It took nearly four months to reach his conclusion, but DeKalb County, Tennessee District Attorney Bryant Dunaway has officially declared a shooting last December to be a justifiable use of force. Given the circumstances, I’m not sure why it took so long to come to that conclusion, but based on the information released by his office Dunaway made the right call.  Todd Stanton was on his way to work early on the morning of December 4, 2025, when a woman suddenly appeared in front of his truck. Stanton was able to stop before he hit…

This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News.  Ukrainian intelligence alleges Russia provided Iran with a list of 55 critical Israeli energy targets for potential strikes. The targets are categorized by strategic importance, with power plants like Orot Rabin deemed most critical. Russia reportedly assessed Israel’s isolated “energy island” grid as uniquely vulnerable to cascading collapse. Ukraine frames the intelligence sharing as part of a deepening Russia-Iran alliance aimed at diverting global attention from Ukraine. Russia has dismissed the allegations as a “fabrication” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In a revelation that underscores the expanding ripple effects…

Imagine that you created something that was a bit of a breakthrough in a given field. It changed a lot of things and the products you developed from that breakthrough became the most popular models in your industry. Now, picture a third party figured out a way to develop something that turned your product into something that is illegal. You don’t make this device, and just owning the device is illegal almost everywhere, at least for most people, but it’s a thing. Then a foreign nation starts producing them and exporting them to the country…

Images by the author I am no stranger to Griffin Armament. I recently reviewed one of their scopes, an LPVO in 1-8×24. That scope is well-built and sits atop one of my prized rifles. The company makes many products… as an example, they sent me a set of AR iron sights and two mounts for a yet-to-ship prism sight. More on those will follow after that sight comes in. Now that the $200 tax on suppressors is but a tortured dream, every company seems to be selling cans… some are better than others. Griffin Armament is a major player in…

What Is Going On? Drama in the firearms industry is not unheard of, but it is fairly rare. Given the industry’s relatively smaller size, there just usually aren’t a lot of eyebrow-raising events that happen. However, that has changed recently with interactions between Ruger and Beretta. These two stalwart bastions of gun design and manufacture have not exactly come to blows, but there are developments raising some eyebrows. Let’s take a quick look at the situation. According to outdoorlifecom, in September of 2025, Beretta – the oldest gun manufacturer in the world, since 1526 – acquired 7.7% of Sturm, Ruger…

Mia Jones swept some of the biggest competitions in snowboarding this winter — and she’s just getting started. Not only did the 20-year-old prodigy snowboarder win the FIS Freeride World Championships in February in Andorra, but she was also named “Rookie of the Year” on the FIS Freeride World Tour (FWT). She then earned enough points to win the 2026 FWT, sealing the deal at the final competition, the Xtreme Verbier in Switzerland. It’s the same event her dad, Jeremy Jones, won in 2005. On March 28, 2026, she was crowned the FWT Overall Champion for women’s snowboarding. “It went pretty…

I’ve talked a fair bit about how bad gun research is when it comes out of either academia or the activist bunch at places like Everytown. Cam started it back in 2022. The next year, I talked about self-censorship in academia, where research that doesn’t conform to the narrative is tossed so that the researchers don’t get hate from their colleagues. All of this contributes to the lack of trust anyone should have toward research, especially when it comes to firearm policy.However, over at NRA-ILA’s website, they bring up another aspect of that, and that’s…

Things are moving fast in Virginia. According to Gun Owners of America, lawmakers pushed more than 15 gun control bills in just 60 days and some of the biggest ones are now front and center. The focus? Two bills, SB 749 and HB 217, that would ban a wide range of commonly owned firearms. We’re talking semi-auto rifles, pistols, and even some shotguns, Based largely on features like threaded barrels or adjustable stocks. Standard-capacity magazines are also on the chopping block, with anything over 15 rounds potentially banned. And here’s the key detail: Newly elected Governor Abigail Spanberger has already…

Oil prices have plunged as Iran has allowed the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire. Both the United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks, which will give Americans a much-needed break at the pump. According to a report by CNBC, US ruler Donald Trump said the two-week ceasefire was subject to Iran agreeing to a complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is a workable basis for negotiations, he said. “Almost all of the various points of past…

On Monday, the Supreme Court turned away a challenge to the Illinois law prohibiting lawful carry on public transportation, meaning the Chicago Transit Authority will remain “gun-free”, at least in theory, for the foreseeable future.  Yes, I’m still salty about SCOTUS denying cert in Schoenthal v. Raoul, and not just because the Court let stand an absurd Seventh Circuit decision that essentially allows almost every public space where more than a few people might be present to be designated as a “sensitive place” where guns are banned. Violent individuals are routinely ignoring that Illinois law…

This one almost sounds fake. But it’s not. According to a breakdown from Colion Noir, a man in Alabama is now facing federal gun charges after posting a video to Instagram during a Mardi Gras event and unknowingly handing the feds everything they needed. The setup? A deadly shooting during Joe Cain Day festivities in Mobile. Instead of laying low, one guy decided to jump on Instagram and mock the victim, literally acting out how the man died, per FOX 10 News. Bad enough. But here’s where it gets worse. Federal agents reviewing the video noticed something on the pistol…

The necessities of climbing apparel change drastically as soon as you’re on the wall for several hours. Like many climbers, I learned this lesson the hard way during my first multi-pitch climb many years ago on a 500-foot wall near Buena Vista, Colo. My partner and I were both new to multi-pitch climbing and needed plenty of time to safely move through five pitches. We began the day with warm, temperate weather. But after several hours on the exposed wall, the weather turned frigid, with gusts of wind. Then our double-rope rappel got caught in the anchors, requiring an arduous…