Ignoring the No Guns Sign Is the Weakest Option

You know the sticker. Small pistol in a red circle, diagonal slash through it, mounted at eye level on a door you were about to walk through. Ask around in…

By Jacob Paulsen •

TacJobs – USAF Seeks Volunteers for Lunar Lander Impact Study

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing is seeking active duty military volunteers for a collaborative study with NASA to evaluate the impact forces astronauts could experience while standing during a lunar landing. The Wing’s Biodynamics team needs 10 to 12 active du...

By Eric G •

Montgomery County Rebuilds Carry Ban, Faces New Federal Lawsuit

Maryland Shall Issue and five carry-permit holders have filed Barreto v. Montgomery County, challenging the County’s rebuilt gun-carry ban, overlapping 100-yard exclusion zones and restrictions on lawful armed citizens going about their daily lives.

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson •

Front Line Friday #25: Mental Health in Law Enforcement

Welcome back to Front Line Friday. This week is an editorial, and the topic is the gap between how law enforcement dies and how the profession talks about dying: more officers end their own lives every year than are killed by suspects, and almost nobody trains for that number. Front Line Friday i...

By Tom R •

Front Line Friday #24: Off-Duty Carry Considerations

Platform selection for concealment, the holster and print-management realities that separate a workable off-duty setup from one that stays in a drawer, and the mindset differences that matter more than the hardware when an off-duty officer encounters a threat.

By Tom R •

Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift

U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...

By Friedrich Seiltgen •

Hellcat: 20K Rounds & Counting!

The Springfield Armory Hellcat is the smallest highest-capacity micro 9mm handgun available on the market. But, this isn’t new information for anyone that has been paying attention to the concealed carry handgun market. The Hellcat truly is tiny considering its 11+1 capacity (13+1 with the incl...

By Paul Carlson •
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