Quote of the Day

In 1917 Sears, Roebuck and Company published a Military Equipment catalog. They offered a 30-caliber Colt machine gun for $865 (about $25k in 2026 dollars).

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Military Equipment, by Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Chuck Petras @Chuck_Petras
Posted on X October 3, 2026

From a Sears and Roebuck catalog and available to anyone with the money. We still have a long way to go.

Note the suggested use case:

Machine guns are used largely by police organizations, home guards and municipalities in case of riots.

Had the police used the riot control methods of 1917, the “summer of love” would not have resulted in Kyle Rittenhouse being put on trial.