The right to defend yourself is guaranteed. Protecting your freedom afterward isn’t. Discover how USCCA Members are backed with resources, training, and trusted legal protection. Click here to get started today. A defensive shooting in Atascocita, Texas, has sparked national debate after an off-duty Harris County Sheriff’s deputy opened fire on a man who allegedly tried to get into his car while his baby sat in the back seat. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the shooting happened around 2:45 p.m. Friday when the deputy had just secured his child in a car seat. Authorities say 27-year-old Darius Williams approached and attempted to enter…
A suspicious package forced part of Joint Base Andrews to clear out on Friday after seven people felt ill.A base spokesperson told Military.com the package included “negative sentiments towards the President and his actions” but no specific threats toward him or any other official. The package was opened inside a base facility last Thursday. Fire crews, hazmat teams and military investigators filled the base and sealed off the building. Emergency teams evacuated that building and the one connected to it, while everyone who reported symptoms was checked by base medical staff and released.Bioenvironmental engineers and explosive technicians tested the area for…
I’ve got a thing for mouse guns. I know they’ve got their limitations and are best suited as backups, or backups to backups, but I still like them. I’ve always had a few in my inventory, but the .22 Magnum North American Arms Sentinel is one I’ve been waiting on for a long time. Decades of Mini Revolvers When I first turned 21, over 30 years ago, one of the first guns I bought was a North American Arms (NAA) .22 Magnum mini-revolver. It was a well-made little gun, and I carried it in a pocket holster quite a bit. I…
It’s one of those Hollywood rumors that’s refused to die: that Charlie Sheen somehow “shot” his then-fiancée Kelly Preston back in the early ‘90s. But on The Adam Carolla Show, Sheen finally walked listeners through exactly what happened that day in Malibu, and it’s a far cry from what tabloids ran with for decades. Here’s the full interview. The Preston incident starts around 1:10:00 minutes in. “I used to carry a little revolver in my back pocket,” Sheen said. The weapon had sat in his jeans long enough to leave a permanent outline, and when he got home that day,…
Veterans Day usually brings parades, salutes, rifle volleys and crowds lining sidewalks from coast to coast. This year is different as the federal government shutdown is turning patriotic traditions into cancellations.Communities that typically deck streets with flags are scrapping ceremonies. National cemeteries that host quiet tributes are going silent. Universities that normally stage ROTC vigils are telling cadets to stand down. This is a result of what has been the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which could soon be over due to eight Senate Democrats crossing the partisan aisle Sunday evening and reaching a deal with Republican leaders in…
Ski season is here, the resorts are opening, and if you haven’t bought a season pass yet, your time is running out — at least, for the Epic Pass. Vail Resorts announced that on Nov. 16, the Epic Pass will be pulled from sale. That leaves any prospective (procrastinator) buyers less than 1 week to pull the trigger. So far, among Vail’s resort family, Keystone and Breckenridge have already opened their slopes. Vail is projected to open on Nov. 14, Park City on Nov. 21, and Beaver Creek and Crested Butte both on Nov. 23. For more projected opening dates for the…
I grew up on a steady stream of books that contained not only really great information, but a lot of high-quality pictures. I could probably spend hours reading and looking at Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Cross-Sections. These days, however, I’ve come to really appreciate the more historically oriented coffee table books that Headstamp Publishing has been putting out. Their latest book, authored by Forgotten Weapons’ Ian McCollum, Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917-2025, is available now through their Kickstarter campaign, which has already fulfilled its funding goal, a mere 6 hours into it. Forged in Snow: Finnish Small Arms 1917…
From dawn patrol corduroy to hidden powder stashes, the best women’s all-mountain skis are made for skiers who want to do it all. These quiver-of-one workhorses thrive on everything the mountain throws at you — smooth groomers, wind-buffed ridges, or surprise tree runs with friends. We tested the top contenders in everything from knee-deep powder to East Coast ice, skiing hard at Stowe in Vermont, Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Utah’s Powder Mountain, and more than half a dozen Idaho resorts. What follows is our A-List, the cream of the crop for women’s all-mountain skis. Whether you’re chasing the all-around excellence…
I’ve long said that if you want mandatory gun safety training for people to exercise their Second Amendment rights, rather than mandating it before a purchase, mandate it as part of the school curriculum so that everyone gets it that way, and it’s not a barrier to buying a firearm lawfully. Most of the states that want mandatory training, though, aren’t exactly the kind of states that will embrace gun training of any kind in public schools.But some other states looked at it rather differently.Now, three require it.This school year, students in elementary, middle and…
The National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, Second Amendment Foundation, and two individual plaintiffs have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the ban on Glock handguns signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last Friday. The complaint, filed in the Southern District of California, is pretty straightforward: California has banned the sale of guns that are in common use, and if § 27595(a), Californians will have no way to acquire them. That is flagrantly unconstitutional. Heller itself held that “the handgun [is] the quintessential self-defense weapon” and “the most popular weapon chosen by Americans for self-defense in…
By Springfield Armory Press Release Springfield Armory is proud to announce the release of the newest addition to the Hellcat family, the Hellcat OSP .380. Chambered for the popular and highly controllable .380 round, this Hellcat is designed as a purpose-built micro-compact that delivers effective defensive performance while remaining easy to conceal.The Hellcat .380 takes everything that made the original 9mm version so popular and adds a softer shooting impulse. Combine this with its slim, lightweight dimensions, and you get greatly improved control and concealment. Paired with modern defensive ammunition, it delivers reliable penetration and expansion for potent…
Springfield Armory has been a strong contender and industry-leader when it comes to concealed carry pistols because of their immensely popular Hellcat series. From threaded barrels to optic cuts and all the tactical colors we could ask for, they have a little bit of everything. Now, they are deviating from their normal path to bring us one in .38 Auto: the all-new Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP .380 Auto! Springfield Armory Hellcat OSP .380 Auto This new concealed carry iteration hailing from the Hellcat series is currently being retailed for $653, which places the new Hellcat OSP .380 Auto in a…
This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The Economic Collapse Blog. Was this just an isolated incident, or is this the beginning of the Big Crash? The carnage that we witnessed on Friday was absolutely breathtaking. The largest single-day wipeout in the history of the cryptocurrency industry was accompanied by a tech bloodbath of epic proportions. Many investors who were very highly leveraged got absolutely monkey-hammered. In particular, wave after wave of forced liquidations caused a cascading cryptocurrency crash that was unlike anything that we have ever seen before. Approximately 19.2 billion dollars in leveraged positions were suddenly…
When Jeep brought back the long-lamented Wagoneer badge back in 2022, it expected to have a big hit on its hands. But things didn’t go quite as planned. Now, after some soul-searching, a new naming strategy, and a big price cut, the 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer could finally be what was hoped for. Especially so with a first-of-its-kind, 647-horsepower range-extending drivetrain. Jeep had big hopes riding on the revival of the Wagoneer lineup after a decades-long absence, positioning it as the launch of a new and more exclusive sub-brand. However, things didn’t work out quite as planned. The big SUV…
In law, precedent is important. When the Supreme Court rules a certain way, the Court has a profound tendency to take that into account as it moves forward. Sure, they change precedent entirely from time to time, but that’s still rare. And on guns, whether we like it or not, the phrase “in common use” is part of the precedent. That means lower courts are supposed to take that into account when considering some kind of gun ban.But states like California have a wonky interpretation of the phrase, and that has led to both assault…
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