Well, more I have a few that I want to comment on. Plus The Brother sent me some that I felt including. Not sure when/if Monday Links will return on a more permanent basis.

Serious Links

Reason has an article on the current succession brouhaha in Alberta Canada. Do I think Canada will let Alberta go? I kinda doubt it. If Alberta passes a succession resolution and petitions for admission into the United States? Maybe. I personally would welcome them. The vibes I get from discussions is that Western Canada and Western US have a lot more similarities to each other than to their “back-east” counterparts. Including having crazy cities on the Pacific Coast.

The Reload discusses the new ATF rules. It looks like a lot of these return things to status quo ante 2014. The simplifying of the 4473 and stronger protections around traveling with firearms are good. What intrigued me is ATF’s assertion that if your identity can be verified and you still go through the background check, there’s no need for face-to-face sale. As in, ship to my door instead of having to go to a store, wait for some salesperson to notice me, and then go through the hassle of buying. I’m not sure exactly how this would work out, but I could see some of the big retailers and maybe even Gunbroker streamlining that to “verified buyer.”

Links From The Brother

An aggregator for government surplus auctions. I may have looked on their to see if what a surplus Humvee is going for. Not that there’s any space to park one at Ward Manor. Although a nearby neighbor has a restored one in his garage.

A database of Japanese woodblock prints.

A collection of optical illusions.

A generator of artistic maps of places.