Proclaim liberty…

by TPOL Nathan in The Price of Liberty on 2026-01-17T02:00:00Z

Leviticus 25:10 tells the people of ancient Israel: “You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants.” (HCSB) The ESV translates this as “And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” The Hebrew word translated as … Continue reading →

TFB Review: Aimpoint Duty RDS-MR - The Evolved Duty Red Dot

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-17T01:00:00Z

Aimpoint has long been the gold standard for rugged, reliable red dot sights, and the original Duty RDS brought that legendary Swedish quality to a more accessible price point. As there are only so many things you can do with a red dot, I decided to make this review a bit more diverse. So I threw it into a lake for a day to see if the fish would eat it. I also mounted it with a 3x magnifier and used it with a Pulsar Krypton 2 thermal clip-on for some night-action. Let’s see how it performed.

Have You Used This Service?

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-17T00:57:00Z

 Effectively, a gun store that has experience and shipping prices to ship guns via UPS with better rates than UPS direct, as if they would deign to do business with mortal gun owners.  ShipMyGun.

POTD: Rare First-Generation Glock 17L at Collectors Elite Auctions

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-17T00:30:00Z

Today’s Photo of the Day highlights a standout item from Collectors Elite Auctions’ December offering. A true first-generation Glock 17L, probably one of the most sought-after early pistols in the Glock lineage. The auction house’s monthly lineup focuses on scarce, investment-grade firearms, and this 17L should represent exactly the kind of transitional, low-production piece that attracts serious collectors.

Fudd Friday: Savage Revel Classic Review

by Zac K in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-17T00:00:00Z

I was pretty excited to see the Savage Revel when it debuted in late 2024 for two reasons. First, there’s nothing more Fudd-coded than a lever-action rifle, despite the current space cowboy creations that are taking the design into the 21st century. Second, I’d seen design drawings of this rifle a long time ago and after it hadn’t been released to market for years, I thought I’d never get my hands on one.

New Article

by admin in The War on Guns on 2026-01-16T23:44:48Z

Back on 26th. Best I can do on phone.

The post New Article first appeared on The War on Guns.

This is No Surprise to Regular Readers

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T23:11:00Z

12/19/25 Science Alert:

We know that the genes we're born with contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders during our lifetimes, and a new study shows there is significantly more biological overlap across these conditions than previously thought.

The international team of scientists behind the research believes that their findings can help improve how these conditions are diagnosed and treated: not just through symptoms and behavior, but also through shared genetic factors.

"Right now, we diagnose psychiatric disorders based on what we see in the room, and many people will be diagnosed with multiple disorders. That can be hard to treat and disheartening for patients," says neuroscientist Andrew Grotzinger, from the University of Colorado Boulder.

"This work provides the best evidence yet that there may be things that we are currently giving different names to that are actually driven by the same biological processes."

BIpolar disorder and schizophrenia are one of those shared genes diseases.

Stay Flexible

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T22:59:00Z

I am cutting a 1.35" hole through a 2.5" x 3.0" block of Delrin.  The CFC draw tube will slide through this.  The original plan was for a 62mm recessed pocket that would slide over the end of the 60mm PVC tube.  I am a little unsure if I can make this work in a 2.5" wide workpiece.   The alternative is to cut it so it slides inside that tube.

But Everyone Knew Trump Would Destroy the Economy

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T22:53:00Z

1/15/26 Goldman Sachs forecast:

What’s the forecast for US economic growth in 2026?


US GDP is projected to expand 2.5% in 2026 (fourth quarter, year over year), versus the consensus economist estimate of 2.1%, according to Goldman Sachs Research. On a full-year basis, the economy is forecast to grow 2.8%. The probability of a recession in the next 12 months has fallen from 30% to 20%. All forecasts are as of January 11.

Tanker Holsters for Single Action Carry

by Dave Markowitz in Blog O'Stuff on 2026-01-16T21:08:00Z

I gave this setup a try to see how comfortable it would be for woods carry, although today it got carried on my walk around the subdivision where I live. It's a Cimarron Pistolero .357 Colt SAA clone in a World War Supply canvas tanker holster that's actually intended for S&W Victory Models. It actually works well for the single action and the cartridge loops on the strap make it a nice grab-n-go setup.




