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California Man Takes an Armed Teen’s Gun in a Midday Apartment Break-In and Kills Him With It
Fremont police say two armed teens forced into an apartment. A resident took one suspect's gun and fatally shot him. Read the original story: California Man Takes an Armed Teen’s Gun in a Midday Apartment Break-In and Kills Him With It
Retail FFLs Are Dwindling: 5 Growth Strategies That Still Work
Retail FFL numbers are falling while direct-to-home shipping and online marketplaces rise. These five growth strategies — local search, NFA authority, used-gun digitization, transfer revenue, and rule-change positioning — still work for dealers who execute.
Houston Property Owner Ends Up in Cuffs After Confronting Squatters With a Gun
Reptilia Introduces the AGS 34MM 20 MOA Mount for Extended-Range Precision Shooting
A purpose-built, low-profile optic mount combining a 1.34-inch height, 20 MOA of forward elevation, and the strength of billet 7075-T6 aluminum. Reptilia is proud to introduce the AGS™ Mount in 34mm with 20 MOA elevation, a precision optic mounting solution engineered specifically for modern bo...
Challenge to Maine's Waiting Period Law Heads to SCOTUS
Capitol Police Seize Open Carried...Guillotine!
Colt’s EPR II 5.56mm Carbine
This year, Colt was one of the exhibiting manufacturers at Rendezvous. They’re originally from New England and they’ve been around for a minute. Maybe you’ve heard of them? Allegedly, they’re famous for their AR-15s and 1911 pistols… [sarcasm alert] This Rendezvous afforded me the oppor...
‘Final Denial’: Air Force Leaders Lean in to the Future of Drone Defense
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — The 31st Air Task Force sharpened and refined a layered counter-small unmanned aerial system defense capability, culminating in a kinetic “final denial” live-fire demonstration, August 3-7, 2026. The week-long training event built on counter-sUAS initiatives first emp...
TFB Review: Colt VMR 3-18x44
After a hiatus of many years, Colt is making optics again. They have already won some Canadian military contracts and shortly thereafter brought out a range of scopes for the consumer market. The VMR 3-18x44 is the intermediate member of that family, and over the last few months I've b...