safety .
Of course , it should go without saying that you will have pre-emptively taught your children the rules of gun safety so that no horrifying accidents occur .
In fact , it ’ s my fervent hope that any child old enough to do so has been taught to safely and effectively use a firearm themselves .
Knowledge is safety .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ your situation .
You need to prepare your battlespace and make plans for defending it .
Those plans will be different based on your experience and that of people in your family or group .
For example , a family of preppers in the suburbs would most likely have a very different plan than a group of former military guys protecting a compound .
Don ’ t rely on 911 .
If the disorder is widespread , don ’ t depend on a call to 911 to save you-you must be prepared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tied up , and in some cases , the cops are not always your friends .
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , some officers joined in the crime sprees , and others stomped all over the 2nd Amendment and confiscated people ’ s legal firearms at a time when they needed them the most .
Be armed and keep your firearm on your person .
When the door of your home is breached , you can be pretty sure the people coming in are not there to make friendly conversation over a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plan to greet them with a deterring amount of force .
Be sure to keep your firearm on your person during this type of situation , because there won ’ t be time to go get it from your gun safe .
Don ’ t even go to the kitchen to get a snack without it .
Home invasions go down in seconds , and you have to be constantly ready .
Have a safe room established for children or other vulnerable family members .
If the worst happens and your home is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ room into which family members can escape .
This room needs to have a heavy exterior door instead of a regular hollow core interior door .
There should be communications devices in the room so that the person can call for help , as well as a reliable weapon to be used in the unlikely event that the safe room is breached .
The family members should be instructed not to come out of that room FOR ANY REASON until you give them the all-clear or help has arrived .
You can learn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Focus the tips for creating a safe room in an apartment to put it together more quickly .
Plan an escape route .
If the odds are against you , devise a way to get your family to safety .
Your property is not worth your life .
Be wise enough to know if you ’ re getting into a fight that you can ’ t win .
Let me repeat that it ’ s always best not to be in the thick of things .
But if the fight comes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to de-escalate it , then fight you must .
So many times , when interviewed after a disaster , people talk about being “ shocked ” at the behavior of others .
Their level of cognitive dissonance has lulled them into thinking that we ’ re safe and that we live in a civilized country .
They are unwilling to accept that civilization is only a glossy veneer , even when the evidence of that is right in front of them , aiming a gun at their faces , lighting their homes on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They refuse to arm themselves and prepare for an uncivilized future .
Accept it now , and you ’ ll be a lot better off when the SHTF .
Do you have some specific advice for those making a home protection plan ?
Any thoughts on the use of firearms in that plan ?
Any plans not to have firearms ?
Let ’ s talk about it .
Please share your suggestions in the comments below .

