I figure we’re going to be talking about the events of this past weekend for a little while yet to come. I honestly wish I didn’t have stuff to write about over having to write about such senseless tragedies. I’ve experienced the loss that comes from one of these things, and I don’t wish that on anyone. If I could snap my fingers and make them end, I’d do it in a heartbeat. But, unfortunately, that’s not an option.So, instead, we get to talk about guns, gun control, and the absolute futility that comes from…

The latest Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) is live. The Lost Coast BDR-X is the 20-second published route. It is a 500-mile figure-eight loop through northern California’s Lost Coast, a mostly undeveloped stretch of rugged coastline. The route is designed for adventure and dual-sport motorcycle travel, but can also be done with a high-clearance 4×4. (Photo/BDR) The route is designed to start and end in Fort Bragg. It’s a mix of pavement, gravel, dirt, rocks, and even sand. Yes, you can ride out on the beach at Usal Beach and Shelter Cove Beach on this route. The route also has lots…

On January 1, the $200 transfer tax on NFA items like suppressors and short-barreled firearms will be zeroed out by a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The NFA’s registration requirement, however, remains in place even though the statute states its a registry of everyone who’s paid their tax.  It’s still unclear how this will work in practice, but a coalition of red states, businesses dealing in NFA items, and 2A groups like Gun Owners of America have filed suit in a federal court in Texas seeking to undo the registration scheme. The…

The United States has wargamed Venezuela ruler Nicolas Maduro’s fall from power, and none of the scenarios are “good” for Venezuelan civilians. All of the wargames ended in violence and bloody power struggles. This is not a huge surprise. In the absence of power, and as long as humans believe they should be ruled, others will fight to be the ruler. A war with Venezuela will only increase the amount of violence and death, even though the U.S. continues to claim it’s all about “narco terrorism,” and not regime change. The three scenarios that the U.S. decided to war game…

A law firm has filed seven legal complaints against the U.S. Army and Pentagon, one for each of seven victims sexually abused or non-consensually videotaped by a doctor at Fort Hood.The U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC) on Dec. 9 announced that it had preferred four charges and 61 specifications against Maj. Blaine McGraw, 47, an obstetrician gynecologist who was assigned to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center located in Fort Hood, Texas. The OSTC conducts independent oversight and prosecution of murder, sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, kidnapping and other serious criminal offenses.McGraw is charged with…

Minnesota governor and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is fed up with Republican lawmakers’ opposition to all the gun control schemes he wants to see passed in the North Star State. In fact, he’s so fed up that he’s now threatening to unilaterally make his own laws through executive action, despite the fact that such shenanigans would almost certainly run counter to the law. At a press conference last week, Walz said he is preparing to take “incredibly aggressive executive action” on gun control proposals because of what he called “stonewalling” by Republicans in the legislature, according to a…