There was a time, not that long ago, when most cops had wheelguns in their holsters and autopistols were the rare exception. While it may be hard to believe today, the transition by American law enforcement agencies away from revolvers to semi-auto pistols actually began as a trickle. However, once the shift began in the 1980s, that trickle turned into ...

The water cuts everyone spent three years arguing about got signed today. The Lower Basin loses about 21 percent of its river water, and the cuts could nearly double after 2028. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed the final Colorado River water plan Friday. After three deadlines blew by and seven states that could not agree on anything, the federal government ...

Editor’s Note: This EYV Hybrid holster review is based on testing of the holsters that were provided to the author by the company. All impressions regarding comfort, retention, concealment, and drawstroke are based on the author’s experiences of daily concealed carry and range time with the holster paired with a Springfield Armory Hellcat Pro. As someone who carries a handgun ...

George lived about a block from where I grew up. A Vietnam veteran and avid hunter, he came back from the war and opened a gunsmith shop attached to his home. Every morning, he simply walked from his kitchen out onto his driveway and into his shop. He spent his days working on customer’s firearms and then wrapped up in ...

The Brief: A jury in Lawrence, Kansas, is deliberating a case concerning the legal limits of self-defense after a defendant displayed a firearm during a gas station dispute. The trial focuses on whether the defendant’s perception of aggressive behavior justified drawing a weapon or if the action constituted unlawful brandishing. The case highlights strict legal standards for using force, emphasizing ...

How the hell are people still pretending everything is okay? Remember when MAGA promised no new wars, an end to inflation, and a stop to the destruction of our economy? Well, buckle up, folks, because today we’re even closer to barreling over the edge of the financial abyss. There is a chart that should probably be hanging next to every ...

Why do you need a survival axe? When people think about prepping gear, they usually focus on the obvious items first. Things like emergency food kits, water filtration, firearms, medical supplies, generators, and radios tend to dominate the conversation. While all of those things matter, one tool that consistently proves its worth in real-world survival situations is the axe. Axes ...

I Never Just Grab Somebody: A Criminal Explains How He Picks his Victims I can feel who the one is.” A career criminal breaks down how he tests you before he strikes, and the one thing that makes him walk away. This Article I Never Just Grab Somebody: A Criminal Explains How He Picks his Victims is an original article ...

Despite the plethora of well-designed and innovatively engineered modern polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols out there, the seemingly timeless design of the model 1911 is as popular as ever. When gun makers like Springfield Armory broke into the category of double-stack magazine versions of the design, it seemed like a new dawn for the platform. The new Springfield Armory 1911 DS Prodigy ...

When we warned that America was closing in on $40 trillion in national debt, the point wasn’t that some magic number would suddenly cause the economy to implode. The warning was that the United States is piling enormous amounts of new debt onto a financial system that is already showing signs of strain. Those signs are becoming harder to ignore. ...