One of the many adages of the prepper world is, “If you can’t defend it, you don’t own it.”
If you’re new to the preparedness lifestyle, this saying basically means that all of your supplies, your stockpiles, your carefully selected buckets of food, and the time and money you spent on preparation will be for naught if you can’t protect it against those who may seek to take it from you. This is generally accepted as a truth in the prepper community. Most of us believe that we must be prepared to defend ourselves and our property without relying on any type of “authorities” to protect us.
To me, preppers and guns go together like peas and carrots.I strongly believe that firearms are a necessary part of a home defense plan. So imagine my surprise when I got a negative response to a meme I posted shortly after the massacre in Paris a few years back.
As it turns out, there are quite a few people in the lifestyle that actually do not believe in having firearms. Here are some of the comments that followed the meme, as well as comments from another discussion opened on the topic.
I respectfully disagree. That is what has fueled this situation already.
Only a coward thinks that everyone should be armed.
Oh. What a shame that you posted this – and I enjoyed your page. Bail!
I do not trust my fellow citizens to know how to safely take out a bomber without also potentially killing my loved ones! Do you want that bloodshed on your hands?
What?????????
Despite the noisy refrain of people begging for gun control, despite that ridiculous and misleading “mass shootings map” (more on that HERE), I haven’t changed my stance one bit. In fact, it just solidifies my belief that we need to be prepared at all times to protect our families. People murdered in San Bernadino by a mass shooter were at an office Christmas party when things went down, not a place one would normally expect to need to be armed. This said to me that there are no places that are immune to danger. In fact, “gun free zones” are seen as “target-rich environments” for mass shooters: statistics show that 94% of mass shootings since the 1950s have taken place in gun-free zones.
You have the inherent human right to protect your own life and the lives of others.
Social unrest just underlines this more.
Since I originally wrote this article back in 2015, the United States has had multiple episodes of civil unrest, and none so bad and widespread as the one we’re enduring in 2020, after the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. There are protests ongoing in every major city in America and these have spread even to the small, outlying towns. (Never let it be said it can’t happen where you are.)
Minneapolis itself looks like a war zone. It literally looks like the ruined base that Selco and Toby took us to for training in the Croatia survival course. Watch this video to see the massive scale of the damage done to this city and the fires burning unchecked. (You don’t need to be logged in to see it.) Now, this very same city wants to disband the police department. Imagine living there, with people who’ve expressed this kind of rage. Imagine being there unarmed. Nobody is coming when you dial 911 during situations like this.
As the situation in the United States continues to escalate, more people join protests and riots, and more cities call for the complete defunding of police departments, this scene is not going to be unique.
But not everyone believes preppers need guns
I understand not having a firearm if you live in a place where they are not available. (I spent 18 years in Canada and was unable to arm myself there.) But when you’re blessed to be in a place with access to the tools you need to keep your family safe, it seems like just another prep to me.
But obviously not everyone feels this way. Check out this lady who was on an episode of Doomsday Preppers.
The thing that I believe it’s important to remember here is that if you have stacked your supplies to the rafters but refused to plan for defending your home and family, you’ve basically just made them bait should a desperate situation arise.
Here are some reasons why preppers need to be armed.
Reason #1: Those who are desperate, unprepared, and feel entitled to be cared for
Remember Black Friday? People climbed all over each other for cheap electronics. Fistfights erupted over vegetable steamers. People were ready to throw down and do battle for sale items.
I’d hazard a guess that folks who spend time and money fighting over electronics are not the kind of people who prep. That means that these are the people who will be hungry in a long-term disaster. Look at those people, stampeding to get to a sale on things that they don’t actually need to survive. Their inhibitions are loosened because those around them are behaving in the same way.
You have to look at the psychology of this. People can justify pretty much anything when they or their children are starving. And I can understand that to a large degree – who could stand to watch their babies suffering? But if someone can devolve to the above degree just to because everyone else is doing it, the chaos we saw above is only a tiny sample of what could come if people were truly hungry. (Check out Selco’s article about mob mentality for more information on this mindset.)
Do you really feel like you could prepare them one meal and they’d go away politely? Do you really think that reason and a polite but firm conversation will be sufficient to make them go away? It only takes one person to start the charge against you in a tense scenario, and when that happens, unless you take swift and shocking action, the others will follow, and your retreat will be overcome. Sort of like when the walkers overtook the prison after the fence got knocked down on The Walking Dead.
While the best plan of all is not to be there when the masses come knocking at your door, you don’t always have a warning. You’re going to want to be prepared with force equalizers – guns.
Reason #2: Those who are planning to take the supplies of others
But wait, there’s something even worse out there than the hungry unprepared.
There are the folks who have built an entire preparedness plan around taking the things that other preppers have stored. Remember this guy from another episode of Doomsday Preppers?
If you aren’t ready for people like this, your survival retreat is a soft, easy target. These people are not nice and not desperate. Their entire survival plan hinges on taking what someone else has amassed using superior force. This yahoo (who was subsequently arrested after his appearance on Doomsday Preppers) blatantly explains his plan, and I can guarantee that he is not alone. He’s just the one dumb enough to announce it on national television.
These are the types of people who are only careful about breaking the law because they don’t want to be caught. If a situation arises in which being caught and thrown in prison is unlikely, it will be a free-for-all. (Selco talks more about people like this in his book, Dark Secrets of SHTF Survival.) Morals and ethics won’t stop them, because they don’t have any. The only thing capable of stopping people like that is people who are able and ready to defend their homes
Reason #3: Those who loot and pillage because, doggone it, they like it
Finally, there are those who simply enjoy the mayhem.
Some people are just waiting for the opportunity to behave in this fashion. They enjoy destroying things and venting their anger on any person who has “more” than they do. They’d love to act like that every single day, but they don’t want to spend the rest of their lives in jail. But when a verdict gets rolled out, when a storm takes out the power, when a disaster strikes, when peaceful protests are going on over a perceived injustice, they delight in the chance to rob, pillage, loot, and burn. Who can forget the day before Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast when thugs were coordinating looting rampages via Twitter?
Here’s the scene in Ferguson, Missouri. These are definitely not folks out fulfilling needs.
I remember learning about “sublimation” in a high school psychology class.
Sublimation is a defense mechanism that allows us to act out unacceptable impulses by converting these behaviors into a more acceptable form. For example, a person experiencing extreme anger might take up kickboxing as a means of venting frustration. Freud believed that sublimation was a sign of maturity that allows people to function normally in socially acceptable ways. (source)
If you believe Freud’s theory, then it’s easy to see that many people look for an excuse to revert to their true natures. In a situation where “everyone” is doing something, they are able to cast off their normal control of their impulses without much fear of reprisal. The number of looters and thugs far outstrips the number of arrests going on in Baltimore, so there’s a very good chance that someone swept up in that mentality can go burn somebody else’s home or business and completely get away with it.
These are the people who burned down their own neighborhoods after the verdict in Ferguson. And what businesses were left untouched? The ones for which the owners stood out front, armed, to defend their property. This has happened again and again, most recently in Minneapolis.
When all hell is breaking loose, you cannot rely on 911.
You owe it to your family to be ready to protect them.
What if the world as we know it ended? What if there wasn’t food in the grocery stores? What if there was no longer any such thing as EBT, for those who relied on government assistance to acquire food? What if the police and military finally threw their hands up in the air, gave up, and went home to protect their own families? What if cities just get rid of the cops altogether? Who’s going to keep your family safe then?
You are.
You have to realize that at any point in time, you could find yourself on your own, without backup from 911.
Whether civil unrest is right outside your door.
Whether a group of thugs decides to invade your home to rob and/or terrorize you.
Whether the world we know goes down, via an EMP that takes out the grid, civil war, economic collapse, or a breakdown in the national transportation network.
The only person you can rely on to protect your family is yourself.
You can stockpile until you have a decade of supplies put back, but if you can’t defend it, you don’t actually own it. You only have it because no one has bothered taking it away from you yet. You have what you have based on the goodwill of others, who are stronger, greater in number, and better armed.
Take a long hard look at the threats you face during civil unrest, and get prepared. While we always recommend, purely from a survival standpoint, not being present during times of unrest, we also know there are situations in which there are no options. Wherever you live, whatever your situation, you need to plan as though 911 does not exist. Whether riots are occurring in the streets or not, in the seconds during which the lives of your family hang in the balance, you are completely on your own.
In some situations, it won’t stop with the destruction of your property. You may have to defend your home. And for this, you MUST BE ARMED.
People will tell you that they’ve survived riots or unrest and never had to have a gun or shoot anyone.
And do you know what?
Chances are, you won’t have to unholster your weapon. I know that when I defended my homestead and my daughter against wannabe criminals, I never even had to point my gun at them – the fact I had it and was determined to use it was enough of a deterrent.
But this is a plan based on pure luck and the goodwill of others. Survival favors the prepared. I do not base my preparations for my family on the hope for good luck and nice people.
Firearms are an equalizer. A small woman can defend herself from multiple large intruders with a firearm if she’s had some training and knows how to use it properly. But put a kitchen knife in her hand against those same intruders, and her odds decrease exponentially.
You are your own first responder.
If the situation does escalate and the lives of you and your loved ones are in danger, there is no substitute for meeting force with force. You may not wish to engage, but sometimes there’s no time to escape. Sometimes there’s no place to escape to. In these situations, you won’t be able to talk your way out of it, hide from it, or throw dishes at the intruders to fight them off.
When you need help in seconds, the police are only minutes away. By the time they arrive during a collapse scenario, your family will be dead, raped, or kidnapped, and your supplies will be long gone. And that’s if they arrive at all. And that’s also dependent on whether or not the few people remaining in uniform are actually committed to maintaining order.
If you plan to survive a scenario of civil unrest or a Mad Max society meltdown, you are going to have to accept that preppers need guns. This doesn’t mean that you want to hurt someone. It means that you intend to keep your loved ones safe by any means necessary.
Here are a few tips to prepare a home defense plan.
First things first: if you’re new to firearms, I strongly recommend professional instruction and lots of practice. There is no substitute for learning to use your weapon safely and accurately.
Your plan has to be unique to your situation. Be sure when making your plan to take into consideration things like: the layout of your property, your family, and their skill sets, your comfort with firearms, your neighbors – the list of variables goes on and on
Here are some specifics to help you begin planning.
Know how to use your firearm. Whatever your choice of weapon, practice, practice, practice. A weapon you don’t know how to use is more dangerous than having no weapon at all. You have to spend time at the range. It’s a must. During a stressful, frightening situation, you will be relying on muscle memory, so make sure the muscles are well trained. I’m not a firearms instructor, so I can’t recommend “the best gun” for preppers. The guns I chose for my rural property aren’t necessarily the same ones I chose when I lived in Suburbia. Every situation is different, and your firearm choice should reflect that. (Here’s some advice from someone who knows a lot more about weapons than I do to help you with that decision.)
Make sure your children are familiar with the rules of gun safety. Of course, it should go without saying that you will have pre-emptively taught your children the rules of gun safety so that no horrifying accidents occur. In fact, it’s my fervent hope that any child old enough to do so has been taught to safely and effectively use a firearm themselves. Knowledge is safety.
Spend time making a plan unique to your situation. You need to prepare your battlespace and make plans for defending it. Those plans will be different based on your experience and that of people in your family or group. For example, a family of preppers in the suburbs would most likely have a very different plan than a group of former military guys protecting a compound.
Don’t rely on 911. If the disorder is widespread, don’t depend on a call to 911 to save you-you must be prepared to save yourself. First responders may be tied up, and in some cases, the cops are not always your friends. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, some officers joined in the crime sprees, and others stomped all over the 2nd Amendment and confiscated people’s legal firearms at a time when they needed them the most.
Be armed and keep your firearm on your person. When the door of your home is breached, you can be pretty sure the people coming in are not there to make friendly conversation over a nice cup of tea. Make a plan to greet them with a deterring amount of force. Be sure to keep your firearm on your person during this type of situation, because there won’t be time to go get it from your gun safe. Don’t even go to the kitchen to get a snack without it. Home invasions go down in seconds, and you have to be constantly ready.
Have a safe room established for children or other vulnerable family members. If the worst happens and your home is breached, you need to have a room into which family members can escape. This room needs to have a heavy exterior door instead of a regular hollow core interior door. There should be communications devices in the room so that the person can call for help, as well as a reliable weapon to be used in the unlikely event that the safe room is breached. The family members should be instructed not to come out of that room FOR ANY REASON until you give them the all-clear or help has arrived. You can learn more about building a safe room HERE. Focus the tips for creating a safe room in an apartment to put it together more quickly.
Plan an escape route. If the odds are against you, devise a way to get your family to safety. Your property is not worth your life. Be wise enough to know if you’re getting into a fight that you can’t win.
Let me repeat that it’s always best not to be in the thick of things. But if the fight comes to you and there’s no way to de-escalate it, then fight you must.
Civilization is just a veneer.
So many times, when interviewed after a disaster, people talk about being “shocked” at the behavior of others. Their level of cognitive dissonance has lulled them into thinking that we’re safe and that we live in a civilized country. They are unwilling to accept that civilization is only a glossy veneer, even when the evidence of that is right in front of them, aiming a gun at their faces, lighting their homes on fire, or raping their daughters.
They refuse to arm themselves and prepare for an uncivilized future.
Accept it now, and you’ll be a lot better off when the SHTF.
Do you have some specific advice for those making a home protection plan? Any thoughts on the use of firearms in that plan? Any plans not to have firearms? Let’s talk about it. Please share your suggestions in the comments below.
Article posted with permission from Daisy Luther


