Everyone in the Second Amendment community is rightly overjoyed that at long last, the Supreme Court will be deciding whether so-called “assault weapon” bans are constitutional. These bans on some of the most common guns in the country exist in about 10 or so states and prevent millions of Americans from owning AR-15s and similar rifles. SAF is particularly ecstatic given that both cases granted review – Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins – are cases in which the organization is a plaintiff.The question presented, which the Court will answer, is: “Whether the Second and…
100 strangers recently attended a ceremony to honor two dead veterans in Tallahasee, Fla., after no family members came forward to claim their remains. The ceremony took place on Monday in appreciation of the veterans—Glenn Dorsey, a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, and Mark Roy, a U.S. Army veteran—who had been considered “unclaimed” after no relatives, friends or legal representatives had said they were linked to the deceased men, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses the term “unclaimed veterans” to refer to situations where a next of kin or family member is known but…
This article was originally published by Mike Adams at Natural News. We Are Sleepwalking into a Global Collapse The mainstream media obsesses over oil prices. Every time a barrel jumps a few dollars, the pundits wring their hands. But they are missing the real story — the one that will crash civilization long before a gas pump runs dry. What I see, from my years tracking global supply chains, is a nightmare hidden beneath the headlines: the war with Iran is severing the arteries that carry downstream commodities — aluminum, fertilizer, diesel, plastics, helium — the very things that make…
Washington state used to be fairly pro-gun, then all the Silicon Valley types moved in, started voting for the same kind of policies that made staying in California untenable, and will learn nothing when they run somewhere else. One of the policies these kinds of folks supported was gun control. They were convinced they had to have it, and nothing would do until they got it, so a ballot initiative started the ball rolling. Since then, they’ve continued to pass anti-gun laws.Luckily for them, the efficacy of those gun laws appears strong because homicide rates…
It’s not every day that the U.S. Navy christens a new missile destroyer ship, with plans to name it after a Korean War hero. But it happened last week in Pascagoula, Miss., the USS George M. Neal had an official champagne commissioning on its bow with the family of the late prisoner of war, George M. Neal, on hand to witness the honor. “It was a very proud time for myself, my brother and my entire family,” Kelley Neal Gray, the daughter of the ship’s namesake, told Military.com. “I’m so happy my dad is being recognized in this way.” He…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting U.S. allies in the region before dawn and warned its attacks may escalate. Days of back-and-forth strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle East — and renewed threats to the Strait of Hormuz — have shredded the interim deal to end the Iran war and could tip the…
On July 21, 1861, the road from Washington to Centreville, Va., was filled with civilians eager to see what many believed would be the war’s first and perhaps final major showdown. Confidence in a quick Union victory ran so high that spectators treated the march toward Bull Run less like the opening of a brutal campaign and more like a public outing. Men, women and children joined members of Congress on the hills overlooking the fighting. Some arrived with picnic baskets, carriages and opera glasses, expecting the Union Army to break the rebellion and clear a path to Richmond. William…
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The Pentagon will begin screening active-duty service members 30 and older for testosterone deficiency every year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday, framing the move as a readiness measure while leaving any resulting treatment up to the individual. The screening will be added to the periodic health assessment that troops already complete each year, Hegseth said in a video posted on social media. Service members younger than 30 will be able to request the test voluntarily. While the screening will be mandatory for eligible troops, any treatment that follows—including testosterone replacement therapy, or TRT—will not be. “I’m authorizing a new…
It’s not uncommon for transitioning military members to feel stripped of much of what they relied on in the military to assert their voices. One of my recent clients was a highly decorated military officer who was in the midst of a frustrating transition to running a large team in a global consulting firm. He asked, “Does my rank mean nothing today, in my civilian career?” This client was struggling with some of the better known cultural changes from the military to the private sector. He had been accustomed to entering a room where his positional authority was evidenced by…
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) believes three recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions could dramatically strengthen its ongoing legal fight against what’s left of the National Firearms Act (NFA). If you’ve been wondering why suppressor lawsuits are suddenly back in the spotlight, here’s the brass tacks version. Last year, Congress eliminated the $200 tax on suppressors and short-barreled rifles through the One Big Beautiful Bill. That tax had long been one of the key pillars supporting the NFA’s regulation of those items. SAF argues that once Congress removed the tax, it also knocked out the constitutional foundation for keeping the NFA’s…
