The Colorado Shooting Sports Association is suing the state of Colorado and Gov. Jared Polis over a new law that allows police in the state to obtain gun store records of purchases and transfers without a warrant or probable cause. In fact, no evidence of a crime is needed for law enforcement to take a peek at sales records, which include all kinds of personal information about buyers. HB 1126 imposes a number of other mandates on gun stores, including required security features and a state-level license. Those expensive requirements threaten the very existence of…
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has introduced multiple provisions within the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that focus on childcare for military families, stopping “secret” spending by the Pentagon, codifying sex-neutral standards, and safeguarding U.S. facilities from espionage and theft. The NDAA recently passed out of both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, setting the stage for both congressional chambers to deliberate the final language within the sweeping legislation that has been voted into law for more than six decades and guides Department of Defense funding and policies. Some provisions that have been included out of committee…
The measles outbreak in Utah has topped 700 cases. The disease has been spreading in Utah for a year, and in 2026 alone, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services reported 482 new cases. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms appear 7 to 14 days after contact with the virus. Common measles symptoms include: Measles can cause brain damage, deafness, or death in newborns. However, measles often presents with more severe symptoms and higher risks of complications than in children, particularly for those over 20 or with weakened…
Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks tend to get all the attention in Montana, but the Big Sky State has plenty of other public lands worth checking out. Its state parks are home to unique geology, fossils, history, waterfalls, and more. If you’re visiting Montana, be sure to add visits to these five state parks that will show you all the beauty that the state has to offer. Makoshika State Park Makoshika State Park; (photo/Dan via Flickr Creative Commons) This park is Montana’s version of Badlands National Park, and it may even be better. The 11,500-acre park is home to distinct,…
Veteran Call of Duty developer and Studio Head at Treyarch, Mark Gordon, has stepped down following an impressive 20-year-long career spearheading some of the franchise’s biggest hits. Mark Gordon’s departure from Treyarch comes after a spree of notable departures from various Xbox studios following announcements that layoffs are coming to multiple departments. Treyarch has been one of the lead development studios for Call of Duty ever since it was tasked with porting Call of Duty 2: Big Red One to consoles while Infinity Ward handled the original version on PC. Since then, the studio has been at the forefront of…
The family camping trip has long represented an iconic part of American life — but it wasn’t always accessible to all Americans. Many national parks were created by removing Indigenous tribes from their ancestral homes. And for much of the 20th century, Black Americans were either forced to endure segregated campgrounds or were banned from parks entirely. That troubled history is part of why Sally Steele never went camping until her early 20s. She and her husband both grew up in mixed-race families, raised by Black fathers and white mothers. For Sally, camping was simply not part of her childhood. But…
On June 15, 2026, the VA launched its new partial claim program, created by the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act that was signed into law on July 30, 2025. The program gives military members and veterans a path to get current on their mortgage without losing the original loan terms. This article explains exactly how the VA partial claim 2026 program works, who qualifies, how it compares to a loan modification, and how to use the program to avoid foreclosure. What Is the VA Partial Claim Program in 2026? The VA partial claim program is a foreclosure-prevention tool that…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. A very intense El Niño has formed in the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean much earlier than originally anticipated, and we are being warned that it could cause trillions of dollars of damage to the global economy. Considering everything else that is going on in our world right now, that is really bad news. It is being projected that the El Niño that has developed in the southern Pacific is likely to rapidly transform into a “Super El Niño” of frightening strength. At the same time,…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has done an outstanding job of helping to restore Second Amendment freedoms to Floridians by simply refusing to defend indefensible gun laws. When a court ruled that Florida’s ban on open carry violated the Constitution, Uthmeier declined to appeal. More recently, Uthmeier has sought to end a lawsuit challenging Florida’s waiting period laws by agreeing with the plaintiffs that the restriction is an ahistorical aberration, not part of the national tradition of gun ownership. Now Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has the opportunity to take a similar stand in support…
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Massachusetts is the place where the American Revolution kicked off, and all because the British came to enforce gun control. Today, most in the state seem more likely to have helped the Redcoats than their fellow Americans, as the one-time colony that birthed much of the revolutionary fervor that eventually gave us the Second Amendment is now more likely to stomp on people’s rights. But not everyone in the state feels that way. There’s a pro-gun movement there, and they managed to get some items on the ballot in November that, if successful, would serve…
