As pro-rights groups continue to call for the abolition of what remains of the National Firearms Act (NFA), they are having to battle the Trump Administration, along with a largely uninterested Congress in the process. When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill back on July 4, it contained a provision that removed the $200 tax on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs) and guns defined as Any Other Weapons (AOWs) under the act. With the tax removed and the NFA unnecessary, gun-rights supporters are seeking to end the NFA through legislation and in the courts. Unfortunately,…
Author: Tommy Grant
The Marine Corps general tapped to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America told lawmakers Thursday that he stands ready to oversee an expanded presence that began ahead of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s capture — but he doesn’t know how long that enhanced focus will last.If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. Francis Donovan will take over U.S. Southern Command, replacing Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who retired last year amid increasing scrutiny over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region, a remarkable extension of American power in Latin America.U.S. troops earlier this month deposed and…
This article was originally published by G. Calder at The Exposé. In January 2025, silver traded as low as $30 per ounce. Yesterday – just twelve months later – it surpassed $93, recording an all-time high. This isn’t a short-lived spike driven by speculation alone – its surge follows tightening physical supply, rising industrial demand, and growing geopolitical influence over critical materials. Its late 2025 rally – shooting from $45/oz on 28 October to $83 just two months later – initially looked like a short burst before dropping immediately after. But since the New Year, the price run-up has continued,…
Most preppers have done the same thing for years, and it usually starts in a normal store aisle. You walk past the batteries, you see a big pack on sale, and you picture a power outage, a storm, or a time when stores are empty, so you toss the pack in the cart. You tell yourself it is smart planning, and it can be in the short term, because batteries do solve problems when the lights go out for a night or two. The trouble begins when batteries turn into a long-term plan, because disposable batteries do not behave the…
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters last year, according to the company, the highest yearly amount in the program’s history, as the major defense contractor worked to clear out a backlog of previously undelivered jets. The total far surpassed the previous record of 142 F-35s for 2021. It follows two slower years for F-35 deliveries — 98 in 2023 and 110 in 2024 — that were due to the Defense Department decision to stop accepting new F-35s because of problems with Technology Refresh 3, or TR-3, updates. Over that three-year span, Lockheed delivered an average of 133 F-35s…
Adm. Kevin Lunday was sworn in Thursday as the U.S. Coast Guard’s 28th commandant, nearly a year after he had been acting in the role.Lunday takes the service’s helm at a time of great transformation: The Coast Guard has embarked on a modernization plan that aims to grow the force by 15,000 and expand its capabilities through acquisitions and technology, while it also is actively engaged in significant interdiction and national security operations.In a ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, Lunday said the service is in “greater demand than ever before,” and he promised it would become a more…
U.S. Navy leaders speaking at a military conference this week outlined what they described as the strategic opportunities of the recently announced Trump-class battleships and why the service is embracing the development.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle, speaking at the 38th Annual Surface Navy Association National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, explained that he understood the initial reticence to accept the inclusion of battleships as part of the Navy’s new Golden Fleet.“We just have biases, cognitive biases, in our brain,” Caudle said. “And what comes to our brain is a thing that goes, like, ‘Why is the Navy…
by Lee Williams Orlando, Florida resident and Indie Guns owner Lawrence Michael DeStefano wants his 50,000 New York customers to know he will never give up their names, even though New York State Attorney General Leticia James has threatened to put him in prison for more than 500 years if he doesn’t comply immediately and furnish their personal information and purchase history. As we first reported last week, DeStefano has been held in Florida’s Orange County Jail for nearly 90 days. He could be taken to New York’s infamous Rikers Island any day. “I will never tell Letitia James who…
This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News. Verizon suffered a major nationwide service outage affecting hundreds of thousands. Customers were left unable to call, text, or use data for hours. The outage prompted emergency advisories in major cities like New York. Verizon apologized and will issue credits, but did not reveal the cause. This follows a similar 2024 outage and raises concerns over cost-cutting versus reliability. A critical piece of America’s technological infrastructure failed on Wednesday, leaving a trail of frustration and exposing the fragile nature of our centralized communication systems. Verizon Communications, one of the…
Are you looking for long-term food storage options? If so, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 30 foods that can last up to 30 years! From canned goods to freeze-dried fruits, these foods are sure to make it through even the most extreme circumstances. Most of us have heard the old adage, “Life is short, so eat dessert first.” But if you’re looking for food items to stock up on in case of an emergency, that phrase doesn’t really apply. In fact, it’s best to invest in food items that will last a long time and…