Petzl is one of the leading manufacturers of climbing equipment and a major innovator in the industry, but this week, it took a hit. On Feb. 22, the brand issued a recall for two ice axes and three guide harnesses. Ice Axes The brand stated that customers have reported that certain batches of the NOMIC (U021AA00) and ERGONOMIC (U022AA00) ice axes have broken at the handles, posing a serious risk of injury or death. An example of a broken ice axe shaft; (photo/Petzl) “The durability of these ice axes does not meet our quality standards, especially for intensive ice climbing…
The problem with punishing dealers over straw buys is that, in a lot of cases, it’s not that easy to tell it was a straw buy. While some are pretty stupid about it, a lot are far more low-key. A few years ago, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took aim at Fleet Farms, a chain of basically hardware stores throughout the state and neighboring states, which also sells guns.Ellison alleged that the store facilitated multiple straw buys, including one used in a supposed mass shooting. (I say “supposed” because it looks like a lot of…
The mayor of Grand Rapids, David LaGrand, just said the quiet part out loud. “I think if you’ve got a gun, you should be ashamed of yourself. I really do,” LaGrand said during a public discussion, comparing gun ownership to smoking and arguing communities should start “having some shaming around gun possession.” He doubled down, acknowledging the Second Amendment exists. “I get that we got a Second Amendment” — but insisting gun owners should still feel shame because, in his view, guns are “for killing human beings,” not everyday tasks like gardening or changing a tire. That didn’t sit well…
The United Kingdom and France have said that they will not deploy troops to Ukraine unless Russia consents to the move. Moscow has long claimed that it would not ever allow NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) troops to build any kind of military presence in Ukraine. Moscow views the Ukraine conflict as a NATO proxy war against Russia. After the 2022 escalation, Western nations sought to isolate Russia diplomatically, but the policy backfired on European NATO members after Washington shifted course under US President Donald Trump in order to pursue a negotiated resolution. –RT A senior diplomatic source told the…
Last month, the United States Forest Service announced the approval of class 1 pedal-assisted e-bikes on more than 100 miles of trails in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU). The move is part of a growing trend in local outdoor communities around the country. E-bikes dramatically increase access when they’re allowed on trails, enabling more people to get out and enjoy them. That also means larger crowds and greater impact on the areas they are allowed to ride. (Photo/jmdgolfman via Flickr Creative Commons) Historically, e-bikes have been classified as “motorized vehicles,” severely limiting where they can be used on…
Recent cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta has once again highlighted the brutal realities of Mexico’s ongoing drug wars. Amid reports of clashes and instability in the popular tourist destination, gun control activist David Hogg took to social media to comment on the source of the firepower fueling such conflicts. In his post, Hogg claimed that “90% of the guns used by the cartel come from” America; attributing the violence, and even aspects of mass migration, to “weak gun laws” in the United States that supposedly arm these criminal organizations. This assertion, while provocative, relies on a heavily distorted interpretation of available…
On Feb. 11, 1917, Woodrow Wilson was the nation’s president. World War I was still more than a year and a half away from ending. And in a small town in northwestern North Dakota, near the Canadian border, Ray Curtis was born. The state’s oldest veteran recently celebrated his 109th birthday. Curtis survived the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl that tore through the High Plains in the 1930s, and life as a World War II soldier. Growing up in Columbus, North Dakota, Curtis was one of four children raised on a grain farm. The depression hit farmers particularly hard, and Curtis’ family was…
New Mexico has become a Second Amendment battleground of late, and the recent legislative session, which adjourned February 19, is more proof of that reality. In fact, Democrats in the New Mexico legislature pushed one of the most extreme gun-ban proposals in the country before the measure finally stalled and the session ended, killing it for now. Senate Bill 17 would have banned common gas-operated semi-automatic firearms, .50-caliber rifles virtually never used in crimes and firearm magazines holding more than 10 rounds under the guise of labeling them all “extremely dangerous weapons.” The measure passed the state Senate by a…
This episode of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s “Riding Shotgun” series took us from the trails to the training grounds. Kim Jackson, AZGFD’s Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Safety Education Manager, spoke to the importance of proper OHV safety training with Michael Colaianni, the Public Affairs and Media Relations Director for AZGFD. Jackson’s role as an educator includes course setup, grading, liability management, equipment preparation, and hands-on training at AZGFD’s OHV training grounds in Phoenix. Dedicated to promoting responsible off-highway recreation, Jackson emphasizes safety, properly fitted gear, and environmental awareness in every session. To her, it’s personal: she grew up on…
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Suppressors work, and that’s why we buy them. They both measurably and audibly cut peak noise from most gunshots down to much safer levels for the unprotected ear and, depending on caliber, barrel length, and ammo choice, can dramatically reduce risk for some setups like rimfire (though most centerfire remains loud enough to warrant caution). While the term “hearing safe” gets thrown around as marketing, in reality, it’s physics and physiology meeting in the middle to make shooting a bit less harmful to your health. The suppressor traps high-pressure combustion gases that would otherwise blast out the muzzle at supersonic…
From mining to visitor access to wildlife management, public lands have been the source of ample controversy under the Trump administration. The latest debate involves immigration and federal and state lands in Texas. Big Bend National Park is home to a 118-mile border with Mexico along the Rio Grande River, and as a result, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to construct a long section of high-tech border wall in the park and through other public lands in the state. The Plan The Area According to the CBP website, a map shows that a “smart wall” will be built…
As we noted on Monday, a bill from Gun Owners of America introduced in West Virginia would allow political entities to sell machine guns to the public. There’s nothing I can think of that would be illegal in this measure, and it would do a whole lot to increase the number of full-auto weapons in the market, thus potentially driving down prices. But my question is, just who else might go down this road?I’m sure a lot of pro-gun legislators may look at this and think about introducing it in their states, but introducing bills…
A major pro-gun rights group is pushing the United States District Court for the District of New Jersy for an end to the state’s blanket ban on short-barreled rifles (SBRs). In the case FPC v. Platkin, the Firearms Policy Coalition on February 18 filed a motion for summary judgment, urging the court to enjoin the?? State’s SBR ban. In the motion for summary judgment, FPC argues that New Jersey’s short-barreled rifle ban is unconstitutional under the Supreme Court’s settled Second Amendment framework. “New Jersey’s law is not a regulation; it is a categorical ban,” the motion states. “It criminalizes mere…
Despite what’s on their mind and in their hearts, most Democrats are savvy enough to say they support the Second Amendment (while remaining silent on what they think the Second Amendment actually protects). Every now and then, though, we get a Democrat politician who’s not afraid to tell us what they really think about the right to keep and bear arms… and those of us who exercise that right. NEW: The video of Grand Rapids Mayor David LaGrand blasting gun owners has surfaced.When asked if law enforcement should be disarmed following an officer-involved shooting, he stated: “I think…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. Stock Market Fallout In a single afternoon, a technological announcement triggered a financial tremor, erasing an astounding $30 billion from the market capitalization of IBM [1]. The catalyst? An announcement from the Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic regarding its AI model’s newfound proficiency in understanding and potentially automating legacy COBOL programming code. This event is not an anomaly but a harbinger, demonstrating how a single AI advancement can instantly vaporize entire legacy revenue models and threaten established corporate giants that have built fortunes on outdated, proprietary systems. Welcome to the era…
