Ace Virtual Shooting Simulator: Range Time at Home

In today’s article, Peter Suciu reviews the Ace VR shooting simulator from AceXR. This system puts a virtual shooting range in your home with the ability to train with real-world firearms like the Springfield Armory 1911 TRP. “It’s not around the block,” was an often-used saying of t...

By Peter Suciu

POTD: The Rise of Armed Drones - SIG Sauer MH322

The line between small arms and unmanned systems continues to blur. Our Photo Of The Day shows the SIG Sauer MH322, a device from their Advanced Concepts Division. Rather than being a traditional firearm, the MH322 is designed as a lightweight remotely operated payload for unmanned platforms. The...

By Eric B

He Could Have Fired. This Utah Homeowner Held an Intruder at Gunpoint Instead

PARK CITY, Utah — A shirtless stranger was standing in John Santy’s kitchen, and Santy had no idea why. The man had been running from law enforcement. According to KUTV, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called over a domestic dispute and that the man was acting ...

By Luke McCoy

Dropped Wallet Leads Tulsa Police Straight To Burglar Shot By Homeowner

TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa homeowner did exactly what a law-abiding gun owner is supposed to do when a stranger broke into his house overnight, and the suspected burglar is now recovering from a gunshot wound because of it. According to News On 6, the break-in happened just before midnight near 21s...

By Luke McCoy

USS Saratoga: WWII Carrier Sunk by an Atom Bomb

The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...

By Peter Suciu

Shifty Powers: The Gun Guy from “Band of Brothers”

Editor’s Note: Today’s article is about Sgt. Darrell Powers, a World War II hero who served with the 101st Airborne Division. Nicknamed “Shifty”, Powers saw action in the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. Powers was more than “j...

By Massad Ayoob
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