The United States is about to blow through another number that would have sounded completely insane not that long ago: $40 trillion in national debt. When we wrote about the growing economic storm back in February, the national debt was around $38.6 trillion. Six months later, the Treasury’s current figures put it at roughly $39.94 trillion. We managed to pile ...

Open carry — the wearing of a holstered gun in plain view in public — has become a hot-button issue among our nation’s pistol-packers. There are, naturally, talking points on both sides of the debate. A few years ago, Mark Walters invited me to join a panel on this topic on his popular show, Armed America Radio. One of the ...

The Brief: Gun Owners of America and Silencer Shop completed the first legal transfer of firearm suppressors without federal registration since 1934. This event in Leander, Texas, followed a court ruling that struck down National Firearms Act registration requirements after a new law eliminated the associated manufacturing and transfer taxes. The new procedure replaces the lengthy federal registration process with ...

Editor’s Note: Firearms and self-defense laws vary widely by jurisdiction. Readers are responsible for understanding the federal, state, and local laws that apply to them. This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional instruction. For self-defense training, consult a qualified firearms instructor. These days, carrying a defensive pistol with you every day is ...

For years, the people warning about artificial intelligence getting out of control were treated like lunatics who watched too many Terminator movies. AI was supposedly just another tool. A glorified chatbot. A computer program that could only do what a human explicitly told it to do. Well, the conspiracy might not be a theory anymore. On August 10, former White ...

What we are discussing here today is a rare military and police firearm that dates back to a time when Poland was behind the Iron Curtain. As a result, it was rarely seen in the United States during the Cold War, yet it still managed to earn a level of infamy as it was a sidearm of choice of East ...

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 ...