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-10--Mainstream Media Not Giving Up “Second Wave” Narrative

Government puppets , the talking heads in media , are not giving up on the “ second wave ” of the coronavirus narrative .
This is something we should all be aware of because if we are not , they will try to use this to further decimate the livelihoods of people and lock everyone down again .
Many have said that there will be a second wave of infections , and the MSM has ramped up their reporting on this lately .
The right is blaming the protesters of police brutality while the left is blaming the protesters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a lot of blame and the only thing media can agree on is that there will be another wave , and more force , violence , and interference in lives will be necessary to control the public .
The media needs your focus to be on “ fearing the second wave , ” and they ’ ve started the propaganda machine early .
Maybe .
Unless they try going to blame the protests for the “ second wave ” to get those on all sides of every issue ticked off and further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ divide , conquer , and rule ” dichotomy .
This is a massive psychological operation .
A massive game of chess .
The only way to win is to not play .
If we all stand up , their little game is over .
As the rioting narrative dies down , the media is going to have to pull out even more tricks to convince people to continue to stay on their knees subjugated tot he government .
In fact , CNN said the second wave is the biggest threat to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bigger threat than people obeying the commands of politicians ?
Hardly .
Other sites are saying there ’ s a “ huge spike ” in COVID-19 cases and it ’ s sparking “ panic ” in a hotspot .
We ’ ve been inundated with articles declaring the second wave is coming .
It could be coming in sooner than we expected .
Some in the liberty-movement have been expecting “ plandemic 2 ” around September , but the dismantling of the system is going forward at breakneck speed .
We need to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teeny things you are allowed to do even sooner and accept contact tracing and vaccines in exchange for what was left of your freedom .
We ’ ve seen the media do this .
They put out pieces like this one from Yahoo titled Former FD Commissioner Gottlieb Sees ‘ A Lot of Risk of 2nd Coronavirus Wave.
’ This is intended to panic and make people fearful while priming them for another lockdown .
Not as many are interested in the coronavirus narrative , however , now that there are worldwide protests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says Berwick .
“ But they ’ re coming out with the next one soon .
And it was actually in the…UN document , we reported on that , it probably got tooken [ sic ] off YouTube already .
But , saying that they ’ re gon na do two sort of tests .
Sort of trial runs this year .
So we have the next one coming .
If we ’ re going to have any chance , we have to wake up lots of people .
”

Government puppets, the talking heads in media, are not giving up on the “second wave” of the coronavirus narrative. This is something we should all be aware of because if we are not, they will try to use this to further decimate the livelihoods of people and lock everyone down again.
Many have said that there will be a second wave of infections, and the MSM has ramped up their reporting on this lately. The right is blaming the protesters of police brutality while the left is blaming the protesters of the first lockdown. Regardless, there is a lot of blame and the only thing media can agree on is that there will be another wave, and more force, violence, and interference in lives will be necessary to control the public.
The media needs your focus to be on “fearing the second wave,” and they’ve started the propaganda machine early. Maybe. Unless they try going to blame the protests for the “second wave” to get those on all sides of every issue ticked off and further divided. We know they operate on a “divide, conquer, and rule” dichotomy. This is a massive psychological operation. A massive game of chess. The only way to win is to not play. If we all stand up, their little game is over.
As the rioting narrative dies down, the media is going to have to pull out even more tricks to convince people to continue to stay on their knees subjugated tot he government. In fact, CNN said the second wave is the biggest threat to the economy. That’s a bigger threat than people obeying the commands of politicians? Hardly.
Other sites are saying there’s a “huge spike” in COVID-19 cases and it’s sparking “panic” in a hotspot. We’ve been inundated with articles declaring the second wave is coming. It could be coming in sooner than we expected. Some in the liberty-movement have been expecting “plandemic 2” around September, but the dismantling of the system is going forward at breakneck speed. We need to potentially expect governments to remove the few teeny things you are allowed to do even sooner and accept contact tracing and vaccines in exchange for what was left of your freedom.
We’ve seen the media do this. They put out pieces like this one from Yahoo titled Former FD Commissioner Gottlieb Sees ‘A Lot of Risk of 2nd Coronavirus Wave.’ This is intended to panic and make people fearful while priming them for another lockdown. Not as many are interested in the coronavirus narrative, however, now that there are worldwide protests.
Gottlieb, an appointee of President Trump who ran the FDA from 2017-2019, warned that because these public demonstrations tend to include large numbers of young people, many of whom are more likely to appear asymptomatic even if contagious, those exposed to the coronavirus at a protest could have no idea. –Yahoo
This is mostly a test, says Berwick. “But they’re coming out with the next one soon. And it was actually in the…UN document, we reported on that, it probably got tooken [sic] off YouTube already. But, saying that they’re gonna do two sort of tests. Sort of trial runs this year. So we have the next one coming. If we’re going to have any chance, we have to wake up lots of people.”
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-10--Dr. Rashid Buttar:  “They Are Trying To Divide People!”

