Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the wave of drones, license plate readers, and other technology moving into patrol work, and what actually changes officer capability versus what just moves money around. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air...
Running the Gulf Stream to fish the Bahamas rewards planning far more than it rewards luck. The crossing itself throws steep seas and shifting current at you. On the far side, the fishing changes with tide, water clarity, and predators that can end a hot bite in minutes. Anglers who arrive prepar...
Editor’s Note: This piece was crafting as a special retro-style “mini-magazine” within the Winter 2026 print issue of The Armory Life. We styled it to look as though it had been published back when the author was a young teenager poring over his collection of Springfield Armory catalogs. Yo...
The Henry Lever Action Supreme is a rifle that takes AR magazines and is the logical successor to the venerable Savage 99. Let's test it.
Gavin Newsom signed ten more gun control bills as California continues piling restrictions onto the right to keep and bear arms. Anti-gun groups celebrated the package, but their approval does not change the Constitution: gun rights are civil rights, and government does not get to turn them into ...
Handguns have a strong record in documented bear-defense encounters. Dean Weingarten’s review of 204 fatal bear attacks found just one case with a handgun present—and the victim could not reach it. The lesson for armed Americans: a defensive handgun needs to be accessible when danger arrives.
Newsom signed SB 948 on Sept. 26. From 2029, California firearm safety certificate applicants must complete a 4-hour course with live fire. Read the original story: Buying a Gun in California After 2029 Will Mean Four Hours of Class and a Trip to the Range Before the Certificate
Maine no longer honors carry permits from Arkansas, Indiana, South Dakota, or Tennessee. Here's who's affected, and why most adult carriers can still carry.
KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (24 September 2026) On 12 September 2026, UF PRO, part of Mehler Systems, hosted the fourth edition of the Striker Challenge at Pokljuka, Slovenia. The event received 226 applications from 16 countries. Competitors faced a 15-kilometre alpine course with 19 military-inspired obs...
ATF Director Cekada says suppressor and SBR transfer guidance under the NFA injunction is close and could be released within weeks. Read the original story: ATF Director Says Suppressor and SBR Transfer Guidance Could Land Within Weeks, and Dealers Moving Cans on a 4473 Will Not Be Cited