This article originally appeared on The Inertia. Two missing hikers kicked off a search for a spree killer in Utah this week. Now, the manhunt has ended with a suspect in custody and the discovery of a third body. The ordeal began Wednesday, when Linda Dewey, 65, and Natalie Graves, 34, failed to return from a hike in central Utah, near Capitol Reef National Park. When their husbands went to the trailhead to look for them, they found both women dead and their car missing. The ensuing manhunt would go across four states and uncover another body, 86-year-old Margaret Oldroyd.…
I’m not unsympathetic to those who lost loved ones in mass murders. I’ve been there myself, and while it was a friend versus a family member, I can extrapolate what it’s like from what I’ve experienced to know it’s not something I’d wish on anyone. But on the same token, I refuse to just bend the knee to everyone who lost someone to a madman who wants to demean the things that matter.The UK took a hard turn on guns after the Dunblane massacre, and it hasn’t really helped. They’ve had plenty of mass shootings…
Gun sales were brisk again in February, with background checks for gun purchases rising over February of last year. The February National Shooting Sports Foundation-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,265,320 is a 3.5 percent increase from the 1,222,980 in February 2025. For comparison, the unadjusted February 2026 FBI NICS figure of 1,933,972 reflects a 13.5 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,236,637 in February 2025. In fact, the new figure of over 1 million monthly gun sales continued in February, marking the seventh consecutive month with more than 1 million background checks, after…
United States President Donald Trump has downplayed the economic impact of $100 a barrel oil as a “very small price to pay” in order to keep up the war efforts. “ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The surge in oil prices and subsequent damage to the U.S. economy could to be too much for many Americans. Right now, most everyday people are feeling the cost-of-living crisis as inflation crushes their purchasing power, and the costs of everything have skyrocketed. But you’ll get no sympathy from the ruling class, who are now telling people who can’t…
The National Shooting Sports Foundation hosts the Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show. SHOT Show® 2026 was one for the record books and Mark Oliva told Bearing Arms about it. The NSSF is the firearm industry trade organization. When pundits describe civil rights groups such as the NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, Gun Owners of America, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, etc. as the so-called “gun lobby,” they are being inaccurate. The NSSF is the true gun lobby and Bearing Arms took some time to chat with Mark Oliva about…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. There is no way to get around it. We are facing a major global economic disruption, and the longer this war goes on, the worse it will get. As I have reminded my readers on numerous occasions, our entire way of life is predicated on cheap energy, and the Middle East is the most important energy-producing region in the entire world. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been paralyzed, and energy infrastructure has been under attack by both sides. In fact, this morning Tehran was “covered in…
There’s a Swedish proverb that cold-weather adventurers have been paraphrasing for decades. It goes, There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. And sure, that works for walking your dog and skiing most of the time. But winter gravel riding is a different beast. On the one hand, you have super-cold wind obliterating your hands and fingers. Then you’ve got wetness and snow falling from the sky. Then, of course, it’s tough to avoid an inevitable spritzing from the inside as you heat up and sweat through your layers when you’re hammering uphill. And that’s when the road…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge under the title: “This Will Bring Down Global Economy”: Qatar’s Energy Minister Offers Dire Warning About Hormuz Chokepoint Chaos Brent crude futures are on track for their biggest weekly gain since the early days of Covid, with the move now exceeding the 20% weekly spike at the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, as the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran, Operation Epic Fury, has tipped the Gulf into an energy crisis, freezing commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and pushing some regional oil and gas production offline. On Friday, Qatar’s…
You know it’s spring when the outdoor gear releases start picking up steam. That’s certainly the case this week. Brands both big and small have launched new products that upgrade standby gear, such as shoes, life vests, and fishing reels. On the other end of the spectrum, we’re seeing releases that actually address gaps in the marketplace, like a collapsible baby bottle for hiking parents, or new approaches to convenient (and insulated) food storage for outdoor lovers on the move. Say hello to the latest and greatest of outdoor gear right here in Emerging Gear. Rugged Reel Ratio Reel; (photo/Orvis)…
