NICS stands for National Instant Criminal Background Check System, an FBI database that licensed gun dealers must use to determine whether or not a potential purchaser is legally barred from buying a gun. Obviously, if you know how many NICS checks happen in a month, you have a very rough idea ho...
ATF will no longer require NFA approval or registration for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs, and AOWs. Here's what changed, what still applies, and where state law can still trip you up.
Gun-rights litigation has forced a major retreat from the NFA registration scheme. ATF’s October 9 guidance extends non-enforcement nationwide for suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs, while remaining federal requirements and state restrictions still apply.
Milrem Robotics and Hanwha are expanding their cooperation in unmanned ground systems, with the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) at the centre of new initiatives in South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Hanwha has acquired two THeMIS platforms for separate initiatives in South Korea and Aus...
Federal Ammunition, Mossberg, and Palladyne AI have announced the launch of a joint development of SwarmShot a "purpose-built ammunition, an airborne weapon module". The new consortium plans for SwarmShot to first be developed as a modular mission add-on for Palladyne AI’s Gremlin...
Ask my wife, and she’ll tell you I have too much hunting gear. I chase dove, whitetail, waterfowl, turkey, and other game animals whenever I can. Which means, yes, I have a lot of hunting gear (but definitely not too much) that I need to keep organized and protected. So over the last several ye...
Back in July Colt CZ Group announced that the Montenegrin Armed Forces had selected CZ small arms, ammunition and accessories. This included the new CZ Bren 3 as well as pistols, precision rifles and CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine guns. At the time Colt CZ Group's CEO, Radek Musil, said: "...
A Mississippi firearms instructor drew on a man who tried to take his truck after leaving an SUV blocking train tracks near Star. Read the original story: ‘I’m Thankful I Did Not Have to Shoot’: Mississippi Firearm Trainer Describes Holding a Carjacking Suspect at Gunpoint
Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is how agency procurement cycles produce gear that is already behind the curve by the time it hits the field, and why the officers holding that gear are right to be frustrated. Front Line Friday is brought to you by Dead ...
This year’s AUSA includes Outdoor Exhibits, in particular I’d like to direct your attention to the Ukrainian Defense Tech Pavilion which will house 17 Ukrainian companies who offer capabilities making a daily difference in their conflict with Russia. It’s just a short walk from ...