After spending more than a decade in the Army, both in active duty and the National Guard, Oregon native Nick Rinn chose a unique career path most people wouldn’t even consider. He became an underwater rescue diver recovering bodies. Rinn, who grew up in North Bend, Oregon, served two years in the Army on active duty, then another nine years in the Army National Guard in Bend. In 2002, he provided security for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. From an early age, Rinn’s carried a deep passion for underwater recovery. In 1987, at age 13, Rinn became a certified scuba diver.…
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As much as gun-rights activists and pro-rights politicians have embraced the new Second Amendment Section within the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) civil rights division, anti-gun advocates somehow hate the new office even more.That was made evident by a January 5 letter written to the DOJ by two longtime gun-ban advocates in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, jointly penned a letter criticizing the new office, which is intended to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights from infringements by all levels of government. As Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division,…
The Supreme Court has explicitly stated that, in order for a modern gun law to be constitutionally sound, it must comply with the text of the Second Amendment as well as the history and tradition of gun ownership (and gun regulation). So far, though, the Court hasn’t given a whole lot of advice as to what constitutes a national tradition. In Bruen, SCOTUS doubted that “just three colonial regulations could suffice to show a tradition of public-carry regulation,” but declined to state definitely what would suffice; both in terms of the number of laws as well as when those laws…
Canyonlands National Park; (photo/NPS, Nicole Segnini) On Jan. 8, two individuals were found dead in Canyonlands National Park. Authorities have launched an active investigation into the incident. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it received a call on Jan. 8 at 8:15 a.m. about a suspicious vehicle on Shafer Trail, a popular scenic drive in the Islands of the Sky District of the park. When National Park Service (NPS) staff arrived, they found an unconscious boy, age 6, in the car. They immediately attempted lifesaving medical care, and the boy was sent to a local hospital, where he was…
Minneapolis leaders are demanding an independent state investigation through its Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) following the fatal shooting of resident Renee Good earlier this week by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.City officials, county leaders and state lawmakers made the call during a press conference on Friday near the shooting site, urging the FBI and Department of Justice to allow the BCA to lead or jointly conduct the investigation into Good’s Jan. 7 death. Federal officials have described the shooting as self-defense and have gone as far as to call Good’s actions “an act of domestic terrorism,”…
With interest in deep concealment carry on the rise, FALCO Holsters has launched an updated line of pocket holsters built for reliability, minimal bulk, and long-term durability. The new lineup includes the A226 Leather Wallet Holster, A913 Kydex Pocket Holster, and AX93 Carbon Fiber Pocket Holster — three distinct takes on discreet EDC built from premium materials. A226 Leather Wallet Holster The A226 Leather Wallet Holster delivers the classic look and feel of full-grain Italian leather with modern functionality. Constructed from two layers of premium Italian leather, the A226 is shaped to mimic a traditional wallet, reducing print and maintaining discretion inside the pocket. Users can…
With 3 days left in the Tennessee deer season, I found myself hanging from a tree overlooking a frosty creek bottom. Movement in the tangled brush on the far side of the creek caught my eye, and I flipped open the silent lid of the Kifaru Standard Bino harness. With one look through my binoculars, I quickly identified three does, slowly moseying their way down the bank, plucking up acorns. I was down to crunch time, and decided I was done playing Big Buck Hunter. I tucked my binos back into the streamlined harness, adjusted my position in my tree…
Firearm preemption laws protect citizens from having their rights subverted by local governments. A preemption bill just passed the lower chamber in New Hampshire and will strengthen those important protections. House Bill 609 in New Hampshire is a bill that will create one of the strongest preemption laws in the nation. The bill is described as “AN ACT relative to the general court’s authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.” An amended version…
President Donald Trump has warned some of the nation’s most prominent defense contractors as part of his desire to increase the national military budget to $1.5 trillion by 2027, with the Pentagon supporting his efforts.Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday that his decision followed “long and difficult negotiations” with senators, congressmembers, secretaries and political representatives. If his wanted bigger budget became a reality, it would represent a drastic increase of roughly 50% after Congress recently passed a $900 billion defense bill for the 2026 fiscal year.“I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in…
Not only are all Jeep 4xe vehicles cancelled, but all Chrysler, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo plug-in hybrids (PHEV) as well. This change in powertrain offerings across all Stellantis brands is effective immediately, as there will now be no 2026 PHEVs. Rumors spread fast online yesterday about Stellantis cancelling all PHEVs, so I reached out directly to a spokesperson with the brand. “Stellantis continually evaluates its product strategy to meet evolving customer needs and regulatory requirements. With customer demand shifting, Stellantis will phase out plug‑in hybrid (PHEV) programs in North America beginning with the 2026 model year, and focus on more…
Ruth Birch and Julia Currey fell in love with each other while serving in the British Army. But because the U.K. had a ban on same-sex couples until 2000, Currey and Birch’s relationship was shrouded in secrecy until they eventually decided separate and leave the army. While the pain and humiliation they endured decades ago can never be rectified, Britian has found a way to honor LGBT veterans, while acknowledging a history of discrimination. A large sculpture, called “An Opened Letter,” has been placed in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England. In his first official engagement to support the LGBT…
Support for the lawsuit challenging California’s restrictive law requiring a background check for the purchase of ammunition is gaining steam. We recently reported how, in the case Rhode v. Bonta, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) kicked off the new year by filing a brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the challenge. Since then, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and two Arizona lawmakers have also filed briefs with the court in support of the challenge.…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at the End of the American Dream. Things are getting very tense in the Middle East. The Islamic radicals who are ruling Iran believe that the United States and Israel intend to use the mass protests that have been going on for nearly two weeks to try to overthrow their regime. If Ayatollah Khamenei and his top advisers reach a point where they are convinced that the Iranian government could actually fall, there is no telling what they might decide to do. Meanwhile, President Trump has declared that the U.S. is ready…
In the aftermath of what happened in Minnesota on Wednesday, the narrative surrounding ICE has gotten…interesting. I’ve seen people claiming ICE has no arrest powers unless someone is an illegal immigrant, which is a bonkers take, among other insanity. But the truth of the matter is that there’s been a lot of hostility toward ICE over the last year. It’s been reported that the ICE agent who took the shots on Wednesday had been dragged from another vehicle not all that long ago.And in Chicago, of all places, an indictment this week showed that a…
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