Bear Creek Arms (BCA ) just announced a new pistol, this time chambered in .380ACP. The BC-102 will be available as a complete handgun, or the barrel and slide will be offered separately as a conversion for existing 9mm guns. BCA BC-102 The new BC-102 is BCA’s Glock 19 Gen 3 clone, but chambered for .380ACP. The pistol features a 15 round magazine capacity and a barrel made of 416R stainless steel with a stainless steel finish. The barrel has a 1:16 twist rate, is non-fluted, and comes non-threaded. The 102 is made in the USA and has an MSRP…

Across the country, a growing number of retail workers are choosing to unionize — including many who work for some of the outdoor industry’s most celebrated brands. On Friday, workers at a Patagonia store in Manhattan, New York, started the process of joining a labor union. A “supermajority” of the SoHo store’s roughly 30 employees signed cards indicating their desire to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). The workers are asking Patagonia to voluntarily recognize their unionization effort. If the brand declines, the employees will hold a vote to determine whether they officially join RWDSU. It’s only the…

Canada has never been as pro-gun as we have, but it’s been closer than many might think. It wasn’t that long ago that they could get a short-barreled AR-style rifle over the counter, for example, so they had that going for them, and we didn’t, so it wasn’t as bad as it is now. These days, they’ve basically banned the trade of so-called assault weapons and handguns. You know, most of the weapons people use to defend themselves.Nothing major.But there’s definitely resentment with the move, and while it might feel like a done deal, pro-gun…

On Sunday, Mexico’s Secretariat of National Defense announced that its special forces had killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes. The death of Cervantes has sparked cartel violence across the entire country. Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho”, was the head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). He died from his wounds as a result of a military operation to capture him in the town of Tapalpa. El Mencho was wounded in a clash with soldiers in the town of Tapalpa, in Jalisco state, and died while being flown to Mexico City, the army said in a statement. He had…

I die a little bit inside every time I see the word “hybrid” in a ski boot description. It’s historically a euphemism for “great at nothing.” So I was feeling standoffish from the start with the Scarpa 4-Quattro GTs, less than eager to sink days of testing into a boring product and lots of uphill hours in an alpine boot masquerading as a legitimate touring option. I slipped the 4-Quattros ($670) on my feet and walked around. Huh, I thought to myself. Maybe this won’t be so bad after all. I grabbed a bundle of skis and set out toward…

The “red flag” law approved by voters in Maine last November is now officially in effect, alongside the “yellow flag” law that’s been on the books for the past six years.  The differences between the two statutes are substantial, and though the “yellow flag” law remains in place it’s not likely to be used nearly as often as it has been. Unlike the new “red flag” law, the “yellow flag” process includes an evaluation by a mental health caregiver. It also limits the filing of petitions to law enforcement, where the “red flag” law allows…