After fishing for nearly three decades, I only recently decided to start over and learn to fly fish. I never had the patience or determination before, but this time was different. The Pflueger President XT Fly Combo was shipped to my door because it was advertised as beginner-friendly and high-quality. I don’t want to buy a new fly combo every year because I break one; I want to buy a new one every year because I just want another one. Over the last several months, I’ve taken this 9’ #5 combo bass fishing, panfishing, and trout fishing in rivers and…

Toms River, New Jersey Mayor Daniel Rodrick calls the corner of Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard an “eyesore,” and says he welcomes a multi-million dollar project to turn the land into a multi-use sports complex featuring everything from batting cages and pickleball courts to an indoor gun range. A former mayor who’s now the town historian, however, is crying foul over the development; particularly the proposed presence of a bar and lounge slated to be located above a driving range. Mark Mutter says he’s not opposed to gun ownership or even the idea of an…

Two of the biggest names in the firearms world just made a move and it’s a big one. Sturm, Ruger & Company and Beretta Holding have announced a strategic cooperation agreement that could reshape how these companies operate in the U.S. market moving forward. At the center of the deal is ownership. Beretta Holding, already Ruger’s largest shareholder, will now be allowed to increase its stake to as much as 25% of Ruger’s outstanding shares. That potential expansion comes with a premium baked in, with a minimum tender offer price set at $44.80 per share, roughly a 20% bump over…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles. While the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress nearly two weeks ago, notably avoiding the same pointed criticism of lawmakers, he got far more pushback from members of his own Republican Party about the levels of U.S. munitions used in the Iran war and President Donald Trump’s intense criticism of traditional allies for not taking part in…

There are currently seven candidates vying the GOP nod in the crowded Maine gubernatorial primaries. Bearing Arms had a chance to interview four of them and Ben Midgley was one. Midgley is a Maine businessman who’s gone from having nothing to being a CEO. “(I’ve) been on food stamps, been on the system, and then, you know, gratefully, have been very, very successful in my life, too,” Midgley admits candidly. Midgley grew up in Maine and after dropping out of college had a job cleaning gym equipment. Eventually he became the president of Planet Fitness…

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is more worried about Iran successfully constructing a nuclear weapon than the rising costs being felt by millions of Americans due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. Trump, while preparing to leave Washington D.C. for Beijing and his highly anticipated one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, was asked by a reporter on the White House South Lawn to what extent “Americans’ financial situations” were motivating him to make a deal with Iran. “Not even a little bit,” Trump told the journalist. “The only thing that matters when I’m talking about…

After declaring Iran’s recent peace proposal as a “piece of garbage,” United States President Donald Trump considers new strikes against Tehran. With the standoff ongoing, many fear that the war will reignite with new strikes. On Monday, Trump provided a glimpse into the dire state of diplomacy between the US and Iran, saying that “the ceasefire is on massive life support” while dismissing the recent peace proposal from Tehran as a “piece of garbage” that he said he “didn’t even finish reading.” CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources, that Trump has grown “increasingly frustrated” with Iran’s handling of negotiations, while several US officials are questioning…

Knife steel plays a critical role in how and where you put your pocket knife to work. In fact, it’s one of the most talked-about and toiled-over aspects of a knife. So, when a new steel hits the market, I jump on the opportunity to see what it’s all about. For the last few years, MagnaCut steel has not only blanketed the EDC knife landscape, but it’s also proven its worth as a well-balanced workhorse. With the launch of the latest super steel — MagnaMax — there are high expectations as to how it compares to MagnaCut. Though the two share…

For decades, the American Civil Liberties Union has defended the exercise of those enumerated liberties found in the Bill of Rights. Well, most of them, anyway. The organization has long treated the Second Amendment as the bastard stepchild of the U,S. Constitution; a dead letter that protected individual service in a militia, perhaps, but not individual gun ownership itself.  As Jacob Sullum writes at Reason, in a lengthy column that’s worth reading in its entirety, the ACLU appears to have evolved over the past decade, though I’d argue it still has a long way to…

When it comes to special editions, few car brands are quite as prolific as the American Stellantis brands. Jeep is surely the leader. Just this year it has been putting out new editions every month. The other brands aren’t being left out, though. Chrysler just revealed its own special Pacifica themed around the United States of America’s 250th anniversary. It certainly fits the theme, but we don’t think we’d call it quite as inspired as the country it’s named after. Credit: Stellantis You Can Have It In Any Color You Want, As Long As It’s Red, White, Or Blue We’re not…

Documentaries are, in theory, works of non-fiction. They convey information you’d get in a non-fiction book, hypothetically, only in a video form. I put in the qualifiers because I’ve seen documentaries that were filled with falsehoods. My “favorite” one was something about the secrets of the pyramids, but turned out to be New Age claptrap that couldn’t even get basic facts correct about what some artifacts were made from. Anyway, I wrote about a then-upcoming documentary about the gun debate last week. What stood out to me was how the filmmaker said he didn’t pick…

The U.S. is cracking down on South Sudanese officials accused of undermining a fragile peace deal, announcing visa restrictions on Tuesday over alleged ceasefire obstruction and corruption that Washington claims fueled conflict. The move adds U.S. pressure on South Sudan’s political leadership at a volatile moment for the world’s youngest country, where a 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war remains only partly implemented. Long-delayed elections have been pushed to Dec. 22, 2026, and unresolved disputes over security forces, power-sharing, and President Salva Kiir’s unity government continue to fuel fears of renewed conflict. The pressure campaign lands against…