Dear Bearing Arms Reader,We are one year into the most successful presidential term in history. President Trump continues to prove his doubters wrong, posting victories many assumed were never possible. For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. achieved net migration in 2025, reversing Biden’s disastrous open border policies and sending more than 2.6 million illegal aliens home through deportations and self-departures. The Department of Homeland Security arrested more than 650,000 illegal aliens, including the worst of the worst – killers, rapists, gang members, and drug traffickers. Fentanyl trafficking at the Southern border has decreased by more than…
Franklin Armory’s Prevail rifle debuts a Total Round Control bolt action that blends Push Feed speed with Controlled Round Feed reliability. The design targets hunters and precision shooters who want consistent feeding without legacy bolt-action compromises. Franklin built the Prevail around adaptability, aiming to support everything from competition use to hard field work. The rifle enters the premium bolt-gun space with a focus on mechanics. Total Round Control Action Explained The Prevail centers on Franklin Armory’s new Total Round Control (TRC) action. The system manages each cartridge from magazine to ejection. As a round feeds upward, it contacts a lifter…
While some job applications amount to simply uploading a resume and clicking “enter,” others permit or encourage the inclusion of a cover letter. Traditionally, the cover letter is a chance to address the hiring professional with a personal message, highlight aspects of your career and work history that show relevance to the job opening, explain any issues in your background, and secure your spot as an ideal candidate.Today, the pressure to write a great cover letter is tremendous. Many job seekers are relying on generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to help their cover letter hit the mark. Before using just…
Sales of survival gear have skyrocketed in Greenland. Citing local retailers, CNN reported that the demand for survival supplies and long-lasting food products has soared in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk. The surge comes amid growing concerns over possible United States interference on the Arctic island. Shopkeepers in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk have told CNN that sales of survival gear have significantly increased recently, with locals worried about military action or other forms of instability. Camping stoves, long-life dried foods, and freeze-dried meals are being bought up, multiple shopkeepers said. –CNN In recent weeks, United States President Donald Trump…
This year, for the first time in Olympic Games history, athletes from around the world will compete in ski mountaineering — “skimo.” There will be two events: the sprint and the mixed relay, both of which will include uphill and downhill portions. If you are unfamiliar with skimo, don’t worry. While it’s growing quickly in popularity, it’s still a relatively obscure sport, largely dominated by Type-2 Fun personalities. It is not a cool slang term for going skiing more often (i.e., ski mo’, not less). Instead, it’s a blend of backcountry and cross-country skiing, with a dash of mountaineering. The goal is…
When people talk about the top of the gun heap, the name KelTec is usually not around. We all know they’re not Glock, Smith & Wesson, H&K, Sig Sauer, or any of those guys with piles of fans and legions of dedicated users. No, KelTec is something else, and it’s something we desperately need in the firearm space.For one thing, they seem to be the only company actually trying to innovate. While everyone else will introduce their new firearms that are basically just rehashes of their older designs, or new looks with old internals, KelTec…
Take a proven, multi-championship-winning powertrain and put it in a bespoke, rally-focused chassis, and what you get is the STRYKER. A new rally vehicle, which will have its own class in the American Rally Association (ARA) series in 2026 — the ARA STRYKER Challenge Series. The whole idea of this new vehicle is to offer extremely high performance in a cost-effective platform. Then, line up identical machinery at ARA rally events and let driver skill determine the results versus machinery and money. (Photo/STRYKER Motorsports) What Is a STRYKER? What exactly is this alien rally beast? The STRYKER is a custom-designed…
The NFA restrictions on machine guns wouldn’t be quite so bad without the 1986 machine gun ban. That law, signed into being by President Ronald Reagan, basically said private machine gun ownership was restricted to only those firearms made before the law went into effect. At the time, this was a mild inconvenience, but what happened in the long run is that full-auto firearms became increasingly difficult not just to find, but to afford. Today, a machine gun can cost as much as a nice house, depending on the firearm, and the ban itself just…
SIG Sauer’s XRAY7-CO red dot totally redefines what red dots can be, utilizing zero moving parts, and onboard ballistics capabilities. This red dot uses a distortion-free digital display and zero moving components to deliver a rugged, data-driven combat optic designed for belt-fed machine guns. A Different Approach to Red Dot Design The SIG XRAY7-CO doesn’t follow the traditional red dot formula. Instead of reflecting an emitter off a curved lens, it uses a roof-mounted digital display paired with flat plate glass. That design choice removes the spherical lenses that often introduce distortion in conventional optics. SEE ALSO: Seekins SIC: SF-Bred…
