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When Your Gun Can’t Beat a Knife
What tactical advantage might a knife fighter have at extreme close quarters over you armed with your pistol? How can you turn the tables when fighting for your life against a skilled knife-wielding assailant with your EDC handgun?A firearm can be the best defensive tool available. But will you have time to use it?Most of us scoff at the classical movie scene where the bad guy pulls out a knife in a fight and gets shot because obviously, he should not have brought a knife to a gun
California’s War on Ghost Guns Expands Again: New Laws Take Effect Jan 1, 2026
<p>California is expanding its ghost gun crackdown again, with new laws taking effect in 2026 that regulate barrels, accessories, digital files, and firearm manufacturing.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/california-ghost-gun-laws-2026-bonta/">California’s War on Ghost Guns Expands Again: New Laws Take Effect Jan 1, 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com">The Truth About Guns</a>.</p>
Daniel von Chamier, Group Director of Sales, on Scaling Growth at Mehler Systems
FULDA, GERMANY (18.12.2025) In a recent interview, Daniel von Chamier, Group Director of Sales at Mehler Systems, reflects on market dynamics, growth priorities, and the importance of execution as demand across global defence and security markets continues to rise. Q: The global defence and security sector is experiencing a surge in investment and modernisation. How […]
Chillai Kalan: Army's new winter strategy to counter terrorists in J&K
The Indian Army has intensified counter-terrorism operations in J&K's Kishtwar and Doda during the harsh Chillai Kalan winter ...
Amid heavy snowfall, Army intensifies counter-terrorism operations across Kishtwar, Doda districts
Indian Army has adopted a proactive winter posture, establishing temporary bases and surveillance posts deep within ...
Army ditches winter lull with new counter-terror doctrine
Amid freezing temperatures and treacherous terrains, the Indian Army has intensified its counter-terrorism operations across ...
Airstrikes show Nigeria, allies’ resolve to counter terrorism — DHQ
Nigeria, with US support, conducts airstrikes in the North West, showing a firm resolve to counter terrorism and degrade ...
Space Flag 26-1 Expands, Advances Electromagnetic Warfare Tactics
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Space Training and Readiness Command concluded its largest iteration of Space Flag, Dec. 19, 2025, challenging Guardians as well as joint partners in a contested environment designed to mirror real-world conflict. The 22nd iteration began Dec. 1 and saw over 400 “Blue” players and nearly 300 Exercise Control Group members across […]
Trump DOJ Says the Second Amendment Protects Guns, But Not Knives
<p>The Trump Justice Department is defending the federal switchblade ban, arguing in court that the Second Amendment protects firearms but not automatic knives.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/trump-doj-second-amendment-switchblade-knives/">Trump DOJ Says the Second Amendment Protects Guns, But Not Knives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com">The Truth About Guns</a>.</p>
Rheinmetall and SATIM Sign Technology Supply Agreement: Support for German Bundeswehr in SAR Programme
The technology group Rheinmetall, based in Düsseldorf, and SATIM Monitoring Satelitarny, a Polish deep-tech company specialising in the AI-supported analysis of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery, have signed a technology supply contract. The content is the support of the German customer’s satellite-based reconnaissance program. The agreement formalises SATIM’s role as a technology supplier to Rheinmetall […]
Bell MV-75: U.S. Army’s New Tiltrotor Aircraft
In May, the United States Army announced that the Bell MV-75, formerly known as the Bell Textron V-280 Valor, was the service’s winning selection from the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. As the U.S. Army replaces the aging UH/HH-60 Black Hawks with the MV-75s, it will mark the service’s largest helicopter procurement in more than four decades.The V-280 Valor was selected to be the MV-75, the U.S. military’s new multi-role tiltrotor aircraft. Image: DIVIDSThe Valor contract is
Montana’s Gun-Free School Zones Just Collapsed, And Lawmakers Did It to Themselves
<p>A federal appeals court ruling reveals how Montana’s permitless carry law unintentionally collapsed gun-free school zones, leaving only school property itself restricted.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/montana-gun-free-school-zones-court-ruling/">Montana’s Gun-Free School Zones Just Collapsed, And Lawmakers Did It to Themselves</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com">The Truth About Guns</a>.</p>
"ZAREEN"
"Zareen" (2025)
Cinematography and Editing: Valerie Pires
"Zareen" is a short vérité documentary directed by Valerie Pires. The film observes Zareen, a young Bangladeshi woman living in New York City, as she performs a deeply personal transformation, which she defines as ritual, dance, and performance: dressing in a traditional Bangladeshi saree, applying lotions to her skin, adorning herself with makeup and jewelry, and chanting traditional songs as a transformation unfolds.
For Zareen, this
The Sunken World — Solitary Figures (Trailer)
Each sequence in this performance features a single female body, alone.
Even when multiple performers appear across the work, they never share the frame, never touch, never synchronize. They exist as separate surfaces of the same submerged civilization — isolated islands rising briefly above the waterline, then disappearing again.
The movement is slow, restrained, dreamlike. Strength is visible but unused. The body advances, pauses, turns, as if listening to something no longer audible. There
UK politics teacher reported to terrorism investigators for showing students Trump videos: ‘Dystopian’
We were discussing the US election, Trump had just won and I showed a couple of videos from the Trump campaign,” the teacher said.
Harmeet Dhillon weighs in on where the Second Amendment stands today
Harmeet Dhillon, leading the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and its Second Amendment Section, joins him with a tone that’s both ...
Savage Range Systems Names New Sales Director
WESTFIELD, Massachusetts – December 19, 2025 – Savage Arms®, an iconic firearm manufacturer, announces the appointment of Steve Thomas as Sales Director of Savage Range Systems, Inc. Thomas brings over 25 years of experience in sales and business development within the shooting range industry. His extensive background includes directing projects for the U.S. military, as […]
TFB Review: Range Bag Battery Case by Hammy3DPrints
Batteries are the bane of almost every optics existence, and that’s why most of us probably carry around a zip-loc bag full of random batteries of varying charge states - some of them are likely empty as well. Although I haven’t quite committed to purchasing my own 3D printer just yet, I did have an idea that I wanted to pass on to my good friend “Hammy” from Hammy3DPrints. Excited about my idea (having a small compact box that has all the basic batteries in it), I called him right away, o
The Army’s C2 Transformation Effort Surges Across the Pacific
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — A new theater, a new set of industry partners and a new approach are on deck for the next series of operational exercises helping the Army to prototype its transformational Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2. The 25th Infantry “Lightning” Division, recently coming off its Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center […]
POTD: Spicy! The Ultimate 7mm PRC Long-Range Rifle
Perched on a windswept ridge at Sellmark Ranch, Freestone County, Texas, this Alamo Precision Rifles custom 7mm PRC is pure long-range poetry. Built on an Accuracy Solutions Baby Orca chassis in stealthy black, it wears a threaded barrel with a Kovix Timberline 6" titanium suppressor that keeps it whisper-quiet and perfectly balanced. An Accu-Tac bipod locks it rock-solid on the shooting table, while Hornady’s precision ammo waits in the magazine, ready to reach out past a mile with authori