It is hard to overestimate just how much movies shape modern gun culture. Like many, I attribute my fascination with firearms to Hollywood movies. But I am only aware of one instance when a movie gun accidentally created a new type of armament.
A midday active shooter attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, May 18, 2026, has left two people dead, including a dedicated campus security guard. A massive multi-agency response and a tactical SWAT deployment successfully neutralized the armed threat within an hour, ending a terri...
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 ...
Another step, and two deer scooted from a foggy clearing. But their dash into the alders suggested they’d not go far. Circling downwind, I drifted onto a deer trail, pausing at each step, glassing not yards ahead but feet. Then: a glint from the shadows. Stay still! Presently, beside ...
A Long Island dentist has filed a federal lawsuit against Nassau County Police after a 2022 raid on his Massapequa home led to dozens of gun charges that were later dismissed. The suit alleges officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by entering and searching the home without a valid warrant.
Editor’s Note: This article is strictly the opinion of the author and is for informational purposes only. Avoid potential threats and danger whenever possible. Please seek qualified training. In my article about how to survive a home invasion robbery, I wrote about moving to safe areas of your ...
When you are faced with a deadly threat, you may only have fractions of a second to respond. Are you prepared? Do you have the right gear and training to respond when you must? Let’s say that you do. What if that response does not work? The most basic of self-defense training is the center-mass...
Folding stocks on rifles have been both misused and misunderstood for decades. While the AK possesses one of the most iconic folding stocks, the AR15 has long suffered from an inability to yield. Folding the stock has been the unobtanium of the AR world since its conception. No longer, Dead Foot ...
Law enforcement veteran, SWAT operator, and Master Class competitive shooter Paul Costa brings real-world performance-based training to Achilles Heel Tactical. The post You Can Pass a Qual Course and Still Not Know How to Shoot appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
It was Thanksgiving weekend. James Kim and wife, Kati, with their young daughters Sabine and Penelope, were motoring on their trip home to San Francisco on I-5, then turned toward Gold Beach on Oregon’s southern coast. The road James took began to climb. There was no traffic, and soon no cell s...