A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would give some military veterans and active-duty military members the ability to protect themselves from danger anywhere in the nation. On April 20, Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, a former Army Special Forces officer, introduced the Special Operations Forces Concealed Carry Act, which would grant eligible veterans and active-duty personnel nationwide concealed-carry privileges, effectively overriding state-level restrictions that can differ significantly from one jurisdiction to another. Supporters of the bill argue the measure would recognize military training and provide consistent legal protections for service members who travel or relocate. If…

There are two kinds of useless gestures when it comes to communities trying to stop violent crime. Some are really just frauds being perpetrated on the people, like so-called buybacks. Those who push these claim they work, that there’s evidence they work, but no such evidence exists. It’s nothing but an attempt to frame the narrative as these people doing something useful when they’re not. It’s fraud. Then you have the benign useless gestures. They won’t do anything, but they’re generally well-intentioned, and the people who take part feel better afterward. They’re still frustrating because…

Henry Repeating Arms is giving its most popular rimfire platform a serious upgrade. The company announced a major expansion of the Henry H1 rimfire lineup, introducing multiple new models designed for everything from backyard plinking to small game hunting and modern suppressed setups. According to Henry, this is the largest expansion in the history of the H1 platform, a rifle that has quietly introduced generations of shooters to lever-action firearms for more than 25 years. “This expansion gives that platform new life, new purpose, and new personality while staying true to what made it so beloved in the first place,”…

Denver Water says Antero Reservoir will close to recreation in 2026 as part of its drought response, with water from the Park County reservoir set to move to Cheesman Reservoir in the coming weeks. The utility now lists May 13 as the last day for public recreation access at Antero. The move comes as Denver Water tries to hang onto water in a year with historically low snowpack and runoff. Denver Water said that Antero has the highest evaporation-to-storage ratio in its system, and shifting that water to Cheesman could save about 5,000 acre-feet, roughly 25% of Antero’s storage capacity,…

Across the country, anti-gun localities are using zoning and business permitting laws to target the lawful commerce in arms and make it more difficult for gun shops and ranges to open for business and even continue to operate. That will soon become much more difficult in Indiana, with Gov. Mike Braun recently signing SB 176 into law.  The bill provides a couple of protections for firearm retailers and operators of gun ranges. First, it ensures that maintenance, repairs, renovations, and expansions of buildings and range facilities are seen as a continuation of a permitted use…

Frustration is boiling over in the Second Amendment community after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Gardner v. Maryland, a case widely viewed as one of the strongest challenges to the patchwork of concealed carry laws across state lines. According to analysis from William Kirk of Washington Gun Law, the Court’s handling of the case left many wondering whether the justices are willing to step in at all as lower courts and state legislatures continue to test the limits of the Second Amendment. And it’s not just the denial. It’s how the Court got there. A Case That Had…

Images by the author unless otherwise noted (This review is a complimentary piece to a recent hands-on review done by fellow TTAG writer, Luke. You can see his review here. This is a first-impression article, and this will be more of a background-type piece on the Strike Eagle.)  It seems that right now, it’s LPVO time in my neck of the woods. I just got out my Monstrum Ladon 1-6×24 LPVO from a previous review, and had mounted my Griffin Armament 1-8×24 on my Ruger Scout .308. (Look for a review of the Griffin Armament scope soon). Needless to say,…

This article was originally published by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen at The Mises Institute.  Since the ceasefire on April 8 and Trump’s apparent capitulation to Iran, it appears the Iranians will levy a toll on all oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The details are still unclear, but according to The Hill, citing the Financial Times, the Iranian Republic will levy $1 per barrel of oil to be paid in bitcoin on all traffic out of the Persian Gulf. The Iranian government obviously benefits from this, but who actually pays the toll? This question, what is known as tax incidence, is one important…

The Second Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the huge overlap between hunting and gun rights, even if your average Fudd forgets that. In Massachusetts, where gun rights go to die despite the American Revolution sparking off there because of attempted gun control, there’s also a weird law against hunting on Sunday.I mean, I get that the state was founded by Puritans, and they had peculiar ideas of what was acceptable and what wasn’t compared to modern folks, but the fact that such a law is…

There’s a striking image coming out of western North Carolina right now: firearms laid out on tables, cut apart with saws, then hammered into garden tools, crosses, and jewelry. It’s the kind of story that grabs attention and for good reason. According to reporting from NPR, a group called RAWtools South is working with volunteers, pastors, and blacksmiths to literally transform unwanted firearms into something else entirely. A shotgun barrel becomes a garden spade. A slide becomes a pendant. A weapon becomes a symbol. On its face, it’s hard to argue with the intent. Some of the people involved have…

Now that philandering U.S. Rep. Gary Swalwell, D-California, has been exposed as a molester and possible rapist, people and groups formerly in lockstep with the disgraced governor wannabe are abandoning him like rats abandoning a sinking ship. Five women have accused Swalwell, who a few years back had an affair with a Chinese spy, of sexual misconduct in recent days. A former staffer accused him of sexually assaulting her in 2019 and 2024, and another woman has alleged that Swalwell drugged and raped her in a hotel room in 2018.  Among the groups now trying to distance themselves from Swalwell…

The wind changed directions and clouds quickly blocked out the sun. A storm was descending on my Vail Pass backcountry zone as a partner and I approached an exceptionally windy ridgeline. I stopped and ripped out my hardshell — Stio’s Objective Pro Jacket.  A weird rain came next, followed by thick, fluffy snowflakes intermingled with blasts of wind. With the Objective Pro’s hood up, my layering system was impenetrable. I was warm despite what the weather was doing outside. I was able to stay out in the storm for lap after lap, harvesting the new fallen snow in relative comfort. …