For many military families, the teenage driving years arrive faster than expected. One minute you’re installing car seats, and the next you’re in the passenger seat reminding your teenager to check their mirrors. At some point, many families start asking the same question: Should we buy our teenager their own car? Like many things in military life, the answer isn’t simple. Frequent moves, changing duty stations and different transportation needs can make the decision more complicated than it might be for civilian families. While a car can provide independence and convenience, it also comes with financial and practical considerations. And…
If you’ve been prepping for more than, say, a day, you know to stockpile things like food, water, and first aid supplies. That’s the easy to remember stuff, right? We all know we’ll need to eat and stay hydrated. However, there are a number of things many preppers overlook in their planning. Things that will certainly come into play at some point during any sort of long-term event. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! Condoms Let’s face facts, ok? If there’s no television, no Netflix, and no Internet, many people are going…
We’ve just wrapped up Sexual Assault Awarness Month and we had a chat with Desiree Bergman from NotMe CA about it. We discussed empowering women via increasing access to self-defense options. April was Sexual Assault Awereness Month and in an effort to raise awareness about self-dfense options for women, Bearing Arms had a chance to connect with Desiree Bergman. Bergman is the program director of NotMe CA — a 501(c)(3) that runs NotMeSD, NotMeOC, and NotMeIE programs in California. Bergman is a firearms instructor, advocate, and activist. “Being a gun enthusiast is what I like…
One of the toughest things to do, seemingly, is figuring out how to end a video game. A game can have one of the best stories around, even compared to movies, but if things go badly in the final act, it can alienate fans. Some of the following games have divisive endings that may have done just that, but no one can deny how shocked they were upon originally finishing up these games. Some examples include something recent, like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, something a bit older, like Spec Ops: The Line. Those games and more will be ranked based…
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that billions in U.S.-assessed contributions are legally binding and cannot be tied to reform conditions. Washington reportedly circulated diplomatic notes demanding nine “quick-hit” reforms, including cost-cutting measures and limits on Chinese influence. Proposed U.S. conditions include pension system overhaul, travel restrictions, senior staff cuts, and blocking China from discretionary funds. Guterres acknowledged ongoing reform efforts but insisted funding obligations and structural changes must remain separate issues. U.N. faces severe financial strain, with the United States having paid only $160 million of more than $4…
Not living in California, I’m not familiar with Turner’s Outdoorsman as a store. It’s just not something I’m going to come across on the opposite side of the nation, apparently, which is fine. I respect any chain store that’s able to sell guns widely in such an anti-gun state. But it seems the latest would-be Trump assassin got one of his guns at one of the chain’s locations, and that sparked The Trace to spring into action.And by “spring into action,” I mean engage in some alarmism about the chain.Eight months before Cole Tomas Allen…
The Bruen decision ended the idea of “may issue” permitting once and for all. The arbitrary decision process of who gets a permit and who doesn’t creates rights for some while excluding them for others, and that’s not how our civil liberties are supposed to work. Anti-gunners hated the decision, of course, because they want to make the lawful carry of firearms untenable. If they can’t ban it outright, they want to make the process so onerous that many will simply decide that it’s just not worth it.However, they don’t seem to grasp reality in…
The Department of Justice just picked a HUGE fight with Denver. In a newly filed lawsuit, the DOJ is challenging the city’s long-standing ban on so-called “assault weapons,” arguing it violates the Second Amendment by prohibiting firearms that are in common use: specifically AR-15-style rifles. They’re not being subtle about it. “The Constitution is not a suggestion and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. At the center of the case is Denver’s ordinance that makes it a crime to possess certain semi-automatic rifles. According to the DOJ, that includes AR-15-style firearms. By…
SWAT officers responded to an emergency situation on Tuesday at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass., which was later discovered to involve an on-duty officer. Police were called to the facility, known as Natick Labs, at 9:15 a.m. for a possible distressed individual. “This person that we were looking for was an on-duty security officer for the base,” Natick Police Department Chief Jim Hicks said in a news conference. “The officers were working to talk with him, to discuss with him what was going on. He fled the officers into an area of the base, where…
The United Kingdom is often touted as having fewer so-called gun crimes than the United States, and that’s evidence we should do something similar. However, when you delve into the details, you see that crime continues not just unabated, but it has increased. The criminals often just used other weapons, which benefited them, but were terrible for self-defense purposes. The UK’s Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, isn’t popular with the more leftist elements of British politics. That’s probably an endorsement, in my book, but while they’re pretty far-right by UK standards, they’re almost middle…