Dr. Rashid Buttar , who has come out against the totalitarian dictates over the economy in response to the coronavirus plandemic , says the plan now , is to divide the population so we don ’ t unite together to tackle the problem .
A global psychological operation is taking place right now and many are still falling for it .
Buttar has long questioned the elitists and the ruling class who control YouTube and other platforms for the censorship that ’ s running rampant today .
“ Why would anybody censor facts and truth ?
” asks Buttar .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a certain narrative to be parrotted and repeated so we remain under the control of rulers .
Freethinkers are impossible to enslave .
“ Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny .
Not force , but secrecy and censorship .
When any government or church for that matter , undertakes to say to its subjects , “ This you may not read , this you must not know , ” the end result is tyranny and oppression , no matter how holy the motives .
Mighty little force is needed to control a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fashion ; contrariwise , no amount of force can control a free man , whose mind is free .
No , not the rack nor the atomic bomb , not anything .
You can ’ t conquer a free man ; the most you can do is kill him.
” ― Robert A. Heinlein “ I ’ ll give you a couple of reasons , ” Dr. Buttar says as to why information about the damages done by vaccines are being censored .
“ This is not democratic or republican .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clearly , we are being divided by politics , ethnicity , culture , gender , you name it , they are dividing us so we never unite against the real enemy : the ruling class puppets and the elitists .
They are desperately trying to keep their system of control in place .
Buttar begins by speaking to the truth about viruses and how they have actually helped human evolution .
“ The social distancing has nothing to do with the virus…social distancing has no scientific basis whatsoever…HOWEVER , there is a significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to freedom of speech , which then gives you the freedom to assemble .
The military technology has been there for 15 years , where you can actually using satellites , track soldiers .
If it ’ s within that 5 foot than , it ’ s hard to determine if it ’ s two people , or three people , or four people .
I think the social distancing is part of that ‘ divide and conquer.
’ They ’ ve divided us based on ethnicity , based on culture , based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , based upon ideology , based upon political party .
Now they are trying to come into our homes [ HR 6666 ] ... take people our of the house to quarantine them .
They are trying to divide people.They ’ re trying to divide us .
So the social distancing is all about dividing us , seperating us , creating us more into an isolated component.
” –Dr .
Rashid Buttar The further we separate the more psychological and emotional damage is done to human beings .
Our stress levels will go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems , and year people are still blaming the other people who don ’ t vote like they do .
“ That ’ s what they ’ re counting on , is people to be scared of the social shaming , ” says Dr. Buttar about anyone who speaks up about the truth .
“ I ’ d much rather be socially shamed , and still have future of mankind , ” Buttar adds .
Humanity needs more free thinkers , not those who follow the crowd .
“ The further a society @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it will hate those that speak it.
” -George Orwell

Dr. Rashid Buttar, who has come out against the totalitarian dictates over the economy in response to the coronavirus plandemic, says the plan now, is to divide the population so we don’t unite together to tackle the problem. A global psychological operation is taking place right now and many are still falling for it.
Buttar has long questioned the elitists and the ruling class who control YouTube and other platforms for the censorship that’s running rampant today. “Why would anybody censor facts and truth?” asks Buttar. Well, the truth is they need a certain narrative to be parrotted and repeated so we remain under the control of rulers. Freethinkers are impossible to enslave.
“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, “This you may not read, this you must not know,” the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can’t conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.”― Robert A. Heinlein
“I’ll give you a couple of reasons,” Dr. Buttar says as to why information about the damages done by vaccines are being censored. “This is not democratic or republican. This is bipartisan,” the doctor says. Clearly, we are being divided by politics, ethnicity, culture, gender, you name it, they are dividing us so we never unite against the real enemy: the ruling class puppets and the elitists. They are desperately trying to keep their system of control in place.
Facebook Ramps Up Coronavirus Censorship: Blocking Posts About COVID-19
Buttar begins by speaking to the truth about viruses and how they have actually helped human evolution.
“The social distancing has nothing to do with the virus…social distancing has no scientific basis whatsoever…HOWEVER, there is a significant basis for social distancing when it comes to freedom of speech, which then gives you the freedom to assemble. The military technology has been there for 15 years, where you can actually using satellites, track soldiers. If it’s within that 5 foot than, it’s hard to determine if it’s two people, or three people, or four people. I think the social distancing is part of that ‘divide and conquer.’ They’ve divided us based on ethnicity, based on culture, based on religion, based upon belief system, based upon ideology, based upon political party. Now they are trying to come into our homes [HR 6666]...take people our of the house to quarantine them. They are trying to divide people.They’re trying to divide us. So the social distancing is all about dividing us, seperating us, creating us more into an isolated component.” –Dr. Rashid Buttar
The further we separate the more psychological and emotional damage is done to human beings. Our stress levels will go up creating all sorts of inflammatory health problems, and year people are still blaming the other people who don’t vote like they do.
“That’s what they’re counting on, is people to be scared of the social shaming,” says Dr. Buttar about anyone who speaks up about the truth. “I’d much rather be socially shamed, and still have future of mankind,” Buttar adds.
Humanity needs more free thinkers, not those who follow the crowd.
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” -George Orwell
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--Colorado:  Bill Requires “Re-Education” For Parents Who Refuse Coronavirus Vaccine

Are you ready for re-education camps in the United States ?
Colorado has introduced a bill that would “ re-educate ” parents who refuse to vaccinate their child with the coronavirus vaccine .
The bill forces all doctors and medical staff to give vaccinations with no exemptions , even if they are in a situation where they believe it would not be in that child ’ s best interest .
The bill ’ s current version , however , does not list any sanctions or punishments for medical staff that refuse , according to Life News .
The bill just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 20-14 ) to reduce available exemptions on vaccinations for school-age children ( making vaccines mandatory ) .
This bill offers “ online education modules ” for parents who want a different vaccination schedule than what the state demands .
Submitting a “ certificate of completion ” from the re-education classes is one way to receive the state-sanctioned vaccine exemption .
This plandemic was never about health , it was about forcing everyone to get a vaccine : an injection of whatever the hell the ruling class decided to put in the vaccine .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Identities of Everyone ; Big Brother Merges With Big Pharma These vaccines are not being required for the health of anyone unless it ’ s for the health of Big Pharma and the ruling class .
What happens if the “ re-education ” fails to convince a person to get the vaccines ?
It ’ s hard to say , but these types of concentration camps ( and be honest with yourself , you know that ’ s what they are ) should be condemned by anyone who wishes to be free .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the governments are now going to in order to force people to get vaccinated is unbelievable .
But , we knew this was coming .
We knew that the coronavirus was a scam to force everyone to take the COVID ( certification of vaccine ID ) under Agenda 2020 .
Beware , this could very well be what more religious people are calling “ the mark of the Beast ” , and people commenting on this Colorado bill have already made it clear that “ people won ’ t be able to go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get the vaccine .
This is the new normal they are conditioning us to accept .
This is why they need martial law .
Your chains are about to get much shorter unless you wake up and start to extract yourself from their system .
There isn ’ t much time left .
The government is not going to help you out , after all , they are the ones writing the laws while they have the police and military enforce them at gunpoint .
Wake up , or be enslaved .

