People who hold federal firearms licenses, or FFLs, need to be on top of what the ATF is doing. In theory, they should be partners in combating criminals obtaining firearms, so communication is important. Unfortunately, that hasn’t always been the case. The ATF has long…

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The Selective Service System has withdrawn the regulation intended to implement nationwide automatic draft registration, leaving the agency without a public implementation rule months before a congressionally mandated deadline. An official federal docket shows that the agency submitted the proposed rule March 30 and withdrew it July 23. The withdrawal…

Last week a Maryland rabbi won the ability to carry a firearm in his synagogue, despite Montgomery County’s ban on lawful carry in houses of worship. The injunction granted by a federal judge only applies to the named plaintiffs in the lawsuit, but there’s no shortage of rabbis around…

When most people picture an emergency stockpile, they imagine a basement lined with shelves, a spare bedroom packed floor to ceiling, or a garage full of five-gallon buckets. And if you’ve got that kind of room, great. But a lot of us don’t. If you live in a small house…

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The Pentagon has invested $450 million into a company that develops tungsten, as part of a move anticipated to create 1,200 jobs. Tungsten is a dense, ultra-hard metal with the highest melting point of any element. It is used in critical components for missiles, munitions, aerospace, propulsion, naval, undersea, electronics,…

Minnesota isn’t as anti-gun as you might expect, but it’s not for lack of trying. Despite the best efforts of Democrats in the state, they haven’t been able to go as far as they’d like, and that bothers them. It bothers them a whole lot. …

The Justice Department, for the first time in history, used a secretive federal court created three decades ago to deport an accused terrorist. The DOJ used it to remove an Afghan woman who had come to the United States on residency tied to her husband’s work for the American military…

A Maryland man whose second-grade child brought a gun to school and shot himself in the finger was sentenced last week to six months of unsupervised probation, and gun control activists and politicians are highlighting the soft sentence to demand more restrictive gun storage laws.  …

The Army is set to roll out a new fitness performance documentation mobile app this fall to streamline how Army Fitness Test results are recorded and entered into soldier’s official training records. The service said in a Sept. 9 statement that the new app, AFT Go, will allow soldiers to…

Gulf War veterans keep running into warnings about a Dec. 31, 2026, deadline to qualify for disability benefits even though the language behind a particular regulation is expired. The warnings appear in online benefits guides, conversations with advocates, and across websites that help veterans navigate the claims’ system. However, the…

A Memphis man who took part in a home invasion is now facing multiple charges after his accomplice was shot and killed by someone in the apartment they invaded.According to police in Memphis, Tennessee, Devonta Johnson and Zarian Sanders went to an apartment belonging to the mother of Johnson’s…

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If you want to join the military, but think your tattoos might hold you back, you’re not the only one. There is the myth out there that a tattoo disqualifies you from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Tattoos are common among service members, and do not automatically bar you…

From the moment mandatory storage laws became a thing, anyone with half a brain knew they’d never work. Why? Because people who are inclined to lock up their guns already do, while the rest aren’t going to, just because of some law that isn’t particularly enforceable until the moment…

We’re gearing up for the most wonderful time of the year. And in between shopping for gifts for friends and family, many U.S. service members are also planning holiday getaways. Whether we’re visiting loved ones far away or we just want to hop on a plane to find warmer weather,…

Air Force Col. Merryl Tengesdal started out in the Navy flying helicopters but ended up becoming the first Black woman to fly the Air Force’s U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane. Tengesdal made a rare cross-rate move to the Air Force after teaching a joint flight program, and in 2004, she…

When a major storm rolls through, or the power goes out, most people reach for their phones to communicate. We call family and friends, send texts, or check social media to find out more about what’s happening. Most of the time, this works just fine. But if you’ve ever experienced…

The Air Force did not officially become its own branch of the military until 1947, but distinct uniforms were being designed as early as 1945. By 1946, the leaders of the fledgling organization determined that Air Force uniforms would be blue. Although President Truman approved the plan in 1948, Congress…

A sweeping veterans benefits package stalled amid a bitter fight over disability compensation has the support of more than 70% of respondents to a new nationwide survey, even as those same respondents remain sharply divided over one of the bill’s most controversial provisions. The new Mission Roll Call survey, shared…

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Service members preparing to leave the military are inundated with advice about how to land their first civilian job. Build a personal brand. Translate your military skills. Make sure your résumé gets past artificial intelligence. And, after years of military service, don’t settle for a job that doesn’t pay what…