One of the last truly independent mainstream automakers is having a hard time in 2026. Through the first four months of the year, almost every single Mazda model is selling worse than it was in the same time period in 2025, something that could probably be attributed to the Trump administration’s aggressive tariff tactics. Only one Mazda is built in the United States, the CX-50, and that model (along with the suddenly popular Mazda3 hatchback) is seemingly immune to the company’s sales slump, with much-improved sales this year. Built In Alabama, Made For America Sales of the compact crossover rose…
The head of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the US military “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force in the region. Iranian military officials have already said that the US is lying about these claims. Cooper claimed that the US military sank at least six Iranian boats, boasting of “an enormous amount of capability and firepower concentrated in and around the strait, including AH-64 Apache and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters.” “The US claim regarding the sinking of a number of Iranian combat boats is a lie,” a senior Iranian military official told IRIB news agency, as…
Whether you’re out for a casual stroll or tackling 20-mile days, the best men’s hiking pants are your primary line of defense. These slacks combine rugged durability with dynamic stretch, managing your sweat on hot climbs while still fending off light rain and heavy brush. To hone the current rankings, lead testers Rob Simpson and Ryan Kempfer put nine men’s hiking pants through a 10-month testing cycle. From Baja desert trails to the rainy Alaskan coast, we logged 300 miles and 30,000 feet of vertical gain to find the best men’s hiking pants. We crowned the Outdoor Research Ferrosi Pants…
Assistant Attorney General and head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon told Denver officials that the city would face a federal lawsuit unless they ceased enforcing the city’s ban on so-called assault weapons, and she’s followed through with that threat in federal court. Promises made, promises kept. The DOJ just sued the City of Denver over their AR-15 ban. pic.twitter.com/4TrDTFVDG1— Hannah Hill (@hannahhill_sc) May 5, 2026The lawsuit not only claims that Denver’s gun ban violates the Second Amendment, but that the pattern and practices of the Denver Police Department in enforcing the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last week. The GOP bill released late Monday would designate the money for the U.S. Secret Service for “security adjustments and upgrades” related to the ballroom project, which Trump and Republicans have been pushing since Cole Tomas Allen allegedly stormed the April 25 media dinner at the Washington Hilton with guns and…
I was on the second day of my Canyonlands backpacking trip, and I didn’t have a small daypack. This forced me to use my massive 60L Mountain Hardwear Alakazam for just a few snacks and supplies for a day hike to Angel Arch — an absolute overkill for the trek. But when I closed the roll-top and cinched the brand’s patented GiddyUp Compression System, I was shocked. The ultralight pack “shrank” to a reasonable size for a short hike. Alakazam. It was like magic. Mountain Hardwear (MHW) released the Alakazam pack in spring 2026, and I tested an early prototype.…
If you’ve ever been to a geeky convention–something anime, sci-fi, videogame, or similar–then you’ve seen cosplayers. Some of these people actually make a living with their cosplays, and for understandable reasons. They’re absolutely amazing. Most cosplayers do it for the love of the game, sometimes literally. Recently, Toronto had an anime convention, or “con,” that brought out one particular cosplayer, who apparently terrified the cops there so much that they swarmed him and treated him like a terrorist.A cosplayer in Toronto was handcuffed and detained after walking through a park for a cosplay event with…
Here’s something we didn’t have on our predictions list for 2026. Ford truck sales are spinning into a big fat abyss, while the company’s last remaining car is climbing out of one. Such news does not bode well for a company that lives off truck sales, but that’s the reality facing Ford – and many automakers – at the moment. April sales figures are out, and to be fair, this isn’t something to be sounding alarms over just yet. We already knew the disruptions last year in the aluminum supply chain were hurting F-Series production. But Ford builds other trucks,…
The first tranche of the 34 proposed rules announced by the DOJ and ATF last week are now available for download at the Federal Register’s website, with the official publication and the start of the public comment period scheduled for Wednesday, May 6. The nearly two dozen proposals released today include the repeal of the Biden-era “engaged in the business” rule that treats almost every private seller of firearms as an “unlicensed dealer” who must conduct background checks on every sale, as well as repeal of Biden’s rule targeting pistol braces by defining most brace-equipped…
Magnolia Pictures and the USO are proud to partner in offering free nationwide screenings this week of Bob Odenkirk’s new action-thriller Normal to honor and thank service members, veterans and first responders. The screenings will take place May 5, 6 and 7 at participating theaters across the country. The offer is open to service members past and present, first responders, and one guest with no RSVP required, making it simple to participate and feel recognized. The screenings are scheduled for: May 5 at 12 p.m. May 6 at 5 p.m. May 7 at 2 p.m. Find your nearest participating theater…
Fars News Agency, a state-run Iranian media outlet, has reported that a United States Navy patrol boat has been hit by two Iranian missiles not far from the Strait of Hormuz after it ignored warnings to stay out of the critical waterway. The media outlet claimed that the boat was “forced to retreat,” without providing information on the damage. Iran had warned the US to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump: US Will “Guide” Neutral Ships Through Strait of Hormuz Far News Agency, which is also said to be closely affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported…