It carried comfortably under my coat. Not how I'd normally carry concealed because of the slow draw, but it's not bad for a low threat environment, IMO.

Aside from the canvas holster I have this leather Tanker holster from El Paso Saddlery, built for a 4" S&W N-Frame. I bought it for my Model 28-2 but the Cimarron hogleg fits in it with about a half inch of barrel poking out the end.




You could add a belt slide with cartridge loops to the EPS rig and like the cheaper canvas holster, have a pretty good rig for fast grab-n-go.

Insurrection

by Pawpaw in PawPaw's House on 2026-01-16T20:18:00Z

 Should President Trump use the Insurrection Act to send federal troops into Minnesota?  I think not.

Better to use US Marshals.  The oldest civil law enforcement in the US, successfully used in many such cases, where the local authorities don't want to bend to federal law.  Like Lyndon Johnston used them to break Jim Crow.

The US Marshals are a better fit.  They are civil law enforcement, and you don't run into Posse Comitatus.

Savage Arms Redesigns the Model 110 With AccuFit V2 & Improved Action

by Josh C in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T19:05:28Z

Savage Arms announced the next generation Model 110, the longest continuously produced bolt-action rifle in America. The updated platform features AccuFit V2 with toolless stock adjustability, manufacturing improvements to the bolt action, and an expanded lineup spanning 16 models with hundreds of SKUs including new cartridge options and left-hand configurations.

Silent Steel USA Launches PCC-Focused 9mm Streamer Suppressor Line

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T19:00:00Z

Silent Steel USA has announced an expansion of its Streamer suppressor line with three new models designed specifically for 9mm pistol caliber carbines: the Streamer, Compact Streamer, and Micro Streamer.

What Makes Minnesota So Sad Is How Easily This Could Have Been Avoided

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T18:23:13Z

Had the Blue states and cities agreed to turn convicted violent illegal aliens over to ICE when they were released, there would have been relatively little public pressure for these large scale raids.

Yes, illegal aliens are a problem for other reasons: driving down wages of lawful residents (many of whom are Hispanic), using Social Security numbers of lawful residents, fairly high rates of crime among single young men (just like single young male lawful residents). But the Democrats insistence that convicted child rapists are victims just shows how far the academic desire to see everyone with brown skin as victims takes you.

Bergara Expands Premier Series With the Platinum Stalker

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T18:00:00Z

Bergara has added a new hunting rifle to its Premier Series with the introduction of the Platinum Stalker, blending classic styling with modern performance and rugged reliability. Built on a laminate Monte Carlo stock, the Platinum Stalker offers hunters a traditional aesthetic paired with the stiffness and weather resistance that laminate wood provides, resisting warping and damage in harsh field conditions.

Record Breaking Tuna

by Pawpaw in PawPaw's House on 2026-01-16T17:03:00Z

 Oh, c'mon.  This is funny.

LINKY.

I bet that was a fine boat ride.

DeStefano flown to New York City, prepping for court hearings

by Lee Williams in The Gun Writer on 2026-01-16T16:57:27Z

He faces more than 500 years in prison.

Insurrection Act for Minnesota?

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T16:44:00Z

 How about stopping transfers of money to Minnesota instead.  This would be at least as effective.  When South Carolina seceded (and not even in protest of enforcement of federal law), they were, I am pretty sure, receiving no substantial funding from Washington.

If Minnesota objects to federal law enforcement, fine, no enforcement of federal gun control laws.  If people in adjoining states want to sell Glock switches to the fine college-bound youth of Minneapolis, go ahead.

Mossberg 590R/RM Shotguns Now With Chisel Machining Folding Stocks

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T16:00:00Z

Mossberg has expanded its 590R and 590RM pump-action shotgun lineup with the introduction of the new 590R Chisel and 590RM Chisel, developed in collaboration with Chisel Machining . These new configurations pair Mossberg’s pistol-grip rotary safety platform with Chisel Machining’s folding stock mount, adding compact handling and enhanced ergonomics to the 590R/RM series.