Are you ready for re-education camps in the United States? Colorado has introduced a bill that would “re-educate” parents who refuse to vaccinate their child with the coronavirus vaccine.
The bill forces all doctors and medical staff to give vaccinations with no exemptions, even if they are in a situation where they believe it would not be in that child’s best interest. The bill’s current version, however, does not list any sanctions or punishments for medical staff that refuse, according to Life News.
The bill just passed through a committee in Colorado (20-14) to reduce available exemptions on vaccinations for school-age children (making vaccines mandatory). This bill offers “online education modules” for parents who want a different vaccination schedule than what the state demands. Submitting a “certificate of completion” from the re-education classes is one way to receive the state-sanctioned vaccine exemption.
This plandemic was never about health, it was about forcing everyone to get a vaccine: an injection of whatever the hell the ruling class decided to put in the vaccine.
Medical Tyranny: Trump Pivots To Mandatory Vaccinations Under Operation “Warp Speed”
Vaccines Now Being Used To Harvest Biometric Identities of Everyone; Big Brother Merges With Big Pharma
These vaccines are not being required for the health of anyone unless it’s for the health of Big Pharma and the ruling class.
What happens if the “re-education” fails to convince a person to get the vaccines? It’s hard to say, but these types of concentration camps (and be honest with yourself, you know that’s what they are) should be condemned by anyone who wishes to be free. This is utterly insane. The limits the governments are now going to in order to force people to get vaccinated is unbelievable.
But, we knew this was coming. We knew that the coronavirus was a scam to force everyone to take the COVID (certification of vaccine ID) under Agenda 2020. Beware, this could very well be what more religious people are calling “the mark of the Beast”, and people commenting on this Colorado bill have already made it clear that “people won’t be able to go to work or school” unless they get the vaccine.
This is the new normal they are conditioning us to accept. This is why they need martial law. Your chains are about to get much shorter unless you wake up and start to extract yourself from their system. There isn’t much time left. The government is not going to help you out, after all, they are the ones writing the laws while they have the police and military enforce them at gunpoint. Wake up, or be enslaved.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--Justice Must Be Brought Against The Lawless No Matter Who They Are

Justice Must Be Brought Against The Lawless No Matter Who They Are Whether it is rioters , looters , insurrectionists , those inciting them , criminals with a badge and a gun , politicians in seats of authority or the common man , justice must be brought when the law is violated .
To fail to bring justice is to abandon love , liberty and order in society and put at risk those who are good citizens .
Articles and Bible verses mentioned in this episode .
Matthew 23:29Woe to you , scribes and Pharisees , you hypocrites !
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the monuments of the righteous .
30And you say , ‘ If we had lived in the days of our fathers , we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.
’ 31So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets .
32Fill up , then , g the measure of the sin of your fathers .
33You snakes !
You brood of vipers !
How will you escape the sentence of hell ?
34Because of this , I am @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachers .
Some of them you will kill and crucify , and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town .
35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth , from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah , whom you murdered between the temple and the altar .
36Truly I tell you , all these things will come upon this generation .
He hath shewed thee , O man , what is good ; and what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but to do justly , and to love mercy , and to walk humbly with thy God ?
Micah 6:8 Proverbs 21:15 When justice is done , it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers .
Proverbs 28:5 Evildoers do not understand what is right , but those who seek the LORD understand it fully .
Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God ; maintain love and justice , and wait for your God always .
Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said to myself , “ God will bring into judgment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for there will be a time for every activity , a time to judge every deed.
” 2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ , so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body , whether good or bad .
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Justice Must Be Brought Against The Lawless No Matter Who They Are
Whether it is rioters, looters, insurrectionists, those inciting them, criminals with a badge and a gun, politicians in seats of authority or the common man, justice must be brought when the law is violated. To fail to bring justice is to abandon love, liberty and order in society and put at risk those who are good citizens.
Articles and Bible verses mentioned in this episode.
Matthew 23:29Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. 30And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32Fill up, then,g the measure of the sin of your fathers. 33You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town. 35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8
Proverbs 21:15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 28:5 Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
Hosea 12:6 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always.
Ecclesiastes 3:17 I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--Biker Gang Drives ANTIFA Out Of Town

Biker Gang Drives ANTIFA Out Of Town

Honestly , I would love to write these stories every single day !
It ’ s amazing that a biker gang , known as “ Hell ’ s Angels , ” have the intestinal fortitude to stand up where Christians should be standing against members of ANTIFA and driving them out of town , but that is exactly what happened in Placerville , California .
A tweet containing a Facebook post from the small California town telling how the infamous Hell ’ s Angels united with other gangs to reportedly repel an Antifa demonstration .
The tweet reads : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , CA .
They said if anyone stands in their way “ there will be consequences.
“ So Hell ’ s Angels and the Mongols biker gangs have accepted the challenge !
A lengthy Facebook report was reposted and shared thousands of times as the news spread across social media like wildfire .
Unheard of but so awesome..Hells Angels and Mongols team up against a common enemy.. Not sure if this has been shared today or not .
Antifa threatens Placerville , CA .
Says anyone who gets in their way will suffer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gangs have taken Antifa up on their challenge .
If Ant !
fa wants lawlessness they are going to get it in full measure .
I ’ ve run into a few of the guys who will be playing for the Home Team .
I guarantee that body bags will be needed if Antifa dares show up .
I think we will see more of this… UPDATE Dang it .
The Ant !
fa cowards chickened out…called it off Not sure if this has been shared today or not .
Antifa threatens Placerville @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in their way will suffer consequences…The local Hells Angles and Mongols motorcycle gangs have taken Antifa up on their challenge .
If Ant !
fa wants lawlessness they are going to get it in full measure .
I ’ ve run into a few of the guys who will be playing for the Home Team .
I guarantee that body bags will be needed if Antifa dares show up .
UPDATE Dang it .
The Ant !
fa cowards chickened out…called it off Of course , cowards back out on social media and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there are always those there at the ready to document the cowardice shown by the instigators of the crimes .
Then , there were those who took to Twitter to call out the cowardly , paid provocateurs of ANTIFA .
The El Dorado County Sheriff ’ s Office posted the following : Last night in El Dorado Hills approximately 300 people participated in a peaceful protest .
We had a chance to meet with a lot of our community members and engage in some great dialogue .
We want to thank the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We are still conferring on Silva Valley Parkway on and off ramp for this evening .
This post will be updated with that information .
There is still no curfew in El Dorado County .
National Guard is also remaining in the area and we are continuing an increased law enforcement pressence [ sic ] .
We noticed a few questions regarding a large law enforcement presence in the evening on the highway in El Dorado Hills .
This was from a pursuit of a vehicle which came from Sacramento County and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We don ’ t have any further information on this to share .
OK , so we have a ton of this kind of behavior .
I ask , how many are going to be brought to justice because justice is the only way to deal with these people .
As long as we tolerate their lawless activities , we are only inching closer to tyranny from those who fail to bring justice , which is why we give them their authority under God ( Romans 13:1-5 ) .
Article posted with @ @ @ @ @ @

