A lot of people see the rules the ATF proposes from time to time, recognize there’s a comment period, and then ignore it. Why bother? After all, the ATF is going to do what it’s going to do. The comment period is required by law, but there doesn’t seem to be any imperative to actually listen to those comments. If there were, there are a lot of anti-gun rules that would never have gone into effect if they had been.Right now, the ATF is considering a pile of new rules, and the comment period is…

If you receive Department of Veterans Affairs disability payments, then for 2026, you received a 2.8% raise in your benefits. These are the dates you get those monthly checks. Disability benefit payments for a particular month are paid on the first business day of the following month. When the first day of that month falls on a non-business day or a holiday, VA benefits will be paid on the last business day of the preceding month. Here is the VA disability payment schedule for 2026 to help you plan your finances. 2026 VA Disability Payment Schedule Month Payment Date Day…

Riding a dirt bike is one of those activities that is often both very social and yet very isolating. They’re social in that you often go out riding with your buddies, and that camaraderie is one of the draws. On the other hand, you’re inevitably stuck in your helmet, which makes communication kind of tough. Until now, that is, because Cardo is introducing its Venture helmet, and spoiler alert: it’s awesome. The Helmet If you’re thinking, “Wait, Cardo? Isn’t that the company that makes those communicators that clip on the side of your street helmet?” then you’re already getting to…

She says it was self-defense. Police say it was cold-blooded murder. 35-year-old Ashley Ruhland has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 49-year-old Justin Emmick. The Sioux City, Iowa resident was killed on July 29 in a remote spot on his 30-acre property, accessible only by foot and ATVs.  According to authorities, Ruhland had been staying with Emmick, but also had an active order of protection against him. That’s odd enough, but if you’re really in fear of your life then why would you put yourself in a position where you’re going to…

We know you can’t turn back the clock, but we wouldn’t mind returning to a time when full-size pickups were simple, stripped-down, work-duty affairs, and they cost less than a large sedan, and we called them “half-ton” trucks.With the average price of a basic, no-frills full-size pickup creeping toward $40,000,we don’t even need to debate whether the cost of entry has gotten too high. New trucks are simply too expensive, and we’re holding onto our old pickups for longer these days, even if that means spending more money to keep them running. The Average American Truck Is Now 12 Years…

On July 19, a shooting took place in Asheville, N.C. Two people were killed, and seven others were injured. Right now, police still haven’t caught the suspect, which is less than good, to say the least. It’s safe to say that while the media calls this a “mass shooting,” it bears no resemblance to what happened in Idaho over the weekend. This was likely a targeted attack over a personal beef. In other words, it was likely gang-related.But, like so many other mayors of decent-sized cities across the country, rather than admit that she’s sucked…

An Xbox insider suggests that Xbox could potentially have plans in place that would allow the company to leave a popular platform in the future. Credit: Image via Microsoft Originally published by  Game Rant A new insider report suggests that Xbox could put itself in a position to pull out of Steam as part of greater changes to the company’s PC strategy. The Microsoft gaming brand has been pushing its intent to make significant changes to Xbox in recent months. The new leadership at Xbox is looking to bring sweeping overhauls to the popular Microsoft gaming brand. Xbox officially named Asha…

The police chief in Twin Falls, Idaho was quick to credit an off-duty police officer and an armed citizen for saving lives on Saturday when a 24-year-old man opened fire at an In-N-Out restaurant. Three people were killed in the attack and seven others injured, but Police Chief Matthew Hicks said the two men were “heroes” for engaging the gunman, since their actions “helped drive the suspect away from the scene, preventing further casualties.”  As you might expect, none of the major gun control groups have acknowledged the role that armed citizens played in limiting…

A man who the U.S. Coast Guard found on a boat off the shore of Southern California coast has died, the maritime service announced. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach found a boat carrying 21 suspected illegal immigrants on Wednesday some 14 miles west of San Clemente Island after it received a tip from a member of the public. Upon boarding the vessel, the service realized that a 56-year-old man on the boat was unresponsive. Coast Guard crews gave him CPR and a Coast Guard Air Station Ventura MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew airlifted him to Ronald Reagan UCLA…

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For most of Donald Trump’s first term, violent crime was on the decline. That changed in a big way back in 2020, when the closure of schools and courts, combined with the “defund the police” movement and riots in several American cities led to the biggest one-year murder spike in U.S. history.  The spike was short-lived, but the gun control lobby spent most of the Biden years proclaiming Trump had made things worse. That narrative doesn’t hold much water given that in the first year of his second term, homicides actually declined to at least…

A former U.S. Postal Inspector has pleaded guilty to stealing over $340,000 in cash from elderly people, including from one veteran. Scott Kelley, 52, of Pembroke, Mass., formerly worked at the Boston Division headquarters of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS). He admitted to stealing money from packages that elderly victims of lottery fraud scams had mailed, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Massachusetts. He then laundered some of that money but failed to report it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Between Jan 2019 and Aug 2023, Kelley intercepted some 1,950 parcels. Kelley pleaded guilty…