Gutsy DOJ Call

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T15:36:00Z

1/15/26 The Hill:

A nearly 100-year-old federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, according to an opinion released Thursday by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The 15-page opinion concluded that a 1927 law, which made it illegal to use the Postal Service to mail concealable firearms, such as pistols and revolvers, infringes on the Second Amendment.

“Section 1715 makes it difficult to travel with arms for lawful purposes, including self-defense, target shooting, and hunting,” wrote T. Elliot Gaiser, the assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel.

“The statute also imposes significant barriers to shipping constitutionally protected firearms as articles of commerce, which interferes with citizens’ incidental rights to acquire and maintain arms,” the opinion continued.

The law has, as is usual, a nasty racist history. The Mailing of Firearms Act which prohibits use of the U.S. Post Office for shipping concealable firearms, now 18 USC 1715, was debated in Congresses before its passage in 1927.  A sponsor of that bill in 1925 was Senator Shields (D-TN) who explained the need for this law as the high murder rate in Memphis, Tennessee:

Fifty-three negroes killed by negroes.  Only seven negroes killed [by] whites.  Only two whites killed by negroes--one a white burglar and the other assassinated by negro bandits....

Here we have laid bare the principal cause for the high murder rate in Memphis--the carrying by colored people of a concealed deadly weapon, most often a pistol.  Can we not cope with this situation?[1]

Prohibiting mail order shipping of handguns was supposed to make it easier to enforce state laws regulating handgun ownership—of which the focus was apparently blacks.

[1] 65 Congressional Record 3946.  The bracketed “by” appears to have been left out of the transcript.

Nice to Get Recognition for Doing Peer Review

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T15:26:00Z



Things That Go Bump in the Night

by Unknown in Home on the Range on 2026-01-16T15:15:00Z

Chapter 53 - Things That Go Bump in the Night - From True Course - Lessons From a Life Aloft.  Independent Author Network Book of the Year Non-Fiction

An aircraft engine has as many variances of sound as a human.  There are satisfied hums, deep-throated snarls, and the incessant whine of someone who is never satisfied, no matter what you do for them.  Then, there is that sound, in and of itself, the sound of an aircraft engine over the ocean at night, when there is not enough fuel to turn back, only to go forward to a faraway shore.

The sea is a broad expanse that neither the eye nor voice can span, and when it's calm, it lulls you into a false sense of comfort as the engines hum, and you gaze out the window with a clear, unconscious eye. You are not pondering thoughts that come to you poignant and silent, the order of your conscience, the conduct of life, and if there really is a proper way to die.  You are not thinking of the operational capacities of a BKM hydraulic pump or your own limitations.  No, you are thinking about the really cold beer you will have at the end of a day and the laughter of companionship.  That is when you hear it, or think you hear it. That sound.

“Oh, that's not right,” you think, and then you hear it again, that asthmatic thump.  As you check EPRs, pressures, and temperatures, somewhere in your head are the words: “An engine-driven, two-element (centrifugal and gear) fuel pump supplies high-pressure fuel to the engine. Loss of the gear element of the fuel pump will result in a flameout.”  You feel no fear, only annoyance, at the callous outcry of machinery and cold water that have caught you unawares, making you give up your daydream of cold beer and warm skin and confirming, unreasonably, your fondness for narrow escapes.

Then it is gone if it ever occurred at all except in your mind, the engine only emitting a steady, slow hum, like somnolent bees.  But your senses are back on red alert, that seeming malfunction that the mind hears on such overwater trips, ministering to boldness as forged as its own pretense of fear. What is it to fly such a vast distance, one youngster asked me once. I replied, “It seems like five hundred minutes of boredom and one minute of stark terror.”

You either loved or hated your ship.  Aircraft, in general, are easy to fall in love with, with their ever-present potency and mysterious uncertainty.  Even as a child, I dreamed of them, watching them fly overhead, the contrails a heroic thread, the sun glinting on their promise. But they varied even within the same make and model, twins from different mothers.
Then there were the mornings when you went out to the flight line and there, on the tarmac, perched four large birds, three of them bright, shining, and gleaming, perfect in form.  And the fourth, older than the dirt upon it, with a stain of fluid on the ground underneath, the Scarlet Letter of hydraulic fluid (old airplanes didn’t leak fluid, they just marked their territory.)  Even if you got a good aircraft, there would be days they could be as unruly as a mule, refusing to start, to move, and occasionally willing to give you a swift kick.  It is sometimes the smallest of things that can be your undoing.

