Resident Shoots, Kills Driver After SUV Slams Into San Tan Valley Home

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ — A resident shot and killed a driver after an SUV crashed into a San Tan Valley home Wednesday evening, injuring two people inside. The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m. at a home on Morenci Road, in a neighborhood near Hunt Highway and Coppermine Road. As reported by AZ ...

By Luke McCoy

South Carolina HOA Bans Guns From Sidewalks, Parking Areas

Forest Pines Condominiums has banned residents from carrying firearms on sidewalks, in parking areas and throughout other shared spaces. But South Carolina law and a prior attorney general opinion leave major questions about the HOA’s authority.

By Dean Weingarten

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast

In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...

By Peter Suciu

Missouri Homeowner Shoots Intruder Dead During Break-In, Before Police Could Arrive

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A homeowner shot and killed an intruder early Friday morning after calling 911 to report that someone had forced their way into the residence, according to the Blue Springs Police Department. Officers were dispatched to a burglary in progress in the 100 block of Little Garde...

By Luke McCoy

Two Federal Courts, Two Weeks Apart, Split on Whether Silencers Are Protected Arms

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...

By Luke McCoy

Army Software Factory NCOs Become Warrant Officers

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — Army Software Factory noncommissioned officers marked a milestone in their careers as they became software operations warrant officers, graduating from Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker on June 10. The software operations technician military occupational specia...

By Eric G
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