South Austin Lockdown: Two Detained, One at Large in 10-Site Random Shooting Spree

A terrifying, mobile shooting spree shattered the peace of South Austin over the weekend, leaving four people injured and triggering a massive, multi-neighborhood shelter-in-place order. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis confirmed that two suspects have been arrested and law enforcement is actively ...

By Brandon Curtis

Cop-Killer Bullets: Gun Control Lie or Actual Threat?

Cop-killer bullets. That’s a pretty inflammatory phrase that is thrown around a lot. It seems to have been invented by hoplophobes and then used by politicians to attack your Second Amendment rights. As a former law enforcement officer myself, I believe the overly emotional descriptor for what ...

By Richard Johnson

M1 Abrams — Best Job I Ever Had

The M1 Abrams was conceived with a singular, unyielding purpose: the total destruction of enemy armored formations. Over the last four decades, it has become the absolute pinnacle of tank warfare made manifest. Its sheer battlefield dominance has not only won conflicts, but forced militaries acro...

By Mason Berryman

Raptor Rescue Gets an Upgrade for International Nurses’ Day

Leatherman’s Raptor Rescue has been a trusted component for emergency personnel across the globe. It’s a compact tool that combines robust shears with a strap cutter, ring cutter, and more. True to form for Leatherman, the tool folds up for easy belt carry. In honor of International Nurses’...

By Jim Cobb

America’s Flaming Bayonet in World War I

In early 1918, as the American Expeditionary Force prepared to face battle-hardened German troops in France, the bayonet was a vital component of the Doughboys’ combat equipment. It is difficult for many people today to understand the importance the U.S. military placed on “cold steel” duri...

By Tom Laemlein

$5 Million Penalty: AG Takes Jacksonville to Court Over Secret Gun Registry

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the city of Jacksonville, alleging the local government maintained an illegal registry of firearms brought into city buildings between July 2023 and early 2025. The suit challenges the city’s previous decision to avo...

By Brandon Curtis

Rebirth of AR-15 Rifle Training?

Let’s take a quick trip back in time, around 15 years or so, when Travis Haley and Chris Costa had just released a very popular DVD (remember those?) called “The Art of the Tactical Carbine,” and pretty much everyone in the firearms training industry picked up a copy and watched it from beg...

By Kevin Creighton
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