After the West Virginia Senate Judiciary committee approved a bill that would open the door to the state sale of machine guns to lawful residents last week, the legislation was suddenly left in limbo ahead of a legislative deadline. SB 1071 should have been transmitted to the Senate floor for a procedural move to send it to the Senate Finance committee and then onto the Senate floor (if the committee approved), but instead the bill never officially left the Judiciary committee, and Judiciary Chair Tom Willis was mum about what was going on. SB 1071…
Overseas knives have been on an upswing in the past 10 years. Reate and WE Knives have long been the frontrunners out of China, but a newer name, Kunwu, has been producing some very stylish, complex knives. Until now, the company’s smallest offering fell into the “behemoth” size category, but a few new offerings have been reasonably for EDC. The Compadre was the most interesting these newer knives. In short: The Compadre ($280) is a beautifully made, highly stylized knife with superior cutting performance. Its cuts and curves might look busy, but getting the knife in hand and using it will prove…
I’ve been a fan of Brandon Herrera’s YouTube channel for years. I’ve been a fan of his podcast Unsubscribe for much less time, but still for a good little bit at this point. I won’t say that I know Herrera, of course, because parasocial relationships aren’t relationships, but I’ve seen him for long enough to know a few things. One is that, two years ago, Rep. Tony Gonzales said a lot of things about Herrera that simply weren’t true, took a lot of things out of context to make him look bad, and still barely…
After ultralight fishing for many years, I wanted to see if the grass was greener on the other side of the fence. I desired to be one of the guys casting a monster lure with a beast of a rod and reel, hauling in ginormous fish. I paired the Abu Garcia Beast 200 low-profile reel and the Abu Garcia Beast casting rod to launch a giant glide bait, umbrella rig, and other big lures while searching for a big ole bass this winter. What I discovered about this rod-and-reel combo surprised me. The Beast rod and reel were in my…
Two major gun-rights organizations have filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a case challenging Illinois’ ban on the carry of firearms on public transportation. On March 3, the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed the brief in support of the cert petition in the case Schoenthal v. Raoul, which was originally filed in 2022 and challenges the state’s complete ban on carry on public transportation. According to the SAF, in order to legally carry a firearm in Illinois, residents are required to obtain not only a Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID), but…
When it comes to rescuing people buried in an avalanche, time is of the essence. The vast majority of victims don’t survive more than 2 hours. So, it’s near-miraculous that Washington skier Michael Harris survived 4 hours after an avalanche hit him while cruising in-bounds on the Big Chief Bowl of the Stevens Pass Ski Resort on Feb. 26. Ski patrollers only became aware of his situation when Harris’s wife used Find My iPhone to locate him, and noticed that his position hadn’t changed for 3 hours. He was skiing alone, in-bounds, in an avalanche-controlled area. Harris’s wife gave the…
The Trump Administration’s strategy of expanding oil and gas production by drilling on public lands in Alaska took a hit this week. The first of six auctions for gas and oil leasing in Cook Inlet received zero bids. The Origins Cook Inlet stretches roughly 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage. It is a major site for commercial salmon and herring fisheries, and is also a popular outdoor recreation site, with ample opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and whale watching. The One Big Beautiful Bill, passed in 2025, required that there be a series of six sales from now…
In the Supreme Court case regarding gun ownership for marijuana use, the government’s position mostly hinges on laws that took guns from drunks. The argument is that habitual drinkers weren’t safe to own guns; the Founding Fathers understood that, and thus disarmed them. Under the Rahimi standard of historic analogs not having to be a one-to-one analog, that should be enough to justify disarming marijuana users. Of course, from my experience, people who just use marijuana are more likely to be a danger to the snack food aisle at the Circle K than anything else,…
The United States was behind a strike on an Iranian school that killed 168 children and staff members. The February 28th strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh girls’ school came on the first day of the unprovoked U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. This strike was a part of the initial “preemptive” attack that also killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khemeni. Iran Has Confirmed The Death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei In an analysis done by the New York Times, which was based on newly released satellite imagery, verified social media posts, and geolocated videos, the media outlet concluded that the school…
