One-sided and often dishonest reporting on issues related to the Second Amendment is just one reason for the cratering of trust in today’s mainstream media. To put this in context, in 2025, a long-running Gallup poll on U.S. public trust in mass media found that 28 percent of citizens, a record low, said they trust the media. The public trust in the media, according to this poll, was as high as 54 percent in 2003, but has been deteriorating ever since. Given how turned off the public is, what is the future of the news media, and is there any…

For the first time ever, a captive-raised deer has been released into the wild whitetail population to slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).The historic move is part of a program instituted by the Oklahoma state legislature in 2024. The Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Program is intended to bolster wild deer genetics by releasing captive deer that have a resistance—though not an immunity—to the always-fatal disease.But opponents say that meaningfully improving wild herd genetics would require releasing hundreds of thousands of deer. What’s more, those releases could have the opposite effect: captive deer are not tested for CWD…

Armed Citizen® Today A Jewish father was with his two young children at a crowded park on April 3 in Miami Beach, Fla., when another man approached and asked if they were Jewish. When the father confirmed that they were, the stranger allegedly unleashed a tirade of cursing and antisemitic slurs, followed by threats. The father attempted to de-escalate the situation, as did others witnessing the event, telling the man to keep back and to stop, but the man instead charged at the family. The father then drew his firearm, deterring the aggressor long enough for police to arrive. Later…

The demise of newspapers, small and large, has been well chronicled—many analysts agree that more than one-third of U.S. newspapers that existed in the mid-2000s are now gone—but how this has impacted America’s most practical civil right, our right to keep and bear arms, has not often been considered. For context, we need to realize that local newspapers are not just the minor leagues. They were—and, to a much smaller extent, still are—a counterweight to national narratives driven by elites at The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and a few others. Federalism is a concept that allows bodies…

The concept of the light machine gun was born on the battlefields of World War I. By the time of the 1918 Armistice, every major combatant was fully engaged in developing lighter machine guns that gave their infantry units a mobile base of firepower. In 1915, the French fielded the first light machine gun to be used in significant numbers—the much-maligned “Chauchat,” the Fusil-Mitrailleur mle 1915 CSRG machine rifle. While the Chauchat was a dreadful design in a number of ways, its basic concept as a battlefield machine gun was fully validated. The 20-pound Chauchat (chambered in 8 mm Lebel,…

The VP9, a polymer-frame, striker-fired, semi-automatic pistol, has become one of the most successful handguns Heckler & Koch has ever offered, and the design is in use by military and law enforcement organizations around the world. Over the decade since its introduction, H&K has continued to innovate and offer new versions of the original. The company’s latest is the VP9CC, a pistol designed for concealed carry. The VP9CC is a micro-compact version of the company’s proven VP9 lineup. Like other models in the VP series, the VP9CC has bilateral slide releases, paddle-type magazine releases and rear slide charging supports for…

In 2021, Springfield Armory made a splash with its SA-35 design, a modern rendition of the famous Browning Hi-Power handgun. Recently, the company has since expanded the lineup, adding a polished blued finish version and, now, a shortened, compact variant in the SA-35 4″. American Rifleman Executive Editor Jay Grazio has paired this compact, carry-ready Hi-Power with a classically styled leather outside-the-waistband holster from Galco, along with a classic-looking pocket knife that has a bit of a modern twist. Watch our “I Carry” video above to see the details of this EDC kit. “Yes, they have a modern day mythical…

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is looking to get creative in its elk management tactics on the National Elk Refuge: the agency says it would like to use data from GPS collars to help hunters target a specific population of elk.Essentially, the WGFD would like to reduce hunting pressure on elk herds that migrate between the National Elk Refuge and the high-country of Yellowstone National Park and the Teton Wilderness. Instead, the agency says that hunting pressure can be increased on “Snake River Bottom Elk,” which aren’t migratory or only migrate short distances.The reason for this is simple:…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to This Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves. From coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stories to share, the one that got away and the one that kind of didn’t. And we’re back. It’s…