For several months now we’ve been hearing that a House vote on H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, is imminent. The government shutdown may have stymied a vote for several weeks last fall, but hopefully the bill will soon receive a floor vote in the House of Representatives. While the odds of passage in the lower chamber are pretty good, HR 38 faces an uphill fight in the Senate. Still, The Trace is out with a new explainer on what national right to carry reciprocity would mean, and as you might expect, the…
Gun Owners of America isn’t mad at the Department of Justice because it’s trendy. GOA is mad because DOJ keeps stepping on rakes, picking the rake back up, and then insisting it’s actually the most pro-rake department in history. Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Department of Justice keeps insisting it’s a friend of the Second Amendment while actively acting like the guy who “supports your diet” by bringing donuts to every meeting. Lots of talk. Zero discipline. GOA isn’t alone here. Across the gun-rights world, patience is wearing thinner than an ATF interpretation letter. Groups, like Firearms Policy Coalition,…
January used to be a quiet month for streaming. Not anymore.In 2026, the year kicks off with a surprisingly strong slate of movies across the best streaming services, including Netflix, Max, Disney+, Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, and niche genre streamers. From prestige dramas and buzzy documentaries to franchise rewatches, cult favorites, and action-heavy comfort viewing, January’s lineup looks less like a post-holiday cooldown and more like a strategic content drop aimed at keeping subscribers locked in.Here’s what’s worth watching in January. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You blends dark humor and emotional intensity in one of January’s most talked-about…
Images by the author unless otherwise noted While this article focuses primarily on Turkish-made pistols, a few well-known non-Turkish imports are included for context and comparison. I have owned, over the decades, dozens of handguns. Whether revolvers or pistols, many have graced my gun safe. Some have taken up permanent residence there, while others were more transient and moved on. This situation is no different for many readers of this report, I’m sure. We tend to keep some of the guns we buy, while others were more of a “flash in the pan” and got moved on. I think back…
This article originally appeared on The Inertia. Humans have become pretty reliable for leaving trash all over the place. From the deepest reaches of the ocean to the highest points on Earth, human-made debris has made its way into every nook, cranny, recess, niche, alcove, cubbyhole, opening, and any other word that shows up when I Google “synonym for nook.” One of the places that’s become infamous for the sheer amount of garbage is Mount Everest. Since the 1980s, Nepalese authorities have been attempting to deal with it, but they’ve recently announced that they will be changing tack. A few years ago,…
Most years, I end up writing a piece reminding folks not to shoot up into the air to celebrate the new year. I didn’t this year because, frankly, it’s not the average Bearing Arms reader engaging in such idiocy. We tend to understand that what goes up must come down, and we’ve all seen stories about how even target practice can hurt people miles away. We don’t do such stupid things.If you’re going to engage in that kind of thing, shooting at a proper range or, at the very least, shooting into a patch of…
For years, the Ninth Circuit was easily the most anti-gun court in the nation. There wasn’t a gun control law they didn’t love. The only good news came from decisions handed down by “Saint” Roger Benitez. He was the isolated voice of sanity in a sea of crazy, though, and so his decisions didn’t last very long. But following the Bruen decision, there’s far less ambiguity for the lower courts to play with. Now, there’s a line in the sand that has to be crossed before a law can be declared constitutional, and states like…
Sturm, Ruger & Company closed out the year with a major move in the modern sporting rifle space, officially launching the Ruger Harrier™. The Harrier is a completely re-engineered AR-pattern platform built for modern shooters and manufactured in Ruger’s newly acquired Hebron, Kentucky facility. Rather than a cosmetic refresh, Ruger is positioning the Harrier as a clean-sheet redesign focused on fit, function, durability, and aftermarket compatibility. Areas that matter most to today’s MSR buyers. Two 5.56 Models at Launch The initial Harrier lineup includes two rifles chambered in 5.56 NATO (fully compatible with .223 Remington). Each was built around a…
The rhetoric about the takeover of Greenland by the United States has ramped up at the same time that a military operation in Venezuela leaves the U.S. “running” the socialist nation. And now, a top aide to President Donald Trump has said that “obviously Greenland should be part of the U.S.” Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, Stephen Miller, has reiterated that Greenland “should” belong to the U.S., calling it Washington’s “formal position.” Trump Renews Calls To Take Over Greenland In Aftermath Of Venezuela Attack Asked to comment, Miller confirmed Washington’s ambitions. “The president has been clear for months that…
Watch full video on YouTube