But it's not just your own craft turning on you that you have to be concerned about on such trips.  The weather over the ocean is its own continent.  Perhaps not so much now, but twenty-five years ago, when I was a pup with four stripes on my delicate shoulders that were not yet tarnished, weather planning for ocean crossing was less meteorology and more alchemy. I think about many long flights, our course drawn out with paper, not electronic blips of a satellite fix, a small x marking a fuel stop, a small cross marking our destination, a line marking the path—where we as pilgrims sought out that holy place, that grail of a full night's sleep.

I remember one flight that would have a stop on an island, a piece of land in the middle of an ocean, just big enough for a tourist's fat wallet and the occasional aircraft.  There was a great oceanic storm brewing off in the distance, but it was to have no impact on our flight path, according to all of the aviation weather experts.  Still, as the craft pitched ponderously in the air that was to have been still, even if the sky was clear, there was this nagging tickle at the back of my neck that said: “should have stayed in bed.”  As we passed the calculated point of go on or retreat back to the mainland, the controllers telling us it looked good ahead, the clouds began to build and form, not so huddled we couldn't easily pick our way through them with the right tilt of an antenna, but building nonetheless, and rapidly.
As we got within fifty miles of our destination, the clouds built themselves into 
full-blown thunderstorms, releasing their energy in broken bursts that boomed like the barrage of heavy artillery firing at a very small enemy. The air was full of flying water, heavy sheets of rain that extended well past the individual cells, landmines with updrafts and downdrafts I was trying to avoid.  It was supposed to be clear and sunny, with no alternate landing site required; our biggest concern was what food we could get before taking off again.

My copilot was very young and relatively inexperienced, not with the craft, as he was fully trained, but to this whole oceanic environment.  I could sense him getting pretty nervous.  I just smiled and said, “We're almost there.” There is no quitting in this sort of thing, and often there is no going back. You endure because you have a conviction in the truth of what you are doing.  Duty was not just a thing, but a name, that establishes the order, the mortality of conduct and the outcome.

“Skipper?” a gentle voice from my right.

We checked the weather for our landing destination. The wind was very heavy but not beyond the limits of my skill or the aircraft's proven handling, but it was going to be Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.  What concerned me more was the torrential rain, barely enough ceiling and visibility to land, “barely” being optimistic, but enough to make the precision instrument approach and hopefully see the required lighting. There were no other options when the nearest bit of land is hours past the fuel you have.

My copilot, upon hearing the terminal weather, gently stammered, “What are we going to do?”

We were either going to succeed, or we were going to be scorched by a flame that fate would flick at us without pity, with no time to utter any last words of faith or regret.  But I wasn't going to tell him that.

I gave him my sweetest smile and said simply:

 “We're going to land.”

And we did, dropping our nose and descending down into that somber wall of rain and gray that seemed the very stronghold of that small place we were trying to breach, picking up the runway there through the rain at the very last moment, the wind pounding us like surf. When we landed, my copilot wanted to kiss the ground. I simply gave my aircraft a grateful pat on the nose, like the trusty steed it was, as it stood there, trembling in the wind as if it had just run a great race.

I'd never quite seen weather change so violently and rapidly outside of the forecast. Apparently, Mr. “Giant Rotation of Water and Air” took a sharp bend in the hours we were aloft, pushing some weather up our way.  Not yet hurricane strength by any means, just the nasty stuff you generally try to avoid.

After that, I think I was owed my five hundred minutes of boredom and just wanted to go perch on a bar stool somewhere dry.

