Constitutional carry shouldn’t be a controversial topic. It’s just how it should be. The idea that we need permission from the government to bear arms is what should be controversial. And yet, here we are. The idea of constitutional carry is still too much for some people to comprehend.However, most states in the nation have some form of permitless carry on the books. Sure, some of them are states that are large in land mass but small in population.Even so, nearly 47% of Americans live somewhere where they don’t need a permit to carry a…

NCIS didn’t become TV’s most authentic military franchise by accident. In this exclusive roundtable and video, veteran advisors Leon Carroll, Alan Burghard, Michael Smith, and R.J. Cline reveal how they correct scripts, shape storylines, and honor real service members to keep every salute, uniform, and funeral scene true to life.The NCIS franchise has been on TV long enough to feel like part of the cultural furniture. It began as a JAG spinoff, grew into a ratings titan, and expanded into an international ecosystem with NCIS shows in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawai‘i, Sydney, and now Origins. And if you can believe it, the main series NCIS is…

Ernest Hemmingway once said that, “Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name.”Steve Nash of the Navy League of the U.S. Vallejo Council and many others are making sure that second death never comes for men and women buried at the Mare Island Naval Cemetery and the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.Despite frigid temperatures on Saturday morning, many people attended the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at both cemeteries to take the time to place a wreath on the venues’ tombstones and say the name of the…

With Democrat Eileen Higgins’ election as the new mayor of Miami, Florida, some in the gun-rights community are throwing up a red flag about her past gun control advocacy. While those in the so-called “mainstream” media are gushing how Higgins is the first woman mayor and “turned Miami blue,” Gun Owners of America (GOA) are warning that her election raises “public safety and Second Amendment concerns.” And that warning should definitely be heeded. Higgins is a darling of the gun-ban movement, even spending time and effort volunteering for a well-known gun control organization. “As a longtime volunteer with Moms Demand…

At last Friday’s conference the Supreme Court was slated to discuss three separate cases dealing the federal ban on gun possession for those convicted of a crime punishable by more than a year in prison. All three cases involve non-violent offenders who maintain that Section 922(g)(1) is unconstitutionally broad and violate their Second Amendment rights, and we could learn as early as tomorrow whether the Court will accept any of these cases for review.  That decision could have direct implications for a Henry County, Virginia man who’s now facing charges for possessing a gun as…

BEIRUT (AP) — The death of two U.S. service members and one American civilian in an attack in Syria by an alleged member of the Islamic State group has drawn new attention to the presence of American forces in the country. Saturday’s attack was the first with fatalities since the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad a year ago. The United States has had troops on the ground in Syria for over a decade, with a stated mission of fighting IS. While not part of its official mission, the U.S. presence has also been seen as a means to hinder…

Army combat veteran Trent Williams remembers the exact moment when his life was at a crossroads. The Photo That Changed EverythingWilliams was homeless, living in his car outside the Oklahoma City VA hospital. In one hand, he clutched a photo of his young daughter, Ellsy. In the other, he gripped a pistol. Williams, beaten down by life, figured he had two choices – either live for his daughter or use the gun to try to end his life. “That was going to be it for me,” Williams told WTVM in Savannah, Georgia. He put the pistol down. Williams knew, despite struggling mentally from a…