For millions of Americans, particularly the elderly and physically disabled, the ability to defend themselves against violent criminals can mean the difference between life and death. Yet some of the very firearms that could help them survive have been turned into objects of fear through decades of political propaganda. That is not merely unfortunate. It is dangerous. Let me begin with the deliberate confusion surrounding the term “assault rifle.” Historically, an assault rifle is a military weapon capable of selective fire, both fully automatic and semiautomatic. The ordinary civilian AR-15 is not such a weapon. It fires one round with each pull of the trigger. It is a semiautomatic rifle, regardless of what its political opponents choose to call it. The term “assault weapon” has been promoted and expanded in political campaigns and legislation to include semiautomatic firearms based partly on their appearance and particular features. Gun control advocates have successfully asso...

By Paul Huebl  Where in the world is Congresswoman Ilhan Omar? More importantly, has a federal grand jury already indicted her, with the indictment safely tucked away under judicial seal? Federal agents raided Omar’s residence on October 12, reportedly removing boxes of potential evidence. Federal judges do not issue search warrants because investigators have a hunch, dislike somebody’s politics, or simply want to rummage through their underwear drawers. In a criminal evidence investigation, a search warrant requires a judge or magistrate to determine, based upon sworn facts, that probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed and that evidence connected to that crime will probably be found at the specific location to be searched.  There must be probable cause involving criminal activity and a sufficient connection between the evidence being sought and the premises. That is a serious constitutional requirement, not some meaningless legal formality. A warrant d...

  By Paul Huebl There is an old song with a haunting title: “You Always Hurt the One You Love.” Those words keep returning to me as I examine the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her Tucson-area home during the night of January 31 and the early morning of February 1, 2026. I have a theory about this case, and it is considerably darker than the kidnapping narrative that has dominated the headlines. I believe Nancy Guthrie may already have been dead when the supposed abduction occurred. The blood evidence at her doorstep is central to my suspicion. We know blood was discovered, but the public has not been given enough forensic information to establish precisely when she was injured, how seriously she was wounded, or whether she was alive when she left that property. Those are not minor questions. They go straight to the heart of this mystery. Nancy had been brought home earlier that evening by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, who is married to her daughter, Annie Guthrie...