Until very recently, the idea of selling a suppressor was almost unthinkable. NFA gear was something you acquired, not something you flipped, and parting with a stamped item usually meant a serious life change or financial crunch. Lately, you’ll hear more people talk about offloading an older can to fund the latest low back pressure or lightweight design, but there’s one category that seldom shows up on the chopping block: rimfire suppressors. Why is that? In my estimation, this phenomenon exists solely because a good rimfire can quietly become the most-used, most-fun piece of NFA gear most shooters own. It…
As most gun owners are aware, if you have to provide a reason in order to practice a Constitutionally protected right, that right isn’t very well protected. In fact, it’s more of a privilege than a right. Such has been the case with applications under the National Firearms Act (NFA) where the citizens filling out the application decided to try to explain that concept on Form 1, Box 4 I, a question which many consider to be government overstepping its bounds. That question asks applicants, “Reason for Application” or “Reason for Requesting to Make the Firearm.” The commonly accepted answer…
The question of whether mountain lions should be considered an endangered species in California has been an open debate since 2019. Now, after years of scientific study and back and forth, the matter is resolved. On Feb. 12, the state’s Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to list mountain lions in the Central Coast and Southern part of the state as endangered. The Petition The issue began in 2019 when the Center for Biological Diversity and Mountain Lion Foundation first petitioned the state to list the animal under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). The nonprofits cited multiple threats to…
I’ve never been one to make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, but I can think of about a million things more romantic than going out and protesting ICE with my sweetheart. I can’t imagine that an anti-ICE protest in downtown Indianapolis on Valentine’s Day is going to draw a huge crowd, but its organizers are hoping for a big turnout, include armed demonstrators. If anyone is hoping that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department will be cracking skulls and arresting those who dare exercise their First and Second Amendment rights at the same time,…
This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute. With the recent news of massive layoffs at the venerable Washington Post, we are hearing from many corners that democracy itself is under siege, the earthquake being the Donald Trump presidency. We already are seeing the narrative forming: the billionaire Jeff Bezos apparently gutting his own newspaper in order to appease the anti-democracy factions of the Trump administration, as decent people look on with horror. Pundits and public intellectuals are having a field day with their post-mortems (no pun intended) of the demise of the newspaper that gave us the famed team Bob…
I recently remarked to someone in the market for one that the high-water mark of the Mercedes Sprinter craze was starting to show, mostly in online second-hand ads. Maybe the luster has begun to dull for some. Or, maybe, it’s the loan come knocking. Last week, I had the opportunity to duck inside something different. The Overlander Campers Ridge XT is the newest offering from Adventurer Manufacturing (the same folks that churn out Scout Campers), and it squares up directly at the to-the-hilt Sprinter builds that clot upcountry arterials from here to Mammoth. From the factory, this rig aims to…
The terms “banned substance” and “Olympics” likely conjure images of performance-enhancing drugs or famous examples of countries tricking anti-doping agencies. At the 2026 Games in Milano–Cortina, however, the illicit substances at the center of a debate have nothing to do with what athletes are putting into their bodies: It’s all about what they’re putting on their skis. PFAS, also called forever chemicals for their inability to break down in nature, are a key component of certain waxes that winter athletes use. And it’s those waxes that have gotten three athletes disqualified from Olympic competition. The Controversy So far in the…
Though there’ve been numerous news stories over the past month about liberals and progressives embracing their Second Amendment rights, largely in response to increased ICE immigration enforcement efforts, we haven’t seen a lot of hard data to back up those claims. But a new report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune suggests that the phenomenon isn’t just a creation of the media, at least in the Twin Cities. The paper spoke to local sheriffs and licensing authorities in and around Minneapolis and St. Paul, and found that both concealed carry and permit-to-purchase applications soared in January. Hennepin…
On April 25, 1951, Sgt. Edward G. Bunn heard Cpl. Charles L. Gilliland’s automatic rifle firing in the darkness near Tongmang-ni, Korea. Gilliland always kept his weapon clean and fine-tuned. Bunn knew when his comrade was the one firing. In a chaotic firefight against waves of Chinese troops, the 17-year-old from Yellville, Arkansas, was using his weapon to hold the line.”If it weren’t for this young man, Charles Gilliland, I wouldn’t be standing here today,” Bunn said decades later.Gilliland never made it off that hill. His remains have never been recovered. More than seven decades later, the youngest Medal of…
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…
Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn region is a magnificent area with high mountain ranges, glaciers and is actually the most glaciated part of the European Alps. Visiting this area can be done relatively easy by car and if you want to go up, by train up to 3,400 metres above sea level, the highest train ride in Europe, the Jungfrau Railway is very impressive (and expensive!). The area is on the UNESCO World Heritage list because of its unique and wide range of flora and fauna and geological importance regarding the creating of the High Alps.
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…
