Trucks absolutely dominate the aftermarket segment when it comes to sales. A recent report from the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) found that nearly a third of the money spent on post-purchase modifications went to pickup truck parts and accessories – around $15 billion of the $52 billion total industry-wide – and that 22 percent of new truck owners plan to modify their vehicles within 90 days of purchase. That massive number shakes out to around $1,900 per truck, and while that may not seem like much, bear in mind that it also represents the 78 percent of owners who…

A truck driver from Kansas and a Michigan resident are facing felony charges after state troopers discovered firearms in their vehicles in two separate incidents last week: a painful reminder of how far we still have to go before our right to keep and bear arms is treated like a first-class right in many states.  In 29 states, no permit is required to have a firearm at all, whether you’re in your car or any other public setting. In Michigan, though, having a handgun in your car without a valid Michigan carry permit is a…

When shots started ringing out outside a brand-new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, panic took over. People ran for cover. Others dropped to the ground. But at least two men moved toward the gunfire instead. According to ABC News, 35-year-old Jordan Salinas and an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper confronted the rifle-armed gunman, forcing him to stop shooting at passing vehicles and retreat until responding officers arrived. Authorities now believe those actions likely saved lives. ABC News first reported the details of Salinas’ account and investigators’ assessment. Jordan Salinas, 35, helped to fend off the mass shooter in Idaho.…

Paul Smith feels like he is getting ripped off. The 60-year-old disabled U.S. Army veteran from Ouray, Colo., lives with PTSD and travels 196 miles round trip from his rural home located 100 miles south of Grand Junction, to the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical clinic for approved care. He said the mileage reimbursement he’s entitled to receive is far less than what workers for the VA earn for approved employee travel. He’s calling for change at the federal level, including passage of the DRIVE Act (Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity) that is currently stalled in Congress.…

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When Ben Franklin wrote “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except for death and taxes,” he had no inkling that 237 years later there would be another certainty to be had: increased gun sales as a result of Democrats passing new restrictions.  The same phenomenon that we recently witnessed ahead of Virginia’s now-paused ban on the sale of “assault firearms” hit Colorado last month, as buyers flocked to gun shops before the state’s new permit-to-purchase law on AR-15s and other specified semi-automatic firearms took effect on August 1. According to the Colorado…