When a bear closes the distance, the specifications on the label matter less than three things working together: enough volume to keep spraying, enough range to deploy before the animal reaches you, and a delivery system you can operate under stress. In the assessment of Meg Carney, a spray consi...
A New Orleans homeowner shot and killed a 29-year-old man trying to break into his house before 7 a.m. Friday. NOPD says no charges. Read the original story: New Orleans Homeowner Shoots and Kills 29-Year-Old Trying to Break Into His House Before 7 A.M., and NOPD Says He Will Not Be Charged
A 26-year-old DoorDash driver shot a man three times after he opened his car door, vowed to take his gun, and lunged at him in Martinez, GA. Read the original story: “Buy Me a 20 Piece”: Stranger’s Demand Outside a Georgia Asian Market Escalates to a Shove, an Open Car Door, and Three Round...
GOA and VCDL sue Virginia State Police in Lynchburg over the new under-21 handgun purchase ban and private-sale background check law. Read the original story: Back in the Court That Already Said Under-21 Adults Can Buy Handguns: GOA and VCDL Sue Virginia State Police Over New Purchase Ban and Pri...
A man was shot and killed around 3:25 a.m. after trying to break into a Portsmouth, VA home. Police say they are not looking for a suspect. Read the original story: Break-In Attempt on a Quiet Portsmouth Street Ends With the Intruder Dead at the Scene
Rebuilt from the scuttled hull of the USS Merrimack, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads and changed naval warfare forever. Tom Laemlein details how this armored Civil War ram sank the USS Cumberland, destroyed the USS Congress, and spread panic through Washington D.C...
The GIGN's Force Sécurité Protection brought Ukraine to Eurosatory 2026, staging a scenario rooted in hard operational reality. Since February 2022, the FSP has deployed repeatedly into contested territory, evacuating diplomats threatened by active fighting across front lines a...
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 ...
Shreveport police say two men followed an Uber delivery driver to a dead-end road and opened fire. He fired back. Read the original story: Shreveport Uber Delivery Driver Trailed to a Dead-End Road Fires Back at Two Men, More Than 60 Rounds Exchanged