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<![CDATA[A gunman killed four people with an M4 rifle in New York City’s deadliest shooting in 25 years Monday evening around 6:30 p.m. local. The shooter was a 27-year-old former high school football player from Las Vegas named Shane Tamura, authorities said. After the seemingly random shootings, Tamura left behind a three-page suicide note before taking his own life on the 33rd floor of a skyscraper on 345 Park Avenue, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters Monday night. His note suggested he was targeting the National Football League’s headquarters in the building, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.…
There’s just something about a really satisfying battle scene in a movie. They’re among some of the most iconic in movie magic — often bringing the story to a white-knuckle climax — and offering some of the most shocking plot points in the film.We know you love movies. In the past, Military.com readers have passionately shared their favorite war movies, setting off a chain of articles all about the films you love. With equal passion, you’ve also shared the flicks you absolutely cannot stand.That’s why we want to know what battle scene you love the most. Whether it’s the attention…
A Straight-wall Hunting PowerhouseIf you’ve spent any time hunting in restricted states like Ohio, Indiana, or Michigan, you’re probably at least remotely familiar with the .350 Legend cartridge.Engineered to meet straight-wall cartridge laws in states where bottlenecked rifle ammunition is prohibited on public hunting lands (and even on private land, in some states), the .350 Legend offers a practical solution without sacrificing too much in terms of performance.It’s not been around for long, but in taking the market by storm a few years ago, it quickly earned a reputation as a bit of a hunting powerhouse.The .350 Legend manages to…
When Robert Ruarke admonished us to use enough gun, he was talking about hunting dangerous game in Africa. But, the armed citizen knows that one might have to deal with all sorts of dangerous encounters. In considering personal defense, “use enough gun” certainly applies, and it should affect our choice of the handgun we carry for personal protection. However, not everyone’s situation is the same. The urban dweller is primarily concerned with the human criminals that might need to be dealt with. However, they are also concerned about the community that they have to live in. There may be concerns…
You might be a pro at ambushing whitetails from a tree, but ground hunting in open country presents a whole new set of challenges. When it comes to drawing your bow and not getting busted, you don’t have a ton of room for error.If you’re familiar with K.C. Smith and Tyler Jones of the Element crew, then you know they spend a ton of time chasing whitetails all over the country, especially the plains states. You can check out some of their cool hunts here at MeatEater or over on YouTube. Since we’re in the thick of summer, I spoke…
A handgun holster needs to perform three functions, which are all equally important. The first is to hold your gun in one spot on your person. A holster that moves around as you move around will dramatically slow down your draw as your blindly flail about for your gun when you need it the most. The second is to keep your gun secure when it isn’t needed and release it when it is needed. Seems simple, but gun retention is definitely a thing, and you’d be surprised on how many draws are foiled by reluctant holsters. Lastly, a holster should…
This week, Tony explains why learning to read trees and keeping an open mind on how to set up in them, is often the key to killing more big bucks by not just defaulting to our go-to stands. Connect with Tony Peterson and MeatEater Tony Peterson on Instagram and Facebook MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater Merch Read the full article here
Despite Lewis and Clark’s singular fame, Thomas Jefferson never intended their expedition to be the sole U.S. scientific exploration into the country’s new Louisiana Purchase. Just as compelling to him was a second major expedition into the southern reaches of Louisiana, for which he chose two leaders – Thomas Freeman and Peter Custis – who had a similar opportunity to become famous early American explorers into the West. Dispatched up the Red River of the South in 1806 with a bigger party and twice the congressional appropriation of Lewis and Clark, Freeman and Custis suffered a very different fate, one…
This week Reid and Dan host Mr. Texas Forever, Hudson Westbrook, out in God’s Country. They dive in on his rapid rise to stardom and what it has looked like for him. 12 months ago, Hudson was studying for college exams, and now he is headlining shows across the US and shattering records along the way. The three of them discuss his rural upbringing in Texas and what the outdoors looked like for him. Hudson disects winning a high school state championship in football, which somehow was only three years ago. Episode ends with a shoutout to Texas forever and…
Book review writer Richard Sisk on “Grant’s Enforcer” by Guy Gugliotta, Vietnam-era Navy swiftboat veteran and award-winning former reporter for The Washington Post, the Miami Herald and United Press International.President Ulysses S. Grant had put the night riders of the Ku Klux Klan on notice that he was ready to use the full powers of his office to break their white terrorist grip on the states of the former Confederacy. But he needed to pick an enforcer to break the Klan’s hold on the South. Grant’s GroundworkGrant already had the legal and legislative tools at his disposal for the job. In…