United States President Donald Trump is lashing out at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) for being “useless” to him during the war with Iran. Trump said he doesn’t need NATO’s assistance in the Strait of Hormuz, and added that the military bloc was “useless when needed” during the war with Iran. On Friday afternoon, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that the key oil and gas freight corridor was “completely open” for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, which is set to end next week. U.S. Begins Blockade of Strait of Hormuz Just an hour later, Trump took to Truth…

When you live in one of the coldest corners of Colorado, your winter jacket cannot just look the part. It has to perform. So when I pulled on the Women’s Down With It Parka from Patagonia, my standards were high. At $349, the Down With It is a relatively straightforward parka with no flashy tech or overbuilt extras. The jacket has a streamlined and simple construction. Plus, it has recycled materials, a design choice I’ve come to value more. Packed with 600-fill recycled down, it delivers meaningful warmth without excessive bulk. Unlike some parkas with oversized, marshmallow-like baffles, this one…

Most of us have heard the same arguments for gun control our entire lives. Whether we believed them at any point or not might be something different, but we all heard it, and the older we are, the more annoying it likely becomes. After all, they’re the same arguments, and they’ve all been disproven by none other than reality itself. Look at the last couple of years, for example. We were told that the Bruen decision would result in more violence. Instead, homicides went down, including a record drop in 2025. Still, the arguments have been…

Gun Owners of America’s Erich Pratt took his message straight to Capitol Hill this past week, delivering pointed testimony before the Senate on what he described as ongoing threats to the Second Amendment. Chief among them, a massive federal gun owner database. Speaking before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Pratt got straight to the point. He argued that what the ATF has built is effectively a national registry in everything but name. Pratt warns a Senate committee about the ATF’s de facto gun registry. “In 2021, GOA exposed that the Biden administration had accumulated 54 million gun…

Springfield Armory is adding a little more precision to its Garrison lineup with the release of the new 1911 Garrison Target models in both .45 ACP and 9mm. At a glance, these stick pretty close to the classic 1911 formula (steel frame, blued finish, wood grips) but with one key upgrade aimed at shooters who want to tighten things up on paper: fully adjustable rear sights. That’s really the story here. Springfield took its existing Garrison platform and added a windage- and elevation-adjustable rear sight, giving shooters the ability to dial things in without swapping parts or heading to a…

For many of us who started our shooting career with an air rifle, our first BB gun still holds a special place in our hearts. Mine was a Daisy, although not the fancy Red Ryder received by Ralphy of Christmas Story fame. For generations, youngsters have learned the ins and outs of shooting and gun safety by using BB guns. But those growing up in New York might just be looking at the end of a longstanding tradition. A bill under consideration in the New York State Assembly takes aim at BB guns and the youth who use those guns…