Gun rights commentator Colion Noir is taking aim at a proposal from Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn that would require owners of certain semi-automatic rifles to undergo periodic mental health evaluations and re-register their firearms every five years. In a recent video (see below), Noir argued that the proposal raises serious constitutional questions and, perhaps more importantly, doesn’t appear to address the very crime Osborn used to justify it. Osborn proposed requiring owners of so-called “assault-style” rifles (including AR-15s, AK-pattern rifles, and similar firearms) to pass a mental health examination every five years and re-register those firearms in order to…
A new Navy memorandum is providing guidance on sailors’ grooming standards as it pertains to religious liberties and whether exemptions can be granted for those who request them. The three-page Navy memo, released by Vice Admiral Jeffrey J. Czerewko, chief of naval personnel, as part of an administrative message, applies to all active and reserve sailors with currently approved or pending religious accommodations (RAs) for waiving current grooming standards for facial hair, and also applies to all other Sailors seeking renewed consideration of previously denied requests based on changes in military policy or other circumstances. “Commanding Officers must objectively weigh…
Colorado hunters and anglers are trying to get ahead of the next wildlife ballot fight. A proposed constitutional amendment, currently listed as Initiative 302, would create a right to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife in Colorado. The measure has cleared the state Title Board, which means supporters can collect signatures. It has not yet qualified for the 2026 ballot. To get there, backers need 124,238 valid signatures by early August. Because the measure would amend the Colorado Constitution, supporters also have to meet Colorado’s distribution requirement across all 35 state Senate districts. If it makes the ballot, it…
There are four separate lawsuits challenging Virginia’s ban on “assault firearms” and “large capacity” magazines in state court at the moment, and the Virginia Supreme Court has established a three-judge panel to decide if the cases should be consolidated and, if so, where the consolidated cases should be heard. The plaintiffs in these cases have argued that each of the lawsuits raise different objections about the gun and magazine ban and its relationship to Article 1, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution. One of them, for example, raises a direct challenge to the law by…
If you’ve spent any time around USPSA or IPSC shooters, you’ve probably noticed a trend: everybody wants a pistol that shoots flatter, runs longer, and gets back on target faster. Beretta’s answer is the new 94X Performance. The Italian gunmaker recently unveiled the latest evolution of its competition-focused handgun line, and while it still carries plenty of familiar Beretta DNA, the company says this isn’t simply a refreshed 92X Performance. It’s a ground-up refinement built around a new Vertec Pro steel frame, redesigned ergonomics, and a host of upgrades aimed squarely at competitive shooters. At first glance, the biggest change…
Even though all military services achieved their recruiting goals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, enlistment bonuses are up. In 2026, military enlistment bonuses remain strongest in hard-to-fill technical, cyber, nuclear, and special operations fields, with the highest official enlistment figures reaching $140,000 in certain Navy programs, $75,000 in the Coast Guard, $50,000 in the Army, $40,000 in the Air Force, and $15,000 in the Marine Corps. While some types of bonuses, such as reenlistment bonuses, have been scaled back in favor of performance-based models, enlistment incentives for new enlisted recruits in critical fields are still extremely lucrative. This article…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. The Humiliation of the American Empire I have long wanted peace in the Middle East. Real peace, not a ceasefire that merely pauses the killing while leaving the root causes untouched. But the memorandum of understanding that President Donald Trump signed on June 14, 2026, is no peace deal — it is a surrender document dressed in diplomatic language. And yet, profoundly, it probably represents Trump’s best strategic move at this point. Agree to Iran’s terms and walk away (while claiming victory at home). As expected, Trump claims he’s…
If you want to explore the world of knives, beware: It is a slippery slope. In short order, I went from someone who only owned a single Swiss Army Knife to having shelves full of fixed blades, folders, automatics, and an array of sharpening paraphernalia. And as my collection has grown, so too has my mindset around knives. Where initially I wanted only the most useful all-around knife — a blade whose many functions would dictate its form — now I see knives the way I see bicycles or cars: Some are for everyday utility, some are for hard work or a…
I firmly believe that a firearm carried on your person needs to be in a proper holster. I’ve seen too many examples of people who didn’t carry that way shooting themselves unintentionally to feel any other way. I don’t like laws dictating it, such as what we have here in Georgia, but it’s another example of recognizing something is a good idea right up until you mandate it. In Texas, NBA player James Harden was arrested over his firearm not being in a holster. What made this dumber, though, was that he wasn’t carrying the…
A sealed copy of 1985’s Super Mario Bros. has broken the world record for the most expensive video game ever sold at auction, fetching a staggering $3 million. This particular copy of Super Mario Bros. caught the attention of collectors for several reasons, most notably its high-graded Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) certification, which essentially makes it the finest known example among its variants. Super Mario Bros. was originally released for the NES in 1985. It is widely regarded as one of the pioneering games of the platformer genre and, as the first entry in the Super Mario series, holds a…