A well-made wheelgun is a palate cleanser in a world of polymer-frame, striker-fired semi-auto, Glock wannabes. At range day, the first gun I shot was the Diamondback SDR-A, and it helped set the mood for the rest of my day, which I assure you only ended in sore feet and not libations, or too many libations anyway. Small size, light weight, 6 round capacity Diamondback makes a lot of different things, from ultra-micro 9mms to PDW-like guns with the DBX. They entered the world of revolvers a few SHOT Shows back and expanded into a couple of different sizes, and…
If someone tasked me with creating a school, there are some things I’d do differently than most. I’d include the core subjects like math, history, and science, but there are things I’d add. I’d return Latin and logic to school curricula, for one thing, and take more of a classical education approach. I’d also include martial arts training as part of the school day and, if I had the space, firearms education. It’s not that I’d try to raise a generation of warriors, it’s just…well, I’d try to raise a generation of warriors. Not for…
Six hours into a routine patrol mission over the Arctic, smoke began filling the cockpit of a B-52 Stratofortress carrying four hydrogen bombs. Captain John Haug and his crew fought to reach Thule Air Base in Greenland, but the fire consumed the bomber’s electrical systems.At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a 160-foot gash across the frozen bay. All four thermonuclear weapons detonated their conventional high explosives. Nuclear safety mechanisms prevented atomic fission, but the blasts scattered radioactive plutonium across miles of Arctic ice. One…
Even though NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is fractured thanks to United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threat over his desire to take over Greenland, Russia claims that it’s preparing for a war. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that recent comments made by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg suggest that a military conflict between the bloc and Russia is in preparation. EU Claims It Has A “Trade Bazooka” Ready To Fire If Clash Over Greenland Continues Lavrov made this speculation while speaking at a press conference on the results of Russian diplomatic activities in 2025. He suggested that some…
A Hyundai camper van? It’s not as big a leap as you might think. In the rest of the world, Hyundai offers loads of vans, including its latest, the Staria. Now, at a camping show in Germany, Hyundai has revealed the Staria Camper Concept. Think of it like a vintage VW Westfalia, but with an electric motor and an H on the nose. Starts With a Space-Age Van Design (Photo/Hyundai) The Staria is a space-age–looking van from Hyundai that is sold in most of the world, but isn’t offered in North America. The latest is an electric model, which has…
More changes to ATF rules and regulations are in the works, according to a new report from the Washington Post, though the paper’s reporting is pretty short on details. According to the Post, the DOJ is “considering” changing or repealing multiple regulations in a bid to “bolster support” from Second Amendment advocates and organizations that have complained the agency is still defending far too many federal gun laws, rules, and regs. Some of the changes are expected to ease restrictions on the private sale of guns and loosening regulations around shipping firearms.Other changes to Bureau of…
Brady president Kris Brown has never exactly impressed me with her smarts. But she does remind me of something my daddy used to say. “If you can’t impress them with intelligence, baffle them with bulls***.” I mean, this is a woman who lost her mind over the video game Palworld having guns in it, like kids aren’t playing Fortnite, praised the Barbie movie for not having guns, and did the same for the Star Wars show The Acolyte, forgetting how Anakin Skywalker slaughtered school children with a lightsaber.She’s made a joke of herself and her…
Franklin Armory, known for pushing the boundaries of innovative firearms, has announced an exciting partnership with Angstadt Arms to bring integrally suppressed versions of their popular F22 platform to market. The new F22-V lineup includes pistols, rifles, and short-barreled rifles (SBRs), all featuring Angstadt Arms’ premium Vanquish 22 integrally suppressed barrels. This combination delivers exceptional accuracy paired with truly whisper-quiet performance. Perfect for plinking, training, small game hunting, or just enjoying the range without disturbing the peace. The F22 series remains the only .22 Long Rifle pistols and rifles factory-optimized for Franklin Armory’s patented Binary Firing System, letting shooters unleash…
This article was originally published by John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead at The Rutherford Institute. NYT: “Do you see any checks on your power on the world stage? Is there anything that could stop you if you wanted to?” President Trump: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me, and that’s very good.” In January 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, a pamphlet that gave voice to the discontent of a nation struggling to free itself from a tyrannical ruler who believed power flowed from his own will rather than the…
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