One of the questions that keeps appearing in our inbox is, “What’s being offered at SHOT Show this year?” In terms of products, the best answer is, “how much time do you have?” Trends are easier to flag. Here are two pertaining to firearms: light and easy, as per the manufacturers’ descriptions. This year, several …
By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez on May 12, 2022 was on a prison transport bus in Central Texas when he managed to escape his handcuffs, cut into the driver’s compartment, and stab the driver with a makeshift weapon. He stole the officer’s gun, wrestled him outside and hijacked the bus, …
by Nikolay Shevchenko During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, there was a widespread army tale. Russian soldiers were often seen boiling their ammo for hours in a pot over an open fire. Tales of this widespread practice strike many contemporaries as something inexplicable, but there was a logic behind this odd habit of seasoned warriors. …
