Author: Gunner Quinn
Larry Lightning Jr., a 45-year-old San Diego County man, is sentenced to 488 years and 8 months in prison after being convicted on 30 felony counts for a series of violent armed bank robberies. Over a span of three years from 2019 to 2022, he terrorized bank employees and customers while stealing nearly $400,000, employing firearms and extreme violence, including hostage-taking and physical assaults during his heists. The case remained unsolved until a DNA match in 2022 led to his arrest, highlighting the ongoing commitment of law enforcement to bring him to justice. Prosecutors described Lightning’s brazen tactics, which included…
Since the first grey wolves were reintroduced to Colorado in 2023, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) knew they had a headache on their hands. Just how immense the migraine was, however, surpassed their expectations—and continues to do so.At commission meetings, members regularly spend an outsized amount of time arguing over wolf policy, detracting from time that could be used to guide the management of the state’s numerous other game species, like elk and deer. At a recent meeting on June 11, CPW director Jeff Davis intentionally omitted a wolf update from the agenda for that exact reason, but the conversation…
A coalition of city and county leaders, along with public health experts, convenes in Austin for the fourth annual Gun Violence Prevention Summit. This year’s event brings together figures such as Travis County District Attorney José Garza and Judge Brandy Mueller, emphasizing the collaborative effort to tackle gun violence through community engagement. The summit highlights the importance of survivor and community input in shaping effective policies, showcasing a series of panels where gun violence survivors and first responders share their insights. “There has to be community-led solutions to preventing violence,” states Sherwynn Patton, co-founder of ATX Peace, underscoring the summit’s…
An armed robbery at an Exxon gas station in LaGrange, Dutchess County, is under investigation following an incident that occurred around 4:39 AM on Saturday, June 21, 2025. An unknown suspect, displaying a handgun, demanded cash from the store register before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described as wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, and a green face mask. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is actively pursuing leads and requests anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect’s whereabouts to come forward. They urge witnesses or anyone who observed events before or…
The City of Tulsa is set to vote on a proposed curfew for minors in downtown areas, aimed at reducing youth gun violence. This decision follows a troubling surge in gun-related incidents, most recently marked by a shooting at the Tulsa Juneteenth Festival that left one dead and several injured, highlighting urgent community safety concerns. Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the potential curfew, which would restrict minors’ presence downtown between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., and introduced a task force to tackle underlying issues contributing to gun violence. As Tulsa grapples with the loss of 26 lives to gun violence since…
If you’ve been around dog trainers long enough, you’ve no doubt heard the expression, “You have to put a good foundation on the pup!” or something along those lines.Trainers love to talk about how building a strong foundation makes future training easier. While I completely agree with the premise, I also think that the term “foundation” is ambiguous, and that’s a problem. How can we build a foundation if we don’t know what the foundation is supposed to look like?A dictionary’s definition of a foundation is something like, “the basis or groundwork of anything.” When we’re talking about a foundation…
A 32-year-old Greenfield man, Anthony J. Badali, faces serious felony charges after his arrest on June 13 for possessing child pornography and illegal firearms. His arrest followed a detailed investigation initiated by a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, leading to the execution of a search warrant at his residence where police discovered multiple images associated with child sexual exploitation and two illegal firearms. Badali is charged with promoting and possessing sexual performances by a child, as well as multiple counts of criminal possession of weapons. Authorities not only seized firearms but also found an…
Today’s graphic: A map showing Births by Unmarried Women, by State, in the U.S.. (Graphic by “cookoutenthusiast” courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphics or graphics links to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted. Read the full article here
Q. When it comes to lights, I’ve seen a lot more mention of “candelas” being made recently than I have in the past. What is a candela, how does it differ from a lumen and what’s the practical difference between the two from a defensive perspective? A. How light is measured and quantified is a topic that could fill volumes, involving nuances far more detailed than we have the space to delve into here. And, frankly, such in-depth information isn’t terribly important to the average armed citizen just trying to make an informed purchase of a hand-held flashlight or weapon…
There are two essential survival kits that deserve another look — both because of their importance and the confusion and misunderstandings that so often surround them. These kts are similar, but they are not the same. What sets them apart is their individuality and their applications. One size does not fit all. There’s no established list to bide by. To be successful, both bags/kits must be customized to meet each user’s individual needs. EDC stands for “every day carry.” In other words, with you all the time, always ready. The idea has been in the survival community for many years.…