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Amazon has warehouses/distribution centers here in Kentucky. We get charged sales tax when we buy from Amazon.

Yep

What if Amazon has a warehouse in one of those 'enterprise zones" where y'all pay 3% tax. So...would the 3% tax apply or the full rate if you ordered something from Amazon?

Full Auto and all NFA items legal here in Kentucky. That is if one can afford a full auto, over $5000 to $15,000 and even higher due to the Hughes Amendment. No, I don't own any NFA items.

What is good about this show is that it gives food for thought to those people who never thought of prepping, or just was curious about it. Books are great, however illustrations through videos (this show for example) puts it in better perspective for the masses. Not sure if the average person just tuning in for the first time has ever heard of the SAS Survival Guide. For the most part, the people shown in Doomsday Preppers are not in top physical shape. Despite that the people are doing something that could protect themselves and their families in case something does happen. If these average looking folks can do it on TV, anyone can. One can certainly speculate that perhaps if these type of shows were on a year or two before Katrina, maybe more lives might have been saved. In the show it was mentioned that FEMA recommends that a 3 day supply of food is suggested. The minimum should be 3 months. People buy insurance, yet few buy tangible goods (food and water) that can be used at any time (just in case). Same thing with buying a firearm and ammo just in case for self defense or some possible survival situation (just in case). Its there if you need it.

There were some good tips in that show. The couple in Texas uses pig waste and turns it into methane. I like the idea of having multiple solar and wind generators so there is no reliance on just one. The guy in LA prepping for the big one uses common plants and trees for medicinal purposes.

Did anyone mention that Passaic is the birthplace of TV ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passaic,_New_Jersey "Passaic has been called "The Birthplace of Television".[15] In 1931, experimental television station W2XCD began transmitting from DeForest Radio Corp. in Passaic. It has been called the first television station to transmit to the home, and was the first such station to broadcast a feature film. Allen B. DuMont, formerly DeForest's chief engineer, opened pioneering TV manufacturer DuMont Laboratories in Passaic in 1937, and started the DuMont Television Network, the world's first commercial television network, in 1946. The Okonite company began manufacturing electrical cable here in 1888, with early uses of the company's insulated wires including some of the earliest telegraph cables and the wiring for Thomas Edison's Pearl Street Station in Lower Manhattan." Lot of famous people from Passaic too....including Joe Piscopo The Shirelles Larry Storch Loretta Swit

A fuel preservative like Stabil is a must. I have had gas last as long as two years + .

Thanks for posting the link. Good positive report overall.

I believe Arthur Sills (the one behind the 1966 FID law) worked with Dodd on 1968 GCA....

I see stories that there used to be a 'rod and gun' clubs in school , kids used to bring their guns to school in the 1950's and 1960's.

I wonder if Mormons are now targeted as well. Most of them have large stockpiles of food. I guess the Amish are as well since a lot of them have root cellars and store food as well. Or maybe hikers and campers who buy MRE's to eat while out in the woods.

Regarding hidden versus open carry... In some states it is possible to open carry without a permit (KY). But a permit is needed for conceal carry. There are no training requirements that I know of in states that allow open carry without a permit. There are training requirements in some states (like KY) to get a conceal carry permit. Now in some states you cannot open carry without a permit, so a permit is needed for open and concealed carry. My neighbor state just over the Ohio River is Indiana and it requires a permit for open and conceal carry. Some states prefer you don't open carry and some don't allow open carry at all. I think Texas and Arkansas are among those.

Never heard anything like this before, is PNC Bank the only one doing this?

As I understand it (haven't done it yet). Here in KY it costs $80 for a mandatory 8 hour course. There are videos to watch, information about the laws where to carry where not to carry, written tests, gun cleaning, gun handling, live fire range time, bring your own ammo, holster and gun. You pass the test, you wait 30 + days then you get a certificate in the mail. Take the certificate to the sheriff, and then start the application process, pictures taken, background checks...another fee for the permit $60 plus the pictures $10. After that if all goes well, wait 60 days then you get a notice in the mail, take that notice to the sheriff and get your permit. CCW is called CCDW (Conceal Carry Deadly Weapons) and also covers other deadly weapons as well including knives and items that could be used as a deadly weapon. The State Police does a monthly NICS check on all CCDW holders. This started in 2006, but you can use the CCDW to bypass NICS but still have to do the 4473.

True, but at least in some upstate counties in NY State they allow CCW although reading the horror stories some having to wait up to 13 months to get a permit... This makes for some interesting reading http://www.nyfirearms.com/forums/pistol-permits/

Well, if there is reciprocity with Kentucky, it might be another reason for me to finally get the CCW here in KY so when I visit friends in NJ I could carry. $500 for a CCW permit? Wasn't that some politicians proposal at some point? Hell, with this economy some people probably cannot even afford a $250 handgun, let alone a $500 CCW permit. Insurance required for CCW??? Sounds like yet another backdoor gun control legislation. Is there something in that Delaware river that made New Jersey separate from the rest of the U.S?

I believe everyone should be carrying a weapon for protection, not only just LEOs or ex LEO's.

Might be a good time to go into the survival business, selling long term storage food supplies, water purifiers, self defense 'items', living off the grid, and many other related items. If not so much for protection from Zombies, but the uncertainty of the future regarding economic and potential for social unrest that the media brings up from time to time. "Zombie Survival" would be a great name for a chain of survival oriented stores...

Years ago people who talked about apocalypse scenarios, survival training, shtf and govt and UN takeover conspiracies were called paranoid and fringe. It is all mainstream now, stuff that would only be relegated to obscure shortwave radio shows is now openly discussed on cable TV, on the radio and countless websites and even some mainstream news programs. Maybe it is the economy, the uncertainty of the future, the 2012 thing...or all that and more. Zombies are the what the soviets were in the 1950's, they replaced that outside threat with a generic group...that offends no one.

I saw this alert on THR, someone pointed out that the Arizona NRA site is falsely showing that NJ accepts Arizona CCW permit. Also check at the map on the NRA page... Original Post http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=640788 Go here http://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-laws/arizona.aspx Reciprocity These states recognize Arizona permits: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Deleware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming Arizona recognizes permits from: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Deleware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

What about major high populated areas like Miami, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia, they have high population densities and they have CCW. Liberal Wisconsin now has CCW. How long can these politicians keep coming up with these lame excuses?

We have Dicks sporting goods here in KY, I think they are all over. But there as another place like Dicks here, It is called Dunham's. They are located in Alexandria KY. They seem to have more of better selection of rifles in their stores. http://www.dunhamssports.com/weekly-circular/ If it asks for a zip code, put in 41001. Check out the Hunting and Archery Page on 27

I live in Kentucky

Kroger supermarket has the gas promotion. If you get 350 points , you get 35 cents off but you have to use the Kroger gas pumps and their (Kroger) credit card to get the 35 cents off. If you have just the Kroger gas card, its only 20 cents. Swifty gas stations pumps gas for you here just for customer service, .and they are the only ones who do. All the rest of the gas station companies is pay at the pump. Speedway, Marathon, UDF (United Dairy Farmers) and Shell gas stations are big here. I think Oregon is the other state besides NJ that doesn't let you pump your own gas. Speaking of supermarkets, there are no Pathmark or Shop Rites out here. Kroger is huge, then there is Meijers. Like NJ and NY we do have White Castle here.