Spokane Preparedness Expo & Mini PatCom

A reminder for all Patriots able to attend the September 30th Expo in Spokane - touch base with Miss Violet and meet several local Patriots who are taking advantage of the Expo to Meet & Greet.

Here's the link to the details.

Kerodin
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Muslim-led nations seek global ban on insults of Muhammad

Just in case anyone may have it twisted, there will not be a Mosque in the Citadel.

Ever.

Call me what you will.

Islam is not a religion.

Here's a link to the column in the title.

Oh - Fuck Mo'.

Kerodin
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Beware Fake Precious Metals

You know the real criminals in society will make fakes.

The real Crime Lords (.gov) will make your gold illegal when it suits them.

NCRenegade has a few tips, here.

Kerodin
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Let's begin to migrate our conversations

Let's continue our discussions above about Command Structure and our initial Agreement here on this blog.  Once we reach our conclusions we can place the final version on the new blog. 

But in the meantime, watch the new blog for other topics that we'll begin right away.  You'll also notice on both new blogs that several writers will be posting.

IIICitadel.blogspot.com

IIIArms.blogspot.com

Bloggers, please add them both to your blog roll so we can make them both a success!

Kerodin
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Buchanan paints the picture

Federal, state and local government together now consume 37 percent of the economy. Can we not see where this is leading us, by looking at Spain or Italy — or California?

One facet of the Citadel that entices and excites me very much: We will not ask for a dime from any Government entity.

We will not be part of the problem.

We will be part of the solution.

And when Government inevitably Implodes because they spend too much, we will remain standing tall and able to care for ourselves.

Here's PJB's column.

Kerodin
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III Arms & Citadel Polls

Hi folks, please take a sec and answer the polls on the right when you can.  All of these questions are relevant and your answers help me take one direction or another.

I am proud to say that the Citadel is moving almost as fast as III Arms.

By the way, please let Jim know on Facebook if you intend to buy a III Arms 1911 and.or a III Arms AR.  I'd like to know if we are moving in a direction you like.

Thank you!

Kerodin
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III Arms Company Blog

III Arms is growing up, folks.

The company blog is live, here.

It'll start slow, limited to III Arms business and firearms in general.  Several writers will be participating, so feel free to drop in.

III Bloggers - I hope you'll add III Arms blog to your blogroll!

Here's the site.

Kerodin
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And that's how you do that...

Do you think we have motivated people working on this project, or what!?

Here's the link.

Kerodin
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NC PatCon: 2 Weeks and counting...

Brock and his Team have an update regarding their upcoming PatCom. 

My 2 cents: Genuine Patriots are hard to find, and you will find many at Brock's place in just over 2 weeks.  Consider a road trip even if you are not close - I personally know several are coming from as far north as Pennsylvania, and I would hope every Patriot in the Mid-Atlantic would give serious consideration to take this opportunity to meet Brock and the others who will be there.

And you'll get to meet Jim and put your hands on III Arms pistols and rifles.  Your pistols and rifles.

We are Patriots who do more than moan, groan and bitch about our world.

Meet more like us at Brock's place.

Here's the update.

Kerodin
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Miss K's World

Miss K has the proper amount of FU gene, methinks.  ;)

Here.

Kerodin
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III Arms: A Taste

So you want a sneak peek of what III Arms intends to bring to market?

Look at this final from Jim on one of the AR prototypes builds. Holly says your work is "absolutely exquisite", and she has a trained artistic eye.

Go over to Facebook and let him know you recognize the talent, and start thinking of how you will want your III Arms rifle & 1911 finished.

More here, and more coming soon...

Kerodin
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III Arms: Website

Take a peek, here.

Thanks Dan!

Kerodin
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Liberty Congress

I understand some are disappointed because I am shifting the date of the Liberty Congress. Fair enough.

Sorry. The groundwork simply is not ready and will not be ready by November 3rd.

I have set a date for April 13-15 in the Spring. It is open for alternatives.

Here's a reality: In months of promoting this online we've had 36 people commit to attend. For that I am grateful. In the last 2 weeks, I have had 4 people quietly write and bow out, usually for scheduling conflicts.

I was at TL's Guardians event, with CA. Three people on a corner in DC. I was at Mercer, promoted for many months as a national event with a turnout of 40 or so. That was a national call, and most of those attending were relatively local. Most PatComs had an average of 5-7 people.