Honestly, I would love to write these stories every single day! It’s amazing that a biker gang, known as “Hell’s Angels,” have the intestinal fortitude to stand up where Christians should be standing against members of ANTIFA and driving them out of town, but that is exactly what happened in Placerville, California.
Lionel Du Cane reports:
A tweet containing a Facebook post from the small California town telling how the infamous Hell’s Angels united with other gangs to reportedly repel an Antifa demonstration.
The tweet reads: “ANTIFA has threatened the town of Placerville, CA . They said if anyone stands in their way “there will be consequences.“ So Hell’s Angels and the Mongols biker gangs have accepted the challenge !
https://twitter.com/LeahR77/status/1269013614104645632
https://twitter.com/LeahR77/status/1269024852196896768
A lengthy Facebook report was reposted and shared thousands of times as the news spread across social media like wildfire.
One repost read:
Unheard of but so awesome..Hells Angels and Mongols team up against a common enemy.. Not sure if this has been shared today or not. Antifa threatens Placerville, CA. Says anyone who gets in their way will suffer consequences…The local Hells Angles and Mongols motorcycle gangs have taken Antifa up on their challenge. If Ant!fa wants lawlessness they are going to get it in full measure. I’ve run into a few of the guys who will be playing for the Home Team. I guarantee that body bags will be needed if Antifa dares show up.
I think we will see more of this… UPDATE
Dang it. The Ant!fa cowards chickened out…called it off Not sure if this has been shared today or not. Antifa threatens Placerville, CA. Says anyone who gets in their way will suffer consequences…The local Hells Angles and Mongols motorcycle gangs have taken Antifa up on their challenge. If Ant!fa wants lawlessness they are going to get it in full measure. I’ve run into a few of the guys who will be playing for the Home Team. I guarantee that body bags will be needed if Antifa dares show up. UPDATE
Dang it. The Ant!fa cowards chickened out…called it off
Of course, cowards back out on social media and in real life.
The fact is that there are always those there at the ready to document the cowardice shown by the instigators of the crimes.
https://www.facebook.com/candy.walker.9275/posts/157600939148266
https://www.facebook.com/angela.town76/posts/10223331769827925
Then, there were those who took to Twitter to call out the cowardly, paid provocateurs of ANTIFA.
The other day, over here, in Devore, at a local Saloon, 'Screaming Chicken' there were over 500 bikers. Mongols, Vagos, Hells Angels, and other Motorcycle Clubs. Partying their assets off. Not fighting with each other. They all HATE Antifa. On that, they're United. pic.twitter.com/xwLdjnmPOH — Richard Morgan (@youneedaclue) June 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/dreaminok7/status/1269053527793401857
This evening, EDSO Deputies stopped this car for multiple vehicle code violations on St. Andrews Way off of El Dorado… Posted by El Dorado County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 4, 2020
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office posted the following:
Last night in El Dorado Hills approximately 300 people participated in a peaceful protest. We had a chance to meet with a lot of our community members and engage in some great dialogue. We want to thank the community for their respect of one another. We are still conferring on Silva Valley Parkway on and off ramp for this evening. This post will be updated with that information. There is still no curfew in El Dorado County. National Guard is also remaining in the area and we are continuing an increased law enforcement pressence [sic]. We noticed a few questions regarding a large law enforcement presence in the evening on the highway in El Dorado Hills. This was from a pursuit of a vehicle which came from Sacramento County and ended without incident in El Dorado County. We don’t have any further information on this to share.
Last night in El Dorado Hills approximately 300 people participated in a peaceful protest. We had a chance to meet with… Posted by El Dorado County Sheriff's Office on Friday, June 5, 2020
OK, so we have a ton of this kind of behavior. I ask, how many are going to be brought to justice because justice is the only way to deal with these people. As long as we tolerate their lawless activities, we are only inching closer to tyranny from those who fail to bring justice, which is why we give them their authority under God (Romans 13:1-5).
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--The Gavi Vaccine Summit, Mandatory Vaccines & Autism With Kerri Rivera

The Gavi Vaccine Summit 2020 was recently held in London and there was much discussion about vaccines and in some instances , mandatory ones .
Vaccines have never actually been proven to prevent anything , but assumed .
However , we do have vital information that vaccines are harmful and there are reports that indicate that it is linked to autism .
Kerri Rivera joins me in this episode to talk about what went on at the Summit and as a woman who has helped many children with autism , she has a very unique perspective .
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thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi Blames Christianity For Looting In America

Editor ’ s Note : This would be some of his own engaging in such things .
Any “ Christians ” behaving like this should repent just as much as any non-Christians should , but Christians moreso .
Christianity is not responsible for this , the lawless are .
Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi : Christianity Is Responsible For The Looting In America ; Darwin Called To Exterminate Dark-Skinned People He Saw As Half-Humans ; Muslims Should Not Attend BLM Protests In a Friday , June 5 , 2020 sermon delivered at the North Miami Islamic Center , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ North Miami , Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi said that he is saddened by Muslims who participate in Black Lives Matter protests because “ every life matters.
” He said that Christianity is the main problem in America and the West today since Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins and that as a result , they believe that they can commit crimes such as looting and repent for them later .
He stated that the solution to America ’ s problems is Islam .
Later in the sermon , Imam Kablawi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ European race must “ exterminate the savage race ” of people with bigger lips and darker skin .
The sermon , titled “ This Is How We Should Look at the George Floyd Issue as Muslims , ” was streamed live on the mosque ’ s Facebook page .
Dr. Kablawi , who is a dentist and originally from Jordan , had written an article in Ghurabaa Islamic Magazine in 2010 , saying that the Jews incurred the anger of God .
In November 2019 , Salman Rashid , who is affiliated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arrested for plotting an ISIS attack against the deans of Broward College and Miami Dade College .
Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi : “ You look at Muslims going to support the cause of Black Lives Matter – every life matters !
Every life matters .
And it hurts when you see Muslims raising signs like that .
Every life matters .
If you are going to stand against injustice , you stand against injustice that could be committed against every individual .
“ That is the very problem I see in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not any better .
Christianity – the way it got corrupted – is the main reason for what we see happening in this country .
Christianity .
“ [ Jesus ] – that ’ s their god , as they claim – he was killed .
But he was not killed for a bad reason , he was killed for your sins .
So it does not matter what you do , as much looting as you do – at the end of the week , you are forgiven .
“ Go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confess or repent and you are good .
As long as you believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins , you are fine .
You tell me how such a religion will create good citizens .
“ So what ’ s the solution for this aspect ?
Islam .
Islam .
“ Christianity – we already established – is the cause of the problem .
The way they implemented it… But Christianity – the pure , original one that came from Allah – is Islam .
It is the religion of Allah @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and corrupted it is the [ reason ] they are now suffering .
“ [ Charles Darwin ] said that the Europeans , this civilized race – [ in order for them ] to be able to continue to improve and to become more civilized – they must exterminate the savage race .
That is Darwinism .
So the fact that people have bigger lips , darker skin , or this… And he believes that we come from monkeys… Your father is a monkey , not my father !
Your dad is a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dad to be a monkey or to admit that .
Who is happy to say his dad is an ape , are you crazy ?
But anyway , the fact that people still have big lips and all that , they are closer – that ’ s what he says… They are in a stage between humans and beasts – animals .
I ’ m telling you brothers .
This is Darwin .
”

