Were pistols common in Revolutionary America? Historical evidence from Cramer and Olson’s Willamette Law Review article shows pistols were privately owned, commercially available, and familiar to Americans at the Founding.
The HX-Ti³ is Hausken's latest suppressor, developed for hunters and shooters prioritising low weight, strength, and reliable field performance. It represents the company's answer to a growing demand: suppressors that don't just silence, but become a seamless part of the rifle...
This question shows up at gun counters more than just about anything else. Someone grabs a box of ammo, notices it says .223 Remington, but their barrel is marked 5.56 NATO, and suddenly they are wondering if they made a mistake. I have watched this exact scenario play out dozens of times, and ho...
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.
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...
Columbia River Knife and Tool has brought out a couple of new folding EDC knives to NRAAM 2026, with the new CRKT Sero and CRKT Counterpart. These are compact and subtle knife options designed to be ideal EDC blades for anyone looking for a practical but stylish knife option in their kit. NRAAM...
FN America is changing things up in the pistol dot world at NRAAM 2026 with the new FN Pureview, the first holographic pistol dot to hit the market. This is a fully enclosed holographic dot that uses FN’s proprietary ImageGuide technology to create the holographic projection on a single fla...
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...
@BallisticAviation is at NRAAM 2026 in Houston, catching up with the sharp-dressed Dave Kiwacka of Hi-Point for the debut of the Hush-Point 30Ti, a DMLS-manufactured low back pressure suppressor with 3 distinct sizes (.22, 9/45 & .30. The Hush-Point line uses gas-venting cores that ...
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome back to TFB’s Silencer Saturday, brought to you by Yankee Hill Machine, manufacturers of the new Victra 20-gauge shotgun suppressor . Last week, I participated in a practical rifle match and was shocked at the percentage of guns with suppressors. A...