In a city that has protests every single week and weekend of the year, any crowd of less than 5000 people in DC will not even make local news. Because of the message and tone with which we will deliver that message, I am willing to hit DC with 300 allies, because I can spin the Spartan PR angle. But we do not have even 10% of that number.

It would be irresponsible of me to ask people who have committed to show up here for another flop event, several are coming from the west coast. It does more damage to personal budgets than is tolerable. It does more to injure the III than to help put us on the radar.

I am not willing to do damage to the III when it is avoidable.

As III Arms and the Citadel are promoted this fall and winter we will promote the Liberty Congress as well. Help us reach critical mass, instead of allowing us to be just 30 or so Patriots standing on the steps of the Capitol.

There are thousands of people who read this blog and other Liberty blogs in our community every day. I am honest enough with myself to know when an event does not have the support of even our own. The people who are willing to come here, no matter what, are willing to take it on the chin for the thousands who won't even bother. Many of them would end up spending $1-$4 thousand dollars for the weekend - just so they could stand with 20-30 others on the steps of the Capitol.

Sorry, that is asking too much. That money can be better spent elsewhere, until we have a crowd on the steps of the Capitol large enough to warrant the expense.

I'm not interested in martyring anyone. I will continue my efforts with III Arms and the Citadel, where there is far more support. And as the Liberty Congress builds momentum along the way, great.

Kerodin
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III: Updates & Fall Schedule & Liberty Congress & More

III Arms: Jim's latest pictured above. Sweet. Here's more.

III Arms and the Citadel have evolved over the last 2-3 months, and have ascended to Priority One. As a result I have not been able to hit gun shows as planned to collect signatures and properly promote the Liberty Congress. Holly and I looked at the schedule and the tasks we have to accomplish, and have decided to make a few adjustments.

Since the primary means of promoting the III Arms prototypes will be booths at large gun shows over the fall and winter so that potential customers can physically put their hands on the weapons, we've decided to push the Liberty Congress into the Spring. We've chosen April 13-15 2013 on the National Mall. The 15th (Tax Day) is Monday, and our event will benefit because so many other groups host events on the Mall on Tax weekend.

The plan remains the same, only the dates have changed. Your Liberty Congress shirts are not dated, so they remain useful. As our reps travel to major gun shows over the fall/winter, III Patriots will either share the booth or buy the next booth, and promote our organization and the Liberty Congress, get signatures on our Declaration, et cetera.

IIIGear: Hoodies/t-shirts. I've spoken with a few of you recently about hoodies and more importantly, recent t-shirt orders. In all of my years in business I have never had a more frustrating and embarrassing FUBAR/SNAFU than our 2 recent hoodie/shirt orders. As you know when I fist offered hoodies it was with the caveat that we'd place the order once we had the minimum orders in hand. Well, that took 3 freekin' months, and we STILL did not have our minimum, despite more than 50 people who "committed" to buying the hoodies. In the end I just said F'it and ordered the minimum along with a big shirt order.

I placed the hoodie/shirt order with our original shirt printer, and what "FINALLY" arrived at my shop was a ClusterFoxtrot. I sent it all back and had to wait for our refund. I have since ordered with another vendor (8 dozen shirts as well as hoodies) and it is expected in the next 2-4 weeks.

At the moment I have one (1), yes, one single III shirt in stock, a medium in OD.

As I have said a hundred times before - anyone who is tired of waiting for shirts/hoodies, email me and we'll send your money back.

I'm done talking about shirts/hoodies for this post, because I am grinding my teeth.

Other III Gear: I know many of you finally rec'd packages last week and today, and more has shipped. I have a couple items that were backordered from Condor (XXL Crossdraw Vests, for example), Cold Steel and 1 model of KA-BAR. As soon as the knives show up, I will send them to CADD for engraving, then to you. As may of you know we have been using standard #10 envelopes to send patches (1-3 quantity) for more than a year. Saturday when Holly and I showed up at the Post Office with a batch of about 35 envelopes filled with patches, they informed us we had to use large, cardboard envelopes from now on. So, a bunch of you owed patches, they are coming, but are being re-packaged.

In all honesty IIIGear is labor intensive for the few bucks from each order that helps promote the III. I'm not sure what we'll be doing with it in the near future. I am not the kind of guy who likes making people wait for orders, and since the 527 is not large enough to keep a fat inventory, it is too often that people end up waiting too long for basic orders, and it doesn't sit well with my business senses.