There have been many other storms, ones with premeditated gales of wind that seemed to have a fierce purpose all of their own—such a furious attentiveness in the howl and rush of air that it seemed to personally seek us out. But that did not summon in me a feeling of fear, but rather, a deep sense of awe in the power of our planet, though I was tempted to say a quick prayer to the Patron Saint of ailerons and rudder, if indeed, there was one.
There were days we left the ramp to launch into that deep sea that is the sky, no one to see us off, as in days of old, where the ships left port while some quiet mothers and anxious maidens cried and waved lace handkerchiefs as they dreamed undrowned dreams. We were on the move so much, most of us had no time for such ties, and our connections were brief sparks from cold stone, unexpected and as short-lived. For now, at least, we just had our crew and crew chief, who, while immensely competent, usually ate tacks for breakfast and was typically as excited to see us arrive as my house cat was when I came home.

There were days of fierce delights, of sunlight that bounced off the nose, like some weaponized ray of an alien craft, its power deflected by mere sheet metal, and more relays that anyone knew (seriously, when they built this craft, SOMEONE was having a sale on relays.) There were nights we hung motionless in the air, with no sense of motion, ourselves a futuristic craft that flew beyond a brace of suns into the darkness, awaiting the kiss of imminent adventures.

It was also long and hard work.  It was machinery that would break in a place of isolation requiring repairs, with a manual you wished you had brought with you, which was like trying to explain the order of the universe with one brief, hazy glimpse of truth. It was heat and cold, pain, and pressure. It was learning to trust equally providence and the immutable laws of physics.  But its reward was great.

I understood the conjured diplomacy of the relationship between earth and sky, alive to its looming dangers and measured mercies.  I bore the power of the atmosphere and the criticism of others, the levy of duty, and the common severity of the tasks that build a backbone and enable you to break bread.  It's a life that will check the edge of your temper and the point of your command; that will affirm the character of your fight and the hidden truth of your fears. It's a life that beguiles as it disenchants, a life that frees you even as you willingly let it enslave you.

Our world was long drawn-out days, a future that disappeared moment by moment into history, and days that fell forever into the arms of the sea or drifted down upon deserts or mountains where they caught and hung on the landscape like clouds. Our world was one aircraft that fired up with a belch of smoke, then hung there, lonely under that smoke, till we were released with a quick salute.


It was an orderly world that revolved around a specific, precise, and measured way of doing something, while working in an environment that cared little about either precision or order.  You were trained in every possible outcome, only to find that one circumstance that wasn't like you were trained for.  Then you discover the most unyielding of haunts of man's own nature, wrapped up in a question like rolled steel, more chilling than your brief mortality.  And that is the distrust of the absolute power consecrated in an established standard of conduct. You can go off the path, right? Boldly go where no man has gone before.  It works out in the movies, doesn't it? Then, in that instant between heroism and insanity, you realize what you are made of, for the only thing that will save you is that trust, and you take off your cowboy hat, get out that checklist, and do what is expected of you.

I don't miss it, and I do, there on those nights, when the golden blaze of sunset bites into the rim of the earth and the night casts its shadow upon me.  On such nights, I see the form of an aircraft overhead, not the modern airliner, but a craft that's seen some battles, one with ancient radios and tired rigging, visible there in the last remnant of light.  I don't see them often, but when I do, I simply stand there in that slant of light, the form moving away to the heart of a sky that is its own vast enigma. Only the moon now watches me, hanging in the sky like a slender shaving of pale wood. I watch that aircraft until it's only a flash of a strobe, one that captures all that last bit of light in the sky, disappearing into the darkness, gone, even as it's forever contained in the center of it.

The sky is an incomplete story and for that I am grateful. -  L.B. "Brigid" Johnson

Ice Fog

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T15:05:20Z

One down side of Southwestern Idaho winters is ice fog. Fog below freezing deposits ice everywhere. Slick roads and staircases. 

On the plus side the rime frost is pretty


A Stroke of the Pen and It Is a Right Less Infringed

by Joe in The View From North Central Idaho on 2026-01-16T14:00:00Z

Quote of the Day Section 1715 of title 18, U.S. Code, is unconstitutional as applied to constitutionally protected firearms, including handguns, because it serves an illegitimate purpose and is inconsistent with the Nation’s tradition of firearm regulation. See N.Y. State … Continue reading →

EOTECH Launches OGL-C Commercial Laser System

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T14:00:00Z

EOTECH has announced the release of the OGL-C, a commercial variant of its On-Gun Laser system that brings the core capabilities of the OGL platform to the civilian market with eye-safe visible and infrared lasers, along with IR illumination. The OGL-C is offered in black or tan and is designed to mount primarily on a rifle’s top rail, though it can be positioned on other handguard surfaces as needed.

