West Virginia is arguably the most gun-friendly state for a reason; guns outnumber people here by a considerable margin. West Virginia University’s football team may struggle, but its rifle team certainly doesn’t. It should come as no surprise that Douglas Barrels, which has produced barrels for American Olympians and American snipers from Vietnam to GWOT, has been a quiet giant here for decades. Douglas Barrels was founded in 1948. In the beginning, the company played the field based on personal knowledge and uniform service experience. From the outset, the core concept was to provide the best barrels made to the most demanding standards that would meet or exceed the most exacting specifications. To this day, Douglas maintains that standard. Douglas Barrels is not outwardly flashy. From the road, you might not even know you’re in the right place. There are no big signs. It is innocuous.  Raw steel bars awaiting their turn through the production process. The first step after QC is cutting to rough length on the bandsaw. Once inside, you are transported back in time. A German gunsmith would be right at home here. Many of the machines date to the 1940s. Pratt and Whitey, the same company…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump, frustrated by the Senate stalemate on the SAVE America Act, has moved via executive order to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and to restrict mail-in voting, a move that swiftly drew legal threats from Democrats.”I don’t see how they can challenge it,” Trump said at Wednesday night’s Oval Office signing, admitting, “maybe it’ll be tested.””I believe it’s foolproof.”Arizona, California and Oregon, states that widely offer mail-in voting, immediately pledged to sue the Trump administration, but Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, Utah, Vermont, Washington state, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin could follow suit.REPUBLICAN SENATORS BLAST DEMOCRATS FOR ‘FEAR-MONGERING’ OVER ELECTION SECURITY SAVE ACT “The President wants to limit which Americans can participate in our democracy,” California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X.”We’re challenging it,” he added. “See you in court.”Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said the state’s vote-by-mail system is now used by 80% of voters, adding Arizona does not need the federal government to tell it who can vote, and arguing federal data is not always reliable.GOP TRIGGERS MARATHON SENATE FIGHT TO EXPOSE DEMS’ OPPOSITION TO TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILL”It is just wrongheaded for a…

Boeing has reached a framework agreement with the Defense Department to triple the capacity of seekers for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, the company announced Wednesday. The contract framework, which will be spread across seven years, will match Lockheed Martin’s push to surge production on the PAC-3 MSE all-up round. Lockheed in January announced a seven-year framework agreement to increase annual PAC-3 interceptor production from approximately 600 to 2,000. “This agreement paves the way for us to scale rapidly to deliver increasingly sophisticated seekers,” Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Precision Engagement Systems, said in a release announcing the deal. “In 2025, we increased deliveries by over 30% and we’re excited for the opportunity to grow our highly skilled workforce.”Work on the seekers is expected to begin immediately, the company announced, and will be completed at Boeing’s facility in Huntsville, Alabama. Boeing’s PAC-3 seekers work by identifying, tracking and knocking out a range of threats, from ballistic missiles and hypersonics to hostile air platforms. Once the seeker identifies the target, the highly maneuverable interceptor, which uses a two-pulse solid rocket motor, engages and eliminates threats via direct body-to-body contact. Wednesday’s announcement, meanwhile, comes as the U.S. military’s reliance…

Editor’s Note: This article is not intended as legal advice. Please familiarize yourself with your state and local laws, and contact a qualified attorney with any questions you might have. There is the old saying that a man’s home is his castle — albeit smaller and certainly with better creature comforts like indoor plumbing, central heat, and likely air conditioning. Castles were defended by a lord’s personal troops, where an individual must defend the home and protect his or her family. When danger reaches the driver’s seat, some state laws allow individuals to claim Castle Doctrine protections within their own vehicle. Others do not. The “Castle Doctrine” governs when a person may lawfully use force, including deadly force, to defend themselves within their home or other protected spaces. The Castle Doctrine originated in early 17th-century English common law, establishing that an individual has no duty to retreat when attacked in their own home, treating the home as a “castle.” This concept was famously articulated by Sir Edward Coke in 1604 as “the house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress.” It legally justifies the use of reasonable, sometimes deadly, force against intruders. It might seem odd that this…

