Coast Guard detains Mexican fishermen with over 1,600 pounds of illegally caught fish
The U.S. Coast Guard apprehended 11 Mexican fishermen in federal waters off southern Texas, while seizing roughly 1,600 pounds of illegally caught red snapper and nine sharks. Last Thursday, Coast Guard Station South Padre, along with several other Coast Guard divisions and the U.S. Customs...
Oculus founder wants to help troops ‘surpass the limits of human form’
Microsoft is handing over the Army’s do-it-all mixed reality device to defense company Anduril Industries, the companies announced Tuesday. California-based Anduril formerly assisted Microsoft with the $22 billion program by integrating the Lattice platform into the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS. Lattice allowed soldiers...
Lawsuit Challenges California’s Ban on Suppressors
CRPA is supporting a lawsuit challenging California’s ban on suppressors, Sanchez v. Bonta. The lawsuit, started by a pro se litigant and is now in the Ninth Circuit will decide the critical question of whether suppressors are “arms” and thus subject to the full historical analysis...
A look into the remarkable life of Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart
First organized as a “racial experiment,” a contingent of Black Americans began training to be aviators at Tuskegee, Alabama, during World War II. They would prove their worth — and then some — over the skies of North Africa and central Europe as escort fighter...
No plans to draw down US troops in Europe for now, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said administration officials have no short-term plans to cut U.S. troop levels in Europe but are committed to reviewing American military posture worldwide to ensure that forces are prepositioned in the right regions. During a visit to U.S. Africa Command headquarters...
ATF: Passports Taken but No Charges after Two Years for Australian Making Silencers in Texas
Peter Brennan, his wife Jacqueline Shaw and their eight-year-old son Archie Brennan will never forget the day the ATF raided their Texas gun-parts shop, which is located in northeast Texas near the Oklahoma border. “We pulled up to our gun shop in an old GMC...
Ukraine’s rare earth elements could help keep US military aid flowing
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for developing Ukraine’s mineral industry, which could provide a valuable source of the rare earth elements that are essential for many kinds of...
GOA, GOF Target N.J. Hollow Point Ban
A cadre of gun-rights organizations has set its sights on New Jersey’s ban on the possession of common hollow-point ammunition outside the home for self-defense. The Gun Owners of America (GOA), Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) and the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners, alongside plaintiff...
KABAR Coypu Evolves into the Coytu This Year
In our recent coverage of the new for 2025 KA-BAR stuff, we have focused on the fixed blades, both the Apex and its sister series, the Dust knives. But this year, KA-BAR has also given their Coypu folder a makeover. This semi-sequel is called the...
Migrant Arrests For Multi-State Gun And Drug Running Operations
Immigration officials have had their work cut out for them, aggressively pursuing and deporting violent illegal immigrants since President Donald Trump’s inauguration. They have not been alone, however, as it has been an all-hands-on-deck effort for federal, state and local agencies (where not corrupted by...
