The necessities of climbing apparel change drastically as soon as you’re on the wall for several hours. Like many climbers, I learned this lesson the hard way during my first multi-pitch climb many years ago on a 500-foot wall near Buena Vista, Colo. My partner and I were both new…

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Despite taking aim at a number of state and local gun control laws and policies, the Department of Justice continues to defend the vast majority of federal gun laws, including the National Firearms Act and its restrictions on suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and machine guns.  The DOJ’s…

The world is give or take. If you make one decision, you didn’t make another. We all do this, and we all deal with the ramifications of that decision. Sometimes, we can realize we made a mistake and still head the other direction, but even then, we’ve lost time…

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What started as a domestic dispute in Washington State turned into a deadly scene and now we’re learning more about the people caught in the middle of it. According to reporting from KING 5 News and KOMO News, the April 2 incident in Puyallup began as a family argument inside…

The number of New Jersey residents with an active concealed carry license has skyrocketed in recent years, and despite the predictions from gun control activists the state hasn’t seen any similar spike in its crime rate. There are a little more than 88,000 active carry permits in the Garden…

Turkey vests have a funny way of turning into junk drawers. You start the season thinking you’ll carry just the essentials. By the third hunt, you’ve got extra calls you don’t use, old snacks you forgot about, and at least one pocket full of old wrappers and other crap you…

It’s been almost six decades since Jim Seibert served in Vietnam, but he can still recall his harrowing experience with vivid detail and emotion.  It’s not exactly an easy thing to forget. Spending a year in the rigorous Central Highlands, surviving booby traps, gunshot wounds, and the threat of attack on…

If you’ve been around this space for a while, you’ve heard it before: “We’re not coming for your guns.” According to William Kirk, Rhode Island might be proving exactly why a lot of gun owners never bought that line in the first place. In a recent breakdown, Kirk points to…

A war hero from 80 years ago will be honored this month at the University of Memphis. The school is bestowing an honorary degree to the family of a World War II army pilot named Arthur Allen Jr., drafted into the war while a student and tragically never returned to…

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Springfield Armory is leaning into the “ready out of the box” trend. The company just rolled out its new SAINT Gear Pac, bundling select SAINT rifles with a handful of practical add-ons. No rebates, no waiting, just everything included upfront. And honestly, that’s the appeal here. Instead of buying a…

Almost 22 years after taking on the job, Roger T. Benitez has stepped down from his position as a U.S. district judge in California, much to the relief of anti-gunners like California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom.  Benitez was deemed the patron…

April is recognized as the Month of the Military Child, a nationwide observance that highlights the experiences of more than 1.6 million children growing up in military families. Often described as a form of “quiet service,” their lives are shaped by frequent moves, new schools and long stretches of separation…

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Springfield Armory is trimming things down a bit. The company just announced a new 4″ version of the SA-35, giving fans of the classic Hi-Power-style pistol a slightly more compact option without changing what made the original appealing in the first place. If you’re into that old-school “wood and steel”…

The state of Kentucky is a pretty red state, but it has a Democrat as governor. This makes it sure look like Breshaer is a moderate who can work across the aisle with Republicans, but the truth is that he’s absolutely no friend to gun owners. That’s especially true…

A Colorado Army National Guard mountain infantry battalion stepped off for the Middle East on April 3, sending more than 200 soldiers from a Denver museum hangar to one of the longest-running peacekeeping assignments in the U.S. military.The 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), headquartered at Fort Carson, held its…

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NEW ORLEANS — The wife of a U.S. soldier was released Tuesday from a federal immigration detention facility where she had spent nearly a week after being taken into custody on a Louisiana military base.The detention of 22-year-old Annie Ramos, the Honduran born-wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant preparing…

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