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We reported recently how city leaders in St. Paul, Minnesota, were contemplating passing some punitive gun-control restrictions despite that fact those proposals ran afoul of the state’s firearms preemption law. At the time, councilors, with support of the mayor, wanted to pass a ban on common semi-autos (so-called “assault weapons”) and firearms magazines that can hold 20 or more rounds. “We have to do something,” said St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter. “What we’re saying isn’t that you can’t make, sell, or own an assault rifle. What we’re saying is don’t carry it down Grand Avenue.” On November 12, the council…

First lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance made a rare joint appearance at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Wednesday to show appreciation to U.S. military members and their families ahead of the holiday season.The first and second ladies took part in activities with military-connected children at the large amphibious training base on the East Coast and its affiliated facility, Marine Corps Air Station New River. There were Thanksgiving-themed art projects, and reading and writing lessons for elementary students, as well as artificial intelligence and technology seminars for high school students. There were also 2,000 care packages assembled by…

The U.S. Army earlier this month activated a new unit aimed at “disrupting malign influence” in the Indo-Pacific region, bringing information operations into the conventional battlespace.Headquartered on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, the 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment, or 1st TIAD, was officially launched Nov. 7, the unit’s public affairs officer said in a statement Tuesday, adding that the unit is “a direct reporting unit” to the U.S. Army Pacific commander.The unit’s purpose is to “gain and maintain a strategic advantage through information dominance in the Indo-Pacific region by disrupting malign influence, increasing cooperation with key partners, and promoting regional stability through…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Family time is special. And Pat Hanson of Columbia, Missouri, is like many hunters who’ve learned how to juggle sitting in the stand with family events every fall. That’s why Hanson came close to not being in the right place at the right time when his son Parker was getting ready for his high-school homecoming dance last month. “I got to my stand later than usual that evening because of the homecoming,” Hanson says. “That afternoon my wife, Kristen, and I…

There are very few things that Americans agree on these days. After all, this is a massive country full of hundreds of millions of people in different stages of life, subscribing to many different political ideologies, religious beliefs, and cultural values—all fighting over temporary control of one powerful centralized state that allows the group in power to impose their values and preferred institutions on everyone else. It’s not exactly a setup that breeds cooperation or unity. But there is currently one point of agreement among nearly all of these groups: that the cost of living in the United States is getting out…

The world of 2011 pistols is ever-expanding. Starting a scant few years ago, the idea of marrying a 1911 to a double-stack frame seemed pretty radical, but I guess it was the natural progression of things. Of course, a major change came in the caliber… from .45 ACP to 9mm. Of course, 9mm is no stranger to the 1911 platform… Colt saw to that in 1950 when it introduced the Combat Commander 1911, with its shorter 4.25” barrel, in 9mm.  Jump to the present time. Every company that makes a double-stack (DS from now on) 1911 in 9mm wants to…

Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.Soldiers in the Army will receive a check-in from their leadership each day during the holiday season to combat suicide and self-harm, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll announced in a memo that was disseminated across the force Tuesday.Now through Jan. 15, 2026, an officer or noncommissioned officer “will check in on every soldier daily to see if they need help,” Driscoll said in the memo, with a plea…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The Environmental Protection Agency announced changes to the Clean Water Act that sportsmen’s organizations say could set us back 50 years to a time when rivers lit on fire and fish went belly up. “This isn’t a little deal, this is a big deal,” says Chris Wood, CEO of Trout Unlimited. “It means that, in a worst-case scenario, the protections of the Clean Water Act, which meant that you couldn’t store chemicals in ephemeral streams, and you couldn’t have manure lagoons…

The United States ruling class paid the African nation of Eswatini $5.1 million to accept migrants who were deported. This is a controversial agreement in which at least 15 migrants have been sent to Eswatini since the bilateral deal went into effect in May. The fifteen migrants deported to Eswatini have no ties to Africa at all.  Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg told lawmakers on Monday that the funds formed part of a bilateral agreement signed back in May. In September, the non-profit group Human Rights Watch reported that the Eswatini government had agreed to accept up to 160 “third-country nationals” expelled by…

They started calling it the “Nuremberg defense” when lawyers for Lt. William Calley at his court martial argued that he was only following orders in the March 1968 slaughter of hundreds of Vietnamese in what became known as the My Lai Massacre. George Latimer, Calley’s main lawyer, cited Nuremberg in his summation, telling the court, “I could hardly stand here and tell you in good conscience that people, like at Nuremberg, could be excused or justified” in mass murder by claiming they were acting on the orders of a superior, according to court documents. “But I think when you put…

