USA –  -(Ammoland.com)-  Mike Vanderboegh passed away peacefully early Wednesday following a long and devastating illness.

The Sipsey Street Irregulars blogger, self-described “smuggler” and patriot was perhaps best known as the founder of the Three Percent movement, and as a citizen journalist who first reported on a link between the murder of a Border Patrol agent and ATF’s criminal Fast and Furious “gunwalking” operation.

As a longtime friend and colleague, and as one who has reported on Mike’s deteriorating health and urged supporters to return value for value received in his time of need, it’s probably expected for me to say something profound about this man who had been such a great influence on my own work over the years.  Hell, I expect it of myself.

But the truth is, Mike wasn’t about being praised. He believed in letting the work and the ideas speak for themselves.

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