Speaking at the State House can feel intimidating, especially when your testimony is limited to two minutes. The good news is that with a clear structure, basic research, and a little rehearsal, two minutes is enough time to make a meaningful impact. In committee hearings, public testimony is generally allowed on the bills on the…
If you care about a bill in Rhode Island, written testimony is one of the most direct ways to influence what happens next. The Rhode Island General Assembly accepts public testimony on bills, and committees review that input during hearings. You can testify in person, but written testimony is often the easiest and most practical…
After reading my last article, you may have gone out and bought a Baofeng for emergency communications. But you realize that you can’t talk to anybody unless they are within a mile or two of you. Most likely that is because you are using the standard antennas, and you live in an area with a…
The two main purposes of a shelter are to provide protection from the elements (wind, rain, snow, sun, heat, cold, etc.) and to provide a place to hide (from people or animals). Some shelters are proven to be better than others at each task, while others offer well rounded protection for both needs, but not…
There are many reasons we may have to leave our location, wherever we may be, in a matter of minutes. There could be a hurricane bearing down and we don’t have hours to pack. Or the damn breaks and we are about to get flooded. On the darker side, there could be a terrorist attack…
A frank look at the term “Assault Weapon” and the effects of Rhode Islands proposed ban This will be the first in a series of articles discussing Rhode Islands proposed “Assault Weapons” ban. As with any piece I write your feedback is welcome and may be sent to bulletpoints@parabellumprovisions.org What is an Assault Weapon? This…
"You are such a conspiracy theorist." "Zombies are not real." "It's just an election, the world is not about to end." Do you know anybody you could say this about? Or has anybody said this to you? In the last five years, this has become much more common than it has been since the Cuban missile crisis…