Every year, the news feeds on Second Amendment-related topics get clogged with reports from various news outlets about how their state fared in Everytown’s annual grades. Did they get an “A,” an “F,” or something in between? It’s easy to just roll our eyes at this, but it’s also important to understand something about these grades: They’re nothing but propaganda.See, it’s not about how safe a state is, but what laws are in place.Everytown recently released its 2026 list, and I feel dumber just for reading the report. But I decided to take one for…

The “Warrior Dividend” payments of $1,776 made to military service members in December 2025 definitely won’t be subject to income taxes, the IRS confirmed.In a joint statement with the Department of Treasury, the IRS explained that the payments technically supplemented service members’ Basic Allowance for Housing since the money came from $2.9 billion in supplemental BAH funds that Congress approved in the One Big, Beautiful Bill, enacted in July 2025. The “supplemental basic allowance for housing payments made to members of the uniformed services in December 2025 are not to be included in income by those who received the payments; they…

United States President Donald Trump claimed that the American military used a new secret weapon during the abduction of Venezuelan ruler, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife. The weapons supposedly used to disable Venezuela’s air defense systems during the raid on Caracas. Back in April, Trump did say that the U.S. has several secret weapons. Trump Says The U.S. Has Secret Weapons “We’re very powerful. This country is very powerful. It’s far more powerful than people understand. We have weaponry that nobody has any idea what it is, and it is the most powerful weapons in the world that we have.…

My family eats a ton of ground meat. It’s so versatile, and it cooks up quickly, a big plus while trying to keep up with two kids. We use it to make everything from tacos and spaghetti to burgers, sausages, and rice bowls. As a hunter, I harvest our meat myself, and, with our love for ground meat, a significant portion of it goes through the LEM #22 Big Bite 1.0 HP Meat Grinder. After a successful hunt, I power the big grinder up and have months’ worth of ground meat and sausage packaged and in the freezer in short…

A slate of gun control legislation is on the move in Virginia, with the Senate Courts of Justice committee holding a hearing today with more than a dozen anti-gun bills on the schedule, including a newly-amended ban on so-called assault firearms and large capacity magazines.  Sen. Saddam Salim, the chief sponsor of the legislation, acknowledged that the bill is designed to gradually reduce the number of firearms “on the streets”, but noted that the bill grandfathers in existing owners.That grandfather clause, however, doesn’t extend to to “large capacity” magazines. In the substitute bill introduced before…

Not skipping a workout when the weather affects our plans, or when our schedules change, is a matter of priority, flexibility and quick thinking. However, with a well structured template that incorporates dynamic warmups, strength training and cardio options, you can maximize your results in just 20-30 minutes.Don’t fall prey to the “all or nothing” mentality. “Perfect is the enemy of good enough,” and sometimes that is all we have, depending on what life throws at us on any given day. Here is something I have used over the years in such situations:The ‘Half-the-Time’ Workout Template (with Options)If your normal…