There’s something inherently wrong about lifetime gun bans for misdemeanors.Even if you think that lifetime gun bans are warranted for criminal behavior, why a misdemeanor of any kind? It would seem to me that if the behavior was so bad that it warranted a lifetime suspension of a civil…

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A jailed veteran has accused a veterans affairs coordinator of stealing approximately $65,000 from her while she was incarcerated. The unnamed victim allegedly hired Jessica McVay, a veterans affairs coordinator at the public defender’s office, to handle financial administration like paying her bills while she was in Manatee County Jail,…

A Connecticut man is facing criminal charges after he shot and killed a black bear earlier this month, and the outcome of his case may hinge on whether his chickens are considered livestock or pets.  The 39-year-old was charged with illegal taking of a black…

BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwan’s defense minister said Tuesday that existing U.S. arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged, and that Taipei remains in talks with the U.S. over individual deals. A record $14 billion arms package to the island, however, remains stalled. The minister’s remarks come as concerns mount that President…

This morning, my wife sent me a story. There was a “mass shooting” with no fatalities in Macon, Georgia. We don’t live particularly close to Macon, about an hour and a half to two hours, depending on which of us is driving. She sent it to me, though, because…

The rush to build the next generation of military technology has drawn startups, Silicon Valley investors and former employees of companies such as SpaceX into the defense industry. One longtime investor says some newcomers are entering a field they barely understand. Van Espahbodi, a former Raytheon employee who was a…

Federal law prohibits any government agency from compiling a registry of gun owners and the firearms they own, but one Second Amendment group and multiple members of Congress say the ATF has done exactly that. Rep. Michael Cloud sent a letter to President Donald Trump…

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New legislation in Congress calls for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide rural veterans with direct loans so they can build their own homes. U.S. House Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) introduced the Veterans Owner-Buider’s Rights Act on Monday to expand VA home loans…

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a coalition of 24 other attorneys general and state officials have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the justices to grant cert to Beckwith v. Frey, a challenge to Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm transfers.  …

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Four U.S. Navy personnel and two sailors suffered non-life-threatening injuries after the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier suffered an undisclosed “mishap.” The Navy said in an X post Tuesday morning that issues affected the two-seater plane when it was trying to land on the ship off the coast of…

Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy. The latest decline came just 27 days after…

The city of Jacksonville, Florida is being sued, along with Mayor Donna Deegan and Sheriff T.K. Walters, over the disarming of several lawful gun owners in apparent violation of the state’s preemption law.  Florida Carry, along with Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation,…

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FAIRFORD, England (AP) — A surprise decision by the U.K.’s counterterror police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot targeting a U.S.-operated air force base in England has raised questions and concern from many, including U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of…

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he’d signed a slew of gun control bills into law. In similarly surprising news, the sun rose in the east this morning here in Georgia and is still expected to set in the west.  One of the bills he signed would…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is adjusting its guidance on prescribing psychotropic medications. The VA announced Monday that it would put in place guidance on informed consent which it said would increase transparency for veterans before they receive psychotropic medications, which include antipsychotics, stimulants, antidepressants, anxioloyctics and opioids. Psychotropic…

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Military horror movies have been sending troops into haunted trenches, cursed jungles and secret Nazi laboratories for decades. This Halloween, you can watch a surprising number of them without paying for another streaming subscription or dropping $5.99 on a rental. Military.com previously rounded up some of the best military horror…

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Unaccredited companies are reportedly charging Ohio veterans thousands of dollars to file VA disability claims for assistance veterans could receive for free. “Claims sharks” charge veterans to prepare and file disability claims, sometimes for far more than the resulting benefits are worth, while promising results. That is even though federal…