True 2A people hate the NRA too. pic.twitter.com/paoynjakLi — Hannah Cox (@HannahDCox) April 25, 2023 The NRA, again, is more of a Republican shill organization. And the problem with the NRA — my main beef with them — is they don’t stand up for the Second Amendment rights of black people. You know, we haven’t heard them say a freaking peep when people like Philando Castile, who was gunned down in his car over being a Second Amendment holder, who did everything he was supposed to do, in that interaction with the cop, got gunned down by a cop with…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream. Have we already reached the peak global population? Birth rates have been declining in wealthy countries for years, and now they are way below replacement level all over the industrialized world. Birth rates are still above replacement level in some poor countries, but they are steadily trending down as young people in those nations embrace cultural values from wealthy countries. Meanwhile, average life expectancy is falling in the United States and elsewhere, and the number of excess deaths has spiked dramatically all over the planet during…
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords saw her political career, as it was going, put to an end by a madman. No one thinks what happened to her was justified, but it happened. It’s not surprising that she recovered and started a gun control group. I don’t think anyone was overly shocked by that. However, many of Giffords’ supporters have argued over and over again that people like her respect the Second Amendment, they just want what they term “common sense” gun control. The problem is that Gabby didn’t get that memo. As we wrap our interview in her office, I ask…
BEIJING — China’s military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore’s navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition. The exercises starting Friday in the Southeast Asian city state come amid China’s growing presence in the South China Sea, which it claims sovereignty over virtually in its entirety. Concerns are especially pronounced in the U.S., which on Wednesday joined with forces from the Philippines in major exercises in Philippine waters facing the South China Sea that are likely to anger China. Beijing’s more assertive stance comes as its relations with the…
Generally, bears won’t attack humans unless they are protecting young, starving, or habituated. We end up killing more bears than they do us and they are well aware of our destructive capabilities.However, attacks do happen, and as bears migrate and our city centers sprawl ever further, they will happen more often. Uneducated people will make mistakes when dealing with a bear and that can have catastrophic ramifications for both them and the bear.Understanding bear behavior is imperative in avoiding a confrontation, but if you find yourself in a scenario where you have to defend yourself, it’s best to learn some…
Watch full video on YouTube
One of the commercial benefits of military solicitations is the direction it drives manufacturers. In an effort to win these contracts, companies will invest the time and money to develop and test the creation of new products. Sometimes the product is too specialized to benefit the rest of us, but other times it’s becomes something that we didn’t even know we wanted.Nightforce ATACR Dark Earth 7-35x56mm F1. MSRP $3,700 (Photo by Mark Fingar)One example of a military solicitation benefitting the commercial market was the ability to quickly change a rifle’s chambering between .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua…
The victim count in Sunday’s shooting at an after-prom party in Texas has risen to 11, and four “people of interest” have been identified, officials said Tuesday.The number of victims in Jasper County was initially believed to be nine. Authorities discovered the additional victims after they sought treatment the next day, Jasper County Sheriff Mitchel Newman said at a news conference.Eight of those struck by gunfire have been released from hospital care, Laronnia Gray, Jasper County’s victim assistance coordinator, said at the news conference.Sheriff Mitchel Newman speaks to the media in Jasper County, Texas, on Tuesday.Jasper County Sheriff’s Office via…
Posted in MIL/LE, Night Vision, Photo Of The Day, Thermal with No CommentsTags: Bae Systems, Colt M4, ENVG, ENVG III (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Beggs) A new kind of face appears on the battlefield, as soldiers use the ENVG III night vision device. It’s interesting to see it mounted outside a gas mask, but train as you fight I guess. This Photo Of The Day was taken at the Goldmine Training Area in South Korea last month. The caption reads: Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks”, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct…
More than a half million veteran claims have been filed under the PACT Act, the landmark legislation passed last year that eased requirements for many veterans exposed to burn pits and other battlefield pollutants to apply for disability benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday. The Department of Veterans Affairs has so far processed more than 203,000 of those 500,000 PACT Act claims, resulting in more than $1 billion in compensation, with additional funds expected to be allocated as it works through all of the applications. “We’re proud that 500,000-plus veterans and survivors have applied for their hard-earned benefits…
Think for a moment about where you go to vote. Is it a church or a school in a nice, safe part of town, or is it in a part of your community that’s a little sketchy? Truth be told, I’ve dealt with both in my life. Voting is important, though, so I take the risk. In some states, those with such concerns can carry a firearm to the polls. Still others may openly carry a firearm to make some kind of a point and do so at the polls for whatever reason. But in Michigan, some want to ban…
