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Toy guns–actual toy guns–aren’t something we should really have to worry about being regulated into obscurity. I’m not talking about super-realistic airsoft guns or non-firing replicas that are little more than props, but look realistic. Those might run afoul of some enterprising anti-gunner and, to some degree, already have. But toys are toys. They’re not even that realistic anymore, compared to back in my day. They should, in theory, be fine, but some people have long had a problem with them, trying to argue that playing with toy guns leads to violence later in life.…
Find out the veterans benefits your state offers. Everyone knows about the federal benefits available to veterans, but did you know many states also offer great benefits to their veterans? State benefits range from free college and employment resources to free hunting and fishing licenses. Most states also offer tax breaks for their veterans and specialized license plates, and some states even provide their veterans with cash bonuses just for serving in the military. We have compiled a handy summary of the benefits each state and territory offers. Each summary page also has a link directly to the specific State…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhat throws most preppers off course isn’t a lack of commitment—it’s friction. Life piles on. Focus fades. And sometimes, without realizing it, you’re slogging through life reacting to it, instead of being as effective as you know you can. Prepping is a process, and like any process, it can drift. Over time, life happens, priorities shift, and we need a mental tune-up. The danger isn’t always external—it often comes from inside the system: our mindset, decisions, and day-to-day actions. The good news? If you can spot the drift early, you can fix it. Here…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIf you’ve spent any time in the prepping world, you’ve thought long and hard about the X. The event. The disaster. The fight. The day it all goes sideways. You’ve worked on plans to get through it—the food, the water, the gear, the skills. Good. That’s the work. But here’s the question almost nobody preps for: what happens to your mind after you make it through? That’s the heart of my conversation with Kris Hasenauer on episode 308 of the Mind4Survival podcast. Kris is a former Green Beret with the 20th Special Forces Group…
If you follow watch culture at all, you’ll quickly realize that “watch people” take their stuff pretty seriously. Maybe that’s why Christopher Ward is such a breath of fresh air. With the release of the C60 Pool Diver ($1,475 with a steel Bader bracelet, and $1,250 with an Aquaflex rubber strap), Christopher Ward offers a super-functional watch with a sense of humor. It’s self-deprecating in ways few brands try to be. And realistically, it’s much more in tune with how most people actually use a dive watch. The Pool Diver is a follow-up to the wildly popular Desk Diver watch,…
Under Hawaii’s “sensitive places” law, all government buildings are “gun-free zones,” at least in theory. Like most supposedly sensitive places, though, many of those locations feature no special security measures; no magnetometers, no armed guards, and no secured entrances. They’re sensitive in name only, and their “gun-free” status essentially depends on an honor code. The inability of these Sensitive In Name Only locations to keep people safe and secure was on full display recently in Maui, where a man stands accused of brandishing a pistol at county employees in a planning office in Wailuku a…
Forced to dig his own grave in Iraq, Fabrizio Quattrocchi answered his killers with one final act of raw defiance. This is a hard look at death, faith, courage, and the Italian who refused to die quietly. Death, Faith, and the Question Fabrizio Quattrocchi Forces Us to Face Today, we are going to talk about some pretty dark stuff. Death rightfully makes people uncomfortable. It is the innately unknowable nature of the thing that leaves folks so predictably discomfited. We all have theories. However, by definition, if somebody is talking about it, they’ve not yet actually given it a whirl…
This week, senior military leaders from around the world are gathering in Waikiki to discuss potential conflict and crisis around the world’s coastlines. About 300 service members from 25 countries are meeting at the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies for the 12th Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium, a gathering organized by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific that each year takes place in different locations around the region. Last year it took place in the Philippines. On Tuesday, Lt. Gen. James Glynn welcomed participants, telling them that “trying to get to Hawaii’s a long way from everywhere, which … puts it…
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A Florida mother found herself in every parent’s nightmare Sunday afternoon when a man allegedly forced his way into her home and threatened her family. Fortunately, she was armed. According to reporting by Fox 35 Orlando, the incident happened in Palm Coast when Michael McDonald allegedly opened the woman’s garage, banged on windows, and then entered the home through the front door. Inside were the mother and her two children. The woman, identified as a friend of McDonald’s sister, told reporters she quickly realized the situation was turning dangerous. “I panicked and got my gun,” she said. “That was my…
With roughly half the year done, 2026’s legacy is already defined by a slew of brilliant games that will keep most people busy for a long time. From horror to dense RPGs and cozy sims, every genre received a new representative. However, even when compared to other popular categories, 2026 action-adventure games have been especially incredible, ambitious, and celebrated. Seriously, it seems like the genre cannot help but bottom out at “pretty good,” at least if we focus on relatively big names and ignore the slew of forgettable titles that launch on Steam. If the most anticipated 2026 action-adventure games…
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Humans are inherently curious creatures. We came down from the trees and started trying to figure out how the whole universe works almost immediately, even if we started small with things like how to create fire, or how can we tell which plants are safe to eat, which ones let us converse with God, and which ones just kill you? We’ve come a long way from those days, to say the least. Now, we wrestle with bigger questions, but not all of them are on a cosmic scale, and not every researcher can be trusted…
The U.S. Supreme Court handed gun owners a major victory Thursday, ruling that the federal government can’t automatically strip someone of their Second Amendment rights simply because they use marijuana. In a unanimous decision, the Court sided with Texas resident Ali Danial Hemani, a man who admitted he uses marijuana several times a week but wasn’t accused of violence, brandishing a firearm, drug trafficking, or doing anything reckless with a gun. According to reporting from the Associated Press and Reuters, the case has been closely watched because it sits at the intersection of expanding marijuana legalization and the Supreme Court’s…
