Alpha Foxtrot has built a reputation for producing modernized 1911 and 2011 style pistols that blend classic ergonomics with contemporary features. One of the company’s most innovative offerings is the AF1911-S15, a compact officer size 9mm 1911 engineered to accept Shield Arms S15 magazines originally designed for the Glock 48, providing a 15+1 capacity in a notably slim, carry friendly package. Alpha Foxtrot has expanded the S15 lineup with the Attila, a compensated, carry size pistol aimed squarely at the modern concealed carry market. The Attila is red dot ready, featuring an RMSc optic cut with an included adapter plate…

In less than 24 hours, search-and-rescue teams had to fly to the same location in Colorado’s remote Elk Mountains four times to rescue the same group of backcountry skiers in two separate incidents. Temperatures across the state plummeted over the weekend. They dropped into the single digits and even negative degrees as a winter storm passed over the region. The frigid temperatures posed serious health risks. The entire party of seven skiers showed signs of frostbite, with four requiring medical evacuation and treatment at local hospitals. One was reportedly in critical condition. The First Call: Sunday, Jan. 25. — 9:40…

Just a day after White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt asserted that there’s no bigger supporter of the Second Amendment than President Donald Trump, the president himself echoed previous statements from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and FBI Director Kash Patel suggesting that it was illegal to carry a firearm at a protest, or at the very least, evidence of nefarious intent.  So much for the Trump Administration walking back their media campaign against gun carry… https://t.co/LDaWzqol6O— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 27, 2026The president made his comments as he was walking towards Marine One, and in the…

The Springfield Armory 1911 10‑8 Performance Master Class occupies the rarely addressed space between high‑end production pistols and full custom 1911 builds. A Hybrid Custom‑Production Philosophy Springfield Armory built the 10‑8 Performance Master Class as a collaborative project with Hilton Yam of 10‑8 Performance, a retired FBI Special Agent and longtime SWAT firearms instructor. Rather than mass‑producing another upgraded 1911, Springfield approached this model as a hybrid build. Each pistol begins with hand‑selected forged carbon‑steel frames and slides, which remain matched throughout the fitting process. Springfield precisely fits and blends major components before final assembly. The result lands above traditional…

In the 30 years that I’ve been visiting Las Vegas, this was the first time that I’d intentionally popped a wheelie on an e-bike — or really any bike, for that matter. But it was the end of a long day trawling around CES and I was up for some fun. Just after dusk, right in front of the Venetian, I met up with the folks from Future Motion, purveyors of both the OneWheel and a new e-bike, the Antic. The brand gave me a helmet and some initial instructions, and then let me hop on the reimagined, ’70s-inspired electric…

It’s perfectly legal to travel, even by airplane, with a firearm. I tend to avoid it because it’s such a pain in the posterior, but I don’t fly a lot anyway. Professional athletes, however, do fly a good bit, especially during the season. Half of their games are away, and it’s not like high school football, where your opponent is just a couple of hours away by bus. The Carolina Panthers aren’t taking a bus to play the LA Rams, after all.So, they fly, and for any of them looking to be armed while doing…

On Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers who had survived years of fierce combat against German forces entered a sprawling complex of barracks and barbed wire in southern Poland known as Auschwitz. What they found there would define how the world remembers the Holocaust.Today marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of that liberation. Commemorations are taking place at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial in Poland, at the United Nations headquarters in New York and at memorial sites around the world. The 2026 theme is “Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights.”The Nazi regime murdered six million Jews during the Holocaust, representing one-third…

Snapping selfies can backfire in an instant when wild animals are involved. A skier in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was hospitalized on Friday following an extremely rare snow leopard attack, which occurred when the victim tried to take a picture with the big cat. According to reporting from China News, the skier remains in stable condition. The attack, which was caught on film by bystanders, occurred sometime around 7 p.m. local time on Jan. 23. It occurred in Talat village, Koktokay Township, in Altay Prefecture, northern China. Allegedly, the skier was on her way back to her hotel when…

When Colorado first adopted a “red flag” statute in 2019, it allowed family and household members, along with law enforcement, to file for an Extreme Risk Protection Order with the courts. Not many petitions were filed, though, so Democrats expanded who could file for petitions four years later. Starting in 2023, licensed medical care providers, licensed mental health-care providers, licensed educators, and district attorneys could also file ERPO petitions. Still, the number of petitions that have been filed across the state (164 in 2024) isn’t enough for the anti-gunners, so they’re back at it again. Introduced…

When it comes to getting things backward, few “media” outlets do it better than Bloomberg-funded thetrace.org, a supposed neutral website that is nothing more than a mouthpiece for the modern gun-ban movement. That’s why a recent hit piece concerning pro-gun actions by President Donald Trump during the first year of his second term can double as a resume for the president, showing everyone just how much his administration has done for lawful gun owners already. “The president’s return marked a shift in the federal government’s approach to gun violence,” the report’s subhead lamented. “Here are some of the major developments.”…

Federal immigration agents have shot and killed two American citizens in Minneapolis in a matter of weeks, causing an uproar among the citizens in Minnesota. Could Minneapolis be the birthplace of the next civil war? Weeks after the death of Renee Good, and just one day after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by U.S. Border Patrol agents, people began to ratchet up their protests against the ruling class’s immigration policies. A mob of protesters descended on a hotel they believed to be housing federal immigration (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) officers on Sunday night. The demonstration quickly intensified as activists…

If there’s a Mount Rushmore of modern knifemakers, Ramon Chaves is on it. For over a decade, his knives have captivated collectors and hardcore users willing to pay premium prices for his hard-to-find knives. The Chaves Redención is one of his most sought-after knives. And it’s not just due to the skull-shaped pocket clip. Ramon Chaves tapped into something with his original Redención and its multitude of subsequent variants. I’m personally drawn to the overall shape, which errs to tactical but doesn’t go overboard. However, I think a lot of folks find it appealing simply because they’re hard to find…