As I make my way around a hairpin left, a 30-degree slope enters my vision. Undeterred, I turn on X-mode and start to ascend. The Dunlop Grandtrek all-terrain tires momentarily slip and strain as I climb. But the 2026 Toyota BZ Woodland dutifully marches up the grade, greeting me with a stunning vista of rolling hills and avocado farms beneath me as the cobalt Pacific Ocean wafts in the distance. With 8.4 inches of ground clearance, standard all-wheel drive, and nearly 400 pound-feet of torque to play with, the bZ Woodland makes ventures like this comfortable. And, thankfully, I only…
New Mexico’s legislature is supposed to adjourn at noon on Thursday, and the next 48 hours are going to be a chaotic rush to move bills before the deadline. Gun owners and FFLs in the state got a small bit of good news early Tuesday morning, when a House committee delayed a vote on SB 17, but it’s still far too soon to declare victory. The House Judiciary committee didn’t take up the sweeping gun ban and gun dealer bill until late Monday evening, and after about an hour of discussion decided to hold off…
In the quiet countryside of Polk County, Florida, long-range steel targets ring out past 500 yards and sometimes far beyond. According to a report from Gulf Coast News, civilians are training in what some describe as “military-style” skills at facilities like Bone Valley Industries, where retired Air Force two-star Gen. Rick “RB” Mattson is now a co-owner. What used to be considered an impressive 500-yard shot, Mattson says, is no longer unusual. Modern rifles, optics, and training have expanded civilian capability dramatically (don’t we know it!). Sharing the same grounds is another company, Barrel & Hatchet, owned in part by…
Ram is looking for X to mark the spot. The 2026 Ram 1500 Rebel X is aimed at a luxury spot, with a panoramic roof, a glass-covered console badge, and special seat trim. But it’s also the only Ram 1500 to get the brand’s low-speed rough-road cruise control system, and it debuts a new paint color to make it more than just a carry-over. Rebel X Marked 10 Years of Styling Package (Photo/Ram) In 2025, Ram released the Rebel X as a 10th anniversary of its Rebel trim grade. Rebel was the model it launched in 2015 to add a…
The senseless shooting at a Rhode Island hockey rink on Monday afternoon was a targeted attack by a transgender man intent on killing his family, according to police. The suspect, who died at the scene after shooting his ex-wife and kids, had a history of conflict with his family over his gender identify, and an online profile believed to be that of the suspect is full of references to transgenders acting violently in response to discrimination or belittling comments. While some folks will want to pin the blame for the shooting on the fact that…
If you’ve spent any time around defensive training circles, you’ve heard it: most gunfights happen within 3 feet, in 3 seconds, with 3 shots fired. The so-called “3-3-3 rule.” On a recent episode of the Armed Attorneys podcast, the Texas-based legal team dug into whether that rule actually applies to civilian self-defense, and they didn’t just speculate. They pulled real case data from their own files. Quick aside: we like these guys. They’re knowledgeable, practical, and usually bring solid legal insight to the table. And this episode was no exception (see below). Where the 3-3-3 Rule Comes From The rule…
Mikhail Gorbachev had been the leader of the Soviet Union for just 13 days when he was suddenly faced with an international crisis.On March 24, 1985, a Soviet sentry shot and killed U.S. Army Maj. Arthur D. “Nick” Nicholson Jr. near a tank storage building in Ludwigslust, East Germany. Nicholson was unarmed and in his uniform. His vehicle carried clearly marked plates identifying him as a member of the U.S. Military Liaison Mission, an organization authorized by both governments to operate in the other’s territory.The U.S. Department of War officially considers his death a murder. It also considers Nicholson the…
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When I was in the Navy, as most people who served can attest, there were times when someone higher up the food chain needed volunteers for something, and you were told that you’d volunteered. As Navy stands for Never Again Volunteer Yourself, this happened to us fairly regularly. The term we used for this was “voluntold.” That’s what went through my head when I came across a piece talking about how the Canadian “buyback” of certain semi-automatic rifles, by which I mean most semi-automatic rifles, is framed as voluntary when it’s no such thing.I mean,…
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Images by the author unless otherwise noted First off, I am no prophet. I cannot know what will happen in the world of firearms, but I can guess. Let’s talk about suppressors specifically. When considering suppressors and integrally suppressed firearms, my guess is that sales will go – if they haven’t already – through the roof. This has been borne out recently by sales figures and ATF form approvals topping 150K. I guess my prophecy was correct. And, I think we all know why… the “Big Beautiful Bill”. That piece of legislation did many things, but one thing of interest…
In an amicus brief filed recently before the U.S. Supreme Court, the powerful National Rifle Association came down solidly on the side of marijuana users retaining their right to keep and bear arms. In the brief, filed January 30 in the case United States v. Hemani, the NRA, along with partners the Independence Institute and the FPC Action Foundation, urged the high court to strike down the federal prohibition on firearm possession by marijuana users. The case challenges the federal law that bars firearm possession by anyone who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.” The…
It might be one thing if anti-gunners defended their proposals by arguing that while the law won’t stop bad people from doing bad things, it gives them something else to slap them around with when they’re caught. After all, we know there are plenty of crimes that people commit despite the laws–hence why they’re called “crimes”– but they don’t. They frame them as prevention, that the laws in question prevent bad people from getting guns and doing bad things with them.Which, as we all know, is stupid because it just doesn’t work.A case in point…
Do we really need another brand carrying hunting clothing? After spending a few days in Wyoming wearing the never-before-seen Kifaru hunting apparel, I can unequivocally say, yes. Yes, we do. If you’re not familiar with Kifaru, it’s a brand that specializes in making high-quality packs and hunting accessories with what I would call a Western, backcountry focus. Every piece of gear I’ve used from the company has been stellar, to say the least. The newly launched clothing line follows suit in both quality and performance. A big part of that is thanks to Aris Sergakis, who designed it. Kifaru didn’t…
