BFG Monday: Every Movement Has a Cost

A Soldier pauses at a trail intersection beneath a canopy that blocks what little moonlight remains. Through night vision, familiar terrain has changed. Colors are gone. Depth is harder to judge. The field of view has collapsed into a narrow green window. Ahead, the patrol continues moving quietl...

By Eric G

BFG Monday: A Med Kit Is Only Useful If You Can Actually Get to It

Casualties rarely happen when gear is laid out neatly on a tailgate. They happen in vehicles, in the dark, in tight spaces, during movement, under stress, and usually when nobody has extra time to sort through equipment. In that moment, the question is not whether a Soldier, law enforcement offic...

By Eric G

Front Line Friday #22: Female Officer Gear and Fit: The Systemic Gap

The equipment design and procurement failures that produce poor fit for female officers, why body armor, duty belts, and holsters built around a male body type create real safety and performance gaps, and what agencies and officers can do about it.

By Tom R

ATF Moves to Cut Fingerprint, Photo Requirements for NFA Gun Owners

ATF’s proposed rule would reduce NFA paperwork burdens by cutting duplicate fingerprint cards, allowing photo ID in place of passport-style photos, and ending automatic fingerprint submissions for responsible persons tied to trusts and legal entities.

By John Crump

TFB Review: MCG Tactical Kodiak Red Dot Sight

I think we've all been there, or maybe the rest of you just have better taste than I do. Budget Optics. How cheap is too cheap? We've already taken a swing at MCG's $79 "not-EOTech"  and their Dark Force night vision binos , and MCG was kind enough to keep the gravy ...

By Luke C.

Finally! SCOTUS Will Hear Two ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two major Second Amendment challenges to bans on modern semiautomatic rifles. For gun owners, Grant v. Higgins and Viramontes v. Cook County could become the long-awaited test of whether AR-15-style rifles are protected “arms.”

By Dave Workman
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