For years, officials, water managers, and politicians have watched Lake Mead slide lower and lower while pretending there was still plenty of time to figure it out. Now that game is ending. The country’s biggest reservoir just dropped to a new record low, Hoover Dam is getting dangerously close to the point where it loses most of its generating capacity, ...
Open five articles promising the “ultimate survival kit” and you will usually find the same collection of gear listed in almost the same order. A ferro rod, some paracord, a Mylar blanket, a tactical flashlight, a folding saw, a multitool, a filter straw, waterproof matches, a whistle, a compass, a first-aid pouch and some kind of hollow-handle knife stuffed with ...
This overview of the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.5F paired with the Aimpoint COA is focused as a possible law enforcement duty pistol. Because if you’re carrying a pistol for the job, the question isn’t “Should I run a dot?” anymore. The real questions when looking at a duty pistol with a red dot are: Which dot? How is it mounted? ...
The Brief: A fatal shooting occurred at a Riverton, Utah, gas station after a suspect was denied alcohol for lack of identification. After a brief verbal confrontation and departure, the suspect returned with a shotgun and opened fire inside the store. An armed customer who had previously tried to de-escalate the situation returned fire, killing the suspect. Local police confirmed ...
Whenever I see a news headline detailing the “arsenal” police found when making an arrest, I tend to cringe. As someone who works with guns for a living, I go through my fair share of ammo. I’ve got more random mismatched rounds in half-empty boxes — ammo I don’t even own guns for anymore — than most of these so-called-arsenals. ...
During the morning of March 24, 1945, more than 9,000 men of the US 17th Airborne Division landed behind German lines on the east side of the Rhine. While the Wehrmacht was in deep trouble, many of their units remained effective, and any available Panzers could pose a significant threat to the freshly landed paratroops. American planners had anticipated this ...
Lake Mead just dropped to the lowest level ever recorded since Hoover Dam created the reservoir. Late Thursday into early Friday, the lake fell to roughly 1,040.5 feet above sea level, breaking the previous record low from 2022, according to Bureau of Reclamation data reported by ABC News. The Las Vegas Review-Journal tracked it as low as 1,040.46 feet. Government ...
If you live the EDC (Every Day Carry) lifestyle, you’re always looking for something better. When it comes to holsters, that “something better” usually boils down to three things: comfort, retention and versatility. At least, that’s what I’m always chasing. The Incog X holster by Haley Strategic and Safariland. Here, it’s paired with the Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0C and shown ...
The Brief: An Oklahoma City resident used a firearm to stop an intruder during an early morning break-in. After hearing someone prying open a bedroom window, the resident retrieved a handgun and held the suspect at gunpoint. Arriving police officers took the suspect into custody without further incident. Law enforcement confirmed the resident acted within legal self-defense parameters and will ...
New Jersey confirmed Wednesday that two municipal water systems were hit by cyberattacks involving internet-exposed industrial control systems. Operators temporarily lost the ability to remotely monitor or manage parts of their plants and were forced to switch to manual operations. According to the state, water service was not interrupted and the drinking water remained safe. Nobody got sick, nobody lost ...