When something awful like a mass killing at a school happens, anti-gunners routinely accuse us of not caring about the safety of students. It’s the strongest round in their magazine because it triggers emotions, but that’s all it does. We know it’s false, and anyone with half a brain will at least wonder why we’re not tripping over ourselves to back gun control even when it might be unpopular to oppose it. It’s because we know good and well that it doesn’t work.What school safety requires is a lot of work, and none of it’s…
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday, as Iran and Oman inched toward an agreement on the critical waterway that could ease pressure on the global economy and potentially help bring an end to the war. The U.S., along with Israel, launched the war on Feb. 28, citing various goals including toppling Tehran’s government and ending its nuclear program. But the conflict has devolved into a fight over the strait as Iranian threats and attacks on shipping ground traffic through the waterway to a halt.…
The Firearm Owners Protection Act has been on the books since the late 1980s, and while it serves an important purpose, the ATF’s interpretation of the law has left a lot to be desired in the past. Under the current FOPA regulations, for instance, I can drive from my home in Virginia to the Sig Academy in New Hampshire with my firearms locked up and inaccessible, but if I deviate from my destination because of car trouble or even stop for a night at a hotel I’m breaking the law.The ATF wants to update its…
Ever since Wolfenstein and Doom, FPS games have refused to stop coming out. Even as AAA publishers moved away from non-franchise shooters in the late 2010s, indie devs stepped up to right that wrong, producing a new golden era. With competition so fierce, fantastic FPS games frequently slip through the cracks while everyone’s attention lies elsewhere (on COD or Apex Legends). As the gaming industry moves at a blistering pace, convincing anybody to try out a forgotten shooter from 2004 is a tough task, but that won’t stop us from spotlighting these games. If you feel a bit disenchanted with…
There are enough kids in the foster system, many of whom end up in truly dangerous situations with predatory individuals, that it would seem no one should be trying to make it harder for good, decent people to take in children. Unfortunately, there’s long been an effort to keep gun owners from being able to foster these kids. As Cam wrote about on Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois has upheld some pretty awful restrictions on gun owners who want to be foster parents. In Wisconsin, though, a court just smacked similar laws down.Parents who sign…
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an Associated Press investigation found. More than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty service members have been detained since Trump took office for a second term, and at least six have been deported, the AP found in the first accounting of such detentions, which the government does not track. At least eight immediate family members of U.S. service members remain in federal immigration custody. Parents and spouses of people in…
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Rasmus Midgett was patrolling the North Carolina coast during a hurricane when he heard voices somewhere beyond the dark surf. The barkentine Priscilla, a type of sailing ship with three or more masts, had run aground and begun breaking apart; its wooden hull splintering and collapsing under the pounding surf. Ten survivors remained aboard. Midgett was alone, and returning to the Gull Shoal Life-Saving Station for help would cost several hours they might not have. Instead, he went into the water. Midgett directed seven men to jump from the wreck one at a time, catching them as the waves carried…
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Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Any piece of gear has its fans and its detractors — and that includes the magnetic carabiner launched by Black Diamond back in 2012. But in the case of the Magnetron, the “fans” just happen to include some of the greatest climbers of all time. It’s the favorite locking carabiner of Free Solo‘s Alex Honnold, and an example of “perfect engineering,” according to British crusher Hazel Findlay. An auto-locking carabiner that uses magnets instead of screw gates, the Magnetron is also prized for its light…
I wish I could say I was surprised, but I’m not. While I enjoyed all the time I ever spent in the city of Chicago, that was when I was 20 and loved the overall excitement of such a famous city. It was also not something I’d want to repeat now, even without all the crime, but the crime certainly doesn’t help. Neither does the gun control that was supposed to stop all that crime. Obviously, it hasn’t. Despite decades of anti-gun efforts by Illinois lawmakers, mostly from Chicago itself, the gun laws have not done…
The U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel has referred charges against a doctor accused of sexually abusing dozens of individuals over an approximate five-year period. On Aug. 3, charges were referred against Major. Blaine McGraw, an obstetrician gynecologist who was assigned to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Ford Hood, Texas. His case includes nine total charges and 272 specifications that are alleged to have occurred on various occasions between 2021 and 2026. There are 93 total alleged victims. His charges are as follows: 91 specifications of abusive sexual contact and sexual assault. One specification of attempted…