Birmingham: I'm not going to bother with the Alabama gun show/PatCom in the middle of October. If luck happens to shine on us, we'll be at the Indy 1500 gun show instead with our prototypes.

Citadel: Holly and I are headed west very soon. As mentioned, we have meetings with several county officials from several counties to discuss how much they'd like to have us in their back yard. My sincere thanks to Mike C. for a great primer he put together to help us through those upcoming meetings.

III Arms & Citadel: I am very proud to see so many of you fully embracing the Citadel and III Arms, preparing business plans, and looking forward to a life amongst our own.

More later.

Kerodin
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III Arms: AR Update

**UPDATE** Citadel folks: Please take a moment and answer the 3 polls at right. The newest one will be a big help in laying the groundwork for the Citadel.

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AR: The man has skills - and he's not done yet.

Are you an AR shooter? This is one of the builds being put together by Millerized for III Arms.

Citadel folks: Begin to consider firearms and ammo inter-changeability and requirements for each household. Should every home agree to have at least one firearm in each of the major calibers? If the world does go to a SHTF period, who knows what may be available?

Anyway, here's the link to Jim's latest handiwork.

Kerodin
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Mo's Film Maker Arrested - but wait, there's more...

Just something to think about: The film maker was on probation. Once you get hit with a charge, the normal rules of society simply do not apply to you any longer. This guy simply does not have 1A any longer.

Lawfare. Look it up. It is the use of law to smear and otherwise take a potential "enemy" out of play by putting him in prison and ruining his credibility.

You already grumble that you can't go a single day without committing a few felonies.

So, you know it is real.

Need more proof?

Look at the list of "Prohibited Persons" who are having their 2A Rights infringed.

It used to be only those filthy damned Felons!

Then the list grew to mental patients. Can't have whack-a-doos running around with an Uzi! But a whack-a-doo isn't just a guy or gal who has been committed to an institution, drooling on himself from thorazine and shock therapy. No, now a whack-a-doo can be just a guy on a television show about Preppers.

Ah, but then they added anyone accused of a crime to the list. Catch a charge, and LEO takes your guns.

But wait, there's more.

Get accused of Domestic Violence, guns are gone. Get convicted, guns remain gone.

Now they are pushing for anyone who has ever smoked pot to be added to the list. And those dangerous folks on the No-Fly lists, too! Just ask Schumer.

Next? Speeders and red-light runners prove they have a cavalier disregard for the law and the safety of fellow citizens! Take their guns!

Why do you think the Left and Establishment are working so hard to define "Radical Right Wing Extremists"? One day the speech of we "Radical Right Wing Extremists" will be classified as violent, and then they will have the "legal" authority to take your 2A.

Lawfare.

The next time you hear a guy or gal is a filthy f'n criminal, I would hope you'd pay attention to more than merely the news reports and the Press Release from the Prosecutors Office. Even the outcome of the case should be highly suspect. Consider this: If you were accused of a serious charge, would you want 12 of your co-workers on the jury? How about a few teachers from your kids school? I'd be willing to bet you wouldn't even want a few of your family members on that jury.

And if you think a guilty plea is the same as guilty, I simply can't help you.

Remember when the current administration said they were working on Gun Control "under the radar"? Well, there it is...

But once a man has been hit with a case, any case, his place in "Respectable Society" is forever altered.

Think about how many "crimes" you commit every week. Now think about how easy it would be to make it look like you committed a crime...

And if you think you'll simply tell the truth to a jury and walk away, you are a very naive Soul. Can't happen to you? You poor, poor Soul.

My naivete nearly killed me. Once.

Now I know.

They should have killed me when they had the chance.

Polygonal Battlespace. You forget this reality at your peril.

Kerodin
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III Arms: More AR Goodness

You are watching history, folks.

Click here for more.

Kerodin
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III Arms: AR Progress

Jim is making progress on the AR builds.

Keep track here.

Kerodin
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NC PatCom: Update Here

Brock has posted updates regarding his PatCon. Schedules, prizes and more.

Here's the rest.

Kerodin
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Bill Nye: We Came, We Saw, He Died...

I wake up every day with a feeling of invigoration, regardless how much of the world continues to deteriorate, I understand the flow of emotions are similar to what our founders felt, we will be given a opportunity for freedom, the best part will be the fight, standing up and declaring the shackles no longer bind.

Bill gets it.

The window of opportunity will be brief.

Be ready to plunge the spear. Be patient, but be ready...

Here's the rest.

Kerodin
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