VA crisis line workers say mission will be harmed by in-office mandate
Veteran crisis line responders across the country have largely tailored their lives around remote jobs since the pandemic. That will now all be upended, according to a mandate from President Donald Trump’s administration. There was a fear festering in Dean’s mind even before she found...
One of the worst things ATF has ever done
by Lee Williams Not one of the guns or gun parts the ATF seized from former sailor Patrick Tate Adamiak was illegal. Not a single gun or gun part required any additional paperwork beyond a Form 4473, and most didn’t even require that. Adamiak was always extremely...
Springfield Prodigy 4.25: This Ain’t Your Grandpappy’s 1911 (Unless Gramps Was a Damn Jedi)
Let’s be real: The words “budget-friendly” and “2011” rarely grace the same sentence without sparking skepticism. But Springfield Armory’s Prodigy 4.25? This ain’t some cobbled-together pretender. It’s a damn good time waiting to happen, even if it does have a couple of quirks. First off,...
Springfield 2020: A Serious Rimfire For Every Age
I don’t know if there’s a more satisfying sound than the tinny ding of a 40-grain .22 bullet hitting steel beyond 200 yards. It can seem magic, ringing targets so far out that the time lag between snappy report and cheerful hit confirmation sometimes allows...
VPC’s Misleading Report on Concealed Carry Exposed
The startling headline knocked me out of my morning news-browsing haze. “More Than 2,500 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows,” the headline seemed to scream at me. “Oh, no,” I realized. “They’ve caught us. Finally, the...
Trump names special ops vet Hung Cao as Navy Under Secretary
President Donald Trump on Thursday appointed former Virginia Senate candidate Hung Cao to serve as Under Secretary of the Navy, making the special operations veteran the second-ranking civilian leader for the service. The move came just hours after the Senate Armed Services Committee held a...
Trump appoints Hung Cao, Paul Dabbar to positions within administration
President Donald Trump filled two more roles within his administration late Thursday by announcing who will be serving as deputy secretary of commerce and under secretary of the Navy. Trump selected former Virginia congressional candidate, Hung Cao, to serve as the next under secretary of...
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy to ‘streamline’ FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday his plan to “supercharge” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane crashes over the last two months. The FAA will be “streamlining” its eight-step hiring process into a five-step process, with...
Troops, veterans to see drop in life insurance costs
Service members, family members and veterans will see their costs for life insurance decrease effective July 1. For currently serving military members, the monthly premiums for Service Members’ Group Life Insurance, or SGLI, coverage will decrease from 6 cents to 5 cents per $1,000. In...
Former Pentagon chiefs call for hearings on military leaders’ firings
Five former secretaries of defense are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump’s recent firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other senior military leaders, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The five...
