Armed Shopper Stops a Beating Inside a Georgia Dollar General: 4 Defense of Others Lessons
A Georgia shopper stopped a beating at Dollar General, fired once when the attacker charged him, and faced no charges. Defense of others lessons inside.
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Hawaii’s Gun-Free School Laws Under Fire After Armed Father Stops Oregon Shooter
An armed father stopped a school shooter in Oregon. Now a Hawaii newspaper editor is questioning the state's gun-free school laws as national polling shows a majority of voters, particularly K–12 parents, support allowing trained teachers to carry firearms. Copy excerpt
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.
Miracle at Truk: Operation Hailstone
The Japanese seized the Caroline Islands in Micronesia in 1914, and established a naval base on the island of Truk within it in 1939. As the primary anchorage for the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 4th Fleet, Truk was soon transformed into a fortress. Truk seemed the perfect spot. Offering a natural ...
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...
Bad Decisions Don’t Automatically Make Self-Defense Unlawful
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.
Bear Hunting Reduces Conflicts, Connecticut’s Numbers Show Why It Matters
Hunters provide a public-safety benefit that deserves recognition. Connecticut’s bear-conflict figures and New Jersey research make a strong case for regulated hunting—and show why counting bears alone misses part of the story.
The 20 Best Squirrel Guns for the Treetops
Squirrel hunting rewards the hunter who matches the firearm to the terrain. Shots usually come at close to moderate range, commonly inside 100 yards, in wooded cover where small, fast targets dart from limb to limb. That pushes the choice toward three categories: rifles for precise head shots, sh...
California Medical Association’s Moral Failure on Suppressors
A physician challenges the California Medical Association for stalling his suppressor hearing-protection resolution. Hearing specialists support these devices, but California’s gun owners remain denied access under the state’s ban.
Argentina Adopts IWI ARAD Rifles
Argentina's Ministry of Defense has completed acceptance testing of the first batch of IWI ARAD-5 and ARAD-7 rifles acquired via Israel's Ministry of Defense, according to an announcement from the Argentine government. Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Carlos Alberto Presti presided over the pr...