Harrington & Richardson has rolled out the 636 CLET, a modern pistol patterned after one of the stranger but more interesting corners of DEA weapons history. As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s watching Miami Vice, action movies, and everything else that showcased the guns of that era, this style of firearm hits a very familiar vibe. I trained on the M16A2 in the Marine Corps, complete with the carry handle and clamshell guards, so this setup immediately feels like a time capsule for anyone in Gen X who remembers when law-enforcement firearms still had some personality.…

As Thanksgiving approaches, commissary shoppers can stretch their dollars even further with some deals on turkeys and all the trimmings.Military grocery stores are offering whole, frozen turkeys at extra discounts in all regions until Dec. 1, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. There are no limits, and discounts are applied at checkout. The offer is valid for a limited time while supplies last. Worldwide: Butterball turkeys weighing 10 pounds or more are 97 cents per pound. Jennie-O turkeys weighing 16 to 24 pounds are 79 cents per pound.Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam: Shady Brook Farms and…

A U.S. Army exercise with NATO allies saw soldiers take out attacking drones by launching small interceptor drones from the back of a pickup truck. Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment conducted the exercise with Polish and Romanian allies at Nowa Dęba Training Area in Poland following a joint two-week course which saw them learn to launch the small UAS interceptors with classroom instruction, simulations and drills. The interceptor drones form the kinetic strike element of a mobile system that relies on electro-optical sensors and radar to hone in on incoming enemy drones. All…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Lawmakers in Alaska are considering legislation that would reign in one of the most controversial and destructive forms of modern commercial fishing. Known as trawling, this technique involves huge boats dragging even bigger nets through the ocean, and often, along the seafloor, scraping and scooping up everything in their path.  This is a highly efficient way to catch gobs of fish. It also creates massive bycatch — a term for the species that aren’t being targeted but are caught (and killed)…

At least ninety-eight Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody since October 2023. That’s a staggering number, as the implications of these deaths point toward a quiet genocide. The world’s legacy media refuses to properly address the “quiet genocide” of Palestinians disguised as a war against Hamas, a terrorist organization. Since October 2023, at least 98 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody. The Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that the number is likely significantly higher. These are not combatants, but civilians who have perished from torture, abuse, medical neglect, and deliberate malnutrition in a system that has abandoned…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story, “3 Rifles to Hunt the World,” appeared in the October 2004 issue of Outdoor Life. Whenever I’m with a group of hunters, someone always asks me to name my favorite rifle and caliber. This may sound like an innocent request, but experience has taught me it isn’t. Naming your favorite guns and cartridges is loaded with booby traps. As with talking politics during an election year, naming a favorite gun will lead some people to assume you do not favor (or even…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Raphael Warnock’s, D-Ga., re-election campaign has spent an eye-popping amount of cash on private security over nine months in 2025 despite a history of supporting stricter gun control measures.Between January and September of this year, Warnock spent approximately $360,000 on security services from Executive Protection Agencies, LLC, an Atlanta-based security firm that includes both armed and unarmed options. Warnock’s office did not clarify what type of service he was paying the firm to provide. However, the security firm’s website says it uses its armed services to provide protection for…

The U.S. government said this week it has approved Ukraine’s potential purchase of equipment to upgrade its Patriot air defense launchers to the latest configuration.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced State Department approval of the possible foreign military sale, which could be worth up to $105 million, in a Tuesday statement and said it has notified Congress. The main contractors on the deal would be RTX Corp. of Arlington, Va., and Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., which are the primary companies that build Patriot systems and missiles.The United States first shipped Patriot systems to Ukraine in April 2023, more than…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. If you’re looking to upgrade that old fish finder, Black Friday is the perfect time to do it. But, I wouldn’t wait until next week to buy what you need. Most retailers are clearing out their stock and have limited units left. The insane deal on the Humminbird Solix already came and went, so don’t delay. Here are the best deals I…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban recently said that continuing to fund Ukraine’s war with Russia is like giving vodka to an alcoholic. Orban is blasting European Union members who want to send more weapons and financial support to Kiev, knowing it will not change the outcome of this war. In light of a major corruption scandal, Orban added that Ukraine’s “war mafia” is siphoning off European taxpayers’ funds. Meanwhile, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sent a letter to EU capitals on Monday, urging a swift deal for covering Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years,…

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Gray clouds hung low, and a steady drizzle dripped through the tall fir trees of the Hürtgen Forest along the German-Belgian border early on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 16, 1944. As sporadic artillery volleys thumped in the distance, batches of shivering German soldiers ventured from the forward foxholes and bunkers of Lt. Gen. Hans Schmidt’s 275th Infantry Division, scouting for signs of an expected American attack. Less than a mile away men of the 22nd U.S. Infantry’s rifle and weapons companies rolled up their blankets and ate breakfast.Commanding the regiment was 42-year-old Colonel Charles T. “Buck” Lanham, a wiry,…