This one came out of left field, and if you’ve spent any time in the gun space over the last decade, it probably caught your attention for the same reason it caught ours. Popular YouTuber MrGunsnGear, who’s built a following north of a million subscribers by doing exactly what most of us expect from a gun channel (reviews, deals, commentary, and general Second Amendment content) says longtime partner Scheels has decided to cut ties, ending an affiliate relationship that had been in place for years. “At Scheels, we aim to keep our affiliate efforts focused on politically neutral customer experience.…

A vessel owned by China passed through the Strait of Hormuz in spite of the blockade by the United States Navy under orders of President Donald Trump. The sanctioned Chinese-owned oil and chemical tanker Rich Starry successfully transited the vital waterway on Tuesday amid a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. The Rich Starry was the first vessel to cross the Strait since the U.S. imposed its blockade on Monday. The ship was initially turned back on Monday, but was successful on its second attempt to cross. Citing data from Kpler and MarineTraffic, Reuters reported that the vessel had traversed the chokepoint earlier…

Look out, runners: There are a couple of new sheriffs in town — and they’re here to fact-check your social media posts. The running world is now reckoning with the Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit (OMTIU), an Instagram account that has become the de facto race police of the internet. Since debuting last year, the account has racked up nearly 40,000 followers. Its page is filled with posts — stylized to look like FBI case files — detailing how runners posted false or misleading race times. Often, the runners being investigated have large social media followings or even endorsements from…

Last Thursday, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced a 24-hour “ceasefire” in the city, joined by the local D.A., police chief, sheriff, and representatives from a community violence prevention group called United Playaz. At the time of Lurie’s announcement, the city had 14 reported homicides since January 1, up significantly from the four homicides reported in San Francisco during the same time period in 2025.  The “ceasefire” was supposed to run from 12:01 a.m. on Friday through 11:59 p.m. that night. I guess city leaders can call it a success, because I haven’t been able…

Public trails are resources for all. And maintaining our critical corridors to adventure is a team effort as well. It takes two. Having two (or more) parties will lighten the load for everything from field restoration to advocacy work. Trail-minded organizations across the country get it. They understand the need to find the right support. That’s why Athletic Brewing Company launched Two For The Trails. Its environmental grant program contributes up to $2 million annually to outdoor conservation projects across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. It helps fund a roster of nonprofits that actively expand outdoor access via trails…

A while back, I saw a story about a 14-year-old who was running for governor of his state. I don’t remember which state it was, but I remember teasing by daughter a bit about it because she’s been talking about wanting a job when she’s old enough and running for governor would definitely be a hilarious option. There’s a long history of young people running for office, though generally not quite that young, and they sometimes win through things like youth and energy, even if they don’t have a solid grasp of everything else.Mostly, they…

Home gyms tend to run into the same problems. They take up too much space, they feel incomplete, or they just end up holding laundry. That’s the appeal of a machine like the Speediance Gym Monster 2. It promises a full gym in one compact setup, without the usual spread of racks, benches, dumbbells, and cable attachments that can take over a room while still leaving gaps in your training. I spent several months training with the Gym Monster 2 to see whether it could really deliver on that all-in-one home gym promise. I had really high hopes, to be…

Virginia lawmakers will reconvene on April 22 to debate, approve, or reject Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s proposed amendments to dozens of pieces of legislation, including multiple gun control bills.  Some of the governor’s amendments have not yet been made available for public scrutiny, but her recommended changes to the ban on “assault firearms” and “large capacity” magazines has been released… and it looks like the Spanberger is trying to make the gun ban even broader than what anti-gun legislators came up with. Woah! Looks like there’s a small language change that actually makes any semi-auto that has…

IWI US is officially bringing the ARAD 5 to the American market and doing it from a new home base in Tennessee. The rifle, which has already seen use overseas with Israeli military and law enforcement units, is now being produced domestically following IWI’s move to Andersonville, Tennessee. At its core, the ARAD 5 is built as a modern hybrid platform, blending familiar M4-style ergonomics with a different operating system under the hood. The biggest shift? It’s not direct impingement. Instead, the ARAD 5 runs a short-stroke piston system, paired with a two-position adjustable gas setup designed to handle both…

United States Vice President JD Vance says that the U.S. has “accomplished our objectives” in Iran and could wind down the war anytime. If that’s the case, then why would Donald Trump insist on a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to get the Iranian regime to come to the negotiation table over its nuclear weapons program? In a Fox News interview on Monday, after US negotiators left talks in Pakistan without securing an agreement to end the conflict, Vance said Washington had made “a lot of progress” in the negotiations, adding that “the ball is in Iran’s court” on whether…

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro was always a bit of a questionable choice for the job for many people. Part of that was that she was a TV host, despite her past legal credentials. Trump likes TV hosts, though, as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth illustrates quite well. I honestly didn’t care, because on paper, she had the resume one needed for the job. But I wasn’t crazy about her because she’d said some things on guns I wasn’t fond of. I mean, she wasn’t a fan of people owning so-called…

I’ll be honest, this isn’t exactly the kind of topic that usually comes up around the range, in group chats, or over a couple beers after a long day. Mental health plans don’t exactly scream “2A content.” But after digging into some of the resources from Walk the Talk America, I started looking at it in a way that felt a lot more familiar, less like therapy talk, and more like something we already understand really well: preparation. Because the truth is, we plan for just about everything else. (You know the saying, if you fail to plan, you plan…