When you think of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., you likely imagine the alpine grandeur of resort skiing and snowboarding. What often goes overlooked, however, is the surrounding landscape of forests, wilderness areas, and pristine alpine lakes. A wider lens opens up one of the most geologically dynamic landscapes in North America. Volcanic energy, tectonic forces, and glacial activity shaped (and, in some cases, continue to shape) this corner of the Eastern Sierra with features that inspire both awe and exploration. When Michael Washington and Sam Reese set off to uncover the story behind the geology of Mammoth Lakes, they targeted four…
The ATF has recently moved to end the “zero tolerance” policy put in place under Joe Biden and then-ATF Director Steve Dettelbach that treated even minor paperwork errors as “willful” violations of agency regulations worthy of license revocations. Under the policy, revocations grew more than 500%, from 30 in 2020 to 195 in 2024. Additionally, more than 1,400 FFLs decided to “voluntarily” surrender their licenses or close their doors in 2024, in some cases after ATF indicated it would pursue revocations. Biden and his supporters in the gun control lobby claimed that these were “bad…
Marines and additional National Guard troops were headed to Los Angeles this week on President Donald Trump’s orders in response to protests over immigration raids. The authorization came amid mostly peaceful protests in the city on Monday. California officials sued Trump on Monday to roll back the administration’s National Guard deployment, saying the president trampled over the state’s sovereignty. Local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want the military presence and the police chief has said it creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests. Read More: Trump Deploys Hundreds of Marines to LA in Growing Military Response to Immigration Raid…
From bears becoming food-habituated to traffic collisions with elk, outdoor recreation has always posed a thorny problem. How can people enjoy the great outdoors without harming or interfering with wildlife? The National Park Service (NPS) has been working for decades to reduce human–wildlife conflicts. Now it’s got a new recruit: a specially trained dog named Blue. She is a certified Catahoula Leopard Hound who recently started working at Grand Canyon National Park to help shepherd wildlife away from busy visitor areas. Blue was “selected for her strong herding instincts, trainability, and calm temperament,” the NPS said in a press release.…
As I write this, I have a Glock 19 in easy reach. It took me a little while to warm up to the guns with my first handling of them, feeling really weird due to the grip’s angle, but it didn’t take long for it to feel just like any other well-made handgun to me. I bought it after years of having difficulty finding accessories for my CZ-75B. That’s a great firearm, too, but it’s a more niche gun in many ways, so it’s not as easy to mount a light on it, find aftermarket…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 already has plenty of obvious hooks, from its full-scale invasion of South Korea to Captain Price operating outside the system and away from Task Force 141. However, the most interesting thing about the game might be hiding in the most obvious place possible. Specifically, this is the first time Infinity Ward has ever had a Modern Warfare 4 to work with, and that could give the studio more creative freedom than it had with the last three rebooted entries. During a recent reveal event at Infinity Ward in Los Angeles, I sat down with…
This article was originally published by Garrison Vance at Natural News. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has firmly rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that Islamabad normalize relations with Israel, saying the move contradicts the country’s fundamental ideologies. Asif stated in an interview with Samaa TV that Pakistan does not recognize Israel, according to multiple reports. [1] The rejection follows Trump’s call for Muslim nations to sign the Abraham Accords as a condition for any Iran deal. [2] Pakistan’s Longstanding Position on Israel Asif reiterated that Pakistan’s stance remains unchanged despite pressure from Washington. Pakistan historically links recognition of Israel to the establishment of…
Anytime something goes awry, it’s a good idea to do something of an after-action report. What worked, what didn’t, and why did everything fall apart? It’s a good idea to do it after successes, too, but it’s especially important after failures. However, you’ve got to be brutally honest while doing so, otherwise you end up with the fecal spewing that was the DNC’s post-2024 autopsy. In Minnesota, the anti-gun push that was supposed to change the entire landscape of guns in the state failed miserably, and in looking at it, it would be easy to…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States said Monday that it bombed radar and drone sites in Iran after Tehran shot down an American drone over the weekend. Iran then said it launched a strike of its own, and Kuwait reported incoming fire. The nominal ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. has been repeatedly tested with such back-and-forth attacks, even as officials from both countries try to negotiate an end to the war. It’s not clear how close they are to a deal — and there is always the risk that an attack could derail those talks. In…
The Tokarev TT 12 Pro is an AR-style 12-gauge shotgun that showed up cheap, ran clean, and refused to choke on low-velocity shells, buckshot, or slugs. For about $365, this box-magazine-fed semi-auto came to fight. AR Muscle Memory Meets a 12 Gauge That Actually Makes Sense All of that muscle memory developed running AR15 rifles isn’t lost on the Tokarev TT 12 Pro shotgun. Operating the Tokarev is intuitive because the controls, the magazine release, bolt release, and safety selector, all have that AR15 feel to them, plus the controls are ambidextrous. Designing a shotgun that runs like an AR15…