Iran has listed a new condition before ending the war with the United States. Tehran is seeking full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. This has not been on Iran’s list prior to yesterday, and Donald Trump, the U.S. president, has told other ruling classes to head to the waterway and just take the Strait of Hormuz. Trump Threatens to Take Tehran’s Oil as Iran Says U.S. Proposal Is “Unrealistic” The narrow waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ordinarily passes has emerged as the Islamic Republic’s most potent weapon. And it is now seeking to turn into both a source of potentially billions of dollars in annual revenue and a pressure point on the global economy, according to a report by CNN.  Iran has long threatened to close the Strait in case of an attack. So far, few political analysts actually expected it to follow through, or for it to prove so effective in disrupting global trade flows. The scale of the impact appears to have expanded Tehran’s ambitions, with the new demands suggesting it is seeking to turn that leverage into something more durable. Trump Extends Deadline for Action Against Iran, Citing…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Tuesday that the U.S. may need to “reexamine” its role in NATO after key allies refused to allow American forces to use bases and airspace during Operation Epic Fury.”If now we have reached a point where the NATO alliance means that we can’t use those bases, that, in fact, that we can no longer use those bases to defend America’s interests, then NATO is a one-way street. Then NATO is simply about us having troops in Europe to defend Europe,” Rubio said on “Hannity.”He continued, “But… when we need them to allow us to use their military bases, their answer is no? Then why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question.”Rubio pressed the point, telling Fox News that there is “no doubt” that the U.S. must “reexamine” its relationship with the alliance once the Iran conflict has concluded, but deferred to President Trump’s ultimate decision-making authority on the matter.RUBIO SAYS IN ‘SIMPLE ENGLISH’ IRAN RUN BY ‘LUNATICS,’ DEFENDS TRUMP STRIKE AS ‘RIGHT DECISION’ “We’re going to finish the job here [in Iran],” Rubio added.”We’re very, very close to achieving our objectives on all…

The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth on Wednesday appeared to lift the suspension of pilots under investigation for hovering near Kid Rock’s Tennessee mansion last week.In a post on social media, Hegseth thanked the rocker and said “pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots.” The statement came after Kid Rock, whose name is Richard James Ritchie, posted two videos waving to an Apache helicopter as it lingered near the pool outside of his Nashville estate. The musician said “God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her,” in the caption of one post that also included hurled insults at the governor of California. The video was taken at the rocker’s “Southern White House,” a Nashville mansion he has modeled after the president’s traditional D.C. residence. A human-sized Statue of Liberty is also visible in the video by the edge of the pool.The Army on Tuesday confirmed that two Apache helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell had taken part in the now-publicized flight and those involved had been suspended while the event was investigated. “The Army takes any allegations of unauthorized or unsafe flight operations very seriously and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jim Belushi has it all: success in a decades-long career, legions of friends in high and low places, and a sweat lodge on his Oregon ranch.The host of the A&E series “K9 PD with Jim Belushi” exclusively told Fox News Digital that his “sanctuary” up north is not only an idyllic retreat for him, but also serves as an incredibly “spiritual” haven.”I love Oregon, it’s a beautiful property,” Belushi explained of his ranch, which is also featured on a reality series about his cannabis farm. “I’ve got a sweat lodge. I built a sweat lodge there. They do all kinds of little ceremonial Native American practices.”LUKE BRYAN CREDITS RELIGIOUS ROOTS AND SMALL-TOWN VALUES FOR HELPING HIM NAVIGATE A ‘CHALLENGING LIFE’ Belushi, 71, planted roots in the southern part of the state nearly two decades ago.”There’s 50 cows on my property right now that just had 50 calves, and it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. These little calves running around chasing each other,” Belushi said. “Actually, last night, I got video of it.”They broke down the fence and came over to my place. They’re going, ‘Where’s Jim?’ So I had 60, 70…

KYIV, Ukraine — While interceptor drones have become the most sought-after commodity of the Iran war, Ukrainian officials and defense practitioners are cautioning allies to recognize the pace of today’s battlefield requires them to buy into an entirely new system of warfare and production, instead of only the endpoint weapon.“Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is one part of the defense,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Monday.While Ukraine has built that infrastructure rapidly over the last few years, most countries now trying to integrate interceptors into air defense have not invested in building the necessary logistical framework needed to effectively build, arm or deploy the cheap flyers.Ukraine now produces roughly 1,000 interceptor drones a day across more than 160 licensed manufacturers, deliberately dispersed so that no single strike can cripple output. Zelenskyy said last month the country has the technical capacity to double that figure but lacks the budget to do so.At least one country has already learned this lesson the hard way.After some Ukrainian companies built interceptor drone factories abroad without state approval, multiple buyers complained because the drones were sold without the warheads or expertise needed to…

This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute.  “He [President McKinley] portrayed American expansion in the Pacific as a continuation of manifest destiny. He compared the Filipinos to Native Americans, calling them savage warriors or ‘little brown brothers.’ Appealing to popular attitudes of the times, he encouraged Americans to fulfill their manly duty to spread Christian civilization. The United States, he asserted, was a liberator, not a conqueror.”—Susan A. Brewer, “Selling Empire: American Propaganda And War In The Philippines” “Then onward, Christian soldier! Through field of crimson gore, Behold the trade advantages beyond the open door! The profits on our ledgers outweigh the heathen loss; Set thou the glorious stars and stripes above the ancient cross!”—William Lloyd Garrison, Jr., ibid. (Note: Spreading Christianity to a nation already largely Catholic ended with some 200,000 civilian Filipinos dead). One of the suggestions Albert Jay Nock made in his 1939 essay, “The Criminality of the State,” was to view brutal actions by the world’s states as typical of their behavior, especially among the strongest ones. Why be shocked, for example, by . . .the barbarous behavior of the German State towards some of its own citizens; the merciless despotism of the Soviet…