The FBI reports that violent crime recorded its largest one-year rate decline since national estimates began, while the 2025 murder rate tied the historic low set in 1955 and 1956. Years of record firearm purchasing did not produce the bloodbath gun-control advocates predicted.
On May 9th, 1980, five heavily armed men stormed the Norco branch of the Security Pacific Bank, demanding 20,000 dollars in cash. What happened next became a legendary gunfight that poured out of the bank and into the streets of a California city. It’s a shootout that’s long fascinated me, on...
Somali pirates have seized another commercial tanker, but international maritime policy still treats armed ship crews as a greater danger than the criminals boarding vessels with guns.
Two Warren, Michigan CPL holders shot and killed men during separate domestic violence attacks. Prosecutors filed no charges. Read the original story: 70 Minutes Apart in Michigan: A Brother and a Boyfriend, Cleared in Two Fatal Domestic Violence Shootings
Chester County investigators say an argument over a vaping device ended with two dead in Edgemoor after a second victim returned fire. Read the original story: Argument Over Vape Leaves Two Dead in South Carolina After the Second Victim Returned Fire
A Deerfield Beach woman shot and killed her ex, a man once charged with murdering his sleeping father, and told deputies it was self-defense. Read the original story: Florida Woman Kills Ex Who Found Where She Lived, Five Months After His Father’s Murder Case Closed Without a Trial
A masked, gloved man walked into a Florence vape shop with a gun at 10:15 p.m. A store employee reached for a handgun. Read the original story: Mask, Gloves, and a Gun: Florence Vape Shop Employee Fires on Armed Robber Loading Cash Into a Bag
Defense After Dark is a new five-module course with Dan Brady on defending yourself in low light — handheld and weapon-mounted lights, tactics, and drills.
Michigan State Police say one round struck two men during an August argument. A hard lesson in pass-through and ammo choice. Read the original story: Over-Penetration Happens, and a Michigan Shooting Just Proved It Again
A Fort Worth resident came home to find a man inside the house. The fight that followed left the intruder dead and the resident shot. Read the original story: Fort Worth Intruder Who Was Under an Active Protective Order Is Killed After a Resident Walks In on Him