Author: Jack Bogart

A judge in Washington has upheld the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons,” ruling that the controversial law meets state constitutional muster. However, his reasoning for making the ruling was completely faulty. For some background, firearms dealer Guardian Arms sued the state over the 2023 law, claiming SHB 1240, the ban on common semi-auto rifles, violated Article I, Section 24 of the Washington State Constitution, which protects the right to bear arms. After discovery in the case Guardian Arms v. State of Washington, both the state and the Alliance moved for summary judgment. Last week, however, a Thurston County Superior…

NEED TO KNOW Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her bedroom in 2002 by Brian David Mitchell, a religious fanatic who had previously done work around the house for Smart’s familyThen 14, Smart was held for 9 monthsShe was freed in 2003 when people who saw her story on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ called police Elizabeth Smart says the couple who kidnapped and abused her remind her in striking ways of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell — another powerful pair accused of exploiting vulnerable girls for years. Smart was just 14 years old when Brian David Mitchell broke into her Salt Lake…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to begin designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.The order, invoking the Immigration and Nationality Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, cites the group’s involvement in violence across the Middle East, including rocket attacks on Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, assault.The move begins a 30-day review led by the State and Treasury Departments to identify Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Jordan, and…

NEED TO KNOW Anna Kepner’s death was a homicide caused by “mechanical asphyxia,” according to a copy of her death certificate provided by her family to ABC NewsKepner was “mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s),” the death certificate saidThe date of her fatal injury is listed as Nov. 6 Anna Kepner’s manner of death aboard a Carnival cruise ship has been ruled a homicide, according to reporting by ABC News, which obtained a death certificate from the Florida teen’s family. According to the document, Kepner’s death was caused by “mechanical asphyxia,” adding that she was “mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s).” The…

The suppressed short-barreled rifle represents the apex of compact firepower, but building one that functions reliably requires understanding interactions between barrel length, gas system dynamics, and suppressor back-pressure that most shooters never consider. I’ve assembled enough of these configurations to recognize that slapping a can on a short barrel creates problems as often as it solves them. The difference between a suppressed SBR that runs flawlessly and one that beats itself apart comes down to engineering decisions made during the build process. This isn’t about bolting parts together and hoping for the best. It’s about understanding why certain combinations work…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anna Kepner’s mysterious death aboard a Carnival cruise ship was a homicide by “mechanical asphyxiation,” according to a new report.The 18-year-old was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 7, around 11:15 a.m.”Mechanical asphyxia just means there is something external to the body that hinders her breathing — her chest or belly can’t expand,” said Dr. Priya Banerjee, a board-certified forensic pathologist. CHEERLEADER’S CRUISE SHIP DEATH HAS FAMILY POINTING FINGERS The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.The teen’s death was ruled a homicide, and she was “mechanically…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the deeper meaning behind the Trump administration’s military buildup in the Caribbean, as the top U.S. general visits troops in Puerto Rico on Monday.”I do think that this administration understands that this is all part of a larger puzzle,” Pompeo told “The Story” anchor Martha MacCallum.The White House has yet to issue an official statement on Operation Southern Spear, the largest military operation in that region since the Cuban Missile Crisis. More than 20 strikes have taken place against suspected drug trafficking boats.US MILITARY BUILDUP…

NEED TO KNOW A double murder in Napa Valley plagued the town’s residents until police finally found a smoking gunThe murders of two young women took place in 2005, and it would a handful of cigarette butts that proved integral to solving the case”The killings affected everyone,” one local told PEOPLE. “It was like a Halloween movie come true.” A grisly double murder in Napa Valley plagued the town’s residents for a year — until three cigarette butts proved the smoking gun of the case. PEOPLE reported on the murders shortly after they took place in October 2005 when, in the early…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voiced disagreement Monday with his colleagues’ decision to reject a widow’s request that the high court consider whether the federal government owes her for her husband’s death.Thomas said that if the justices had taken up the case, it would have been an opportunity to rein in a decades-old precedent that says servicemembers’ families cannot file wrongful death lawsuits against the government if the victim was killed while performing his or her job duties.”We should have granted certiorari. Doing so would have provided clarity about [Feres v. United…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his alleged role in an illegal gambling case, which at least one other ex-player was also caught up in.The Basketball Hall of Famer was arraigned in federal court in New York City on money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges. Billups was accused of being involved in a mob-backed scheme to rig illegal poker games in New York, Las Vegas, Miami and the Hamptons. Chris Heywood, Billups’ lawyer, denied the charges against his client.”To believe that Chauncey…