ORCHARD COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Idaho — A heavy-lift drone climbed into 25 mph gusts above the high desert June 22, carrying a live Bangalore torpedo toward a wire obstacle. For combat engineers, breaching that kind of obstacle is one of the most dangerous missions on the battlefield. Army doct...
The newest trend in handgun optics is enclosed emitters over the last several years. As the industry leans into incremental changes and improvements to make optics, handguns, and our shooting experience better, many optic manufacturers believe enclosed emitters are the way. Vortex Optics has anno...
Luke C is at GunCon checking out one of the more talked-about booths on the floor this year: Biofire and their 9mm Smart Gun. This isn't your average striker-fired pistol. It's a biometric handgun, secured by both fingerprint and facial recognition, and the first product of its kind to ...
The Supreme Court’s Wolford v. Lopez decision is more than a win over Hawaii’s “vampire rule.” It is a reminder that the right to armed self-defense exists before government permission.
HORRY COUNTY, SC — A homeowners association on the Grand Strand has told residents they can no longer carry a firearm across most of their own community’s shared property, and gun owners there are right to be asking whether the rule actually holds up. As reported by WMBF News, residents o...
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A Northeast Memphis man opened fire on a masked intruder he caught trying to carry his television out of his apartment, police say, leaving the suspect hospitalized in critical condition. It happened around 3:15 p.m. in the 6600 block of West Quailbrook Cove at the Greenbrook a...
An 18-year-old Springfield man, Marcello Scott, is locked behind bars in the Sangamon County Jail after a seven-month-pregnant teenager used a kitchen knife to defend her unborn child during a violent home invasion. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the expectant mother acted co...
Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all. Yeage...
Switzerland’s B&T has regained full control of the B&T brand in the US. Legal disputes between B&T AG in Switzerland and its US subsidiary, B&T USA, emerged in 2025, with $15 million in B&T AG products reportedly unpaid for by B&T USA. The B&T AG has now revealed...
I set the hook and immediately thought to myself, “Oh dang, this could be the biggest fish of the day.” The fight made me giggle like a little kid, but as I pulled the 4-pound bass over the gunwale of my kayak, I saw something strange in its throat. I reached into its mouth and […] The ...