Less than a year after promising they weren’t “coming for anyone’s guns,” Rhode Island lawmakers just filed 18 gun control bills — including one that would criminalize possession of firearms purchased lawfully before their last ban even takes full effect. Remember last year, when Rhode Island Democrats rammed through a sweeping ban on modern sporting rifles — the ones they love to mislabel “assault weapons” — and swore up and down they weren’t coming for anyone’s guns? They were just regulating future sales, they said. Law-abiding owners had nothing to worry about. Yeah. About that. At a recent House Judiciary…
A bear attacked and injured two soldiers who were participating in a training exercise in a remote location at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Thursday, military and state wildlife officials said Friday, April 17.The U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division soldiers were hurt in the encounter with a brown bear while participating a “land navigation training event” at the base’s Arctic Valley training area, Lt. Col. Jo Nederhoed, a public affairs officer for the division, said in an email.The soldiers were “receiving appropriate medical care” as of late Friday morning, Nederhoed said. The military was withholding details about their condition pending notification…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. According to two U.S. officials and two additional sources briefed on the talks, Axios’ Barak Ravid reports that the US and Iran are negotiating over a three-page plan to end the war. The three-page memorandum of understanding (MOU) the two sides are negotiating over also includes a “voluntary” moratorium on nuclear enrichment by Iran. The U.S. demanded in the last round of talks that Iran agree to a 20-year moratorium. Iran countered with five years. The mediators are still trying to close the gap. As part of the MOU, Iran would be allowed to have…
The modern gun control movement in the United States has been around since the early 1960s, though it wasn’t until the Gun Control Act of 1968 was introduced in the wake of the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy that the movement coalesced and found its footing as a political force. But as a new book by historian Catherine Fletcher reminds us, for as long as firearms have been around there have been forces seeking to limit their availability and place them beyond the reach of the average citizen. Fletcher’s The…
I recently got some bad news from the owners of a well-established pro-gun website. They can no longer publish stories from the Second Amendment Foundation — or from any other pro-gun group, for that matter. The reason? Google. Their site now takes a “hit” from Google’s algorithm whenever it publishes non-original content, they told me. So from here on out, they can only run stories they’ve written themselves and that have never appeared anywhere else. The days of sharing SAF reporting — or reporting from any other Second Amendment outlet — appear to be over. At least for now. One…
Readiness is being strained as funding uncertainty, aging equipment and rising mission demands collide in the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request, top Guard and Reserve leaders warned.Guard and Reserve leaders testified before the House Appropriations defense subcommittee on Friday, cautioning that rising mission demands, aging equipment and funding uncertainty are straining readiness across the force as their operational role expands.“We represent 20% of the joint force, yet we operate on less than 4% of the department’s budget,” Army Gen. Steven Nordhaus told lawmakers.Military.com reached out for comment to the Defense Department, Army, Air Force and National Guard Bureau, as…
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Beretta has just announced the official release of the newest family member of the rapidly growing 80X line. The new 80X Cheetah Tactical Special Edition is a dual-tone update to its compact .380 ACP SA/DA pistol that is intended as a dressed-up, yet more competition/tactical-friendly variation of the already popular modern 80X. The model pairs a black slide, barrel, grips, and magazine base pad with a bronze anodized aluminum frame, black G10 grip panels, a fiber-optic front sight, a blacked-out serrated rear sight, and a two-slot Picatinny rail. The barrel is threaded ½”-28 and comes with a single-port compensator mounted…
The wishy-washy nature of the Trump Administration’s handling of Second Amendment issues remains on full display as the saga of the Biden-era frame & receiver final rule continues to unfold. As we reported less than a week ago, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) recently decided to keep in place the arguably unconstitutional “Frame & Receiver” final rule put in place by the Biden Administration. At issue is the final rule, sometimes referred to as the “ghost gun” rule, that redefined important legal terms dealing with guns, including “firearm,” “receiver,” and “frame,” making the longstanding American tradition of building…
Ski poles are easy to overlook — until you find a pair that you love. The MountainFlow Corkpro ski poles fall squarely into that category. After close to 2 years of use and somewhere between 60 and 70 ski days, they’ve become my default in-bounds poles. It’s not because they’re packed with features; rather, it’s because they just work in a way that makes me not really think about them. And that is the secret to great poles. Built with recycled aluminum shafts and cork grips made from upcycled wine corks, MountainFlow’s poles lean hard into sustainability. But more importantly,…
2026 hasn’t been a great year for gun control. Oh, they might have gotten some state laws passed, true, but they’ve also seen something far worse than just looking at a legislative vote. In fact, I now have to wonder just what kind of people support gun control in the first place. It started with a rare Republican gun-grabber named Tony Gonzales. For weeks, he’d been plagued by rumors that he’d had an affair with a staffer who set herself on fire. That’s a terrible way to go, and usually someone doing that is trying…
