I have been running the standard Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 as my deep-concealment carry gun for a good stretch now. Out of the last couple of years, it has hands down been my new favorite concealed carry piece in my current rotation. It disappears under a t-shirt better than just about anything else in my collection. When Gideon Optics released the Pebble reflex sight built around this exact pistol, I decided it was time to see if a dot could make the little .380 more than a last-ditch contact distance weapon. The S&W Bodyguard 2.0 The Bodyguard 2.0 itself needs…
Since Donald Trump took office in 2024, public lands and the agencies that support them have been the target of federal budget cuts, layoffs, and hiring freezes. Despite U.S. National Forests and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land generating massive economic output and providing millions of American jobs, funding for these agencies and others continues to shrink. Visitor experiences are being affected as a result. That’s why onX, All Trails, Patagonia, and 74 other outdoor brands and organizations signed a letter imploring Congress to fully fund the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and BLM for 2027. The recreation resources these agencies…
Earlier today I covered why one Supreme Court-watcher is optimistic about the justices taking up bans on so-called assault weapons and large capacity magazines next term, but those aren’t the only 2A issues that will be discussed in tomorrow’s conference. There are two cases making their first appearance in the justice’s closed door meeting that could be granted cert (or denied) as early as next Monday, and both are worth taking up… and talking about. The first case is U.S. v. Peterson; a challenge to the National Firearms Act’s restrictions on suppressors. Specifically, the attorneys…
This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News. Introduction Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept – it is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful and disruptive forces shaping the future of humanity, according to a recent report. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a stark warning, describing AI as “a supersonic tsunami headed toward humanity.” [1] His concerns are echoed across the tech industry, with leaders predicting massive shifts in how people work, live, and think. International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva has warned that AI is hitting the global labor market “like a tsunami,”…
The fact that Ford sells an F-350 Super Duty with the Tremor off-roading package makes very little sense. And taking just about the biggest pickup truck for sale in America on a tough trail makes even less sense — especially on an F-350 that also features the King Ranch package and the enormous Godzilla V8 engine. Combined, the price tag for this F-350 just barely cracks into six figures, at $100,630 as tested. That figure might pale in comparison to a Raptor R or Ram TRX these days, in fairness. But the pricing and size make the Tremor package seem…
Gun Owners of America bills itself as a no-compromise gun rights organization, and they were a massive part of why we got what we got out of the One Big, Beautiful Bill concerning the Second Amendment. They weren’t alone, necessarily, but they fought hard, and we all saw it. Now, with the midterms coming up, a lot of gun rights supporters are wondering what happened to everything else we voted for. Yeah, we got a few wins from the White House, but we also got a couple of Ls from there, too. From Congress, we’ve…
The United States said that it may be preparing for a “financial bombing” of Iran. This will entail applying secondary sanctions on financial institutions that do business with Tehran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Wednesday that the U.S. is preparing to ramp up economic pain on Iran by levying secondary sanctions on financial institutions that do business with the Middle Eastern nation, according to the Associated Press News (AP News). Bessent called the measure the “financial equivalent” of the bombing campaign. U.S. President Donald Trump also claimed that China has agreed not to supply Iran with any weapons to be…
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Gun Owners of America is celebrating a win in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after the Department of Justice abruptly reversed course in a lawsuit challenging the ATF’s expanded definition of who is “engaged in the business” of dealing firearms that was put into effect under the Biden administration and then-ATF Director Steve Dettelbach. The rule was explicitly designed to get as close as possible to “universal” background checks without a new law being passed by Congress, and treated the vast majority of private, person-to-person sales as those that should be conducted by a…
Ohio has had a firearms preemption law in place for several decades now, but despite the statute cities across the Buckeye State continue to adopt their own local gun control laws. That could finally end, though, if a bill approved by the Ohio Senate this week is signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. The Columbus Dispatch says the bill is meant to “punish cities that pass gun restrictions by threatening local leaders with large attorney bills.” That’s true enough, though the paper would have been better off by stating the measure would “punish cities that pass…
