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One of the significant advantages of using handguns to defend against bear attacks is that defense with a handgun is far more likely to result in a dead bear. This is a highly desirable result. Bears that attack humans should be killed. Killing aggressive bears is a way to condition the bear population to avoid humans.The false premise implicit in the argument for non-lethal defenses against bears is that there are such small numbers of bears that killing a bear removes a valuable resource from the bear genetic pool. This view had some legitimacy about 1975-1980, when the population of...

Two fatal bear attacks occurred in Arkansas in 2025. The first attack occurred on September 3, 2025, near the Mulberry Mountain area of north-west Arkansas. The second attack happened on October 1st or 2nd, near the Sam’s Throne campground near Mount Judea. The two attacks happened in or on the edge of the Ozark National Forest, about 45 miles apart.The last fatal bear attack recorded in Arkansas occurred in 1892, as reported from the May 10 edition of the Arkansas Democrat. From aktimes.com:Mountain Home, Ark., May 10 — Mrs. Mary Carter, a widow, with a small family of children, is...

The use of handguns to defend against bear attacks has been shown to be effective 98% of the time. This update details 16 more cases where a handgun was fired in defense against a bear or bears. In this study, all cases where a handgun was fired in defense against a bear are included. This guards against selection bias. Every case is described in detail, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. If researchers refuse to disclose the data used to support their papers, it detracts from the validity of the conclusions. Extreme accuracy or speed with handguns does not...

Is this a new trend now? ICE officers being hit by cars? 🚨2 more ICE Agents now hospitalized after another vehicle ramming attack in Arizona.The Democrat Party has marked federal agents for death and their followers are targeting them. pic.twitter.com/pq7pYhmkJe— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) October 24, 2025Here's AZ Family News on the incident: Law enforcement surrounded a home in Avondale after investigators said the two people inside rammed two ICE officers' car on Thursday morning. According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE officers tried to pull over a pickup truck driver and a passenger but they didn't stop around 8...

On October 8, 2025, an 82-year-old woman was attacked by an Asiatic black bear in the city of Daisen in Akita Prefecture, Japan. The attack was caught on video. The bear is presumed to be an Asiatic black bear because the brown bears (Ursus Arctos) in Japan are limited to the northern island of Hokkaido. Daisen and Akita prefectures are not in Hokkaido. Akita prefecture is on the largest of the Japanese islands, Honshu. Honshu has a significant population of Asiatic black bears. From the bear’s actions, it appears to be a juvenile bear that has not yet perfected its...

On Thursday afternoon, FBI Director Kash Patel shared news related to arrests that were previously made in connection with the July 4th domestic terror attack at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvaredo, Texas, in which a police officer was shot in the neck. "First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa-aligned anarchist violent extremists and terrorism charges have been brought for the July 4 Prairieland ICE attack in Texas," Patel noted on X. "Under President Trump’s new authorities, we’ve made 20+ arrests. No one gets to harm law enforcement. Not on my watch."First time ever: the FBI arrested Antifa-aligned anarchist violent...

Michael McCarthy @punishablepress A disturbing video shows a group of black boys assaulting two young white girls while recording the incident. This happened in Holmes & Woodland High School in Covington Kentucky.

A Jacksonville woman is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an incident outside a charter school on Tuesday that also led to the arrest of multiple bystanders who Sheriff T.K. Waters said violated Florida’s new “Halo Law.” Waters said the arrests are the first for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office involving the Halo Law. The entire encounter was captured on an officer’s body camera video and by at least one bystander’s cellphone. The cellphone video was circulating widely on social media platforms this week.

Over at last few years, people on the left have taken exception to the mission of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). Our leftist university campuses in particular have criticized the TPUSA mission, since it advocates conservative and religious values. Since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the organization, attempts to ban the organization have grown exponentially. And if they oppose the plans of TPUSA, they have good reason to be worried about maintaining their leftist agenda: Since [Kirk’s] death, interest in Turning Point USA, the organization he co-founded has grown exponentially. “In the past 2 weeks, TPUSA has received...

