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Cook County, Connecticut Offer Their Defense of Semi-Auto Bans
Built for the Long Haul: Mystery Ranch Sustainment Packs
When the mission extends beyond a patrol, carrying more is only part of the problem. The real challenge is carrying it farther. MYSTERY RANCH has spent decades focused on load carriage, developing packs and frame systems around the realities of moving heavy, awkward, and mission-specific equipmen...
Now Climate Change Is Responsible for 'Gun Violence'
The Mini-14 On Duty
While the AR-15 dominates the rifle market for both police and civilian forces, there was a time when the Mini-14 was a worthy challenger. There was a time when the Mini-14 provided a budget alternative to the few companies producing AR-15s. The Mini-14 might lag behind these days, but it was a r...
American Ingenuity at Work: The Army’s Strategic Capital Initiative
WASHINGTON — The Army is rewriting the playbook on how it partners with the private sector. At a contemporary military forum on the Strategic Capital Initiative during the Association of the United States Army 2026 Annual Meeting, senior Army leaders and commercial executives sent a clear, unif...
The Soviet AK-74 Inspiration
The U.S. Small Caliber High Velocity concept started in 1950 with a study, then evolved into testing and evaluation. By the late 1950s, they discussed a .22 caliber rifle with respectable accuracy at 300 yards. The Army Infantry Board brought Armalite’s Eugene Stoner, designer of the AR-10,...
POTD: Duck Hunt, Danish Edition - The Benelli M4 A.I. Drone Guardian
Anyone who grew up with a Nintendo remembers Duck Hunt : lead the target, squeeze the trigger, and pray the dog doesn’t laugh. Denmark is now playing the grown-up version, with enemy targets that buzz instead of quack. In this Photo Of The Day, we take a new look at the Benelli M4 A.I. Dron...
Shot by Burglars Four Years Ago, Tucson Gun Shop Owner Now Parks His Pickup Across His Storefront Every Night After Thieves Ram Two Nearby Gun Stores in One Week
A Tucson gun shop owner shot in a break-in four years ago now parks his truck across his storefront nightly after two nearby ram-raids. Read the original story: Shot by Burglars Four Years Ago, Tucson Gun Shop Owner Now Parks His Pickup Across His Storefront Every Night After Thieves Ram Two Near...
Wheelgun Wednesday: Building A Better Python? Enter The Sidewinder!
Custom & Collectible Firearms isn’t in the business of making their own firearms—they take other manufacturers’ designs and embellish and otherwise improve them. In this case, they’ve gotten their hands on a Colt Python and given it a makeover.