Recap: Ed Monk on Countering the Active Shooter With a Handgun
Ed Monk broke down how to counter an active shooter with a handgun. Recap, key lessons, and how to watch the full webinar recording.
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Review: KAER Biometric Rifle & Pistol Safe
The first thing that stood out when I got the KAER safe into position wasn’t any single feature—it was the balance of it. I like it. It’s not too heavy nor too big. It feels weighty in position and secure in place. It’s not something you want to move casually about the house. You pour Rea...
Owning a Gun Is Not Reasonable Suspicion: SAF Seeks Judgment Over School Truck Search
School officials searched 18-year-old Jack Harrington’s truck after learning he lawfully owned a handgun. They found nothing. SAF says gun ownership cannot erase Fourth Amendment protections.
New Dove Stratified Loads From Apex Ammunition
Doves are migratory birds, but they can be hunted with lead shot, unlike waterfowl such as geese or ducks. But although many hunters believe lead shot is superior to steel shot in many ways, the reality is that modern shotshell design can find performance advantages to new non-toxic pellets as well.
12 Ways to Get More Out of Your Next Firearms Training Class
You paid for the class. Here are 12 things to do before, during, and after a firearms training class so you actually collect what you paid for.
Front Line Friday #23: After-Action Reviews Officers Will Actually Use
Why most after-action reviews produce paperwork instead of learning, the format and culture conditions that make post-incident review genuinely useful, and how to run one that officers do not dread and do not forget.
POTD: Elite Dutch Marechaussee Perfects Rapid-Response Tactics
The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten emerged from necessity. In 1975, with Europe rattled by the Munich massacre and rising terrorism, Major General E.N. Spronk of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee identified an operational gap: the specialized counter-terrorist units on the books were to...
Why Do Movie Armorers and Consultants Make Mistakes? My Experience
When I was a kid, I always watched the credits of action movies until the end. I was waiting for one credit in particular - the movie armorer. The existence of such a job seemed too good to be true, since it encompassed all of my favorite hobbies: guns and movies.
GOA Sues Pennsylvania Over Lifetime Carry Ban Triggered by a 32-Year-Old Marijuana Misdemeanor
BUTLER, PA — Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania law that permanently bars anyone with any drug conviction, no matter how minor or how old, from ever obtaining a License to Carry Firearms. The lead plaintiff is Craig Philips, a...