Ohio’s gubernatorial race remains way too close for comfort for Second Amendment supporters, with RealClearPolling showing Democrat Amy Acton with a 0.2 percent lead over Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.  If Acton wins in November, progress in strengthening Ohio’s Second Amendment protections will likely come to…

Used vehicles can be an excellent choice, especially for military families with PCS moves, long-distance drives, around-town commuting, and other military obligations. However, considering the average price of a used car is currently hovering around the $27,000 mark, according to KBB.com, you might think that shopping on a tighter budget…

One way large companies put smaller competitors out of business is by lobbying for regulations that increase the burdens on the smaller companies, thus increasing their operating costs and putting them out of business. This is called rent-seeking, and it’s scummy behavior, to say the least. And it’s not…

​Troops calling for fire depend on it. So does the pilot navigating to a target, or a ship coordinating its movements with a carrier group. Each of them, in moments that matter most, relies on systems roughly 22,000 miles overhead. Complex systems they will likely never see and may never…

Colorado has pushed through a lot of gun control lately, but questions remain as to just how long any of it will survive. That’s especially true after Wolford, where some “misapprehensions” about Bruen were cleared up. Especially in saying that the burden is on the government to show that…

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Three Stars and Stripes journalists fired by the Pentagon last week have sued the Department of Defense, seeking to block their terminations. Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin, Middle East reporter Lara Korte, and publisher Max Lederer filed the 45-page lawsuit Thursday in Washington. Among the defendants named were the Defense Department, Defense…

Stand Your Ground laws have been around for decades, and while they’ve been demonized almost daily since Trayvon Martin was killed for trying to aggressively merge George Zimmerman’s skull with a concrete sidewalk, they’ve got a pretty good track record. We don’t know how many lives it’s saved, but…

You cannot simply run a munitions line faster. There is no switch to flip, no second shift that doubles the output overnight. Building missile propulsion takes specialized facilities. It involves chemists who spend careers learning their craft, and an area engineered to handle energetic materials without catastrophe. It takes years…

Student op-eds are…interesting.These are younger people who haven’t really lived much of their lives yet, but who have strong opinions on a great many things. That’s fine, obviously, because they have that right. Yet, because many of them lack real-world living experience, their arguments on things like guns can…

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s economy, already strained by high inflation, years of Western sanctions and a war that has sharply reduced oil revenue, is poised for more instability as the Trump administration tries to coerce other countries into ending all financial dealings with the Islamic Republic. A decision by the…

A Virginia delivery driver who drew his firearm and fatally shot a man this week will not face charges after an investigation by local police led to the conclusion that he was acting in self-defense.  Thirty-seven-year-old Kenneth Baum was shot and killed outside his home…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a…

Privately made firearms, often called “ghost guns” by the media, aren’t anything new. They’ve been part of the fabric of America since the states were colonies. It’s how many guns were made at the time. You bought the parts from a gunsmith, then worked the wood and assembled everything…

A judge has suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine who authorities arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course earlier this month. Jeanine John Taele, 38, a veteran who toured both Iraq and Afghanistan, is claimed by authorities to have twice roamed the golf course grounds in…

While the ATF has confirmed that it was the target of a “major” cyberattack by the ransomware group known as Qilin, details of the data breach are still under wraps, and it’s unclear what information may have been stolen or compromised.  One of the concerns…

The Army and the Department of Defense (DOD) have announced $2.2 billion in contracts for the construction of five nuclear energy vendors. Recipients of the combined $2.2 billion will construct and operate nuclear microreactors, which are reactors sized for specific needs rather than grid-scale power, to prove nuclear power in…

A 74-year-old woman ended up in handcuffs after allegedly pointing an unloaded gun at several homeless individuals who were camped out in front of a vacant building she owns. While Anastasia Malavanso was eventually released without being charged, she questions why she was ever treated like a criminal, telling…

For anyone trying to increase their self-reliance, learning to bake bread is often one of the first goals. Bread making isn’t difficult and it’s a great way to save money. It’s also a great survival skill. It doesn’t have to stop there, though. If you want to take this skill…

A Navy sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month is facing disciplinary action and could lose half his pay, according to charging documents and testimony from his wife. The latest news follows a series of reports in mid-August claiming that sailors aboard the 5,000-man USS Abraham Lincoln,…

Buying a used car with a salvage title isn’t necessarily a bad idea, but it comes with more risk than purchasing a comparable vehicle with a clean title. A vehicle with a salvage title generally means that an insurer declared it a total loss, although the reasons can vary depending…

Earlier this week a federal judge in Colorado heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the state’s 3-day waiting period on gun transfers, with the plaintiffs pointing to a recent decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period unconstitutional. That Tenth Circuit…

LoRa mesh devices are one of the simplest ways to communicate off-grid, whether you’re using Meshtastic, MeshCore, or another network type.I’ve been using Meshtastic devices for over a year now, testing a variety of them for distance, battery life, ease of use, and more.My main recommendation is the Moko Smart…

TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday suspended criminal charges against a former U.S. Marine arrested at President Donald Trump’s Los Angeles-area golf course with ammunition and a gun in his vehicle. He is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Los Angeles County Judge John Lonergan Jr. sent Jeanine John Taele,…