South Padre Island is getting a record-high monetary shot in the arm with help from the U.S. Coast Guard.The service announced Wednesday it awarded a $200 million design-build contract to The Haskell Company for the comprehensive recapitalization and expansion of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island in Texas, marking the largest single task order in the history of the Coast Guard’s military construction program.The contract is funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to USCG, and will deliver the design and construction of more than 120,000 square feet of essential facilities and supporting infrastructure. They said the construction…
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A Massachusetts appeals court has reversed an earlier lower court ruling that a woman could be denied a carry license because of past incidents involving her husband. In the case Guinane v. Chief of Police of Manchester-by-the-Sea, the appeals court’s three-judge panel ruled that Barbara Guinane’s application for a license to carry be granted, even though her husband’s LTC had been suspended. At issue in the case was a police chief’s determination that Ms. Guinane didn’t qualify for a carry permit because her husband’s permit had been suspended because of incidents in which he had acted aggressively and violently during…
For better or worse, not everyone who owns a gun is thrilled with ICE rounding up illegal immigrants. Many may believe what they’re seeing in the media, much of which later turns out to be inaccurate at best, but others just wouldn’t care. And that’s fine. People have a right to feel however they want to feel, even if I disagree with it.However, there are also people out there who think that they can stir the pot. For example, let’s take self-proclaimed Antifa member Kyle here. He has thoughts on what people should do if…
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Captain Charles T. Boyd led his mounted troopers across the Mexican desert. He had been ordered to avoid a fight. But on June 21, 1916, outside Carrizal, Mexico, Boyd faced 400 Mexican federal troops blocking his path. Their commander, General Félix Uresti Gómez, warned him to turn back.Three months earlier, Pancho Villa had raided Columbus, New Mexico with 500 men. The attack killed 18 Americans and burned part of the town. Villa wanted revenge for U.S. recognition of his rival, Venustiano Carranza, as Mexico’s president. President Woodrow Wilson sent General John J. Pershing with 10,000 troops to capture or kill Villa. The…
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It was nearly 20 years ago when I slapped skins on my dad’s old 210cm telemark skis for the first time. Those first few tele turns made that much more unnatural by the headlamp-lit darkness and the icy bite of the evening wind. It didn’t help that his old Garmonts were at least three mondo sizes too big for my teenage feet. I was absolutely swimming. Yet somehow it clicked. Dropping a knee weirdly made sense, even if my feet were a wobbly, sloppy mess and the telemark equipment of the day was a sketchily contrived deathtrap. Fast forward 2…
With no fee for NFA items like suppressors and short-barreled long guns, Americans are jumping at the opportunity to get things they likely always wanted, but didn’t want to have to fool with the tax stamp on. Let’s be real here, even in today’s money, $200 isn’t exactly pocket change. So, they’re taking advantage of the tax going away and embracing it.Sure, they still have to register them, but while that is working its way through the courts, it also offers up a golden opportunity for some weapons-grade trolling.For example, one gentleman registered a potato.“TATE001”That’s…
The Glock 43x is still riding a wave of popularity since it was released in early 2019, and it’s easy to see why. Compact, up to 15 rounds without resorting to extended mags, and the usual level of reliability Glocks are known for. Rumor has it that adding a small compensator utterly transforms this handgun in particular, so I sent out a request ASAP. I needed a threaded barrel to make this happen, and following the recommendation of a few friends who swear by SilencerCo, I picked one up. Let’s check the tech specs before we get to install and…
Will.i.am is looking to bring some boom, boom, pow to the car market. The rapper, producer, and serious auto enthusiast is looking to bring a new vehicle to the market. It focuses on AI and micromobility, but the specs are absurd. Think sub-2 seconds from 0 to 60 in a three-wheel electric car. Trinity Is a Tiny Three-Wheel Monster (Photo/Trinity) It’s called Trinity, and the new company was founded and is owned by Will.i.am. He and the company introduced the car as a prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, and the idea is like…
