The House Judiciary Committee in Florida recently approved a measure that would repeal the state’s ban on commercial gun sales to adults under the age of 21, and the full House could vote on the measure as early as January, when the 2026 session begins. Passage in the lower chamber is a near certainty, since the House has approved similar language in each of the past three sessions.  The hang up has been the Florida Senate, where Republican leadership has refused to bring the bill to the floor for a vote. To the best of…

The fight over the Second Amendment usually lives on talk shows and social media. Now, almost a million federal dollars are heading somewhere very different: a law school firearms research center in Wyoming that wants to help high school teachers teach the 2A with actual history and primary sources instead of noise. The Firearms Research Center (FRC) at the University of Wyoming College of Law just landed a $908,991 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s American History and Civics Education Program. The money will fund a national project called “Armed with Knowledge: A Nonpartisan Second Amendment Initiative.” The goal…

The Official 2025 White House Christmas Ornament is built around a milestone that shaped American diplomacy: the 150th anniversary of White House State Dinners. For collectors — including many military families — the annual release doubles as a tradition with purpose, helping the White House Historical Association fund preservation and history education.This annual tradition isn’t just a decorative holiday release. It’s one of the most visible ways the White House Historical Association (WHHA) raises money to preserve White House history and teach it to the public.At a Glance:Theme: 150 years of White House State DinnersFirst modern State Dinner: 1875 (Ulysses…

Paka is a sustainable Peruvian outdoor apparel brand that crafts natural clothing using fine Royal Alpaca wool and recycled materials. It’s the kind of company that feels cool to conservation-minded folks. But I wondered how the brand’s surprisingly soft thermal base layers would perform when the stakes are high and the abuse is real. I put these pieces through the wringer during a week at deer camp during the whitetail rut. That meant hasty pre-dawn hikes and cold, all-day sits layered under hunting pants to see if they could manage moisture, keep me warm, and fight the infamous deer camp…

Both sides of the gun debate tend to talk past one another on a regular basis. In fairness, I only care about what the other side has to say so I can debunk it. They don’t care about what I have to say because their mind is made up. But we need to understand–we need them to understand, too–what gun control really accomplishes in the grand scheme of things.We need to understand, though, what gun ownership and the Second Amendment is really about.Our own Ranjit Singh touched on that in a recent piece he penned…

The California National Guard and Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) are adjoined in a new State Partnership Program (SPP) that links the neighboring entities with military forces and defense security support to build upon long-term and mutually beneficial relationships.The California National Guard announced Monday that it held a signing ceremony Oct. 28 to formalize the SPP. U.S. Maj. Gen. Matthew Beevers, the adjutant general of California, and Maj. Gen. Javier Sandoval Dueñas, deputy chief of military doctrine of the National Defense Joint Headquarters Staff, or EMCDN, signed an official document formalizing the agreement.SPP is managed and…

If you thought you were high last weekend, you’ve got nothing on this Stark electric motorcycle. The bike, with Swiss adventurer Jiri Zak in the saddle, has just set a world record for altitude. Not just for electric motorcycles, but for motorcycles of all types. It’s a Long Way to the Top (Photo/Stark Future) On Nov. 30, Zak hopped on the Stark Varg EX and headed for the top of Los Ojos del Salado. It’s the world’s highest active volcano, and it’s also the place to go for setting high-altitude records. The 22,614-foot volcano straddles the border between Chile and…

School safety is non-negotiable, but the rush to embrace unproven surveillance technologies risks turning campuses into constitutional sacrifice zones. The latest entrant is Wi-AI from CurvePoint.ai, a Carnegie Mellon-funded group that claims to detect concealed firearms using ordinary Wi-Fi signals and artificial intelligence. By analyzing how radio waves bounce off or penetrate clothing, bags, and bodies, Wi-AI supposedly identifies metallic threats without cameras or physical searches.  In late 2024, Chartiers Valley School District near Pittsburgh became the first to install it district-widewith eight devices across four schools under a five-year contract.  On paper, it sounds less intrusive…

On the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, Sergeant David Akui walked along Waimanalo Beach and spotted what he thought was a sea turtle emerging from the surf. Akui quickly realized he had found something far more significant—a Japanese naval officer from the previous day’s Pearl Harbor attack. Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki became Prisoner of War No. 1 for the United States, the first of only approximately 50,000 Japanese military personnel who would surrender to Western Allied forces during World War II.Sakamaki was the sole survivor among 10 Japanese submariners who attempted to penetrate Pearl Harbor in five two-man midget submarines. His…

Initial Reports and Shelter in Place OrderFort Stewart issued a shelter-in-place order on Tuesday after receiving reports of a possible active shooter in a residential area on the installation. Base officials stated the incident involved a “person in distress” in the Bryan Village housing area, prompting an immediate lockdown while military police and local officers responded. WTOC reported that residents were instructed to stay inside, secure their homes, and await further guidance from authorities. The incident was contained to Ardennes Ct. on Fort Stewart. Hinesville Police assisted military police during the response, and law enforcement began clearing the area and gathering…

While Donald Trump focuses on the alleged “narco terrorists” in Venezuela and skirts the line between a war, bigger issues could be brewing. We already know how the Trump administration feels about immigration, but a war with Venezuela will only expand that issue, likely creating millions of refugees. Trump has blamed Venezuelan ruler Nicolas Maduro for much of the migration to the United States, but escalations continue and could make this sticking point worse. As the Trump administration continues its strikes on alleged drug vessels at sea, the president has threatened that attacks against drug cartels on land in Venezuela would begin “very…

It all starts with a massive jump over one of Australia’s road trains in the outback, followed by a grind jump, and then somehow gets more unhinged from there. No, this is not an action sports video; it’s the latest Hoonigan Gymkhana film, the third starring Travis Pastrana. The new Gymkhana is called Aussie Shred, and is set in the land that coined the term “hoon.” Iconic locations like Sydney’s Harbour, Bathurst’s Mount Panorama, and the outback are all featured in the film. Subaru Brataroo 9500 Turbo (Photo/Hoonigan) While the location is notable on many levels — not being able…