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Federal and state leaders agreed to revisit Australia’s national gun framework following a deadly terrorist attack, signaling another push toward expanded firearm restrictions. Australia’s federal and state governments have agreed to pursue tougher gun laws following a recent terrorist attack, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calling for urgent national action. Speaking after the attack at Bondi Beach, Albanese said firearm regulation would be raised at an emergency meeting of the National Cabinet held Monday, December 15. “The government is prepared to take whatever actions are necessary,” he said, including strengthening gun laws. Firearms regulation in Australia is primarily handled by…

The moment it became clear was halfway up Teton Pass’s Taylor Mountain at sunrise. I was skinning in that quiet blue hour, expecting the usual ultralight-boot experience: a cramped toe box, midfoot pressure, and the slightly awkward stride I’ve learned to endure on big climbs. Instead, the TLT X moved with me. My stride felt almost too smooth for a touring boot, and my feet stayed warm. I’ve done this climb countless times, and this was the first time I caught myself thinking more about the sky turning pink overhead than about what was on my feet. Throughout that tour,…

Most liberals aren’t in favor of putting people in prison for using marijuana, but the gun control lobby thinks its just fine… at least if the marijuana user also possesses a firearm. A 2023 Gallup survey found 87% of Democrats support legalization (along with 70% of independents and 55% of Republicans), which puts groups like Everytown, Giffords, and Brady at odds with their liberal base.  The gun control groups have filed a pair of amicus briefs in support of the government’s position in U.S. v. Hemani that Section 922(g)(3)’s prohibition on gun ownership by “unlawful” users…

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This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog under the title: The West Coast Is Being Absolutely Pummeled By Trillions Of Gallons Of Rain, Wind Speeds Of Up To 144 MPH, And Flooding That Will Close Roads For Months The slow-motion disaster that we are witnessing on the West Coast is unlike anything we have ever seen before.  A series of atmospheric rivers has already dumped trillions of gallons of water on the region, and trillions of gallons of additional water will fall before the end of the year.  This has caused some rivers to…

Efforts to protect America’s gray wolf population have sparked debate for years — and soon those plans may face another obstacle. On Dec. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species list. If passed by the Senate and signed into law, H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, would “remove protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act.” The bill would also prevent judges from reviewing and blocking the delisting. History of the Gray Wolf In an effort to protect livestock, the U.S. government helped to…

The thing that bothers me the most about The Trace is that while they don’t really try that hard to hide their anti-gun bias, they’re treated like a neutral journalism project by the mainstream media. Somehow, I don’t see the New York Times and Bearing Arms teaming up on anything, but The Trace? Absolutely. But as we wrap up the year, The Trace decided to take a look at the year in review, and in the process, they kind of deliver the greatest self-own in biased journalism I’ve seen in a long while.Whenever I pick…

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay.Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, this month with the increase for active-duty service members and reservists.Current troops get a bump in basic pay starting in January, while veterans will receive an increase as well. Common allowances are also going up.Related: 2026 Military Pay Charts2026 Basic Pay RaiseActive-duty troops and drilling Guard and reserve members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in January.The 3.8% raise was part of Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget request to Congress and was included in…

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Old .22LR rifles are a ton of fun, and they are some of the few guns that haven’t skyrocketed in price. Depression era .22LRs in particular can often be had for maybe a couple of hundred dollars. Guns like the Remington Targetmaster Model 41 can be found for less than $200 and are an awesome piece of history. I have two of these guns, one is sadly broken, but one still goes hard. The 41 is a gun of it’s era, and that era was the great depression. The Model 41 is a reasonably simple rifle, but it’s representative of…

Turn right here and then feel free to get up to 50 mph. That’s what Toyota Senior Engineering Manager Jakin Wilson said to me as I pilot a Tacoma Trailhunter through a lumpy dirt trail, replete with sudden peaks and troughs, terrain changes, and sweeping bends. I gleefully rocketed up to 55 mph, maxed out the suspension travel, and worked the Old Man Emu shocks. Undeterred, Wilson smiled with approval. This occurred, by the way, after I descended down a 20-degree river rock hill and before crawling around a patchwork of rock and roots on a winding two-track path. All…