It all started with the chirping of a mountain critter. Ten years ago, Washington native John Soltys was hiking with his two young daughters in Mount Rainier National Park when they heard the eep eep of pikas, a small mammal beloved by climbers and hikers. “They wanted to do nothing else but try to take pictures of the pika,” Soltys told GearJunkie. A computer engineer with a long scientific background, Soltys wanted to encourage his children’s curiosity. So he did some research and discovered American Scientists, a nonprofit based in Bozeman, Mont. The group trains volunteers to gather data that…

A Tennessee man who’s built an online following for livestreaming himself insulting and trying to provoke African Americans by, among other things, asking if they’re going to “chimp out” after he hurls racial slurs at them is now facing a slew of criminal charges after shooting a man outside of the courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee on Wednesday.  Dalton Eatherly, who goes by “Chud the Builder” online, is accused of attempted murder, employing a firearm during dangerous felony, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon in Montgomery County after the shooting incident. Eatherly livestreamed himself…

Taurus is leaning into classic wheelgun appeal but with a twist that actually makes sense for modern shooters. The new Deputy Dual Cylinder brings back that Old West, single-action look, but adds something you didn’t get back then: real versatility. At first glance, it checks all the traditional boxes. You’ve got a 5.5-inch barrel, a high-gloss polished finish, and that unmistakable single-action profile. Even the half-moon front sight and grip styling feel straight out of the 1800s. But this isn’t just a throwback piece. The real story is under the hood. One Gun, Three Calibers Taurus built the Deputy around…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank, authorities said Thursday, in a renewed escalation on shipping near the Strait of Hormuz. There were no immediate claims of responsibility, but the incidents came as a senior Iranian official reiterated his country’s claim to the waterway and another said it had a right to seize oil tankers connected to the U.S. The ship was seized off the east coast of the UAE and is heading toward Iranian waters, the British military said Thursday.…

Everytown for Gun Safety senior firearms analyst Greg Lickenbrock has come out swinging against the Trump Department of Justice’s recent package of ATF reforms, including the proposed new Form 4473 and the rule allowing federally licensed firearms dealers to ship guns directly to verified buyers. The problem with his critique, published on Everytown’s The Smoking Gun website, is that several of his central factual claims don’t match the actual proposals. Claim: The new Form 4473 is “significantly longer” In his op-ed, Lickenbrock writes that the ATF “has also proposed a new, significantly longer version of the Form 4473.” The actual…

China’s ruler Xi Jinping has warned the United States over the continued standoff regarding Taiwan. Xi said that it could put both the US and China in “a very dangerous situation.” Xi told US President Donald Trump that the Taiwan issue is the single most important concern in bilateral relations.  “The Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-US relations,” Xi said. “If it is handled properly, the bilateral relationship will enjoy overall stability. Otherwise, the two countries may clash or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a very dangerous situation.” China Warns Taiwan Of “Annihilation” If…

The ATF just dropped a major rewrite of the Form 4473 and if you’re scrolling social media, you’d think the entire story starts and ends with one checkbox. It doesn’t. A recent breakdown from Colion Noir takes a closer look at what actually changed and more importantly, what it means for everyday gun buyers. And his take is pretty simple: people are missing the point. For years, the 4473 hasn’t just been paperwork. It’s been a minefield. Long, repetitive, and written in a way that made normal people second-guess perfectly legal behavior. Fill it out wrong, misunderstand a question, or…

When Microsoft launched the original Xbox in 2001, the video game industry changed forever, and its impact is still felt more than 25 years later. Three successors, the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, eventually followed, all of which had their highs and controversies. Currently, Xbox is probably at its lowest point ever, and there are even fears that Microsoft might move out of the console business sooner or later. Will there ever be a fifth console, as the rumors suggest, or will it be something entirely new, like an app downloadable on a computer similar to Xbox…

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is hardly a Second Amendment squish, but one his latest moves is actually drawing praise from the gun control lobby. On Wednesday, the governor vetoed SB 204, a bill meant to strengthen the state’s firearm preemption law by adding the word “storage” to the list of gun-owning activities that localities are not allowed to regulate. The bill was a response to the city of Savannah’s ordinance that allows for misdemeanor charges against anyone who leaves a firearm in an unlocked vehicle, which has also led to lat least one lawsuit by Second Amendment groups. Firearms…

Georgia election officials told Military.com that military and overseas absentee ballots will not be affected by the state’s transition away from QR-code ballot tabulation, while voting experts warn that last-minute election changes may still create confusion for voters who rely on strict deadlines, mail systems, and limited opportunities to fix ballot problems. Concerns stem from Georgia’s 2024 decision to ban QR codes from being used to tabulate ballots, a move that followed years of claims from election skeptics that the technology could be used to manipulate vote counts. The state set a July 1, 2026, deadline to end the use…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog.  On Monday morning, the front page of the Drudge Report featured a very alarming two-word headline in all capital letters: “INFLATION ACCELERATES”. Of course, that headline was 100% accurate. Prices are rising, and our seemingly endless cost-of-living crisis is beginning to accelerate once again. I have heard from many of you that are not happy with what economic conditions are like now, and you are really not going to be happy with what is going to happen in the months to come. The closure of the Strait…

A few years ago, it seemed like a week didn’t go by when I didn’t write about someone in the gun industry being deplatformed by their bank. This was an incredibly common occurrence, spurred on by New York state officials’ hostility toward the right to keep and bear arms. Since New York City is the financial capital of the world, those officials seemed to scare bankers into playing ball. But that was then, this is now. Since then, major steps have been undertaken to try to prevent that from happening.Unfortunately, we now know that Capital…