It’s time to start cooking! Or at least that’s the feeling I get from this week’s lineup of extra-hot new gear releases. We have a high-tech Swiss-made camping stove, new wood-fired grills from Traeger, a fillet collection from Case Knives, and even a cookbook showcasing recipes inspired by America’s 63 national parks. But you don’t have to be an outdoor gourmand to find something savory this week. GoPro’s latest release also ratchets up the temperature with what it calls the smallest action cameras with thermal imaging. Add in some Swiss-made tents, redesigned cargo boxes from one of the best brands,…
It was while standing near the water hookups outside a Love’s Travel Stop in Alabama, as the contents of our class A vehicle’s putrid blackwater tank splurted and slurried all over the ground at my feet, that I realized owning an RV might not be for me. It was the latest and most acutely illustrative example of everything that can go haywire with a hotel room on wheels. Over the course of a 5-day, 2,200-mile round-trip between Minnesota and Alabama, seemingly everything that could have gone wrong did. And it wasn’t anyone’s fault — except perhaps my group’s general inexperience with…
A few days ago, I wrote about a piece that argued that gun rights are imaginary because one person doesn’t make a militia, so the right to keep and bear arms must be a collective right. It was just high-minded sounding enough that the gullible might buy it, but anyone who has actually delved into the topic to any degree–or is just skeptical enough to do a Google search–knows it’s BS. Now, it’s true that one person doesn’t make a militia, but a militia is made up of individuals who bring their own guns to…
Burdett Sisler, one of the world’s oldest World War II veterans, has died, just days shy of his 111th birthday. Sisler, who died last week at 110, was believed to be Canada’s oldest living man. His son, Norman, reported his father’s death, saying he was surrounded by family when he died. The WWII veteran’s health had declined during his final weeks. Norman Sisler told the Canadian Press that losing his father is “bittersweet.” “You don’t want to see him go, of course. But he had a long life,” Norman said. “It was a great life.”Gov. Gen. Mary Simon (Canada’s commander in chief) released…
United States President Donald Trump made an announcement on Truth Social that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon had been agreed upon following talks in Washington. Iranian Professor Says Israel Is “Desperate” To Destroy The Ceasefire While speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump announced an upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, adding that “they’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.” The official announcement of this ceasefire, however, did not mention Hezbollah, according to a report by RT. But a lawmaker for the terrorist group, Ibrahim Moussawi, reportedly…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Orlando may be located in Central Florida, but it’s surrounded by water. Arguably, the city is floating on water, as the Florida aquifer system is the world’s largest. It’s no wonder there are more than 100 lakes within the city limits. You probably know about their world-class theme parks, but Orlando’s springs, lakes, and rivers are the big draw for outdoor recreation. Watersports enthusiasts come for the warm weather and clear waters to wakeboard, kayak, and paddleboard. And let’s not forget the fishing. Orlando…
We already have a bill in Congress that would establish a national system of right-to-carry reciprocity for gun owners: H.R.38, the “Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025.” Given that, I’m not sure why Rep. Pat Harrigan felt the need to introduce a bill of his own that would allow for nationwide carry, but only for active-duty and honorably discharged special operators.The Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act would extend federal concealed carry authority to “qualified special operators” — elite military personnel whose training and marksmanship standards match or exceed those of retired law enforcement…
Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of retired Navy Capt. and Sen. Mark Kelly, who has battled the Trump administration for months due to a controversial video that spiraled into court battles.Kelly and a handful of other Democratic military veterans made and released a video in November 2025 reinforcing active-duty service members of their constitutional right “to refuse illegal orders.” It sparked a contentious back-and-forth between Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, and the Trump administration, extending into legal battles.The 39-page amicus brief filed Friday morning was signed by retired senior…
This article originally appeared on iRunFar. Two deaths in the trail running world over the past week have left communities in mourning. On Wednesday, April 8, a runner identified only as Grégory passed away during the 2026 Marathon des Sables Legendary stage race in Morocco. Then, on Saturday, April 11, David Parrish of the U.K. died while attempting a fastest known time (FKT) on the Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland. Grégory at the Marathon des Sables Legendary The Marathon des Sables Legendary is a six-stage race across the Sahara Desert. Racers must carry all their own gear and food for…
Arguments by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice for continuing the registration portion of the National Firearms Act (NFA) now that the tax has been eliminated have drawn the ire of a major gun-rights group. Congress killed the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and any other weapons (AOWs) when it passed President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill last summer. Gun-rights groups immediately filed a handful of lawsuits challenging the remainder of the NFA, and the DOJ is unexpectedly fighting those lawsuits, despite the administration’s promise to battle anti-Second Amendment laws. In one of the…