Elden Ring is the biggest and most popular soulslike game of all time, and many would argue it stands unrivaled as the genre’s crowning achievement. While few projects match the scope, depth, and addictiveness of FromSoftware’s masterpiece, exceptions not only exist, but some are even better than Elden Ring in certain ways. They might offer superior combat, bosses, atmosphere, or world structure. The Lands Between is a special place that continues to serve as home for countless players, and that won’t change anytime soon. However, those same folks might want to take a trip to another soulslike realm that could…
I travel by plane quite often to go on backpacking trips, and there is one thing I simply refuse to do: check my pack. If the airline loses it or it gets damaged, my trip is ruined. I have fought for years with overhead bins to get my fully loaded pack inside, but on a recent trip to Oregon, for once, it was easy. The Swift X Pack from Six Moon Designs is so light, compact, and compressible that it can fit a surprising amount of gear in a small package. I tested (and lived out of) the Swift X…
One thing I’ve never really understood is how so many people can think that marijuana is so harmless that we should sell it for recreational use on every street corner in America, but is too dangerous to allow those who use it to continue to enjoy the totality of their constitutionally protected rights. I get those who don’t think it should be legal, saying such a thing, mind you. That, at least, has some internal consistency. But while multiple administrations have turned a blind eye toward states that legalized marijuana, most of which did nothing…
A deadly shooting inside one of Michigan’s busiest shopping malls is raising major questions about self-defense, concealed carry, and what happens when violence erupts in a crowded public place. According to FOX 2 Detroit and WXYZ-TV Detroit Channel 7, authorities have released the suspected shooter (a Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL) holder) while the investigation continues, signaling prosecutors are taking a careful look at whether the shooting was legally justified. The incident unfolded Saturday evening at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills. Police say the violence began with an altercation inside a mall bathroom involving a 22-year-old Detroit man…
Before he served as a combat medic and sniper on Navy SEAL teams in the Middle East, before he ever thought of becoming an officer or going to medical school, and before he even dreamed he’d become a NASA astronaut, military benefits were the “last thing” on Jonny Kim’s mind. In fact, when he enlisted in the Navy as a seaman recruit in 2002, Kim “specifically did not want to go to college,” the now-lieutenant commander with the rare dual designation of flight surgeon and naval aviator told Military.com in a recent interview. But after serving in Iraq — and…
The United States ruling class has banned Americans currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo from leaving the country amid an increasingly spreading Ebola outbreak. About two dozen Americans are now stuck in DR Congo as healthcare workers struggle to contain a Bundibugyo outbreak of the Ebola virus. Washington has already tightened restrictions on those coming from Ebola-stricken areas of the DR Congo. Back in May, when the outbreak began, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) raised its travel warning for parts of the DR Congo and Uganda, while the Department of Homeland Security directed travelers arriving from…
I do my best to spend the entire summer outside. I am either keeping up the yard, picking berries, or puttering around and fixing things. I also do a bunch of hiking, off-roading, and enjoy a good book or beer from the comfort of my hammock. And I’ve always got at least two knives on me: a folder for my back pocket and a fixed blade on my hip. Since the beginning of May, my fixed-blade belt knife has been the F3 by Reiff Knives. With an overall length of 6.7 inches, full-tang MagnaCut construction, and Micarta handle scales, it’s…
If you think carrying a firearm into a Texas bar is a simple yes-or-no question, think again. According to Armed Attorneys, some of the state’s carry laws are so tangled that even many lawyers misunderstand them. During a recent deep dive (see below), attorneys Emily Taylor and Richard Hayes unpacked everything from the infamous “51% sign” to what they describe as legislative mistakes that still haven’t been cleaned up. The takeaway? Don’t assume the sign on the door tells the whole story. What Makes a Bar Off-Limits? Texas law prohibits carrying firearms inside businesses that earn 51% or more of…
Lots of ways exist to get a full-body workout with little to no equipment. The one below only requires a place to run and a pullup bar. In my program, we often do these on an outdoor pullup bar or a playground with monkey bars, or you could build your own pullup bar or run on a treadmill in a gym. The beauty of this workout is that it works the entire body: push, pull, legs, core and cardio. Here is how it works: The Warmup Calisthenics Half Pyramid With 100-Meter Jogs Plus a 1-Mile Run The warmup is a…
You’ve heard of Yellowstone. You’ve seen the Grand Teton postcards. Now it’s time to find the Wyoming that most visitors never do — where the trails are empty and the peaks are all yours. Wyoming is the least-visited state in the contiguous U.S. — which, when you consider what’s here, makes it the country’s best-kept secret. And those who do visit go to the same predictable places. But, aside from that tiny northwestern corner, Wyoming is wide open, a place where you’ll be all alone in pristine wilderness, surrounded by cirques carved by glaciers, alpine lakes the color of the…
