The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a petition for en banc review with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking full court reconsideration of their ongoing lawsuit against New Jersey’s sweeping “sensitive places” gun-carry restrictions. The case, Koons v. Attorney General of New Jersey, challenges the state’s post-Bruen legislation, which designates an extensive network of “sensitive places” where even licensed concealed carriers are prohibited from possessing firearms. Critics argue the law effectively nullifies the right to carry across much of the state. A Law Designed to Defy Bruen Following the Supreme Court’s 2022 New York State…
Is the bike going to explode? I didn’t know, but I was about to find out. In September, I was riding the Santa Cruz Bullit X0 AXS RSV electric mountain bike, and following Kurt Sorge, three-time Red Bull Rampage winner, into the new double-black feature — a 30-foot wall ride — on Obsidius trail at the RED Bike Park. I was curious to find out how the new Santa Cruz Bullit would handle such a large drop — I’d never hit one that big on an e-mountain bike. Zoning in, I followed Sorge’s speed and mimicked his pop onto the…
We all grow older. There is nothing we can do about that, but the quality of those years is within our control, as recent research has shown.After receiving a doctor’s approval to begin any exercise program, aging adults who have not been physically active for decades should start their fitness journey with the basics, such as walking and stretching. Once a solid foundation is built, though, a regular, higher-intensity exercise program can lead to remarkable improvements in heart health, according to one study.That study covered a two-year, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program and its effects on sedentary individuals 50 to…
A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force is heading to prison after he conspired to share classified information on a foreign online dating platform.According to the Associated Press, David Slater has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison in U.S. District Court in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Wednesday.He was arrested in March 2024 and pleaded guilty in July.According to court documents, Slater, after retiring as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army, worked in a classified space at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska and held a top-secret security clearance…
By Brad Fitzpatrick Smith & Wesson has been busy. A few years ago, the company moved to their new facility in Maryville, Tennessee. Just two weeks ago the Smith & Wesson Academy, a state-of-the-art training facility on the company’s property in Maryville, opened its doors. While all this has happening, Smith & Wesson has also managed to roll out some class-leading new firearms like the Bodyguard 2.0, the 1854 family of lever-actions, the M&P Shield X, and the new Axe family of M&P 15 ARs.Smith & Wesson has long been a leader in the crowded AR market because…
When you open the AllTrails app and zoom in on Chicago running routes, you’ll see nearly 200 options across the city. Zoom in even further and you’ll find the beating heart of each neighborhood: solo runners hitting their coffee shop commute before work or running clubs going door to door to their favorite restaurants, like Cozy Noodles n’ Rice. HOKA athlete Chef Tee is the chef–owner at Cozy Noodles n’ Rice in Wrigleyville. He started running casually just to stay in shape, but quickly got swept up in the running spirit that fuels the city. In 2014, Chef Tee got…
On Wednesday’s Bearing Arms’ Cam & Company, Firearms Policy Coalition founder and president Brandon Combs noted a disturbing trend inside the DOJ. While the Department has taken historic action to defend the right to keep and bear arms against state and local infringements, it’s also defended virtually every federal gun control law that’s currently being challenged, though in some cases that defense is more passive than active. We have yet another example of this phenomenon in a case called Rush v. United States, which is a challenge to the NFA’s registration and taxation scheme for…
Silencer Central — the company that pioneered home delivery of suppressors, has filed a federal lawsuit against FedEx and its subsidiaries, alleging negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract after the shipping giant abruptly refused to continue transporting suppressors. The complaint, filed October 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of South Dakota, claims FedEx misled Silencer Central during lengthy negotiations and then reneged on a signed contract that was essential to the company’s nationwide delivery network. “I’ve been discriminated against by big banks for over 20 years because of the type of business I’m in. Now it…
Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta challenges California’s prohibition on switchblade knives. Oral arguments were delivered on appeal in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this week by attorney John Dillon. On October 8, 2025, attorney John Dillon — from the Dillon Law Group — delivered oral arguments in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Dillon is the attorney representing Knife Rights, Inc., the plaintiff in the case. Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta seeks to overturn California’s switchblade knife prohibitions. The language of the law amounts to a complete ban on switchblades with blades…
Lawmakers will try to revive a veterans marijuana research bill that failed a Senate vote this week, but the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is pessimistic negotiations will succeed. Senators had also been expected to use the marijuana bill as a vehicle to pass several other veterans-related measures on issues ranging from the VA caregiver program to homeownership for Native American veterans, but committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., told Military.com on Thursday that “they may all be dead” now. “At this moment in time, there is not a specific path forward,” Tester said. “I just don’t like it…
