Photo credit: iStock user GregorBister.There are things that criminals know that you don’t, but here are some lessons that will help really keep you safe.I recently attended the Crime and Criminals seminar presented by John Hearne of Two Pillars Training, an annual update he delivers through Citizen Safety Academy. It reinforced something most armed citizens intuitively sense but rarely see laid out this clearly: Much of what we believe about crime in America is either incomplete, misleading or simply wrong.Hearne holds a master’s degree in criminal justice with a concentration in research methods, a public safety career stretching back to…
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The circle of fashion in 5.56 cans has been in the low backpressure phase now for a couple of years, and we’re all about it. A diagnosis of heavy metal poisoning tends to focus the mind on what’s being absorbed via our lungs, and if we don’t absolutely have to ingest lead and antimony, we’d rather avoid it, thanks all the same. SIG and Dead Air both have relatively new offerings in this market segment, so we thought it would be a good idea to compare them side by side. Both are geared toward the semi-auto user, both are made…
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As adrenaline pumped into my bloodstream, I felt the beginning of tremors in my hands. Cold sweat appeared on my brow, and my breathing became shallow. Then, I heard the voice: 911. What’s your emergency? Are you prepared for if you have to make a 911 call? Image: Shutterstock/Alexfan32 As a teenager scooping ice cream after school at the local Baskin Robbins, I wasn’t prepared to deal with a severe traffic accident in front of the store. Yet, there it was: a horrible scene of twisted metal and screaming people. Calling 911 is something that most people never have to do.…
New York lawmakers are considering legislation that would reclassify BB guns, pellet guns, and air rifles as “imitation weapons.” This change would subject them to strict regulations, including a requirement for a plugged barrel, effectively banning the sale of functional models. ALBANY, NY — New York lawmakers have introduced legislation that could dramatically alter the future of air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns in the state. The proposed bills, A10701 in the Assembly and S9215 in the Senate, seek to change the legal definition of an “imitation weapon” to include these common recreational items. If passed, the legislation would…
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President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance were safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, April 25, 2026, after a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint. The Secret Service neutralized the threat in a hallway one floor above the main ballroom at the Washington Hilton, and no injuries to attendees have been reported. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The annual gathering of Washington’s political and media elite was shattered by gunfire Saturday evening. At approximately 6:15 p.m., as hundreds of journalists and celebrities awaited the President’s keynote speech, a “shooting incident”…
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