We recently reported how so-called “mainstream” media were lapping up gun-ban group Giffords’ annual scorecard for the states, which is completely upside down and backward when compared to reality. Now, the good folks at the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have delved deeper into the scorecard process and found some interesting revelations. In a report under the headline “Giffords State Scorecards Wilts Under Data’s Light,“ Larry Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel, explained how misleading the rankings are, as well as how they are misused by anti-gun politicians and activists. “For 15 years, the annual Giffords “Gun Law…
When I was at the SHOT Show in 2024, I had a chance to shoot a suppressed Ruger American in 400 Legend. I loved the big-bore, soft-shooting cartridge. I was already shooting .350 Legend, and its bigger brother looked like more of a good thing. Being an AR guy, the idea of a big-bore semi-auto based on the basic AR-15 platform was intriguing. It took a while for the AR industry to catch up, but there are some .400 Legend options out there now, including a few from Bear Creek Arsenal. The .400 Legend If you aren’t familiar with the…
The places I like to hike are generally poorly blazed and aren’t easy to find on a map. That way, I get to wander around, foraging and grooming overgrown trails, with the reward of hanging my hammock without being bothered. Because of this, I need to be able to carry axes, saws, ropes, wedges, and the kind of tools most people don’t take on average day hikes. Recently, one of my favorite pack makers, Mountainsmith, has been releasing products designed to exceed the needs of the average hiker. The EVO line is made from durable materials with a focus on…
This week we’ve seen an onslaught of amicus briefs filed in support of Hawaii’s “vampire rule” banning concealed carry by default on all private property ahead of the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Wolford v. Lopez next month. Close behind that case is the Court’s consideration of U.S. v. Hemani, where the Trump administration is appealing a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that held the federal ban on gun possession by “unlawful” users of drugs is unconstitutional in many circumstances. Ali Danial Hemani’s brief is due before the Court on January 20, with supporting…
Meagan Heisinger desperately wants to bring her father home. She’s asking the public for help. James Bradley Lane, who served in the Army at the tail end of Vietnam, died in 2017 at age 62. With no known next of kin to contact after his death, Lane was listed as an unclaimed veteran. The Missing in America Project, an organization that helps find unclaimed remains of veterans, recovered Lane’s remains from the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tacoma, Washington. An honorable service record was verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Lane served from September 1974 to May 1975), and…
Images by the author Nextorch was new to my radar until recently. I was checking one of the gun magazines and saw an ad for a flashlight that caught my attention… just what it was supposed to do, I guess… Anyway, I started exploring and contacted the company for a review sample or two. First responders aren’t the only ones who need a good light and other similar gear. You may be wondering about the company. In a nutshell, Nextorch is a provider of a range of lights, multi-tools, and batons for the law enforcement, military, and civilian markets. I’ll…
When the Supreme Court returns from its winter break, one of the cases justices are scheduled to discuss in conference is Schoenthal v. Raoul, a challenge to Illinois’ and Chicago’s “gun-free” public transportation systems. Though a district court judge sided with the plaintiffs, the Seventh Circuit reversed his decision and held that the ban comports with the national tradition of gun ownership, which, in their warped view of history, includes banning lawful carry in crowded public spaces where “vulnerable populations” are likely to be found. Of course, those who are disarmed and unable to protect…
Christmas doesn’t stop a war, but it does put a bright circle around the date, making the distance from home and loved ones louder. That’s why the 1914 Christmas Truce keeps coming back on screen.For military families and anyone who’s spent a holiday on a duty roster, that idea needs no explanation. The calendar doesn’t pause the mission. Christmas still shows up on the flight line, on a watch bill, in a motor pool, in a barracks room lit by a string of cheap LEDs, and in the quiet after a video call ends. The Christmas Truce endures because it captures…
The first Ozark Trail knife was an experiment in limbo pricing (how low can you go?) and sourcing real knife components. This knife, which has no official name — hence the “Ozark Trail Tanto” — is not just a daring loss leader, it is also an outstanding and cohesive piece, a knife with real chops. At $20 plus tax, you get a knife with the best non-powder metal steel on the planet. When you pair that with great ergonomics, good materials, and an interesting colorway, the Ozark Trail Tanto looks like the very best knife for the money available in 2025. …
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A recent series of Wall Street Journal stories besmirching concealed carry practitioners has drawn the attention of John Lott, one of the nation’s foremost experts on criminal violence. And Lott, head of the nonpartisan Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC), wasn’t content to let the author’s lies go unchallenged. In a commentary at realclearpolitics.com headlined, “WSJ’s Fearmongering Doesn’t Survive Contact With The Evidence,” Lott explained how the Wall Street Journal has been depicting armed civilians as a major danger who shoot innocent bystanders, justifiably kill others whenever they personally believe “force is reasonably necessary,” and rely on racist self-defense laws. The…
I’m all about carrying a belt knife out hiking and exploring most of the time. In the colder months, I wear one all the time. I’m not sure if it’s because I subconsciously think I will need to fend for myself against a legion of ice monsters destined to take over our planet, or not. However, consciously, I know that my life in the outdoors in the winter is more demanding, and I find myself outdoors all the time in winter. That being the case, I was looking for something burly but compact to carry as I embraced the colder…
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has refused New Mexico’s request for an en banc hearing after a three-judge panel ruled the state’s seven-day waiting period on firearm transfers violates the Second Amendment. New Mexico’s only has one avenue left in the appeals process: the U.S. Supreme Court. It’s highly unlikely that the Court would intervene and allow the waiting period to remain in effect until it decides whether or not to take up the appeal, so in all likelihood the waiting period is going to come to a screeching halt in just a few…
Eighty-one years ago this month, on Dec. 16, 1944, German forces launched their last major offensive on the Western Front. The Battle of the Bulge would become the largest and bloodiest single battle American forces fought in World War II, with more than 80,000 U.S. casualties over six brutal winter weeks.But behind the headlines about tank battles and infantry heroics, combat medics fought a different war. Working in frozen Belgian forests under constant artillery fire, they established battlefield medicine standards that shaped modern military medical care and laid the groundwork for today’s Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.Read More: The…