Your Next Big Catch Could Be at a Florida Keys Tournament

by The WON in Hunting, shooting, fishing and adventure for women by women on 2026-01-16T14:00:00Z

To help you plan your next big adventure in our wondrous waters of the Florida Keys, check out this lineup of fishing events.

How Red Dot Sights Work (What is a Collimator?)

by Ian McCollum in Forgotten Weapons on 2026-01-16T13:27:18Z

A whole lot of people have used red dot sights, but how many actually understand how they work? Let’s see if we can fix that today…

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Thank God it's Meme-day!

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-16T12:47:00Z




Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 16, 2026

by Greg Ellifritz in Active Response Training on 2026-01-16T11:41:11Z

Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend.   Introduction to Tactical Flashlights for Concealed Carriers Some useful flashlight information.  After you digest this, please listen to this excellent low light podcast with Dan Brady.     An Official Journal Of The NRA […]

Schools of Education need to be abolished

by Midwest Chick in Midwest Chick's Place on 2026-01-16T11:30:00Z

I am of the mind that schools and colleges of education should die screaming with a flaming stake in their collective hearts. They are the most useless of any higher education offering as well as the gateway for propaganda and indoctrination of those who teach our children. As an example: Indiana University (IU) is sanctioning […]

PA: Car Thief Suspect Wounded by Resident

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-16T11:00:00Z

CATASAUQUA, Pa. - The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said a resident shot a suspected car thief overnight in Catasauqua, Lehigh County.

The resident shot at the suspected car thief multiple times, according to a news release from the DA's office.

The DA's office said the person was hit at least once.

"The only description we have is wearing all black with masks on," said emergency dispatchers during scanner reports.

Investigators said the person who was shot fled the area. The shooter reportedly fired a number of rounds at the suspected car thief.


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UT: Salt Lake City - Man Shoots Theif in Back, is Charged with Murder

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-16T10:58:00Z

The Salt Lake City Police Department said 23-year-old Shane Hagaman called 911 to report that a man stole his bike, and that he shot the suspected thief as he rode away. Hagaman said the man then got into the passenger side of a Toyota Tacoma that fled the area.

Investigators found a broken bike lock on a handrail outside Hagaman's home, where he lived on the second story. 

Hospital employees later reported to police that a gunshot victim was dropped off in a Tacoma. The victim, 42-year-old Tyson Scott Babb, was pronounced dead at the hospital. He suffered one gunshot wound to his upper back.


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NSSF Reports Show Gun Ownership, 2A Exercise Remains Strong

by Dave Workman in 2nd Amendment Archives - Liberty Park Press on 2026-01-16T10:11:21Z

By Dave Workman With the release of the 2025 update of Firearm Import and Export Data by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), and its annual roundup of National Instant Check System (NICS) data for 2025, the underlying message is clear: Gun ownership is very much “alive and well” in the U.S. NSSF’s Import/Export report […]

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Preparedness Notes for Friday — January 16, 2026

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-16T07:04:57Z

On January 16, 1605, the first edition of “El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha” (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes was published in Madrid. — January 16, 1668: The Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. They fought over Anna, Duchess of Shrewsbury and mistress of Buckingham. The Earl was mortally wounded. — The 20th Anniversary (2005-2025) SurvivalBlog archive waterproof USB sticks have arrived from the manufacturer!  Orders will be mailed out starting next week, in the order that they were received. We expect to sell out …

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Preparedness Lessons From Communist Mongolia – Part 2, by G.K.

