A bill aimed at stopping credit card companies from tracking firearm purchases is headed to the U.S. Senate after clearing the House with bipartisan support. The Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act (H.R. 1181) passed the House on July 14 by a 221-201 vote. According to the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), the bill would prohibit payment networks from using special merchant category codes (MCCs) to identify purchases of firearms, ammunition, or other constitutionally protected items. The House passed the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, a gun purchase privacy bill. Supporters argue the measure is about protecting the privacy of…

Becoming an established luxury manufacturer takes more than just churning out some posh sedans with sumptuous seats, as a given brand needs to build an overall image that makes people think that they will look the business behind the wheel. That’s why the likes of Hyundai and Toyota developed their own bespoke luxury brands, since the motherships were too closely associated with affordability. Chrysler had established this reputation in the early to mid-20th century, though things had taken a turn in the latter stages of the century. In the late 1990s though, the marque was looking to make a comeback,…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Forward-facing sonar has changed how a lot of anglers fish, and Garmin just gave its LiveScope lineup a substantial overhaul. The new LiveScope 2 ($2,000) and LiveScope 2 HD ($2,200) systems debuted ahead of ICAST 2026 with better image quality, wider coverage, and a much simpler installation. Both systems now connect directly to a compatible Garmin display and power source, eliminating the separate black box required by previous generations. For anyone who has rigged a boat with LiveScope, that hardware change alone is a…

The decline in violent crime across the United States is something that most of us are cheering, but for the gun control lobby it’s hardly cause for celebration. This is a movement predicated on the false premise that more guns leads to more crime, after all, and while there are still more than 1,000,000 gun sales taking place each month, homicides are dropping to rates not seen in a century or more.  Presumably, at some point these declines will slow down and head in the wrong direction, and if the gun control lobby can’t point…

A Las Vegas mother says she did what she believed she had to do after two strangers ended up in her backyard and appeared to be trying to break into her home. According to News 3 Las Vegas, the incident happened around 9:20 p.m. last Monday in the 3900 block of Steinbeck Drive after two men fled a nearby vehicle crash and ran into a residential neighborhood. The first sign of trouble came from the homeowner’s 17-year-old daughter, Kaliyah Smith, who heard noises coming from the backyard. “I heard knocking on my wall because there’s a sliding door right there,”…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Mike Waltz, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, said Monday that the U.S. government would soon move to stop violent gangs in Haiti from making money off social media posts. Gang leaders in the troubled Caribbean country are prolific users of social media and have celebrated killings, issued threats and posted musings on various sites. Younger gang members also post music videos and wave cash they’ve earned in an effort to recruit children in the impoverished nation. Waltz called the practice “incredibly disturbing” and warned the U.S. would “shut that down” in the…