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What’s the right way to interact with law enforcement while carrying a concealed firearm? Here we look at lessons from two experts.At the 2025 NRA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, the intersection of armed citizenship and law enforcement took center stage in several thought-provoking conversations. Two voices stood out for their unique insights: Jacob Paulsen, president of ConcealedCarry.com, and Glen Hoyer, director of the NRA’s Law Enforcement Division. Together, they offered a compelling look at how armed citizens can better navigate encounters with law enforcement—rooted in data and training.Paulsen’s perspective is grounded in hard numbers. His recent article, “What Over 1,600…

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a pay raise for Army paratroopers today during remarks to current and former members of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Hegseth made the announcement during the 82nd’s All American Week, a four-day event that brings past and present paratroopers together to celebrate their service through competitions and camaraderie. “I’ve got a bit of an announcement today that might be of interest to this community,” Hegseth said to the formation of Soldiers. “For the first time in [decades], here [as] the secretary of defense, through the secretary of…

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (AFNS) —   Mission Ready Airmen assigned to the 137th Special Operations Wingmission sustainment team, Oklahoma Air National Guard, strengthened critical self-sustaining skills and assessed their ability to operate in multiple expeditionary environments across the Caribbean during TRADEWINDS25, April 21-May 5. The team conducted five total maneuvers during the exercise, establishing forward operating sites in Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, Martinique and Puerto Rico. This is the first time the 137th SOW’s current MST Airmen conducted agile combat readiness in environments outside of the continental U.S. These rapid maneuvers tested their resiliency, adaptiveness and ability to integrate logistics…

There were 423 vendors — up from the 415 in 2024 — at Overland Expo West 2025. I, of course, scoured all of them once again to bring you the latest products from the overland industry. The hot vehicles this year, with loads of new products for, were the Grenadier, Land Cruiser 250, and F550 chassis cab. There were somehow also more pop-top campers than ever. There were also more knife companies in attendance than ever before. Of course, the hot topic of the show was tariffs, as most products come from Asia and nearly all have raw materials from…

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More It’s the second stunning and bespoke BMW in as many years. The BMW Concept Speedtop is an elegant shooting brake based on the Skytop concept. Revealed on the shores of Lake Como, at one of the world’s fanciest car gatherings, BMW will build a small run of this stunning and very special new design. BMW Skytop Concept to Speedtop Reality “A true BMW exudes dynamism and elegance even when it’s standing still,” said Adrian van Hooydonk, Head of BMW Group Design. “And that’s also…

Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, a subsidiary of Rheinmetall AG, and Indra have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic cooperation in the field of armoured vehicles projects of the Spanish Armed Forces. This further enhances the already strong alliance of Indra with Rheinmetall in other fields like the recently announced agreement with Rhein¬metall Electronics on the Leopard 2E Combat System.  Rheinmetall is one of the world’s leading suppliers of armored tracked and wheeled vehicles and is the original designer of – among other vehicles – the Keiler NG Armored Breaching Vehicle. Also in the Leopard 2A4 tank Rheinmetall has…

Do you already have plans for enjoying the outdoors this summer? We hope you have big missions like backpacking a slot canyon, shooting whitewater rapids, or tackling one of Colorado’s 14ers. However you plan to enjoy Memorial Day Weekend — and the rest of your long summer days — the sales around Memorial Day are some of the best deals all year for buying the gear that amplifies your fun. We rounded up our favorite deals from respected brands to make this a one-stop resource for Memorial Day shopping. Note that the list is (mostly) in alphabetical order, if you…

A good knife is handy in just about every outdoor pursuit, and fishing is no different. The most obvious specialized knives for anglers are fillet knives, which are used to process your catch at the end of the day. Over the years, I’ve cut up countless fish with some of the best fillet knives out there, and hacked my way through a fillet job with bad ones. However, fishing knives aren’t relegated to just fillet knives. While fishing, I use knives for tasks such as cutting thick lines and braids, cutting bait, chopping down willows for a makeshift stringer, and…

H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives – spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating…

Spiritus Systems Releases: Triple Elastic Mag Pouch (TEMP) / Elastic Mag Pouch (EMP) The TEMP and EMP are elastic M4/AR-15 mag pouches with an optional bungee retention kit that allows you to carry magazines, tools, tourniquets, or throwables, while maintaining a low profile. As the names imply, the TEMP is a three-cell pouch that takes up six columns of MOLLE and the EMP is a single-cell and only needs two columns of MOLLE. In addition to the bungee retention kit, there is a strip of loop on the center of each cell. This will give you the option to use…