Beans are at or near the top of the shopping list for anyone building an emergency food supply. And for good reason. Beans are an inexpensive, shelf-stable, filling, and versatile food. Plus, they pack protein, complex carbohydrates, folate, iron, and soluble fiber. However, with so many choices of beans and types of packaging, how do you know which ones are the best for long-term storage? And how should you store them? This article shares what you need to know to stockpile beans that will last for decades. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On…
When most of us think of diseases caused by ticks, likely Lyme Disease first comes to mind, and then maybe Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Alpha-gal Syndrome. Now, there is another dangerous tick-borne illness: Bourbon virus. This relatively rare disease was first discovered in 2014 in Kansas, and scientists recently documented the first case in New York. Bourbon virus presents several challenges to medical and public health professionals. Here’s what we know. What Happened? According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), scientists first identified the virus in 2014 in Bourbon County, Kan. It spreads through bites of infected Lone…
On Friday, the FBI released its report on active shooter incidents in 2025. The news, however, was quickly overshadowed by the active shooter incident that unfolded on Saturday afternoon in Twin Falls, Idaho, where a 24-year-old man opened fire on employees and customers at an In-N-Out restaurant before an off-duty police officer and an armed citizen sent him fleeing. Like that shooting, the FBI report shows that the most common place for an active shooter incident in 2025 was businesses, though not all of them are open to the public. Of the 34 incidents recorded…
The German automaker wants to give its forthcoming RS 6 Avant and Allroad models a few more station wagon siblings. Credit: Audi Originally published by CarBuzz Despite their stodgy reputation with most American consumers, luxury-badged station wagons are actually surprisingly popular. Buyers for the long-roof Mercedes-Benz E-Class are among the company’s most fiercely loyal (and high-net-worth), while BMW saw such strong demand for the M5 Touring that it’s considering bringing the next-generation M3 wagon to America. Audi is reportedly doing the same introspection, and it’s possible that the RS 6 Avant and allroad wagons will get more siblings before the end…
When I write about something out of USA Today, it’s rarely complimentary. The same people who brought us the chainsaw bayonet freakout haven’t really improved all that much since then. So, if they decided to do something different, I feel obligated to applaud them for it. While it’s an op-ed, it’s still a piece that does what ABC News did on Monday and celebrates an act of armed citizen heroism, rather than some of the other options. In fact, the op-ed in question says we need more of what we saw over the weekend, not…
One of the more interesting elements of Silent Hill: Townfall is its departure from series convention. It’s the first full Silent Hill in first-person, yes, but it also takes place in Scotland, being the second game in the franchise to go beyond US shores after Silent Hill f. I played Silent Hill: Townfall for about three hours during a press event in LA this July, and even had some time to chat with Jon McKellan, lead writer and director of Townfall, and Motoi Okamoto, lead Silent Hill producer since 2019. Both of these men play critical roles in not just…
Last year, Caroline Himbert set the unsupported fastest known time (FKT) of the John Muir Trail (JMT) in dramatic fashion. She passed out after extreme hallucinations, woke up, and managed to race on, beating the FKT on the 223-mile trail by just 8 minutes. Himbert recently took on the JMT record again, this time beating it by a huge margin, cementing her status as one of the reigning crushers of the JMT. What Is the John Muir Trail? The John Muir Trail is one of California’s most scenic — and challenging — backpacking trails, crossing both Mt. Whitney and Yosemite Valley.…
Singapore-based studio Garena has just announced Palworld Online, a new, officially licensed spinoff that will bring the creature-collecting survival crafting experience to iOS and Android devices. Though an exact release date hasn’t been given just yet, Palworld Online is set to launch sometime in 2026. Released in early access in January 2024, Palworld has come a long way in the last two and a half years. With just over 40 updates under its belt, Palworld is naturally a much bigger and better game than it initially was. That’s never been truer than it is right now, with Palworld finally receiving…
I’ve been reviewing vehicles professionally since 2017, and in that time, I’ve driven everything from affordable commuters to motorcycles to million-dollar supercars and everything in between. One thing I’ve never done is drive a side-by-side, and that’s not entirely by accident. See, almost every car journalist I know who has driven one has managed to crash or roll it, and I try to avoid those sorts of experiences wherever possible, because crashing sucks. A lot. Fast-forward to this summer and the start of my tenure at GearJunkie. It turns out that you all (our fantastic audience) seem to like side-by-sides…
