Some of the most popular home-defense tips sound reassuring in a calm conversation and fall apart the moment a real intruder steps through the door. Advice built on movie scenes, bravado, or half-remembered anecdotes can leave people slower to react, legally exposed, or simply unprepared for the chaos of a violent encounter. The gap between…
Gun owners enter 2026 with more at stake at the nation’s highest court than at any time since the landmark 2022 ruling that reshaped how judges read the Second Amendment. A cluster of new disputes will determine where firearms can be carried, who may possess them, and how far states can go in treating guns…
Utah Sen. Mike Lee is again under fire for his rhetoric after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, this time for urging that the accused shooter be executed in public. The backlash has revived scrutiny of Lee’s social media habits and his past comments about political violence, raising questions about how far an elected…
A female gray wolf relocated from Canada to Colorado as part of a high‑profile reintroduction effort has been found dead in the state’s northwest corner, marking the first recorded wolf mortality in Colorado this year. Wildlife officials say the animal, identified as wolf 2504, died in Rio Blanco County after being translocated from British Columbia…
State wildlife officials have ignited a political and cultural firestorm by announcing a sweeping ban in one of the most heavily used hunting areas in the American West. The move, framed as an emergency response to collapsing mule deer numbers, has collided with deep economic dependence on hunting and a growing global debate over what…
Used firearms occupy a rare corner of the consumer market where quality products can still be found at approachable prices, even as new-gun MSRPs climb. For buyers who are willing to skip the factory-fresh box and focus on function, there are entire categories of handguns and long guns that remain attainable without sacrificing reliability or…
Deer rifles tend to get blamed for every lost animal and bloodshot shoulder, yet the pattern behind most of those stories is not the chambering but the projectile. Hunters argue endlessly about “too small” or “too big” calibers, when the real divide is usually between bullets that behave as designed in a deer’s chest and…
For one Marine company commander, the road from Da Nang to the Demilitarized Zone was not a metaphor but a literal 13‑month march through some of the most contested ground in Vietnam. His tour traced the arc of the Marine Corps’ wider war, from coastal enclaves to the hill fights that came to define the…
Regulators are increasingly focused not just on who owns a handgun, but on the accessories that can change how it handles, how fast it fires, and how easily it can be concealed. From stabilizing braces to forced-reset triggers, once niche add‑ons are now at the center of legal fights, enforcement campaigns, and new state-level restrictions….
Hog hunters rarely get the luxury of a calm, broadside animal at long range. Most encounters unfold at close to moderate distances, in thick cover, with multiple pigs moving at once and only seconds to pick a target and press the trigger. When shots come fast, the cartridge has to hit hard, track predictably, and…