HOUSTON — A Texas man on a date who paid $40 to park, only to learn inside a Houston burger joint that he was scammed, allegedly went back and fatally shot the man posing as an attendant and then returned for dinner, according to court records.Erick Aguirre appeared in court Thursday on murder charges in the April 11 death of 46-year-old Elliot Nix. His bond was set at $200,000. His attorney, Brent Mayr, declined to comment.Aguirre, 29, allegedly told his date “everything was fine” and that he just scared the man after returning to the Rodeo Goat restaurant from the…
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ATF’s grace period for registering pistol brace-equipped pistols, which they insist are SBRs, with a waiver of the $200 tax ends soon. For those who are abiding by ATF’s ruling rather than removing the pistol brace from their gun or choosing some other option, the simplest and most accurate way to file an ATF Form 1 is through Silencer Shop’s eForm 1 service, but you’re almost out of time! Silencer Shop’s press release follows: Silencer Shop Extends Deadline for Tax-Free ATF Form 1 SubmissionsNew ATF Rule Affects All Owners of Pistol Brace-Equipped Firearms Austin, TX (04/26/2023) – Nobody makes filing…
As handguns get more compact, so must rail-mounted lights. Carrying a compact pistol with a light almost as big as it is counterintuitive. For this reason, Nightstick launches its TCM-10 and TCM-10-GL compact weapon lights. The 650-lumen beam provides critical threat identification and target discrimination. Likewise, the green laser on the TCM-10-GL offers a quickly identifiable aim point.Nightstick TCM-10 and TCM-10-GL Compact Weapon LightsFeaturing a 6061-T6 aluminum construction with type III hard anodized finish and polymer rear housing, the lights are rugged and have a drop rating of 2 meters. Likewise, the IPX7 waterproof rating provides waterproof properties down to…
While anti-gunners’ dreams of an “assault weapons” ban died in a Colorado House committee earlier this month, the Democratic majority in Denver has been much more amenable to a number of other infringements on our right to keep and bear arms, and on Friday Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed four new gun control measures into law. Second Amendment activists have acted quickly, suing to block at least two of the new laws from being enforced. Colorado’s governor signed four gun control bills Friday, following the lead of other states struggling to confront a nationwide surge in violent crime and mass shootings, despite…
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record system experienced the second outage in eight days on Tuesday, a setback VA Secretary Denis McDonough called “extraordinarily frustrating.” The 224-minute outage of the Oracle Cerner system, during which health care providers could not utilize it, affected the five medical centers and affiliated clinics that have started using the system at the VA — as well as all Defense Department and Coast Guard health facilities also using the software, according to VA officials. The event occurred just days after the VA announced it had halted expansion of the program to additional…
The World Health Organization is warning the Americas that outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya could plague the areas. Due to the “climate change” narrative, alarming rates of these mosquito-borne illnesses could occur. Climate change is one of the biggest lies the ruling class uses to gaslight the slaves into compliance with the most draconian measures. Hopefully, people will see through this scam. Is The World Waking Up To The Climate Change Scam? According to a report by Axios, higher temperatures favor the life cycle of the mosquitoes that carry the viruses, said José Luis San Martín, regional adviser for dengue…
Sako M10 at contract signing ceremony (via ECDI) The Estonian Defence Forces have selected their new 8.6mm (.338) precision rifle. Following the recent news of Finland and Swedens selection of a raft of Sako firearms Estonia has signed agreements to procure the M10 as their new precision rifle. As of March 2023 the competition to replace the Sako TRGs procured back in 2007, included the CG Haenel HLR Pro, Desert Tech SRS M2, Sako TRG M10 and the Unique Alpine TPG Nx. Magnus-Valdemar Saar, Director General of ECDI and Estonian National Armament Director, explained that: “though the initial order is rather small the overall volume of…
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Despite a second autopsy concluding Marine Pfc. Dalton Beals may have died from heart problems instead of heat injuries while training on Parris Island in 2021, his mother said the focus of the upcoming trial should be on a drill sergeant’s alleged negligence. “The issue at hand is gross negligence and lack of integrity along with abuse of power and authority,” Beals’ mother, Stacie Beveridge Beals, said. “I am not a doctor nor am I a lawyer. I have no doubt that my son would be here today if Steven Smiley (Beals’ drill instructor) had done his due diligence as a drill instructor.”…
A 17-year-old has been arrested in the killing in Atlanta of a transgender woman who was featured in a coming documentary, police announced Thursday.Koko Da Doll was killed in the shooting, which occurred around 10:40 p.m. April 18, Cinetic Media, the publicity firm representing the film, “Kokomo City,” has said.On Wednesday, a 17-year-old male turned himself in after a warrant was obtained for murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Atlanta police said.Police have not publicly identified the shooting victim. The arrest announced Thursday is from the same incident.Police did not respond to…
[This article originally appeared at Handwaving Freakoutery and is reprinted here with permission. To subscribe to HWFO, click here.] By BJ Campbell, Handwaving Freakoutery Repeatedly in the press, we see “it’s the guns, it’s the guns, it’s the guns” as the explanation for homicide in the United States, but this rhetoric only serves to obscure the actual homicide problem. I don’t believe that black Americans are more inherently violent than any other group of Americans, but I do believe the country at large, particularly its white liberal faction, needs to come to grips with what’s going on in the black community before anything can…
