CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. —   In 1913, the first two military aviation badges, silver wings, were issued to members of the U.S. Army Air Corps. As time went on, pilots of all airframes have been awarded their silver wings and given the rating of pilot, senior pilot and command pilot. Since then, the […]
Eugene Stoner designed the AR-10 in the late 1950s and it has been revised repeatedly ever since. While the core concept remained sound, decades of manufacturer-specific changes led to multiple large-frame standards that were often incompatible. As a result, AR-10–pattern rifles became heavier, less standardized, and more complex than their AR-15 counterparts. Ruger took a ... Read moreThe post Ruger SFAR: AR-15 Size .308 Rifle Under 7 Pounds appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
The Justice Department has hit the Virgin Islands police and Commissioner Mario Brooks with a federal lawsuit challenging the gun permitting requirements now in place. iStock-1069758180The Department of Justice has slammed another police agency for dragging its feet on issuing gun permits, this time in the Virgin Islands, declaring in a 12-page federal complaint, “Despite the Supreme Court’s unequivocal and repeated endorsement of an individual right to keep and bear arms…the VI Defendants have
Tyrant CNC just dropped a new aftermarket upgrade for the SIG Sauer P365 platform: the Tyrant Weapon System 365 (TWS 365). This purpose-built PDW-style chassis turns your everyday carry pistol into a compact Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) platform without sacrificing the concealability that made the P365 famous.Tyrant CNC T.W.S. 365 PDW SystemThe TWS 365 from Tyrant CNC is a modular weapon system that converts a standard SIG Sauer P365 pistol into a stable PDW chassis. Designed for versatility an
You can pick out the right gun. You can select the best holster in the world. You can practice your draw thousands of times and be able to put hits on target consistently. But, what can you do to take your self-defense skills to the next level?Are your self-defense skills refined as much as they can be? Can you make the shot you need to, when you need to?The question is, can you teach an old or young dog new tricks? The simple answer is “yes.” After thousands of draws and rounds with iron s
I read recently a post here in HN about this topic but I can't find it anymore so I'm writing here my thoughts.Recently, I started a hobby project in Rust that collects some news from several websites and creates me a weekly digest.Since I'm making it for fun I started developing a scraper.However, one simpler option was to use the websites' RSS feed. So, I looked for them as well but few websites have them.Now, with the advent of Agentic AI they seem to be an old fashioned w
Several countries cancelled or scaled back New Year's celebrations amid heightened security concerns and terror threat ...
Police officials said 50 Beretta sniper rifles and 100 sniper rifles are to be procured.50 modern automatic weapons under the “TWS” system will be purchased.
Australia proposes new hate speech laws and gun buyback program after Bondi Beach attack, sparking a heated debate over the ...
Elected officials must do more than condemn the carnage and vow to crack down on the gun epidemic that continues to kill, maim, and traumatize the United States.
Australia reconsiders its gun control laws, following the Bondi Beach massacre. After the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, ...
A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. government sued the ...
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TSUNAMI™ Vessel Provides Capability for Scale, Maturity and Capacity HUNT VALLEY, Md., Dec. 17, 2025 – Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has sold a 21-ft. TSUNAMI™ USV to the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific (PAC) to support the testing of the Maritime Digital Experimentation Federation (MDEF) – […]
There is a pattern that repeats itself in nearly every mass-casualty attack, regardless of location, weapon, or ideology: the violence ends when the attacker encounters effective resistance. Not legislation.Not media narratives.Not policy debates held months later. Resistance. The Bondi Junction attack in Australia underscores the reality that this is impossible to ignore. After being disarmed ... Read moreThe post Public Safety Isn’t About Laws — It’s About Time to Effective Resistance appeared
Many firearms are made for a single purpose, or maybe just a few different purposes. A 28-gauge upland shotgun is perfectly suitable for chasing grouse on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, but might not be a great home-defense gun. At the same time, a bolt-action chassis rifle might be just what you need to hit a target at 1,000 yards during a long-range competition, but its usefulness as a “truck gun” is greatly limited.For new gun owners looking to purchase their sec
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — On a cold, December day deep in Fort Bragg’s training area, Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and civilian industry partners came together to test the latest drone and counter unmanned aircraft systems technology, while rapidly sharing targeting data through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Maven Smart System. Scarlet Dragon is the XVIII Airborne Corps’ premier […]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — In a significant advancement of its military capabilities today, the U.S. Army activated the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 3d Multi-Domain Task Force, a unit fully designated to operate the Dark Eagle, the services Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) system. Soldiers and Families gathered in the overcast (location/1-17 FA […]
Current Brown University students spoke about "losing a sense of safety" on campus after a shooter took the lives of two students.
Golf legend Phil Mickelson criticized Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's gun control proposals following the deadly Bondi Beach shooting that killed 15 people.