Massachusetts gun laws are so screwy even prosecutors can’t always figure out what they say and mean, which begs the question about how gun owners are supposed to know if they’re in compliance or not.  A few months ago a young man named Samuel Lacus was told he had to surrender his firearms and ammunition to local police after he was served with an abuse prevention order… one that was quickly dropped by the petitioner. Despite that, police entered Lacus’s home and seized multiple firearms before charging him with five counts of possession of illegal…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders who were in Estonia for a regional summit Tuesday, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months. The drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. Ukrainian officials apologized, saying the drones had been aimed at military targets in Russia but were sent off course by Russian electronic interference. Estonia hosted the summit in its capital of…

This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News.  An international team of researchers reported finding microplastic particles in human brain tissue at concentrations seven to thirty times higher than in the liver or kidneys, according to a Perspective published May 5, 2026, in the journal Brain Health. Researchers from the University of New Mexico, the University of Ottawa, Technische Universität Dresden, and King’s College London analyzed tissue samples from donors between 2016 and 2024 and observed a 50% increase in plastic burden over that period, with the highest levels found in donors diagnosed with dementia. The findings prompted…

Driving over twisting highways, undulating backroads, and off-road terrain can tire out a driver and passengers when the vehicle is constantly tossing from side to side with every turn of the steering wheel. A sway bar can address the issue on vehicles with a high center of gravity, such as pickups with slide-in campers, camper vans, and motorhomes. While shocks help control the vertical movement of springs, sway bars help reduce the side-to-side pitching or rocking motion during cornering, driving over uneven terrain, or encountering off-camber road irregularities, all of which are common for those who use their vehicles for…

The first bit of advice any new gun owner is likely to receive is that they should go out and seek training on how to handle their firearm safely. It’s not about tactical excellence or anything like that; it’s about making sure they don’t hurt themselves or someone else because they didn’t know what they were doing with the weapon in their hands. That’s avoidable, and we absolutely should continue to tell people to get proper training. But, as with most things involving firearms, there’s a difference between good advice and the government deciding to…

Right-to-repair proponents remain cautiously optimistic that the final version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will allow military service members to have more control, therefore improving national security while simultaneously saving American taxpayers a lot of money. This year’s major defense legislation is still in the drafting stages, though right-to-repair provisions were included Thursday as part of a bipartisan amendment approved by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). However, those who want right-to-repair included in the final version are pushing hard considering that similar actions occurred as part of the Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA negotiation process but were…

The most divisive hiker today is back on trail after a recent, and controversial, high-alpine rescue. This year, one hiker among the thousands on the 2,650-mile trail from Mexico to Canada is receiving an outsized amount of attention. Kamryn Renae, a 22-year-old, has amassed nearly 200,000 followers on social media for her hyper-feminine approach to the trail. Her all-pink set-up and daily hair and makeup routine set her apart from the typical dirtbag thru-hiker. And of course, like anything on the internet, Renae has sparked fierce debate. Some have praised her for her unapologetic sense of self, while others have…

Earlier this month, a Colorado jury convicted a gun owner of illegally discharging a firearm and misdemeanor assault after a Sig Sauer P320 pistol discharged and struck a teenager in the face during a confrontation outside the homeowner’s property. But jurors stopped short of finding Brent Metz guilty of the more serious charges prosecutors sought, acquitting him on two counts of menacing and reducing the assault charge from second-degree assault to third-degree assault. According to CBS Colorado, the jury deliberated for roughly 5½ hours before reaching its verdict. The case stems from a September 2024 incident in Jefferson County that…

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) used a floor speech on the 59th anniversary of the USS Liberty attack to call for a new investigation into one of the most controversial incidents in modern U.S. naval history, arguing that surviving crew members deserve “closure” and “justice “while they are still alive.” Massie, speaking on the House floor on June 8, described the attack on the USS Liberty during the 1967 Six-Day War and criticized both the original investigation and decades of congressional inaction. He also entered into the Congressional Record a declaration from the late Capt. Ward Boston, former chief counsel to…

Just hours after United States President Donald Trump claimed that a deal with Iran is close, Israel once again attacked Lebanon. The military assault in Lebanon consisted of striking the southern city of Tyre and issuing an evacuation warning that for the first time included the port’s Christian quarter. “We’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal,” Trump said early Tuesday of the ongoing negotiations to end the war that the US and Israel began in late February. The attacks on Lebanon risked renewed fighting with Tehran, a day after exchanges that had threatened a…

A lot of outdoor brands talk about helping get customers outside — but backpacking brand Outdoor Vitals is actually walking the walk. This annual program from the Utah-based brand supports and encourages people to meet an ambitious goal: hiking 100 miles. It’s not a requirement to put in all those miles at once. You can space it out over several hikes. So if you’ve got the time and energy (and can pay the $68 participation fee), OV will help you on the way to crushing this goal. And the outdoor effort comes with a hefty reward: Accomplishing this goal includes…

While suppressors are still regulated under the National Firearms Act, at least we don’t have to pay a $200 tax stamp when we get one. We have to do far more than we should in order to get one, but it’s still a move in the right direction. I’ll take what I can get, then try to get the rest later. However, lest you believe that anti-gunners in Congress would be content to take the loss, a new bill seeks to move us backward on the topic. It doesn’t seek to reintroduce the tax stamp,…