A Utah father is facing six first-degree felony charges after a hike in Big Cottonwood Canyon left his three children in critical condition. Authorities released a detailed timeline that identifies weather exposure, delayed retreat, and medical emergencies among the primary factors in the case. The Hike Wasatch Mountain Range Broads Fork Twin Peaks Trail; (photo/Shutterstock) In early October, Micah Zephan Smith began the Broads Fork Trail hike with his children, ages 8, 4, and 2. The trail is a steep and strenuous route in Big Cottonwood Canyon that gains more than 2,000 feet in under 3 miles and is rated…

The name of the game for many businesses in 2025, not least of all knife manufacturers, has been adaptation to stay operational. An uncertain landscape of tariffs and the costs of raw materials left a looming specter of higher manufacturing costs. One tactic to combat raising prices, at least to the degree posed by the very highest tariff rates, is to produce goods domestically. In the knife world, plenty of brands manufacture in the U.S. Big dogs like Benchmade, Leatherman, Gerber, and Kershaw have been waving that flag for years. However, for smaller cottage brands, going domestic can be a…

Consider this a bookend to my last post about pro-Second Amendment immigrants, especially those coming from countries where the right to keep and bear arms doesn’t exist.  Nigeria is one of those countries, though there’s been a push in recent months to change that and allow Nigerians subject to attack by Islamist terror groups like Boko Haram and its offshoots. One Nigerian official, though, is pouring cold water on that idea and claiming the country isn’t “mature” enough to allow citizens to keep and bear arms in self-defense. The Interim Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of…

The Caribbean is turning into a pressure zone as U.S. forces push closer to Venezuela.In late November U.S. Southern Command expanded a joint task force operating near Venezuela, framing the mission as a multi-agency effort to disrupt narcotics networks, strengthen partner defenses, and block illicit actors in the Caribbean. Venezuelan leaders in the diaspora warn the growing posture could go far beyond drug enforcement, sparking displacement, retaliation and broader instability across the hemisphere.The joint task force’s mission is focused on disrupting the flow of illegal narcotics before they reach the United States and partner nations, according to U.S. Southern Command.…

I have long been a fan of Sarsilmaz (SAR) guns. This Turkish company built its reputation by producing, among other things, 9mm DA/SA pistols reminiscent of the CZ75. I owned one once, a good while ago. It was nothing fancy, but it worked very well, and it was more accurate than I was. Like I tend to do, I sold it to get something else – I forgot what – and then regretted it later. I have 20/20 remorse-sight where selling guns is concerned. Cut to the present… I requested a gun or two from Miami-based SAR USA, and promptly…

Earlier this week, Michigan’s Gun Violence Prevention Task Force rolled out its report. It included a whole lot of various things, and it made a lot of headlines in the state. Yes, we covered it here, too. After all, when you call for things like assault weapon bans, we’re kind of going to notice.But there’s an interesting quirk about the report that you might not know if you just followed much of the initial media coverage. There was a certain form of framing in those stories that we need to pay close attention to.A group that…