FBI LEOKA data show 53 officers were feloniously killed in 2025, down from 2024, with early 2026 numbers also trending lower. The long-term pattern is uneven, but officer deaths remain well below earlier peaks.
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...
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...
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A homeowner shot and killed a 46-year-old man who tried to force his way into the house early Saturday morning while three adults and a child were inside, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. Officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 3000 block of 2nd Av...
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.
To say that no other handgun has been as celebrated, discussed, coveted and produced as much as the Model 1911 by gun designer John Browning is an understatement. Long past the century-old mark, this ubiquitous firearm design shows no sign of fading in popularity or practical use. Sprin...
Virginia’s April redistricting vote is colliding with Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s changes to major gun bills, creating a high-stakes fight over gerrymandering and the Second Amendment.
Senate testimony from GOA’s Erich Pratt says the ATF has amassed nearly 1 billion firearm records, with 94 percent already digitized.
I conducted a good old-fashioned shootout to see how the 25 Creedmoor and 25 Weatherby RPM stack up against quarter-bore classics like the .25/06 Remington, .257 Roberts, and .257 Weatherby Magnum The post The Ultimate .25-Caliber Shootout: Newcomers vs The Classics appeared first on Outdoor Life.