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If you’ve spent any serious time behind a suppressed firearm, you’ve either burned yourself, nearly burned yourself, or developed the kind of cautious respect for hot metal that takes a good scare to earn. You may also know the frustration of heat mirage rising off a hot can and ruining an otherwise clean scope picture. For many years, the suppressor industry’s answer to heat was essentially “wait.” Or strap a cover on it. Neither solution is particularly satisfying when you’re on the clock, whether that clock is measured in shooting strings at a match, minutes in a hunting blind, or…
When there’s a political thing happening, I get that not everyone is a big fan of every decision people make. I’m more than willing to engage with good-faith arguments about a bunch of topics. That’s especially true when it comes to restoring gun rights to non-violent felons. They never should have been stripped in the first place, and when Florida AG James Uthmeier had a change of heart on that, I agreed. I get that not everyone is comfortable with that, and while I think their fears are misguided, I understand we need to address…
Kia will launch a new midsize body-on-frame pickup aimed at the U.S. market before the end of the decade, the Korean carmaker’s CEO revealed during a Kia Investors Day presentation on Wednesday. Sharing platforms with the upcoming Hyundai Boulder SUV, it will be offered with a variety of gas, hybrid, and extended-range electric vehicle powertrains. Kia will charge into the growing U.S. market for midsize pickups with the launch of a new, body-on-frame package before the end of the decade, CEO Ho Sung Song announced on Wednesday. The truck will be one in an assortment of new models now under…
Did a Giffords staffer recently run afoul of Vermont’s rules for lobbyists? According to our friends at News2A, that “appears” to be the case. At a meeting of the Vermont House Judiciary committee last month, lawmakers heard testimony from a number of interested parties on a bill that would, among other things, allow firearms manufacturers and sellers to be held liable for public nuisance damages when one of their products is criminally misused. There were a number of witnesses who testified, but News2A is most interested in the Giffords staffer who weighed in. During recorded video testimony,…
*All photos by author Thanks to the Marine Corps, I’ve got natural hearing protection — lol (moderate-to-severe hearing loss). So these days, I take ear pro seriously and rely on solid in-ear earplugs every time I hit the range. I’ve grown to prefer this style of hearing protection for its minimalist footprint. Yeah, there are some slick electronic in-ear options on the market, and they work great — but they also tend to be pretty damn expensive. I keep a set of electronic over-ear muffs in my range bag for when some guy decides to mag dump with a comp…
Say hello to the snorkel. For 2027, Toyota has just added one of the features that makes us giggle every time we’re behind the wheel of the latest Toyota Trailhunter models. The high-mount air intake is the highlight of a small number of very Toyota-style changes that include a new paint color and heated and ventilated seats for the people in the back. Time to Roll That Window Down The High Mount Air Intake, as shown on the 2026 Toyota 4Runner; (photo/Toyota) Every time we’re behind the wheel of the Tacoma or 4Runner Trailhunter, that high-mounted air intake — don’t…
When Donald Trump was on the campaign rail in 2024, he told gun owners at the Great American Outdoors Show that “Every single Biden attack on gun owners and manufacturers will be terminated my very first week back in office, perhaps my first day.” While his administration has halted enforcement of some of those attacks, others remain in place. And today we learned that the DOJ doesn’t plan on making any changes to the Biden rule redefining frames and receivers. In fact, it’s embracing the rule. 🚨BREAKING🚨Trump’s Department of Justice has decided to ADOPT Biden’s anti-gun…
It sounds like something straight out of sci-fi but it’s starting to look a lot more real. A recent breakdown from the YouTube channel East Tech Now dives into the growing world of electromagnetic launchers, and the takeaway is pretty clear: This tech isn’t stuck in the lab anymore. We’re now seeing it show up across three lanes at once, civilian products, garage-level innovation, and even early military deployment. Let’s start with what’s actually on the market. One of the most developed civilian options right now is the CA-9 coil-based launcher, built around a multi-stage Gauss system that uses electromagnetic…
After a long life of dangerous feats in the mountains, Jim Whittaker died peacefully in his Washington home on Tuesday. He was 97. He was the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest and a vital figure in the history of REI Co-op, where he eventually served as president and CEO. His impact on both climbing and the outdoor industry is impossible to overstate, and his life has become the stuff of legend. The tributes came quickly on Wednesday. REI said Whittaker “showed the world what’s possible when courage is grounded in purpose.” In a statement shared with…
In addition to gun control, I’m not fond of taxes. I might understand why a government needs to tax its citizens to some degree or another, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Especially when the taxes aren’t just about funding things like police and fire departments, but about trying to create some kind of social change. Yes, even if that social change is something we can all agree is a good thing.For example, let’s take homicides. No one seems to think of murder as a good thing, after all, and while homicide…
