10 Practical Lessons for Concealed Carriers From the Zimmerman Trial
I watched 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial. Here are 10 practical lessons for concealed carriers, from avoiding fights to what to do after the shot.
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Confrontation on Bowers Street: Georgia Property Owner Shoots Intruder Inside Vacant Bowman Home
The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a self-defense shooting that occurred on Monday, September 21, 2026, inside an unoccupied home on Bowers Street in Bowman, Georgia. Investigators confirmed that a property owner arrived at the structure, encountered an unauthorized male intrud...
POTD: Night Fighter Edition - Genesis Arms' America's 250th Gen-12 PDS
Genesis Arms and Credova joined forces to mark America's 250th birthday with a shotgun that certainly goes way beyond what most people think a shotgun would look like. The Gen-12 PDS in America's 250th Limited Edition wraps performance and patriotism into a single platform t...
POTD: Black Trident With a Noveske Chainsaw in .300 BLK
I’m writing this from my remote cabin, connected via Starlink, eagerly anticipating the UPS truck that is now on its fourth day of delays in delivering my Black Trident package. Not sure if you can feel my pain, but luckily I found some images to make me think of something else while ...
POTD: The Civilian MP7 Has Arrived - Meet UO Arms' NT7 SBR
UO Arms entered the market with a clear mission: build what military and law enforcement have long recognized as the ideal compact platform, and make it available to civilians. The NT7 SBR is their answer to the H&K MP7, the legendary submachine gun that is everyone’s favorite but compl...
POTD: Trijicon’s Full-Spectrum Combat Platform
Trijicon has a way of building what you might call the "desert island" rifle, the kind of rifle equipped with every capability at arm's reach. The rifle looks like a LWRCI IC-DI 14.7" , stacked with optics and accessories that will get most people’s attention immediately...
POTD: The Mk 11 and Close-Quarters Combat In King Crab Competition
Every August, the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal community assembles for King Crab, a multi-day gauntlet that separates the elite from the merely excellent. This year's third iteration brought two-person teams from across the force to a California training site, where they faced a r...
Packing a Punch: A History of the M14
The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...
POTD: The Lightweight M26 Modular Shotgun In Action With MPs
Soldiers with the 554th Military Police Company conduct range training and qualification on the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System at Panzer Range Complex in Böblingen. The M26 MASS, a 12-gauge manually operated shotgun, mounts directly under the M4 carbine or fires as a standalone weapon.
JK Armament 172 PRO-KOR 556K Suppressor Review
Editor’s Note: JK Armament provided the 172 PRO-KOR 556K suppressor featured in this article to the author for the purposes of review. The opinions and evaluations expressed here are the author’s own. One of the biggest complaints about suppressors is also one of their greatest streng...