Decibel Ratings Explained: A Guide to Understanding Suppressor Sound Reduction
The world of firearm suppressors is filled with technical specifications and marketing claims, but understanding decibel ratings and their real-world implications can feel like decoding a complex puzzle. As someone who has spent countless hours testing and evaluating suppressors across multiple platforms, I’ve learned that...
Virginia Dems Go Full Send on Gun Control in Impotent Attempt to Flex Their Blue Hate Muscle
If you thought Virginia Democrats might slow their anti-gun crusade after their party took a shellacking at the polls across the country this past November yet retained slim majorities over both the state senate and legislature, think again. Fortunately, the Old Dominion has a Republican...
No survivors in passenger jet-Army helicopter crash near DC: officials
There are reportedly no survivors following the mid-air collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew, officials said Thursday, in what was likely to be the worst U.S. aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. At least...
Army sec nominee questions whether military pilots should do flight training near Washington airport
Army secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll questioned whether Army helicopters should be flying training missions in one of the nation’s most congested flight paths after Wednesday’s tragic Washington, D.C.-area collision. “It’s an accident that seems to be preventable,” Driscoll, an Army veteran, said during a Thursday...
Army Secretary pick says pay boost isn’t enough to fix recruiting woes
Army Secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said he’ll push service leaders for more non-monetary incentives to boost service soldier recruiting and retention, noting that he believes better pay and benefits alone won’t solve personnel problems. “We have the fewest number of active soldiers that we’ve had...
VA leaders dismiss directors of offices for women, minority veterans
Veterans Affairs leaders abruptly dismissed Wednesday the directors of the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans – the latest set of staff changes for the department since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20. Lourdes Tiglao, an Air Force veteran, had...
DC plane crash investigators to review communication between 2 aircraft: senator
An investigation into how an American Airlines jet carrying dozens of passengers and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., will likely involve communication between the two aircraft, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said Thursday morning. “What we’re seeing...
NY: ‘Smart Gun’ Bill Just Another Gun-Ban Scheme
New York’s latest anti-gun scheme is, like many, a solution in search of a problem. The measure A.1191, which aims to eventually ban all guns not classified as “smart guns”—a currently unavailable and unproven technology—was recently approved by a 14-to-6 vote in the legislature’s Assembly...
The Iceman Cometh: Best Ice Picks and Shivs
The ice pick is not exactly a new development. They date from a time before most of us had ice makers in our freezers — or even freezers themselves. Yet, in the early days of refrigeration, they were a pretty vital piece of barware. They...
Video shows DC plane crash involving American Airlines flight, Black Hawk helicopter
The deadly midair collision involving an airplane and a military helicopter on Wednesday night appears to have been caught on camera. Footage shows a bright, fiery explosion as the two objects collide. First responders were “switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” D.C....
