For years now, anti-gunners have been trying their best to push gun ownership into the fringes of society. More accurately, they tried to turn it into the dirty little secret that you might be free to take part in, but you shouldn’t talk to people about it. It’s kind of like being into freaky bedroom activities or liking the Twilight movies. You might do it, but no one can know, even if it’s legal. And, frankly, we’ve played into their hands on that. People are paranoid about even talking about owning guns out of fear…
The Department of Defense (DOD) has announced two framework agreements to expand the production capacity of missile-interceptor components. The agreements, with defense companies Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, intend to triple the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) components, and quadruple the production of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) components. The frameworks come as part of the Arsenal of Freedom initiative, a defense initiative to modernize military technology. “Building the Arsenal of Freedom requires robust, dynamic supply chains at every level of the industrial base,” said Michael P. Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, in a…
The 2000s was a critical time for the gaming industry. The monstrously successful PlayStation 2 arrived in 2000, with Microsoft’s first Xbox system and Nintendo’s iconic GameCube launching in North America the following year. This set the stage for a console generation marked by a fascinating three-way competition, and of course, some brilliant games. In particular, RPG fans had an embarrassment of riches to enjoy during the 2000s. Then as now, though, it’s just impossible to play all the games we’d like to. Even if you’ve been an RPG enthusiast for decades, there are some great games from this era…
I’ve written a lot about the Department of Justice’s schizophrenia on NFA registration of things like suppressors and short-barreled long guns. The registration was, originally, nothing more than a list of who paid the NFA tax. It was there so law enforcement could check and see if the suppressor they found was lawfully owned or not. Now that there’s no tax stamp on such devices, the registry has outlived its purpose.Easy enough, right?The problem is, though, that the DOJ that is going after everyone else over unconstitutional gun control laws is defending this travesty. Mark…
Complexity is the enemy of affordability, and cars have an affordability problem. An automobile has always been a big investment, but now, more than ever, the problems come once the car leaves the dealer’s lot. While an out-of-warranty repair or a minor collision was once somewhat affordable to fix, even the simplest-seeming parts of a car can cost thousands of dollars. A new bumper, for example, is no longer something simple and relatively inexpensive to replace. Cars Have Become Rolling Computers Credit:Â Mercedes-Benz Cars becoming rolling computers isn’t a new complaint, but we’re not talking about a fairly basic ECU chip…
The Department of Justice has launched its first litigation aimed at “sensitive places”, suing Montgomery County, Maryland for its ban on lawful concealed carry in parks, places of worship, libraries, recreational facilities, and multipurpose exhibition facilities, along with the 100-yard “buffer zone” surrounding those locations where lawful carry is also forbidden. The lawsuit follows on the heels of a similar complaint brought by a Montgomery County rabbi last week in a case supported by the New Civil Liberties Alliance. Like the DOJ’s other Second Amendment litigation, today’s lawsuit is a “pattern and practice” case brought…
Yosemite National Park is famous for iconic sights like Half Dome and El Capitan, but in recent years, it’s become almost equally famous for massive crowds. Images of swarms of people and long lines of cars have blown up on the internet, and the data backs it up. In 2026, the park is on track to receive more visitors than ever before. At the end of July, I became part of the problem, visiting the park during its peak summer tourist season. With a few key strategies, however, I managed to avoid most of the hordes of people and enjoy…
A lot of people see the rules the ATF proposes from time to time, recognize there’s a comment period, and then ignore it. Why bother? After all, the ATF is going to do what it’s going to do. The comment period is required by law, but there doesn’t seem to be any imperative to actually listen to those comments. If there were, there are a lot of anti-gun rules that would never have gone into effect if they had been.Right now, the ATF is considering a pile of new rules, and the comment period is…
If you receive Department of Veterans Affairs disability payments, then for 2026, you received a 2.8% raise in your benefits. These are the dates you get those monthly checks. Disability benefit payments for a particular month are paid on the first business day of the following month. When the first day of that month falls on a non-business day or a holiday, VA benefits will be paid on the last business day of the preceding month. Here is the VA disability payment schedule for 2026 to help you plan your finances. 2026 VA Disability Payment Schedule Month Payment Date Day…
The gun control movement is based on a simple premise: more guns lead to more crime, and the only way to truly make the United States safer is to reduce the number of firearms in circulation. When the modern gun control lobby got started in the 1960s, that idea seemed somewhat logical. Violent crime kept going up, and every year more and more guns were added to the mix. In 1991, though, violent crime peaked and then started its decade-long decline, but we continued purchasing millions of firearms each year. From the early 1990s to 2020,…
