Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Concealed carry...
A new report on so-called “ghost guns” says the quiet part out loud: bans do little to stop criminals who already ignore the law. From Boston indictments to Washington’s move against digital firearm files and 3D printers, the fight is about more than unserialized guns.
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 ...
The M1 Abrams was conceived with a singular, unyielding purpose: the total destruction of enemy armored formations. Over the last four decades, it has become the absolute pinnacle of tank warfare made manifest. Its sheer battlefield dominance has not only won conflicts, but forced militaries acro...
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $5 million civil lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, escalating the case I covered in March over the illegal firearm registry the city maintained at two government buildings between July 2023 and A...
HOPKINS COUNTY, TX — A homeowner in northern Hopkins County shot and killed an intruder who smashed the glass on his front door and reached inside the home, according to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and investigators responded to the residence on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, af...
At NRAAM 2026 in Houston, Texas, Hop stopped by to speak to Caleb Giddings about the brand new Taurus RPC pistol: Taurus’ latest entry into the pistol-caliber carbine market. Designed to offer a compact, affordable, and suppressor-ready platform, the RPC is entering the market at a time whe...
CHICAGO, IL — A late-night encounter inside a South Deering home ended with a 62-year-old man shot dead after he entered the residence and charged at the homeowner, Chicago police said. As reported by CBS News, officers responded to a call of a person shot near 103rd and Luella around 1:30 a.m....
JACKSONVILLE, FL — A suspected home invasion ended with a teenage intruder shot and hospitalized Monday afternoon at a Jacksonville apartment complex near Jacksonville University. As reported by First Coast News, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office investigators responded to a shooting call at ...
NASHVILLE, TN — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed Senate Bill 350 into law, giving residential tenants across the state the legal right to possess, carry, transport, and store firearms in their rental homes — regardless of what their lease says. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, and appl...