Mikaela Shiffrin just showed the whole world why she’s still considered one of the best skiers alive. The 30-year-old athlete won a gold medal in the women’s slalom on Wednesday morning, dominating the event with a 1.5-second lead over her competitors. It was Shiffrin’s last event in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, and her final chance to take home gold after a disappointing performance in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. This is Shiffrin’s third gold medal as a U.S. Winter Olympian. That puts her in the same category as snowboarder Shaun White and bobsledder Kaillie Humphries. But it’s actually her…
Tuesday was “crossover day” at the Virginia state capitol, which means any bill that didn’t pass out of its chamber of origin and cross over to the other side of the statehouse is officially dead for the session. As we previously reported, the “permit to purchase” measure that was being pushed by anti-gun Democrats is no longer a threat, though SB 643 is still a blatant attack on the 2A rights of young adults by prohibiting adults under-21 from purchasing handguns and “assault firearms”. The proposed 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition as well…
Experience the dual soul of Western Puerto Rico: the adrenaline of Rincón, the surf capital of the Caribbean, and the colonial elegance of Mayagüez. From legendary waves to storied city streets, it’s a journey through the island’s most iconic landscapes and top adventure sites. No matter how you spend your days, there’s always a smile and a plate of freshly caught mahi-mahi or arepas de coco waiting after each new adventure. Below are just a few of the ways you can explore Puerto Rico’s enchanting west coast. Rincón is known as the hip surfing capital of Puerto Rico. Rincón Nestled…
When I grew up, Minnesota was the kind of state where you figured nothing much happened. Sure, sports were a thing, obviously, but the Vikings couldn’t even win a Super Bowl–then again, neither can my Failcons, so who am I to judge–and it was just one of those states that was kind of there. These days, it’s the epicenter of pretty much everything wrong with this country. If you need violence to break out anywhere, it’ll probably start in Minnesota.And as they start their legislative session there, it seems that the main focuses are going…
Most TTAG readers likely know U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, as a vehemently anti-gun lawmaker who is famous for her nonsensical comments and greatly inflated sense of self-importance. That extremely high level of conceit has led Crockett to run for the state Senate in the Lone Star State, where the majority of voters have little patience for idiots or gun-grabbers. Now, just months before the Senate election, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is pointing out Rep. Crockett’s hypocrisy on firearms, including the extremely exorbitant amount of money she spends on her personal armed security. According to a news report by…
Despite a United States-backed ceasefire that has been in effect since October 2025, the death toll in Gaza has topped 600. That number eclipses the thousands when accounting for those wounded in Palestine since the ceasefire officially began. According to a report by RT, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Monday that 603 people had been killed and more than 1,600 injured since the ceasefire came into force on October 11th, 2025. An unspecified number of bodies “remain under the rubble and in the streets,” as rescue teams cannot safely reach many areas, the officials added. It sure…
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The Belgian troopship SS Léopoldville had just slipped beneath the English Channel after being hit by a torpedo. Gerald Howard went down with the ship. The 23-year-old rifleman nearly drowned under the frigid water like hundreds of his comrades. He fought his way back to the surface.”I was on the ship until it went down,” Howard recalled decades later. “It pulled me down, and when I came up I saw a life raft. They said ‘You can’t get on.’ I said, ‘Like hell I can’t.'”Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA major threat during emergencies that is rarely discussed is the possibility that our own brain can work against us. We’d like to think that we would react quickly if something didn’t feel right, but unfortunately, our brains are wired to discount anything that goes against our routine. This mental tendency is called “normalcy bias.” It can cause us to ignore early warning signs, freeze in our tracks, or, worse, wait until it’s too late to act. For urban dwellers, recognizing danger quickly is one thing we can control if we can train our…
Thunder Beast Arms’ new Spiro suppressor targets gas guns with a compact 5.56 design that cuts back pressure while keeping sound levels in check. This suppressor is made from durable materials and falls between an S-length and a K-length can. A New Direction for Gas Gun Suppressors Thunder Beast Arms, also known as TBAC, designed the Spiro as a dedicated 5.56 suppressor for rifles that see real shooting volume. TBAC focused on reducing back pressure without letting sound signatures spike. That balance drives the entire design. The Spiro uses a reduced back-pressure layout that increases back pressure by only about…
One of Vosteed’s fan favorites is slimming down for summer. Following user feedback on the current Raccoon, the brand today launches the Raccoon TiSlim — an ultralight and ultra-thin version of the Raccoon. It comes with many of the well-received features of the original Raccoon, now with a more pocket-friendly and ergonomic design. Here’s the rundown. Meet the Raccoon TiSlim (Photo/Vosteed) The TiSlim is wicked thin and built to withstand pressure. With a 3.18-inch blade and ultra-slim titanium scales, the knife looks big enough for many daily tasks and small enough to wear in just about every situation. The brand…
in Riley Baxter, SHOT Show 2026 SIG Sauer expands the P211 GTO lineup with new factory colorways and offers a barrel block that lets shooters remove the compensator for a cleaner profile. Expanded Looks for the P211 GTO SIG Sauer added new P211 GTO colorways that ship from the factory. These include a black-and-silver two-tone (Equinox), an all midnight black model (Nitron), and a black-and-FDE version (Spectre Combat), a silver with black accents (Quicksilver), and a brass accented model with LOK Grips (Spectre comp). We aren’t done yet, there is one last colorway which is a gunmetal grey with blue/purple…
Tyrant CNC is at SHOT Show 2026 and they brought along their TWS365 PDW Chassis for the SIG Sauer P365 series of handguns. This unique chassis system that has Tyrant’s iconic flair can easily convert your P365 pistol into a more capable platform with better ergonomics, more capacity, and still is able to be conceal carried, if you wish. Tyrant CNC TWS365 PDW Chassis for SIG P365 The Tyrant CNC TWS365 PDW Chassis (Tyrant Weapon System 365) has an MSRP of $599.95 and is available in the 4 colorways of Arsenal Grey (launch edition), Black, Gunmetal Grey, and Midnight Bronze.…
Prohibition was an interesting time in American history, and not for great reasons. Ending the legal consumption of alcohol gave us things like the mafia, the government poisoning American citizens for consuming a substance they felt was harmful, and a lot of guns being shot at people. Through it all, we learned that if people want a product, then people will seek out that product, no matter how illegal the government wants to make it.Much of the prohibition drama, at least in the popular imagination, centers around Chicago. I mean, Elliot Ness, Al Capone, The…
Zermatt Arms Waltz 9 blends 2011-inspired ergonomics with a striker-fired system, ultra-short trigger travel, and a patent-pending roller lock in a semi-custom pistol. The Waltz 9 marks Zermatt’s move into handguns after years focused on precision rifle actions. It leans heavily on tight tolerances, modular options, and a trigger system that immediately stands out. The company plans to open orders in the second quarter, with shipping expected in the third. A Hybrid Design With Familiar Roots The Waltz 9 takes visual and ergonomic cues from the 2011 platform but runs as a striker-fired pistol. Zermatt built it around a short-recoil,…
Pennsylvania has a robust preemption law, but that hasn’t stopped anti-liberty forces from enacting infringements. A win out of Harrisburg, Pa. marked the overturn of their final illegal firearm-related ordinance. Under Pennsylvania law, Title 18 Section 6120(a), municipalities are forbidden from preempting commonwealth law on firearms. Over the years there have been many cities and jurisdictions that ignore this provision of the law. Harrisburg, the commonwealth’s capital, had several ordinances that infringed on the rights of the people. The most recent ordinance to fall, the court says “constitutes [a] reversible error.”The preemption law that provided…
