A town hall in Minneapolis that was meant to be a routine in-person meeting for Rep. Ilhan Omar instead turned into a security incident when a man rushed the stage and sprayed her with liquid from a syringe. Authorities now say forensic testing has identified the substance, sharpening the legal case against the suspect and…
The Supreme Court is again at the center of the nation’s gun debate, with a growing stack of Second Amendment disputes pressing for clarity on what kinds of firearm regulations can survive. Lower courts are split, state and local laws are in limbo, and both gun rights advocates and gun control supporters are maneuvering for…
Gun policy in the United States often swings between high-profile tragedies and partisan standoffs, leaving everyday gun owners caught in the middle. Critics argue that several prominent laws and regulatory trends burden people who follow the rules while doing little to stop those intent on violence. They say the result is a system that is…
The United States has opened a new phase in its long war with the Islamic State group, unleashing large-scale airstrikes in Syria after a deadly ambush on American troops. The campaign is designed to punish ISIS and ISIL cells that U.S. officials say orchestrated the attack, while signaling that any assault on American forces will…
Deer camp in America has always been about more than punching a tag. Rifles become part of the family story, passed from one generation to the next along with recipes, jokes, and stand locations. When I look at the guns that keep showing up in cabins and pole barns year after year, a handful of…
President Donald Trump’s latest comments on guns, delivered after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, have opened a rare rift inside his own coalition and set off a wave of anger online. By appearing to endorse limits on when people can carry firearms, Trump touched the most sensitive nerve in conservative politics, the…
Modern hunters are surrounded by marketing that insists the answer to every problem is more velocity, more recoil, and more exotic cartridges. In the field, that mindset often leads to wounded game, missed shots, and rifles that are miserable to carry or shoot. When I look at real hunts instead of glossy ads, the pattern…
When invasive species are allowed to spread unchecked, they do not simply annoy hikers or crowd backyard bird feeders. They rewrite entire ecosystems, drain public budgets, and quietly erase the native plants and animals that define a place. I have watched that play out on lakes, rivers, and rangeland, and the pattern is always the…
Walk into almost any gun shop and you will hear confident opinions delivered like gospel. Some of it is solid, hard earned knowledge. Some of it is outdated myth, sales patter, or one person’s bias dressed up as universal truth. When you are trying to choose a tool that can protect your life, that gap…
Most of us have bought a carry pistol that looked perfect in the case, then quietly shuffled it to the back of the safe after a season of real-world use. As I walk through these 12 common “starter” choices, I am focusing on why people replace them, what the reporting and trainers are seeing on…