by Lee Williams Sixty-five-year-old Lawrence Michael DeStefano’s freedom ended abruptly Wednesday, as prison officials took him from a jail cell in the Free State of Florida to the hellhole of Rikers Island in New York. DeStefano, who had never committed any crime in his home state of Florida, could now spend the rest of his life behind bars in a New York State prison. If you’re one of the 50,000 New Yorkers who bought Polymer 80 pistol kits from DeStefano and his firm Indie Guns over the years, rest easy. He promised he will never reveal your name. You are…
The two biggest problems with even the best binoculars is that they only provide a solo experience and the images are fleeting. By contrast, MatataXplore’s compact Solvia ED 8×32 AI Binoculars, which I spotted last week at CES, allow you to capture and share images. Plus, they have a few AI-based tricks up their sleeve. Now for sure, these aren’t the first binoculars to grab videos and stills. Heck, I was a big fan of Sony’s DEV-5 back in 2012. It was essentially two highly zoomable camcorders fused together that looked and worked like binoculars. But they were way bigger,…
When people travel for a training class, they often drive. Transporting guns then is relatively easy, all things considered, though there are some things folks should be aware of. Others fly, and they transport their guns via their flight, but that’s kind of a pain in the butt, too.But what about when your gun needs to go to the other side of the country, but you don’t? With anything else, you just ship it. You put it in a box, weigh it, and find the cheapest acceptable shipping option. While my experience tends to put…
Tarek William Saab, Venezuela’s attorney general, has said that the abduction of Nicolas Maduro was an “act of war.” The United States kidnapped the Venezuelan ruler during an operation a few weeks ago. Trump Halts Second Wave of Venezuela Strikes As Global Outrage Grows Over Maduro Abduction American forces carried out a series of airstrikes on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and several other regions of the country on January 3, while US commandos abducted Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were taken to a US warship and later flown to New York, where last week they appeared in…
On January 1, 2026, Tennessee became the first state to launch a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders, marking a historic step in protecting potential victims and raising awareness about this pervasive issue. Known as Savanna’s Law, the legislation establishes a database maintained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) that lists individuals convicted of multiple domestic violence-related offenses. The registry includes key details such as the offender’s name, date of birth, photograph, conviction dates, and counties of conviction. Notably, it excludes sensitive information like home addresses or Social Security numbers to balance public safety with privacy concerns. …
Less than 3 months after filing for unionization, the ski patrol at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has concluded its effort to unionize. On Nov. 20, 2025, the group filed paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold a union election. After several months of organizing, 93% of the 88 patrollers signed the petition to form a union. Like other ski patrol outfits that have unionized in Park City and Telluride, patrollers in Jackson Hole argued that wages were not keeping pace with the high cost of living in the resort community they serve. Teton County is one of…
In 2018, Adam and Jodi Brunjes came up with an interesting idea, bringing together military veterans, first responders, police officers, firefighters and a few emergency room doctors for a few friendly, yet competitive hockey games to relieve stress and raise money for local fundraisers.What started out small in 2018 as the “Blue Warriors,” has morphed into the Brave Warriors Hockey Foundation, a nonprofit league in Colorado featuring 17 teams. Games serve as charitable events to support those who serve their communities and help save lives. Adam Brunjes, president and CEO of the Brave Warriors Hockey Foundation, knows some of the challenges…
If the world voted on who had the best car culture, which country do you think would win? It’s quite possible that Japan’s car culture would come out on top. It’s an artistic blend of highly modified JDM (Japanese domestic market) cars, a massive drift scene, and enthusiast car gatherings that are off the scale. I visited the Tokyo Auto Salon (TAS) show this year to see what’s trending for 2026 and what’s available for the outdoor enthusiast with an eye toward car camping, overlanding, and off-road adventure. Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 (Photo/Derek Mau) TAS is considered one of the…
