Every Decision You Make Could Be Used Against You in Court
Some things a prosecutor uses against you are easy to explain. Some take work. Some just make you look bad. Lessons from 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial.
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POTD: Colt Single Action Army in 44 German – The Most Elusive Colt
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Single Action Army that most Colt collectors will never see in person. This SAA shipped on June 22nd, 1882, as one of six sent to Colt’s London Agency, chambered for the “44 German Cartridge.” Only about 60 SAAs are known...
I Watched 88 Hours of a Murder Trial. Here’s What I Learned.
I watched all 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial. Here’s why, and what it reveals for concealed carriers about self-defense law, evidence, and public opinion.
Back in the Court That Already Said Under-21 Adults Can Buy Handguns: GOA and VCDL Sue Virginia State Police Over New Purchase Ban and Private-Sale Background Check Law
GOA and VCDL sue Virginia State Police in Lynchburg over the new under-21 handgun purchase ban and private-sale background check law. Read the original story: Back in the Court That Already Said Under-21 Adults Can Buy Handguns: GOA and VCDL Sue Virginia State Police Over New Purchase Ban and Pri...
Review: Hornady High Speed 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer
Editor’s Note: For this Hornady case trimmer review, the author received the unit for testing from the company. All opinions are those of the author’s. Reloading can be a meticulous and laborious task—but also rewarding. It can also feel intimidating. There are many steps, different met...
Field-Tested Deer Hunting Wisdom from the MeatEater Crew
The best deer hunting advice tends to be specific, hard-won, and born of time in the woods rather than a product catalog. What follows pulls together practical tips gathered from experienced hunters, organized around the decisions you actually make in the field: when to go, where to set up, how t...
Kopin Secures Additional $18.6 Million US Army IBAS Award for Color MicroLED Technology
Cumulative IBAS funding reaches $34 million as Kopin accelerates U.S.-based development and manufacturing of next-generation military MicroLED displaysWESTBOROUGH, Mass.–Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading provider of application-specific optical systems, optical interconnect device...
Wheelgun Wednesday: The Korth Dreadnought Is A Walk On The Wild Side
Finely embellished handguns are a thing of the past, right? Nobody goes in for engraving and other fancy-pants finishes anymore, right? Wrong. Uh, sort of. The Korth Dreadnought is an example of an old idea reborn for the 2020s, although it is a far cry from the work that F.W. Martin used to do a...
Beretta Celebrates 500 Years with the 1526 Parallelo SxS Shotgun
Beretta isn’t running out of ideas for celebrating the year of their 500th anniversary. Like with the SO10 EELL History, again we’re looking at an art piece in the shape of a shotgun. This time we don’t have one masterpiece, but a pair of identical twins.
From Murder Charge to Freedom: Why a Mahoning County Jury Accepted Darius Smith’s Self-Defense Claim
In a high-stakes trial before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Durkin, a jury returned a verdict of not guilty Friday afternoon, acquitting 23-year-old Darius Smith on a single count of murder with an attached firearm specification.Smith, who faced a potential sentence of 18 years...