An 11-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with criminal homicide after fatally shooting his father on his birthday following a dispute over a video game console. Investigators say the child accessed a locked safe to retrieve the firearm and confessed to the shooting immediately after the incident. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE DUNCANNON, PA (2-minute read) — A tragic ...
A Texas jury has acquitted former Uvalde CISD officer Adrian Gonzales of all 29 counts of abandoning or endangering a child related to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. Despite emotional testimony from survivors and families, the jury rejected the prosecution’s argument that Gonzales’s failure to confront the gunman constituted a criminal act. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE UVALDE, TX (2-minute ...
There is an abundance of firearm owners in the United States. Millions of people choose to express their natural right of self-protection and enjoy the freedoms enshrined in the Second Amendment. However, do they train to the level they should to employ them effectively as an EDC? A shooter puts in the work at the range, building skills that go ...
The person choosing a semi-automatic pistol today has three basic types to choose from: single-action (usually hammer-fired), double-action (usually hammer-fired), or striker-fired. Each has its own attributes, its own strengths, and its own weaknesses. Let’s take an overview. Understanding the core differences among the various firing mechanisms is key to choosing your next handgun. Each system brings its own set ...
In today’s article, author Jeremy Tremp introduces us to the new Echelon 4.0FC pistol. The Springfield Armory Echelon 4.0FC is a 9mm pistol that combines a full-length grip with a compact slide assembly. This offers shooters a full capacity 9mm pistol in a compact package. The pistol was provided to the author for the purposes of this article. The Echelon ...