If your HEAD ski boots have fluorescent yellow components and were made between the years 2016 and 2022, stop using them immediately and contact the brand. On April 9, HEAD announced a significant recall of 20 boot models that use this fluorescent plastic, which can “deteriorate and break, posing a risk of serious injury from a fall.” About 1,365 units are part of this recall in the U.S., along with an additional 525 units sold in Canada. It includes Next Edge, Vector Evo, Advant Edge, Raptor, and Formula models. They were sold both online and at retailers, priced from $500…
Maryland has already banned the sale of the most popular long guns in the country, but now Democrats are targeting some of the most popular handguns as well. On Wednesday, the House of Delegates gave its stamp of approval to legislation that would prohibit the sale of semi-automatic, striker-fired pistols that have a “cruciform trigger bar,” which would cover Glock pistols and Glock clones. California already has a virtually identical law in place, and Democrats in Illinois and New York are also pushing similar bans this session. Glock has faced litigation over the design of its…
In a very disappointing move, the U.S. Supreme Court chose to not hear an important lawsuit challenging the Illinois law banning carry of firearms for self-defense on modes of public transportation. In the case Schoenthal v. Raoul, the justices denied certiorari, leaving in place a disastrous 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that upheld the ban. In a poorly thought-out decision last September, the court ruled that “crowded spaces” like subways qualify as “sensitive places” where the government may broadly prohibit the exercise of the right to bear arms. “The Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to self-defense… It does…
United States President Donald Trump has reset his sights on Greenland, now that Washington, Iran, and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. Trump has notoriously suggested that the U.S. take over Greenland, and recently called it a “poorly run piece of ice.” In a Truth Social post Wednesday evening stateside, Trump said that “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!” Danish Prime Minister Says Trump Is “Very Serious” About Acquiring Greenland The latest broadside comes after Trump announced a 2-week ceasefire after more than…
Cody Roberts, 44, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months of supervised probation after pleading guilty to felony animal cruelty in the Wyoming wolf case that exploded into one of the state’s most notorious wildlife controversies in recent memory. The sentence includes a suspended prison term of up to 2 years, a $1,000 fine, and additional court costs and surcharges. If Roberts violates probation, he could still be sent to prison. The case stems from Feb. 29, 2024, when Roberts used a snowmobile to run down and maim a wolf in Sublette County. He then taped the animal’s mouth shut, brought…
With more than a dozen gun-related bills on the schedule, the Rhode Island House Judiciary committee met for hours on Wednesday afternoon and evening, with hundreds of Second Amendment supporters descending on the statehouse beforehand to urge lawmakers to oppose the vast majority of the bills. It’s hard to say what’s the worst gun control bill up for debate in Rhode Island this year, because so many of them are flagrant attacks on lawful gun owners. The bill that’s received the most attention, though, is HB 8073, which would force current owners of so-called assault…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Pipeline To Red Sea Hit By Drone Attack Just As Hegseth Declares ‘Overwhelming Victory’ Against Iran. Summary: The Hegseth/Caine presser, as expected, declared ‘victory’ in Iran while Gen. Caine emphasized the ceasefire is a “pause,” but US forces remain “ready to resume combat.“ Hegseth says, “The military will be hanging around in Iran, won’t go anywhere, and will make sure Iran complies. Caine hails that the US has destroyed Iran’s defense-industrial base, including over 80% of missile facilities gone, and its navy lies at…
The most shocking thing about Illinois’s passing an assault weapon ban wasn’t that they did it, but that they hadn’t done it before. I mean, it’s an anti-gun state that has no regard for the right to keep and bear arms, so it was kind of surprising they hadn’t shut down ownership of things like AR-15s decades ago. As we routinely say, though, such laws don’t stop criminals. They stop the law-abiding.Anti-gunners argue otherwise, obviously, but the truth of the matter is that we’re right and they’re wrong. In fact, not only do thugs in…
The U.S. Army has frozen plans to close more than two dozen of its museums after Congress passed legislation barring the service from doing so without formal justification and lawmaker approval.The U.S. Army Center of Military History said in a statement it “has paused all previously announced changes to the Army Museum Enterprise, including proposed museum closures, in accordance with the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026.”The Plan to Close Army MuseumsThe Center of Military History announced the plan in June 2025, calling for the Army Museum Enterprise to downsize from 41 facilities to…
In this episode of Reacts or Back, I break down the newly released video footage of an ICE officer involved in a fatal shooting that … Watch full video on YouTube
