Glock: How The Polymer Pistol Changed the Handgun Market Forever
Glock helped push American handguns from revolvers and steel-framed pistols into the polymer, striker-fired era. This is how Glock changed the market.
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New Veteran Education Initiative Launched In Houston As Many Eligible Borrowers Continue To Underutilize VA Home Loan Benefits
Program Offers Educational Consultations Focused on Home Financing Options Available to Veterans HOUSTON, June 4, 2026 — New Era Lending today announced the launch of its New Era Hero Care Promise, a veteran-focused educational initiative designed to help current and former service mem...
Battle of Britain: Myth vs. Reality
The idealized concept immediately took root and blossomed: the Royal Air Force saved Britain from invasion in 1940. The conventional wisdom holds that Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s legendary “few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and paved the road to eventual victo...
Alisha Curtin Talks Concealed Carry & Gun Owners Radio
Charlie Cook sits down with Alisha Curtin of San Diego Concealed Carry and Gun Owners Radio to talk about her path into firearms training, working with women shooters, California CCW instruction, and her first trip to SHOT Show.
Thank You For Your Support
We heard the Defenders at Fairchild AFB follow SSD. That’s a family homebase and we appreciate your readership and your service!
Armed Bystanders Stop Felon From Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman Outside Florida Church
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Two armed citizens stopped a convicted felon from dragging a 74-year-old woman into a car outside a Florida church, and police say stepping in likely saved her life. It happened around 10:49 a.m. on May 31 at First United Methodist Church on Southwest Prima Vista Boulevar...
LaPierre Appeal Fails: NRA Members Win Back Millions, But Trust Still Must Be Rebuilt
Wayne LaPierre lost his New York appeal, leaving intact a multimillion-dollar repayment order to the NRA and a 10-year ban from NRA leadership.
Day 50 of the 100 Days of Silence Is a Complete Suppressed 9mm Carry Build — Here’s the $2,347.74 Prize Stack
The June 5 prize package carries a verified ARV of $2,347.74. It is built around a modular striker-fired duty pistol, a 2.7 ounce titanium 9mm suppressor, the Form 4 handled by Silencer Central, a PDW grip module, subsonic ammunition, and digital maintenance tracking from my app. Sponsor Ite...
PSA Rock Compact: 5.7 Carry Perfected?
The PSA Rock Compact brings 5.7x28mm performance into a smaller, carry-friendly pistol with 21-round capacity, low recoil, optics-ready features, and a reasonable price.
POTD: General Harding’s USMC 1911 – A General’s Sidearm
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a 1913-frame Colt Model 1911 in the USMC serial range, documented as owned by U.S. Army Major General Edwin Forrest Harding. He gifted it to a family friend named Robert James when James came home to Franklin, Ohio after the Korean War. Hardin...