A Marine veteran who spent his post-military career as a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer was mourned by his community on Friday after being shot earlier this month. Austin Abdelnabi, a 30-year-old veteran, was shot Aug. 4 when he responded to a call for a suspect with a gun. The reported gun battle took place in the 4500 block of East Tropicana Avenue in the city. He leaves behind his wife, Sage, his parents, and three siblings, accoridng to local ABC affiliate KTNV. “Doctors and nurses worked feverishly to save his life,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at…
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The United States once planned to drop more than 1,000 bomb-carrying bats over Japanese cities. A psychologist taught pigeons to guide missiles. Cold War troops were issued a recoilless weapon capable of launching a nuclear warhead. British engineers built a giant pair of rocket-powered wheels stuffed with explosives and expected the contraption to drive itself up a beach. These weren’t concepts that lived only on paper. Every weapon on this list reached at least the prototype or testing stage. Several entered military service, and some were used in combat. Here are 15 of the strangest weapons military engineers actually built.…
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Of the more than 3,500 Medals of Honor awarded in American history, only one has ever gone to a member of the Coast Guard. Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro earned it Sept. 27, 1942, at Guadalcanal, in an action that lasted a matter of minutes and cost him his life at 22 years old. A Kid From Cle Elum Munro was born Oct. 11, 1919, in Vancouver, British Columbia, to American parents. He grew up in South Cle Elum, Washington, a small logging town on the eastern slope of the Cascades. He was a capable athlete in high school,…
The firearms industry has no shortage of new handguns. Every year brings another wave of pistols promising better ergonomics, greater capacity, improved triggers, optics compatibility, and the latest features shooters have come to expect. Occasionally, a firearm manages to bring those elements together in a way that deserves a closer look. For 2026, that firearm is the Derya DY9Z, named the Gun Owners of America’s, “Empowered 2A Gun of the Year.” For those not familiar with Empowered 2A, it is an initiative of the GOA focused on education, training, responsible firearm ownership, and empowering women…
Somewhere between paying for a hotel, replacing the coffee maker that didn’t survive the move, and wondering when your reimbursement will hit your account, many military families realize that a PCS isn’t just physically exhausting — it’s financially demanding, too. Military life teaches us to prepare for just about everything. We build emergency kits before hurricane season, keep important documents together in case of sudden orders and learn to adapt when deployments or PCS moves arrive with little notice. Preparation becomes second nature. Financial readiness deserves the same level of attention. With National Financial Awareness Day approaching on August 14,…
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. The aircraft were performing an aerial demonstration when the crash occurred, Umayam said in a statement. The four crew members from both jets safely ejected and the crash was under investigation, she said. The crew members…
Enter at 10AM CST! Silencer Central’s 100 Days of Silence runs April 17 through July 25, 2026 – one suppressor giveaway every single day. Day 32 is Monday, May 18. What’s in the Day 32 prize stack SponsorItemValueHKVP9A1 X Tactical OE w/ Vortex VTX (SKU 81001364)$1,479BANISH SuppressorsBANISH 9 – 34 dB sound reduction, 14 baffles, 1/2×28 Micro Booster$999Shooting Targets USATriple Threat Torso & Signature Stand – 3/8″ SR500 steel, U.S. Patent D1,030,942$739.99Crossbreed Holsters$500 virtual gift card — full catalog$500WeKnifeCorwyn WE24088-3 — Bohler M390 + 6AL4V titanium$380CIVIVIMini Shakan C20052F-1 — Nitro-V button-lock, 1.94 oz$74Silencer CentralForm 4 / NFA processing + delivery…
The Smith & Wesson M&P Shield X is not just a stretched Shield with a fresh label slapped on the box. It shoots flatter, carries easier than a thicker compact, and makes a very strong case for being the smarter slimline 9mm for everyday carry. In 2025, Smith and Wesson brought their latest iteration of the Shield line, the Shield X, to the market. It is a larger micro gun, similar to the Hellcat Pro or Sig P365XL. Was Smith and Wesson just late to this XL CCW micro gun market, or were they saving the best gun for last?…
