HOUSTON, TX — A Houston homeowner shot a suspected home invader early Sunday morning after the intruder crashed a vehicle nearby, jumped a fence, and broke into the residence, according to the Houston Police Department. The incident took place on Truman Street near the intersection of W Crossti...
My very first handgun was a Springfield Armory XD in 9mm. It was around 2007, I was shopping for a home-defense solution and I’d read positive reviews about the XD line in American Rifleman and Guns & Ammo magazines. At decision time, it wasn’t much of a competiti...
We recently covered the Canadian military's adoption of a new carbine, the CMAR . That announcement was shortly followed by word that a Colt scope would round out the package: the CMAR 1-6 . Colt's new line of civilian optics has now been released, so we can take a look at what th...
Shreveport police have neutralized a suspect following a horrific domestic-related mass murder that left eight children dead in the Cedar Grove neighborhood early Sunday morning. The victims, ranging in age from 18 months to 14 years, were found across four separate crime scenes before the suspec...
Handgun-mounted red dot sights have been around for a long time. I was first exposed to them in the late ’90s mounted on USPSA Open guns. These flat-shooting, compensated, red dot-adorned pistols ran fast when they were running, and Open shooters were most often at the top of the list at the en...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has formally joined a growing congressional effort to force the ATF to answer questions about an internal database that critics say functions as a backdoor national gun registry. Cornyn sent his follow-up letter on March 9, 2026, to ATF Deputy Direc...
The DOJ’s new Second Amendment enforcement effort is now colliding with Virginia’s 2026 gun control package, as Harmeet Dhillon warns the state could face federal litigation over unconstitutional firearm restrictions.
The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is making the case for nationwide Constitutional Carry, pointing to data showing that nine of the fifteen safest states in the country recognize the right to carry a firearm without a permit. In a recent post on X, the organization stated, “The...
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . Last week, I participated in a practical rifle match and was shocked at the percentage of guns with suppressors. A...
MELBOURNE, Fla., April 14, 2026 — L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) successfully demonstrated an advanced autonomous electronic warfare (EW) capability during a recent U.S. Army experiment, showcasing its ability to detect, locate and neutralize threats in real time. The demonstration featured ...