Editor’s Note: This would be some of his own engaging in such things. Any “Christians” behaving like this should repent just as much as any non-Christians should, but Christians moreso. Christianity is not responsible for this, the lawless are.
Disgusting.
Miami Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi: Christianity Is Responsible For The Looting In America; Darwin Called To Exterminate Dark-Skinned People He Saw As Half-Humans; Muslims Should Not Attend BLM Protests
Source: The Internet – “North Miami Islamic Center on Facebook”
In a Friday, June 5, 2020 sermon delivered at the North Miami Islamic Center, which is known also as Masjid As-Sunna An-Nabawiyya North Miami, Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi said that he is saddened by Muslims who participate in Black Lives Matter protests because “every life matters.” He said that Christianity is the main problem in America and the West today since Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins and that as a result, they believe that they can commit crimes such as looting and repent for them later. He stated that the solution to America’s problems is Islam. Later in the sermon, Imam Kablawi said that according to Darwinism, the European race must “exterminate the savage race” of people with bigger lips and darker skin. The sermon, titled “This Is How We Should Look at the George Floyd Issue as Muslims,” was streamed live on the mosque’s Facebook page. Dr. Kablawi, who is a dentist and originally from Jordan, had written an article in Ghurabaa Islamic Magazine in 2010, saying that the Jews incurred the anger of God. In November 2019, Salman Rashid, who is affiliated with the North Miami Islamic Center, was arrested for plotting an ISIS attack against the deans of Broward College and Miami Dade College.
Imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi: “You look at Muslims going to support the cause of Black Lives Matter – every life matters! Every life matters. And it hurts when you see Muslims raising signs like that. Every life matters. If you are going to stand against injustice, you stand against injustice that could be committed against every individual.
[…]
“That is the very problem I see in America – Christianity. Seriously. And Europe is not any better. Christianity – the way it got corrupted – is the main reason for what we see happening in this country. Christianity.
[…]
“[Jesus] – that’s their god, as they claim – he was killed. But he was not killed for a bad reason, he was killed for your sins. So it does not matter what you do, as much looting as you do – at the end of the week, you are forgiven.
[…]
“Go [to church] on Sunday and confess or repent and you are good. As long as you believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins, you are fine. You tell me how such a religion will create good citizens.
[…]
“So what’s the solution for this aspect? Islam. Islam.
[…]
“Christianity – we already established – is the cause of the problem. The way they implemented it… But Christianity – the pure, original one that came from Allah – is Islam. It is the religion of Allah. But the way they changed it and corrupted it is the [reason] they are now suffering.
[…]
“[Charles Darwin] said that the Europeans, this civilized race – [in order for them] to be able to continue to improve and to become more civilized – they must exterminate the savage race. That is Darwinism. So the fact that people have bigger lips, darker skin, or this… And he believes that we come from monkeys… Your father is a monkey, not my father! Your dad is a monkey, and I refuse for my dad to be a monkey or to admit that. Who is happy to say his dad is an ape, are you crazy? But anyway, the fact that people still have big lips and all that, they are closer – that’s what he says… They are in a stage between humans and beasts – animals. I’m telling you brothers. This is Darwin.”
Article posted with permission from Pamela Geller


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--Bill Gates & Congressman Negotiated “Tracing Deal” Before COVID-19 Panic

Six months before the mainstream media started to tell the public to panic and live in a fear-based stupor over the coronavirus , Bill Gates worked with a congressman in the United States government to get a “ tracing deal ” done according to investigative journalists .
Gates and U.S .
Congressman Bobby L. Rush sat down in Rwanda , East Africa in mid-August of 2019 to hash out who would score the windfall from a government contact tracing program The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helped negotiate who would score a $ 100 Billion government-backed contact tracing contract in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ pandemic ’ arrived in the United States and four months before it swept through China , according to a report by True Pundit .
Nine months after the meetings with the Gates Foundation in Rwanda , Rush , who is a Democrat from Illinois , introduced the $ 100 BILLION H.R .
6666 , the COVID-19 Testing , Reaching , and Contacting Everyone ( TRACE ) Act .
The shocking revelations were unveiled on the Thomas Paine Podcast and the Moore Paine Show on Patreonby the two investigators who blew the whistle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during a Congressional hearing in 2018 .
John Moynihan and Larry Doyle testified in Congress , detailing the fraud and schemes utilized by the Clinton ’ s to avoid paying up to $ 2.5 BILLION in federal taxes .
–True Pundit The mainstream media has quickly gone to work claiming this is “ fake news.
” But what we do understand , is the media will stick to the narrative it ’ s given regardless of truth , honesty , and facts .
So do what ’ s right , read the information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is something Gates would want , and… “ The bill does not force you or your loved ones to do anything at all , ” a press release from Rush ’ s office reads .
“ With that being said , if you or a loved one does have the coronavirus , it is advised that you do self-quarantine and maintain social distance from others.
” Does this guy think we are stupid ?
Because what ’ s the point of even writing a bill that anyone intends to make a law that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do anything ?
Read the entire text of H.R .
bill 6666 here if you would like and decide for yourself .
Compared to most bills any politician introduced , this one is vague .
Is that done on purpose , to confuse and distract ?
Who even knows anymore .

Six months before the mainstream media started to tell the public to panic and live in a fear-based stupor over the coronavirus, Bill Gates worked with a congressman in the United States government to get a “tracing deal” done according to investigative journalists. Gates and U.S. Congressman Bobby L. Rush sat down in Rwanda, East Africa in mid-August of 2019 to hash out who would score the windfall from a government contact tracing program
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helped negotiate who would score a $100 Billion government-backed contact tracing contract in August 2019 — six months before the ‘pandemic’ arrived in the United States and four months before it swept through China, according to a report by True Pundit. Nine months after the meetings with the Gates Foundation in Rwanda, Rush, who is a Democrat from Illinois, introduced the $100 BILLION H.R. 6666, the COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, and Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act.
The shocking revelations were unveiled on the Thomas Paine Podcast and the Moore Paine Show on Patreonby the two investigators who blew the whistle on the massive Clinton Foundation tax fraud during a Congressional hearing in 2018. John Moynihan and Larry Doyle testified in Congress, detailing the fraud and schemes utilized by the Clinton’s to avoid paying up to $2.5 BILLION in federal taxes. –True Pundit
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Gates Negotiated $100 Billion Contact Tracing Deal With Democratic Congressman Sponsor of Bill Six Months BEFORE Coronavirus Pandemic https://t.co/nOF4fLzlqA — Thomas Paine (@Thomas1774Paine) June 10, 2020

The mainstream media has quickly gone to work claiming this is “fake news.” But what we do understand, is the media will stick to the narrative it’s given regardless of truth, honesty, and facts. So do what’s right, read the information, and look into it. This is something Gates would want, and…
“The bill does not force you or your loved ones to do anything at all,” a press release from Rush’s office reads. “With that being said, if you or a loved one does have the coronavirus, it is advised that you do self-quarantine and maintain social distance from others.” Does this guy think we are stupid? Because what’s the point of even writing a bill that anyone intends to make a law that doesn’t “force” us to do anything?
Read the entire text of H.R. bill 6666 here if you would like and decide for yourself. Compared to most bills any politician introduced, this one is vague. Is that done on purpose, to confuse and distract? Who even knows anymore.
Article posted with permission from Mac Slavo


thewashingtonstandard--2020-06-11--US Economy Will Definitely Not Be Returning To “Normal” – In Fact, Things Will Soon Get Even Worse