An Indiana man arrested on charges of murder will not face prosecution for the deaths of a father and son, according to the local prosecutor. Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings says after a thorough review of the evidence, he determined that 41-year-old John Christopher Worley has a credible claim of self-defense. The incident in question took place last weekend after Worley got into a fight with a man named Koty Riall. Riall’s father Rodney allegedly joined in the fray, and by the time police arrived both father and son were injured. A witness told deputies that…
ATF Director Robert Cekada and Chief Counsel Robert Leider sat down with journalist Shermichel Singleton for a wide-ranging interview that ran on the We the Free Network and was subsequently broken down by Guns and Gadgets host Jared Yanis. The conversation marks one of the most candid public discussions of the agency’s reform direction since Cekada’s April 29 confirmation and the simultaneous announcement of 34 new rulemaking notices. For an agency that gun owners have spent the better part of a decade viewing as an adversary, the substance of what Cekada and Leider said in the interview matters — and…
The Vortex Strike Eagle 1-10×24 FFP brings motion activation, a useful BDC-style reticle, and real LPVO versatility into a budget-conscious package. It is not flawless glass, but for shooters chasing reach without premium pricing, this optic has more fight in it than the price tag suggests. Vortex Strike Eagle 1-10×24 FFP Review: Big Features Without Big Money The Vortex Strike Eagle 1-10×24 FFP pairs motion-activated illumination with versatile magnification in a compact, budget-friendly package. It targets shooters who want performance without stepping into premium pricing. However, while it checks a lot of boxes on paper, real-world performance shows where compromises…
Hezbollah grabbed Soviet diplomats in Lebanon in 1986 and expected leverage. The KGB answered with ruthless pressure that forced a fast release and sent a message the region still remembers. The Hook: Why This 1986 Hezbollah Kidnapping Still Matters We don’t negotiate with terrorists…that’s a well-intentioned sentiment, to be sure. However, what if they were holding somebody you actually cared deeply for? Kidnapping is one of the most horrific of all modern crimes. It is a powerful tool in the dark, twisted toolbox of the modern criminal terrorist. There is nothing new about any of this. People have been running…
With the 250th anniversary of American independence less than two months away, Revolutionary War reenactors are loading their flintlocks for events that will run from now through July 4 and beyond. They’ll do most of it without filling out a single Form 4473. Under federal law and the laws of most states, the muskets, flintlocks, and percussion-cap firearms used in 1776, and the modern replicas of those guns, aren’t legally classified as firearms at all. The exemption, written into the Gun Control Act of 1968, has been on the books for nearly six decades. It’s getting fresh attention this spring…
The United States and Israel are working together to prepare for a renewed round of attacks on Iran. This active preparation for a restart of hostilities with Iran could result in attacks as early as next week. Accoridng to a report by RT, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran soon, increasingly voicing his dissatisfaction with Tehran’s proposals. Trump tore into Iran’s response to an American proposal last weekend, branding it a “piece of garbage” and slamming the current ceasefire as “unbelievably weak.” The New York Times has reported that Tehran has stated that it does not…
The Pacific Northwest used to be home to a lot of people who had good common sense. Then everything changed. Portland became insane, dragging the rest of the state of Oregon with it, and suddenly, they were hostile toward anything that didn’t serve the progressive cause. In other words, they went hard down the anti-gun road. So, when I see gun-related news out of Oregon, I expect to see something full of stupid.However, it seems that a court of appeals there actually exercised a bit of actual reason in a case that involved a convicted…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous. No one immediately claimed responsibility, and the UAE did not blame anyone. It has however accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks in recent days as tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway still gripped by Iran, which is under a U.S. naval blockade. The UAE…
Braden Peters, better known as “Clavicular”, could see a misdemeanor charge of discharge of a firearm in public wiped off his record thanks to a deal his attorneys have worked out with the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. Peters was charged after a livestream showed him and a second influencer shooting at what appeared to be an alligator carcass in the Everglades Wildlife Management Area back in March, but People reports that he agreed to plead no contest to the charge on Friday in exchange for a pretty sweet deal. During a May 15 court appearance, Peters…
