The Unit 9 Compact is not some toy pretending to be a training pistol. It is a Glock 19-style, CO2-powered, non-lethal training system built for real reps, real feedback, and real force-on-force work without the range drama. I’ve been watching Unit Solutions closely since they launched their Unit 4 training rifle, and when they announced the Unit 9 Compact Training Pistol, I was genuinely excited to get my hands on one. I’ve trained with their AR platform at certain facilities, and I knew they weren’t messing around when it came to build quality and realism. So when the Unit 9…

This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025. Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities. Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending. While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries are no longer just maintaining military capacity but expanding it significantly. The…

I absolutely understand the concept of making law enforcement more effective. If we want criminals to go to prison for their crimes, the first step is to find them. Sure, we also need judges to actually lock them up, but that’s a separate issue from making the police’s job easier. The only issue is that so much of the time, the proposals to do that are really boneheaded. One plan in Illinois seems to hinge on requiring markings on bullets that, in theory, could be later identified by police when used in a shooting.There are…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, according to Iran’s state-linked media. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to end the war but also expressed doubt it would lead to a deal. Iran’s 14-point proposal calls for an end to the war, rather than just an extension of the truce. The proposal, a rebuttal to the U.S. nine-point plan, also calls for…

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In 2020, there were less than 50,000 active concealed carry permits in “may-issue” Maryland. As of April, 2025, more than 200,000 Maryland residents had obtained their “shall-issue” license to carry, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision in Bruen four years ago.  According to gun control activists, when SCOTUS struck down “may issue” licensing laws, it was going to lead to a surge in violent crime. Instead, the U.S. homicide rate is the lowest its been since at least 1960, and one of the cities that’s made the most progress over the past few years is Baltimore,…