A Missouri gun range has finally come out on top of a decades-long legal battle dating back to the 1980s, after the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to end an injunction that had placed tight controls on the range’s ability to operate. Fifty years ago the Glendale Shooting Club acquired some property with the intent of operating a range. A family living adjacent to the property weren’t thrilled with the prospect of gunfire coming from the club, and eventually filed suit claiming the persistent pew-pewing affected their property.In 1987 a judge on…
Most veterans with a service-connected disability who are thinking about education automatically reach for the Post-9/11 GI Bill. That instinct is understandable. The GI Bill is well known, well marketed and genuinely valuable. But for veterans who qualify for Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and Employment — still widely called Voc Rehab — the GI Bill is often the lesser option and the one that leaves money on the table. Here is the core difference: The Post-9/11 GI Bill caps private school tuition at $29,920.95 per academic year for 2025-2026 and provides 36 months of entitlement. Chapter 31 has no tuition…
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. AI companies are purchasing millions of physical books from secondhand markets, destroying them after scanning for training data. Federal Judge William Alsup ruled Anthropic’s destructive scanning of legally purchased books qualifies as “fair use” under copyright law. Pre-2022 printed books are sought because they contain no AI-generated text, avoiding “model collapse” during training. ISBNdb and other intermediaries facilitate bulk purchases of 1,000 to 1 million books per order while keeping AI buyers anonymous. Rare, foreign-language, and out-of-print volumes face potential extinction as the last physical copies are destroyed. The…
The problem with experts isn’t that they don’t get everything right, so long as they’re not the ones in control of everything. Technocracy sounds alluring to some, but when the experts get it wrong, societies suffer in such schemes. For journalists, though, the term “expert” is often thrown around without a whole lot of reason. Especially when the word is used to lend credence with an axe to grind. Enter the USA Today story I wrote about on Monday.As I noted at the time, all of the “experts” cited as such are anti-gun, though one member…
A PCS move isn’t a one-time expense. It’s a major event that can stretch across two or three months, and even experienced military families routinely underestimate the costs. The good news is that PCS spending can be more predictable if you know what to plan for. Here’s how to build a budget that your family can use during the PCS season. How Much Does a Typical PCS Move Cost? The total cost of a PCS move varies significantly based on your family size, rank, distance and moving logistics. On average, military families spend between $500 and $5,000 out of pocket,…
As an avid paddler, I consider a waterproof first-aid kit non-negotiable. Even when I’m heading out on dry-land missions, I want my first-aid essentials to stay bone-dry. If I had to pick one compact kit to keep in regular rotation, the Adventure Medical Kits Ultralight/Watertight .7 Medical Kit ($35) would be it. Smaller than a 32-ounce water bottle, this kit is ideal for multisport days where space is limited. I have tossed it into dry bags, running vests, and even my dog’s pack without a second thought. The .7 includes the basics I want for blisters, headaches, mild allergic reactions,…
American Expedition Vehicles (AEV) is one of the premier names in off-road tuning. Beyond selling individual aftermarket parts, the company also offers complete kits for folks looking to create their own adventure rig. Its latest creation is the AEV FX370, which is based on the Ford Super Duty, and is for anyone who needs to carry heavy payloads well off the beaten path. The complete kit starts at $19,999. A $20,000 Upgrade With Some Serious Off-Road Potential Credit: AEV The AEV FX370 is a complete upgrade package for the Ford Super Duty. The company believes that owners of these trucks often…
A fuel tanker in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen was hijacked by Somali pirates. The Tanzanian-flagged fuel and chemical tanker MT Asana has a crew of 20 on board and was seized on Friday. Iran Accuses The US Of Acting Like “Pirates” After departing the Yemeni port of Mukalla, seven armed pirates reportedly boarded the MT Asana and forced it into Somali territorial waters near Puntland, according to the Associated Press, which cited anonymous sources familiar with the incident. While Tanzanian authorities have not confirmed any details yet, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has stated…
Imagine you’re a first responder. Your patient has just broken their leg and is wet, underdressed, and nearly hypothermic. If you don’t have any clothes to change them into, you may have to offer your own, or some purchased for the occasion. And if the injury is serious enough, those nice base layers might get cut right off, never to be used again. That was the scenario that merino wool brand Minus 33 tackled head-on when it launched a program in 2017 to donate its factory seconds to a local search-and-rescue organization. The Search & Rescue (SAR) kit program repurposes…
Nothing ruins a hot hike or a freezing morning faster than a lukewarm drink. The best insulated water bottles reliably keep ice water frigid, coffee steaming, and hydration effortless. Lead tester Meg Carney and GearJunkie Editor Chris Kassar put six of our top insulated water bottles through a rigorous 9-month testing cycle. To directly compare temperature retention, lid usability, and leak resistance, we logged over 150 hours on the trail, 3,000 multi-state road trip miles, and hundreds of daily office hours. These bottles weathered continuous, real-world use across scorching Colorado foothill hikes, hot-weather gravel rides, and the daily commute. This…
The best first-aid kits keep essential medical supplies organized, accessible, and ready when minor injuries or backcountry mishaps happen. Lead tester Meg Carney and GearJunkie Editor Chris Kassar long-term tested seven kits over the past 12 months. Carney is a guide and climbing instructor who has responded to numerous field emergencies, while Kassar is a longtime Wilderness First Responder. We brought these first-aid kits on high-alpine hikes up Colorado fourteeners, kayaking trips off the Washington coast, and casual car-camping adventures. Across those outings, we logged more than 30 field days and 150 backcountry miles while assessing internal organization, durability, and…
The Trace tried to make Turner’s Outdoorsman the bad guy in the latest attempt on President Donald Trump’s life. There’s no evidence they did anything wrong, and ample evidence that they’re very careful in following the law, but the would-be assassin’s purchase, coupled with the fact that as the major retailer in the state selling guns, many of them end up in criminal hands, was enough for them to become a target. I called it stupid at the time, and the only reason I haven’t called it worse is that there are certain words I’m…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post that offered few details. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second-in-command of the Islamic State group globally and “thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing.” Al-Mainuki was viewed as the key figure in IS organizing and finance, and had been…
It started as a dream and a vision in 1999 to memorialize the spirit of Marines and Sailors serving in the Carolinas for future generations. On June 8, that dream officially becomes a reality. Starting as an idea floated at the tail end of the 20th century by a trio of Marines—Maj. Gen. Ray Smith, Col. Bruce Gombar and Sgt. Maj. Joe Houle—the Carolina Museum of the Marine will officially open its doors to the public on June 8. The 25,000-square-foot building located in Jacksonville, N.C., broke ground on May 17, 2024, and cost more than $30 million to construct.…
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As a member of the Army’s 506th Infantry unit, Paul Kim had a front-row seat to some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq War. The experience changed Kim and his fellow troops forever, leading to the groundbreaking 2010 PBS documentary “The Wounded Platoon,” showing a group of young men torn apart by crime, depression and suicide relating to mental health struggles from their time in Iraq. Kim fought his own battles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but grew frustrated with finding quality access to mental health services. Through frustration came an idea – what if there was a…
