New Research Finds Armed Citizens Stop 37% of Active Shooter Attacks

New Crime Prevention Research Center findings show armed citizens stopped 37% of identified active shooter attacks between 2014 and 2025, dramatically exceeding the rate reflected in FBI reports. The research raises questions about federal reporting and the role of lawful carry in stopping violen...

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

I Saved Seven Years for a Kodiak Brown Bear Hunt

Some hunts you book on a whim. A Kodiak brown bear is not one of them. The dream started on a wet fall evening in 1950, when an ad in a hunting magazine offered a Kodiak bear hunt, and it ended on a sheltered bay at the southwest corner of the island nearly seven years […] The post I Saved ...

By James Chen •

October's 1.4M Checks Mask a 2027 Cost Shift

October's adjusted NICS checks rose 7.9 percent while the raw FBI count fell 8.1 percent. The election did not change this quarter's demand, but it changed the state map that sets your 2027 compliance costs and product mix.

By Mark Edwards •

BFG Monday: The Shot Was Never the Hard Part

What More Than 1,000 Students Taught Me About Training, Decisions, and the Equipment That Supports Both John “Chappy” Chapman, Task Force 70 FoundationI can usually tell which students will struggle the first time I put a real decision in front of them. A student shows up to a CQB or vehicle ...

By Eric G •
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