Geissele’s King Hunter is a heavy, expensive, superbly accurate bolt gun built around Federal’s hot new 7mm Backcountry cartridge. It is not trying to be a featherweight mountain rifle, but from the bench and the field rest, this thing shoots like it knows it wears a crown. Geissele’s King Hunter is superbly accurate and optimized for the 7mm Backcountry. Geissele’s First Bolt Gun Comes Out Swinging Geissele Automatics, which is renowned for making fine triggers and gas guns, has boldly jumped into the crowded bolt-action rifle market with a bolt gun that has a hefty weight and price tag to…
The plain SIG P365 still earns its place as a daily carry pistol because it balances concealability, capacity, shootability, and trust better than almost anything in the micro-compact 9mm world. I carry a gun every single day. As a prosecuting attorney, that is not a hobby statement; it is a habit built on the understanding that the people I deal with do not always go quietly back into the world. So when I tell you what rides on my hip most mornings, it is not the product of a magazine review or a YouTube hype cycle. It is the result…
In the wake of the Bruen decision, in which the Supreme Court blessed “shall issue” license to carry regimes, several blue states have adopted laws requiring a permit to simply purchase and possess a firearm. Delaware is one of them, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is currently considering a legal challenge to the requirement after U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied a request by the plaintiffs for expedited injunctive relief. This week the attorneys general of New Jersey, D.C., California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia,…
Billy Idol survived fame, heroin, hotel carnage, and one of the strangest tranquilizer gun legends in rock history. This is where punk rock excess crashes headfirst into dart gun science. Billy Idol Before the Tranquilizer Gun Legend Billy Idol was the archetypal British punk rock star. Born William Michael Albert Broad in Stanmore, England, back in 1955, his mother was from Cork in Ireland, while his dad hailed from working-class stock in Birmingham. Young William Broad spent part of his childhood in the US and the rest in England. He attended the Worthing High School for Boys in Goring-by-Sea. As…
Infitac’s Fast Mini FML19 brings a sharper 384×288 sensor and a 19mm F1.2 lens to the same tiny footprint. We ran it on pistol and as an offset rifle thermal to see where the extra clarity actually matters. Infitac FML19 First Look The Infitac Fast Mini FML19 is essentially the next step in the Fast Mini lineup, building directly off the original FMP13 that launched in mid-2025. At first glance, it looks and feels nearly identical, and in practice, it mostly is. The big changes come down to the sensor and lens. The FML19 upgrades to a 384×288 resolution sensor…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream. What good is a ceasefire extension if nobody is upholding the terms of the current ceasefire? Honestly, can someone please explain that to me? There have been military clashes between the United States and Iran three times already this week. Meanwhile, fighting between Israel and Hezbollah is even more intense than it was before the original ceasefire agreement with Iran was signed. So if the current ceasefire agreement has been unable to stop the fighting, why should we believe that a 60-day extension of that…
No one has money to burn or waste these days. That’s why you want to be smart about the money you spend buying food you are going to put onto the shelf to store for a time that’s harder than what we’re already dealing with. It can always get worse. The following list of foods will last forever, which means you aren’t going to be throwing anything out and wasting your hard-earned money. It’s important to note that food storage isn’t an exact science. The best you can do is store everything in a cool, dry place. A spare room…
President Donald Trump will headline the opening ceremony for the Great American State Fair after several artists pulled out of the National Mall event. Freedom 250, the organization behind the 16-day celebration tied to America’s 250th birthday, told ABC News on Saturday that Trump will personally kick off the event June 24 in Washington, D.C., after numerous artists including Martina McBride and Bret Michaels said they were misled about its political ties. The announcement came after Trump said on social media that he would hold a rally “to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists.'” The fair…
I get that not everyone shares the same values. Not everyone supports gun rights. I don’t agree with these people in the least, but they have every right in the world to be wrong. What bothers me is when anyone decides that their personal feelings about a given activity, one that is legal, should dictate what a government does and doesn’t do without some really, really good arguments.In Toms River, New Jersey, which is a pretty pro-gun place in an anti-gun state, a former mayor tried to scuttle a proposed recreational facility because it has…
Hundreds of people turned out in the community of Mooresville, Indiana, for a memorial service in honor of fallen Air Force Capt. Seth Koval. The 38-year-old was among six airmen killed in a plane crash in March in Iraq, and his death has left his hometown in suburban Indianapolis in mourning over the local military hero. “He was such a magnet to anybody and everybody that came around him. A very gentle soul that was just definitely a gift from God,” said Kim Porlier in remarks posted online. Porlier is a former neighbor of Koval, who now lives in Wisconsin,…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s 12:30 in the afternoon on April 28th, 2025. You’re in Europe, standing in a Madrid train station. The lights go out. The departure boards go dark. Your phone says no service. Across the border in Lisbon, hospitals are switching to backup generators. ATMs freeze. Payment terminals stop working. In under five seconds, the entire Iberian Peninsula has lost power. Tens of millions of people. No power. No warning. Zero idea when it’s coming back. That wasn’t a hurricane. It wasn’t a bomb. It was a cascade—the kind of grid failure engineers and preppers…
