Some congressional Republicans are preparing to upend Mike Johnson‘s reelection bid for House speaker over his handling of government shutdown negotiations. Negotiators are currently working on a short-term extension of current government funding levels known as a continuing resolution (CR). A bill must pass the House and Senate by the end of Friday, Dec. 20 […]
In a quiet classroom at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, the unspeakable happened once again: two dead, six wounded and an entire community shattered. The shooter, a 15-year-old, turned a study hall into a scene of terror before taking her own life. Predictably, political rhetoric came swiftly, as did the tired solutions that […]
PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – What’s up with all these drone sightings? Multiple states on the East Coast and beyond have fielded reports of mysterious drone sightings in the last few weeks, spurring questions and conspiracy theories about what they are, their purpose and who might be operating them. While most are likely a mix of planes, […]
Via MILITARNYI The Israeli Defense Forces have occupied Mount Hermon, 40 kilometers from the Syrian capital Damascus. It is located in the former buffer demilitarized zone between Israeli and Syrian positions on the Golan Heights, which has existed since 1974. However, on December 8, amid reports of the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Israeli troops […]
On Tuesday, a New York grand jury indicted Luigi Mangione in the ambush murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of ambushing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan Hilton hotel as he made his way to a shareholder conference early on the morning of Dec. 4. Surveillance video shows the […]
Rockford, IL — A tense domestic disturbance on Rockford’s east side ended with an elderly man defending a woman from her attacker using a legally owned firearm. The incident occurred on the morning of November 25 in the 8900 block of Bluegrass Drive. Via AmmoLand Police say Nathaniel Brooks, 32, began physically assaulting the woman after an argument […]
By Tom Knighton for Bearing Arms; Cover image AP Photo/Brittainy Newman There are a lot of gun laws on the books. For example, gun dealers are required to have federal licenses. Buyers are required to be of a certain age and must undergo background checks. In Florida, though, the age limits are even higher, with […]
Belleville, N.J. — Earlier this month, radioactive material went missing in New Jersey, as announced by Belleville Mayor Michael Melham during a recent television interview. Melham said during a Tuesday morning appearance on Good Day New York that the situation is tied to a missing shipment processed through the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal, one of […]
Colorado police have detained 14 people following an armed home invasion at a local apartment complex. Before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police were called to The Edge at Lowry Apartments for “a report of an armed home invasion involving a stabbing and kidnapping,” a press release from the Aurora Police said. According to the police, a preliminary investigation […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presents itself as a beacon of humanitarian relief—a vessel of American generosity spreading prosperity and peace across the globe. Yet beneath this carefully manicured facade lies a far grittier reality: USAID functions not as a charitable force but as a political instrument, covertly advancing American geopolitical interests […]
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian Armed Forces’ Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops (NBC Protection Troops), was killed in a bombing early Tuesday morning in Moscow. The explosion, which authorities say came from a device hidden in an electric scooter, occurred outside Kirillov’s apartment building. Kirillov’s death comes just 24 hours after […]
Pro-Gun Ear Surgeons Propose National Sound-Suppressor Policy
A SAF Investigative Journalism Project. By Lee Williams for TheGunMag Doctor Timothy W. Wheeler and six fellow ear surgeons recently submitted a proposal to their national specialist society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS). The seven ear doctors wanted their academy to support their new policy endorsing firearm suppressors for hearing protection. The […]