Two HRT Members, SEAL Killed
By Harold Hutchison

Elite troops have often trained hard to maintain their edge. In the last week, some of those elite personnel have been killed in accidents.

Two members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) were killed during a training accident involving a helicopter in Virginia Beach. The two men, Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw. Each FBI agent leaves behind a wife and two children.

Dodson Targeted By Former U.S. Attorney
By Harold Hutchison

ATF Special Agent John Dodson blew the whistle on Operation Fast & Furious, risking his career and retribution from the Obama Justice Department, which had hoped to use Fast & Furious to push for new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners. Now, the Justice Department’s Inspector General is reporting that the Justice Department may have retaliated.

Obama IRS Unleashed on Tea Party, Conservatives
By Harold Hutchison

The Internal Revenue Service harassed Tea Party and other conservative and libertarian groups going back as early as June 2009. The harassment campaign lead as many as 63% of the groups who had applied for 501(c)4 status to pull their applications, hampering the Tea Party’s ability to mobilize conservative voters in the 2012 election, which Barack Obama won narrowly.

DEMOCRATS PUSHED TEA PARTY INVESTIGATIONS
Democratic Senators demanded the IRS investigate the Tea Party prior to the scandal breaking.

Former Acting IRS Commissioner Drops Bombshell
By Harold Hutchison

The former acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service admitted that while many conservative groups were harassed by the agency, “progressive” groups were not similarly targeted. This revelation comes as the Treasury Department’s Inspector General admitted that senior Treasury officials knew of an investigation into IRS practices as early as June 2012.

2012 Raytheon Award Video

Martin O'Malley signed a sweeping anti-gun bill in Maryland. Beretta has issued its response to the bill-signing. Here at SOF, we salute Beretta for standing with law-abiding gun owners and wish them the best.

The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) congratulates City Councilman Jean Stothert for winning the highly contested Omaha mayoral race on Tuesday.

This election represents a great victory for the Second Amendment. NRA-PVF endorsed Jean Stothert defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Suttle, earning 57% of the popular vote compared to Suttle’s 42%.

Gunmen Attack Police Station; Airstrikes Launched Against Militants
By Harold Hutchison

Islamist gunmen attacked a bank and a police station in the northwestern part of Nigeria. The attacks occurred across the country from the strongholds of Boko Haram, in the northeastern part of the country.

The Nigerian government launches air strikes against Boko Haram’s camps, killing a number of insurgents. According to a report by VOA News, a number of other camps have been taken over. Boko Haram had also carried out a number of attacks, including one that killed 50 people in Bama.