US Economy Will Definitely Not Be Returning To “ Normal ” – In Fact , Things Will Soon Get Even Worse 2020 has been quite a year so far .
It has been one nightmare after another , and yet the economic optimists continue to insist that economic activity will soon snap back to normal levels somehow .
So the economic optimists aren ’ t really alarmed by the fact that the core areas of our major cities have been torched , gutted and looted by rioters , because they assume that all of this violence is just a temporary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been done can be repaired .
And they aren ’ t really alarmed by the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to escalate again .
In fact , over the last seven days , we have seen the number of newly confirmed cases around the globe hit levels that we have never seen before .
They just assume that “ the worst is behind us ” and that the vast majority of the businesses and jobs that have been lost during this pandemic will be quickly recovered .
Wouldn ’ t it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Sadly , the truth is that economic conditions will not be returning to normal .
Yes , some of the jobs that were lost will be recovered as states start to “ reopen ” their economies .
But more than 100,000 businesses have already permanently closed during this new economic downturn , and all of those jobs are lost forever .
And yes , the level of economic activity will rise as states end their lockdowns , but it will still be much lower than it was before COVID-19 started spreading like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this point , even the perpetually optimistic OECD is admitting that global economic activity as a whole will be way down in 2020… A 6 or 7 percent decline in worldwide GDP is definitely not “ normal ” .
Actually , if this OECD projection turns out to be accurate , we will be talking about a “ global depression ” by the end of the year .
Here in the U.S. , a key measure of consumer optimism just dropped by 5.4 percent even though state economies all over the country are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the optimists keep telling me that things are “ getting better ” .
In fact , they just keep on insisting that a new golden age for America is right around the corner .
Well , apparently the largest jewelry retailer in the U.S. doesn ’ t share that optimism , because they just announced that they will be closing at least 150 stores… Overall , the U.S. retail industry is facing a tsunami of store closings that is unlike anything we have ever seen before… That sure doesn ’ t sound like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Meanwhile , the reckless money creation that the Federal Reserve has been engaging in is starting to show up in our food prices .
According to Nielsen , we have seen some startling food inflation over the past three months… Unfortunately , this is just the beginning .
The cost of living is going to continue to rise aggressively , and this comes at a time when more than 42 million Americans have already lost their jobs .
Yes , some of those jobs are starting to come back .
But more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well .
And economic activity will be higher than it was when virtually everything was closed down .
But more businesses are shutting their doors permanently and declaring bankruptcy on a daily basis .
This new chapter in our economic history is just getting started , and a tremendous amount of pain is ahead of us .
Of course , Fed Chair Jerome Powell completely disagrees with that assessment , and he is trying really hard to convince all of us that a new economic depression has not begun… And I would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are facing will not be very similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s .
In the long run , what we are facing will be far worse .
The “ perfect storm ” is here , and our economy is being shaken to the core .
Many people continue to be hopeful that the worst is now behind us , but what they don ’ t realize is that what we have experienced so far is just a warm up act for what is still to come .

US Economy Will Definitely Not Be Returning To “Normal” – In Fact, Things Will Soon Get Even Worse
2020 has been quite a year so far. It has been one nightmare after another, and yet the economic optimists continue to insist that economic activity will soon snap back to normal levels somehow. So the economic optimists aren’t really alarmed by the fact that the core areas of our major cities have been torched, gutted and looted by rioters, because they assume that all of this violence is just a temporary phenomenon and that any damage that has been done can be repaired. And they aren’t really alarmed by the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to escalate again. In fact, over the last seven days, we have seen the number of newly confirmed cases around the globe hit levels that we have never seen before. They just assume that “the worst is behind us” and that the vast majority of the businesses and jobs that have been lost during this pandemic will be quickly recovered.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they were actually correct?
Sadly, the truth is that economic conditions will not be returning to normal. Yes, some of the jobs that were lost will be recovered as states start to “reopen” their economies. But more than 100,000 businesses have already permanently closed during this new economic downturn, and all of those jobs are lost forever.
And yes, the level of economic activity will rise as states end their lockdowns, but it will still be much lower than it was before COVID-19 started spreading like wildfire in the United States.
At this point, even the perpetually optimistic OECD is admitting that global economic activity as a whole will be way down in 2020…
If a second outbreak is seen, the OECD forecasts global growth will plunge by 7.6% in 2020, and “remain well short” of its growth activity levels from 2019, suggesting no V-shaped recovery. If a second wave can be avoided, the OECD forecasts the world economy will still contract by 6% this year and again fail to recover to pre-corona levels by the end of 2021. “Both scenarios are sobering, as the economic activity does not and cannot return to normal under these circumstances,” OECD chief economist Laurence Boone wrote in the report.
A 6 or 7 percent decline in worldwide GDP is definitely not “normal”.
Actually, if this OECD projection turns out to be accurate, we will be talking about a “global depression” by the end of the year.
Here in the U.S., a key measure of consumer optimism just dropped by 5.4 percent even though state economies all over the country are “reopening”…
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index, a leading national poll on consumer confidence, declined by 5.4% in June. The index’s reading of 47.0 is at its lowest mark since September 2016. It also places the index in negative territory for the third consecutive month. For the IBD/TIPP indexes, a reading below 50.0 indicates pessimism.
But all of the optimists keep telling me that things are “getting better”.
In fact, they just keep on insisting that a new golden age for America is right around the corner.
Well, apparently the largest jewelry retailer in the U.S. doesn’t share that optimism, because they just announced that they will be closing at least 150 stores…
The world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry says it will not reopen at least 150 of its North America stores that were temporarily shuttered in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Signet Jewelers, which operates 3,172 stores globally primarily under the name brands of Kay Jewelers, Zales, Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry and Piercing Pagoda, also plans to close an additional 150 stores by the end of its fiscal year, which ends in February 2021.
Overall, the U.S. retail industry is facing a tsunami of store closings that is unlike anything we have ever seen before…
As many as 25,000 U.S. stores could close permanently this year after the coronavirus pandemic devastated an industry where many mall-based retailers were already struggling. The number would shatter the record set in 2019, when more than 9,800 stores closed their doors for good, according to a report from retail and tech data firm Coresight Research.
That sure doesn’t sound like an “economic recovery” to me.
Meanwhile, the reckless money creation that the Federal Reserve has been engaging in is starting to show up in our food prices. According to Nielsen, we have seen some startling food inflation over the past three months…
Market-research firm Nielsen said food prices rose 5.8% in the 13 weeks from March 1 to May 30 compared with the year-ago period.
Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. The cost of living is going to continue to rise aggressively, and this comes at a time when more than 42 million Americans have already lost their jobs.
Yes, some of those jobs are starting to come back.
But more Americans continue to lose jobs each week as well.
And economic activity will be higher than it was when virtually everything was closed down.
But more businesses are shutting their doors permanently and declaring bankruptcy on a daily basis.
This new chapter in our economic history is just getting started, and a tremendous amount of pain is ahead of us.
Of course, Fed Chair Jerome Powell completely disagrees with that assessment, and he is trying really hard to convince all of us that a new economic depression has not begun…
Sure, unemployment’s only comparison is the Great Depression. And businesses across the country are closed. And many people are struggling to buy food. But Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell doesn’t see any similarities. “I don’t think that the Great Depression is a good example or likely outcome for a model of what’s happening here at all, I really don’t,” he said. “There are so many fundamental differences.”
And I would actually concur with Powell that what we are facing will not be very similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
In the long run, what we are facing will be far worse.
The “perfect storm” is here, and our economy is being shaken to the core. Many people continue to be hopeful that the worst is now behind us, but what they don’t realize is that what we have experienced so far is just a warm up act for what is still to come.
Article posted with permission from Michael Snyder