The recovery process from hard training requires several important factors to be in balance. These are nutrition, sleep, hydration, how your workouts are structured, and how you rest during your non-training time. If any of these is not up to par, the ability to fully recover diminishes, leading to negative results. Overtraining symptoms can even begin to appear. Depending on how you feel, your effort levels, and physical conditioning, you might need complete rest or an active rest option. Complete rest is just eating well, sleeping well, hydrating and doing nothing. Active rest is doing one or two very light,…
It’s not surprising that performance wool has become so popular — the natural fiber offers major benefits over petroleum-based clothing like polyester. It’s better at moisture-wicking and thermoregulation, and it doesn’t leech microplastics into our blood and the environment. That has helped drive a surge in popularity of merino wool garments in the last few years, especially in the outdoor apparel industry. Merino wool, which comes from a particular breed of sheep that originated in Spain, has become increasingly sought-after as more consumers worldwide seek soft, comfortable alternatives to synthetic, plastic-based clothing, according to multiple wool brands interviewed by GearJunkie.…
The shooting on a highway in Cambridge, Massachusetts, could have been bigger news. However, for that to have happened, a lot of innocent people would have had to die, and I’m thrilled that didn’t happen. It should have still been bigger news, though, because of the actions of a man, reportedly a former Marine, who engaged the active shooter. People like that need to be talked about more, because heroism is real and rare, and societies need heroes. They don’t need the self-aggrandizing type that buys into their own BS and tries to cash in…
The battle of the full-size luxury sedans became all the more competitive through the 1980s, as Japanese brands like Nissan and Toyota turned their attention to getting the better of the trend-setting Germans. Having already largely conquered the compact market through the middle of the decade, the Japanese automotive industry wanted to show that it could nail a car designed to make you feel special, as opposed to one that’ll simply get you to your destination. Nissan elected to go the extra mile in its attempts to tempt buyers into spending money on its latest creation. How Nissan Built A…
As the world’s fastest Ebola outbreak spreads, more health care workers strike at facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The current Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is still spreading, and new challenges are emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none. The Bundibugyo strain is having a major impact on the ability to slow the spread of the virus. The more common Zaire strain is better-known, making it easier to treat. Over 2,000 cases, including over 750 deaths, have been confirmed. Now cases are suspected…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Hunting season will be here before you know it, which means it’s time for preseason scouting. Fortunately for hunters, TACTACAM just dropped its newest trail cameras, the TACTACAM REVEAL 4.0 and TACTACAM REVEAL Pro 4.0. If heading out to the farm to set up tree stands or hiking into the mountains in search of wallows is on your to-do list for July and August, these are some cameras you should have your eyes on. I had the opportunity to deploy some of them this…
A divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an en banc review of a decision upholding California’s ban on switchblades, a decision that led one of the eight dissenting judges to declare it’s time for the Supreme Court to “consider summarily reversing some of our wayward Second Amendment decisions.” Putting it in less legal terms, Judge Lawrence VanDyke declared “it’s time for some benchslaps.” The en banc denial in Knife Rights v. Bonta is based on the fact that the plaintiffs brought a facial challenge to the ban, according to the three judges who offered…
The U.S. Navy is reviewing a Blue Angels flyover after one of the squadron’s jets flew lower than its standard profile over a crowded shoreline at Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Wednesday morning, drawing both praise and concern across social media and prompting a response from the service. Every summer, crowds gather on Pensacola Beach in the early morning to open air show week the same way, with coffee and lawn chairs and the low rumble of jets somewhere out over the Gulf. On Wednesday, the rumble arrived closer than anyone expected. A Blue Angels jet came in low over the…
Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More From Central Florida to the Keys, the end of the Florida peninsula is a complicated place, to say the least. The ecology is endlessly dynamic — thanks to the fluid boundary between freshwater wetlands, the coastal buffer of mangrove forests, and rich saltwater estuaries — and at risk, thanks to mankind’s attempts to control it. It’s one giant ecosystem, not only interconnected by complex hydrology, but also by a distinct culture of caretakers. A few anglers, with lives oriented around these wild and precious waters,…
Look, I get that guns aren’t something your average Democrat seems to understand. The fact that most of the ones we encounter who seem into guns are trying to kill somebody on the right doesn’t exactly help all that much. So, when someone like James Talarico spouts off on the topic, you need to expect a certain degree of ignorance, at best. More likely, it’s stupidity, though, because Talarico is in Texas. He could learn if he wanted to.And the fact that he hasn’t is a major problem for him, at least as the National…
Slate announced the price of its back-to-basics electric pickup truck in June, but not the destination charge. That fee is a mandatory, non-negotiable price that every automaker adds to the sticker, and it can vary from company to company. Much attention has been given to destination fees in the last several years, as they’ve steadily increased across the board. So when Slate said its barebones truck started at $24,950, it fell squarely into Slate’s mid-$20,000 range the company promised. But we also knew the destination charge would change that – possibly by a significant margin. So, is this still a…