An anti-gun organization’s shenanigans of enriching itself by refusing to file necessary reports on joint fundraising solicitations have the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) crying foul. On April 13, the NSSF filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Giffords PAC, the political fundraising arm of the gun control group Giffords. In the complaint, NSSF alleges Giffords PAC and its allies are skirting the FEC’s joint fundraising rules when they solicit funds for both Giffords PAC and their preferred candidates for elected office. According to an NSSF news release, Giffords PAC has been using these joint fundraising solicitations to…
In a 50/49 vote Thursday morning, the Senate chose to overturn a 20-year mining ban on the Superior National Forest outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Conservationists called it a major blow to public lands. Despite passionate arguments from Democrats against H.J. Res. 140, which passed the House earlier this year, Senate Republicans banded together to approve the resolution. Just two Republican Senators joined Democrats to oppose the measure: Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was the only Senator who didn’t vote. It was introduced in January by Rep. Pete Stauber, a House…
There’s a movie called The Drama. I care absolutely nothing about seeing it because, based on the summation of the plot on Wikipedia, it’s more of the nihilism we tend to get from Hollywood. Plus, it’s going to be really hard to get me to watch a movie with Zendaya that isn’t either part of the Spiderman or Dune franchises. And I tolerate her in those, at best.Still, I’ve been forced to talk about this movie already, because anti-gunners have a bee in their bonnet over it. It seems Zendaya’s character, during a night when…
Have you ever changed your packing plans for an adventure because bringing a cooler feels like an overcommitment? I’m talking about those days that aren’t a full-blown campsite setup or a multi-hour tailgate — just a few hours by the water, moving spots while following the hatch, and generally figuring things out as you go. In those situations, I usually find myself at a crossroads: I either skip the cooler entirely and deal with lukewarm water, or I bring one and end up regretting it halfway through the day because it’s a clunky, swinging burden. The BrüMate MagPack 24-Can Cooler…
Former Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax, once a rising star in Democratic politics in the state and the tie-breaking vote in favor of the state’s “red flag” law, shot and killed his wife in their northern Virginia home on Wednesday night before taking his own life. Fairfax was touted as a “gun safety champion” by the gun control Giffords after he won election in 2017. “Fairfax has not backed down from addressing gun violence in Virginia, despite his opponent’s steadfast opposition to safer gun laws,” Giffords shared in a press release. “Throughout the course of…
Just a few days after the United States’ naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran floated the idea of allowing free passage through the waterway on the Omani side. A source in Tehran said that Tehran could consider this option if the U.S. makes some concessions. According to a report by Reuters, the source did not clarify whether Iran would allow all ships, including those linked to Israel, to pass freely. A Western source confirmed that the proposal to allow vessels to sail through the Omani side had been in the works, but did not say whether there had…
Virginia legislators will meet next Wednesday to decide whether or not to accept amendments that Gov. Abigail Spanberger has proposed for dozens of bills, including several pieces of legislation aimed at restricting our right to keep and bear arms. We’ve already discussed how one of those amendments would dramatically expand the definition of “assault firearm” to include any firearm equipped with a magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds, but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has found another problem lurking within Spanberger’s proposed revision to another gun control bill. …
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This article was originally published by Mark Thornton at The Mises Institute. Over the last year, the precious metal markets have seen historic increases and then decreases in price. This, of course, is the result of the workings of supply and demand, but there have also been cries of market manipulation. I have laid out the supply and demand conditions both in the pure free market and under current conditions in the real world on this podcast and in several interviews reproduced here. Several forms of manipulation, such as changing margin requirements, are expected, and other forms of manipulation, such…
Originally, the One Big, Beautiful Bill was going to completely deregulate suppressors and short-barreled long guns. That freaked too many people out for no reason, so they just removed the NFA tax. That wasn’t ideal, but it was still a big step forward, and since the entire reason for the registry itself was to make sure people who had these things paid the taxes, it was time for the attorneys to fire up the old printers. Now, the Department of Justice, which works for the same president who at least seemed to be down with…
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