The U.S. State Department issued a revised travel advisory pertaining to the Republic of the Maldives Oct. 7. "Exercise increased caution in [the Maldives] due to terrorism," the Level 2 travel warning notes. The advisory indicates that "terrorist groups may attack with little or no warning." Tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls and local government facilities are listed as possible targets. Officials warn that attacks may also occur on remote islands, lengthening the response time of authorities in the event of an emergency. Travelers who have trips planned are encouraged to monitor local and breaking news. While in the...

A 72-year-old man, Vernon Patton, was working on a gravel road with his tractor when a 70-pound juvenile male black bear attacked him. The attack happened on September 3, 2025, in the Mulberry Mountain area of Arkansas. The attack occurred near Highway 23, just south of the Mulberry Mountain lodge. Vernon’s son came by to check on him. The son saw his father being attacked and drove off the bear by throwing rocks at it. From foxnews.com: A 72-year-old man had to be airlifted to the hospital this week after he was mauled by a 70-pound bear in Arkansas, state...

Between 200 and 300 people participated in a demonstration in downtown Boston on Tuesday night after what began as a pro-Palestinian protest quickly turned into a riot. In total, 13 people were arrested after police say people in the group became violent toward police officers. The agitators also blocked an intersection, according to police. "When officers attempted to move the group to the sidewalk to allow emergency vehicles to pass, protesters surrounded police cruisers, kicked vehicle doors and resisted dispersal efforts. Several officers were assaulted during this period, including one struck in the face. Protesters also ignited smoke devices and...

Conservative journalist Nick Sortor was arrested after a brush with Antifa in Portland on Thursday, but the charge was dropped by the district attorney on Monday. Sortor was documenting the rioting against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility by apparent left-wing agitators when police arrested him. He says some leftist protesters attacked him and that he swung back in defense before police intervened. The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said that police had probable cause to arrest Sortor, but "after a careful review of the investigation, including reports and video, we do not believe the crime of disorderly conduct can...

The suspected instigator in the racially motivated Cincinnati brawl that left one mother unconscious has now been slapped with federal drug charges — on top of the laundry list of offenses he’s facing for his role in the brutal beatdown. Jermaine Mathews, 39, was indicted for conspiracy and intent to distribute a whopping “40 grams or more of fentanyl,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio wrote in a press release on Monday. He was also charged with “operating a premises on Kenton Street in Cincinnati for the purpose of trafficking narcotics” alongside three other co-conspirators based...

Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman discusses an apparent attack on ICE agents in San Francisco amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on ‘Fox Report.’

Attack on camera, statement by Orbani, explanation by Mahyar, at pro-Israel rally Orbani was covering for Mahyar Tousi TV. Arrests of perps made. Transcript linked below video.

All six Cincinnati mob attack suspects were indicted Friday and hit with additional charges, WLWT-TV reported. The station said all six suspects were indicted on eight charges each: three counts of felonious assault, three counts of assault, and two counts of aggravated riot. WLWT said each suspect faces up to 29.5 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges. "What I saw on video is not the Cincinnati I know and love," Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich said when announcing the indictments, the station reported. "These charges hold those involved in the attack accountable." WLWT said the following five...

On July 19, 2025, Brett TerBeek and his hunting partner Andy were scouting for a moose hunt in the interior of Alaska. They were 60 miles up a remote river, about 3/4 of a mile from the riverbank toward some high ground.They carried 10 mm Glock model 20 pistols in chest holsters for self-defense. A huge grizzly charged them from 10 yards in thick cover. They stopped the bear at 5 yards with 16 shots of controlled rapid fire.Tyler Freel has been documenting the incident. From outdoorlife.com:Brett told me that as Andy said that, he turned and saw the huge...

Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler is recovering in the hospital after he was attacked and set on fire on Wednesday. According to his wife Blair, Lee is set to undergo the first surgery of what will likely be many. Here's her statement released by Showcase Magazine:

Disturbing new images have revealed the horrific injuries sustained by a woman after she was attacked during a mass brawl in Cincinnati last weekend. Footage surfaced online over the weekend showing the woman, known only as Holly, and a man being savagely attacked in the downtown area of the Ohio city. Republican state Senator Bernie Moreno said in a post on X that Holly had given him permission to share the damning pictures of her horrific injuries. Both sides of her face were extremely bruised following the assault, with her right eye a dark shade of purple and almost closed...