At its launch in 2025, the Springfield Armory Kuna quickly established itself as a premier PDW-style 9mm pistol. This was due not just to its well-considered feature set and ergonomics, but also to its performance — driven in no small part by its roller-delayed operating system. This system allows the pistol to offer the seemingly physics-defying combination of light weight ...
The Brief: In May 2026, a teenager fatally shot his father, Andrey Nears, during a domestic dispute at a Tulsa apartment complex. The incident occurred after Nears physically assaulted the teenager and his mother. The minor retrieved a handgun and fired a single defensive shot to stop the ongoing attack. Tulsa police released the teenager following questioning, citing Oklahoma laws ...
The Brief: A fatal shooting occurred on Riverfront Circle in Dandridge, Tennessee, after a man confronted a resident with a sword. Jefferson County deputies and paramedics provided emergency aid, but the suspect died at the scene. Authorities released the shooter without immediate charges pending a review by the District Attorney. The investigation, supported by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, highlights ...
Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs. Concealed carry might be described as the practice of going about in public with a handgun hidden on ...
The Brief: A licensed firearm carrier fatally shot a man in self-defense at a Philadelphia convenience store. Surveillance footage showed the deceased individual pointing a handgun at the carrier first. Police released the shooter without charges after determining the incident was a lawful response to an imminent lethal threat. Additionally, police arrested a bystander for tampering with evidence at the ...
In today’s article, Peter Suciu reviews the Ace VR shooting simulator from AceXR. This system puts a virtual shooting range in your home with the ability to train with real-world firearms like the Springfield Armory 1911 TRP. “It’s not around the block,” was an often-used saying of this reporter’s late grandfather. That was really an excuse for places he didn’t ...
My passion has been collecting and acquiring representative United States Service rifles. That includes items like the 1898 Krag-Jorgensen, 1903 Springfield (and its variants), the M1 Garand and the M1 Carbine. However, one of my favorites in that collection is the Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle. Why? Because it’s such a strange gun! It’s a rifle of two eras — ...
For many shooters I know (including myself), customization isn’t a question of if, but when. By their nature, firearms are intensely personal tools. They’re also personal statements. It’s the appeal of taking that personal tool and adapting it to your own preferences and needs that drives these efforts. These can be functional adaptations, aesthetic ones, or both. The Shepard Arms ...
The M1A has an impressive lineage. Based on a design dating back to the 1930s and born from the prodigious mind of John C. Garand, the M1A has many of the hallmarks of his M1 Garand rifle. However, it is even more closely tied to the M14, the rifle developed as the successor to Garand’s classic military rifle. And while the M14’s reign ...