What Is a High Threat Environment?

“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...

By Steve Tarani •

Colt Delivers M4A1 Rifles to Guatemala

More than 2,000 Colt M4A1 rifles are heading to Guatemala, and the first batch has already arrived. Colt has announced the delivery as part of the Government of Guatemala's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, describing the acquisition as historic. The rifles support the Guatemalan Army&#0...

By Eric B •

FFL News: Florida NFA Memo, ATF Imposters, Fake Expungements

A Florida prosecutor says unregistered SBRs and suppressors are not automatically contraband, ATF imposters are calling gun owners, and an Indiana gun counter cracked a five-year forged-expungement scheme. What each one means at your transfer counter.

By Fred Thompson •

Modular Box Blind Field Test: Does Orion’s 68VT Deliver?

A modular hunting blind costs far more than a pop-up, so the real question is whether the comfort, durability, and silence justify the jump. After Amanda Oliver ran the Orion 68VT through actual use, the verdict came down to how you hunt and how long you plan to leave a blind in the woods. If [&#...

By James Chen •

Front Line Friday #37: EMS Gear on Patrol - What to Carry and Why

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is a gear week, and the topic is medical gear an individual patrol officer can carry on the body to extend capability in the minutes before EMS arrives. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead Air Silencers , whose support keeps this column going e...

By Tom R •
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