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-16T07:03:09Z

(Continued from Part 1.  This concludes the article.) During winter, even the U.S. Embassy monitored the grid closely. The possibility of a complete system failure was taken seriously enough that commercial flights were placed on twenty-four-hour standby for potential evacuation of official personnel. We were nongovernmental residents. Those plans did not include us. Our planning had to be personal. Cold changed how time felt. Days stretched and compressed unpredictably. Waiting became a skill. Movement slowed, not from laziness, but from necessity. Mistakes in cold were costly. Dropping something, misjudging exposure, forgetting a step could mean numb fingers, wasted effort, or …

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Economics & Investing Media of the Week

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-16T07:02:07Z

In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers. Today: A map of State Minimum Wages, in Dollars, as of January 2026. The thumbnail below is click-expandable.       (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) Economics & Investing Links of Interest For the first time ever, silver touched $100 per Troy ounce in Shanghai on Wednesday (January 14, 2026.) Soon after, the spot price on the Comex briefly touched $93.98 per ounce — another all-time high!  This brought to silver-to-gold ratio down to around 50-to-1. (Not trying …

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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-16T07:01:16Z

“The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that… it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.” – Thomas Jefferson

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Wolford Oral Arguments Tuesday

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-16T01:06:30Z

1/15/26 SCOTUSBLOG:
The Second Amendment provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” On Tuesday, in Wolford v. Lopez, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the latest chapter of the ongoing dispute over the scope of that right: a challenge to a Hawaii law that bans gun owners from bringing their guns onto private property that is open to the public without specific permission from the property’s owner. Four other states have similar laws: California, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey.
This is a pretty important case. A business can post a sign saying guns not allowed.  Defaulting to prohibition creates a presumption that does not generally apply.  Consider if a state required you to have advance permission before entering their property with a concealed book promoting Communism.  Would the ACLU consider that constitutional.  "You do not need to carry a book like that into private property."

Imagine if a state passed a law requiring advance permission for homosexuals to enter the premises. If a business is open to the public, even if you do not want to bake a cake for them, why an advance permission required?

Chinese Type 64 Suppressed Submachine Gun, North Vietnam K-64

by Lynndon Schooler in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T01:00:00Z

Built at State Factory 66, the weapon used a simple blowback action and was chambered for the 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge. Crucially, the Type 64 was optimized to run a subsonic variant of that round. At the same time, it could fire standard supersonic ammunition, which generated a ballistic crack that negated much of the suppressor’s effect. To further reduce the report, the barrel was vented near the muzzle to bleed gas into the suppressor, thereby lowering the effective muzzle velocity. These measures were intended to maximize sound reduction without compromising reliability and to prioritize stealth over long-range performance.

POTD: Russian MP-155 Setup Designed for Night & Day Drone Hunts

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T00:30:00Z

Today’s Photo of the Day features a specialized counter-UAS shotgun developed by the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Concern. Built on the MP-155 semi-automatic platform and configured for anti-drone roles, this variant made its public debut already at the Army 2024 exhibition . Chambered for 12/89 shells, the system is designed to handle high-energy loads, including cartridges with powder charges of 28 grams or more, giving it the reach needed to engage small, fast-moving aerial targets.

Concealed Carry Corner: Top Concealed Carry Items To Avoid

by Matt E in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-16T00:00:00Z

Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we talked about some tips to make it easier to carry on a daily basis. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I want to go over some of the biggest issues I have run into when it comes to carrying a concealed handgun. There are so many products out there that claim to make life exponentially easier for people who carry a pistol, but it just isn't true. Let's take a look at some of the top concealed carry items to avoid.

New TriggerTechs For The Ruger Precision Rifle Centerfire

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T19:00:00Z

TriggerTech has announced the release of two new aftermarket triggers specifically designed for the Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) centerfire platform, compatible with Generation 1 through Generation 3 rifles. Building on its partnership with Ruger that began in 2020, where TriggerTech has supplied two-stage triggers to the Ruger Custom Shop, the company is now offering lower pull-weight options aimed at shooters looking to further refine their RPR’s performance.

Free Books- Part 351

by Greg Ellifritz in Active Response Training on 2026-01-15T18:42:45Z

Amazon has a tremendous number of FREE ebooks on their website.  You can find thousands of free kindle books on Amazon’s site every day.  These books can be downloaded to a Kindle reader or a free App on your phone or personal computer.  Even if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download a free […]

A Good Day for an Indoor Smoke

by David in Musings Over a Barrel on 2026-01-15T18:30:00Z

It had been a while since I spent time at my local cigar lounge. I’d often intended to head over to Hogshead Cigar Lounge for some indoor smoking pleasure, but, if we’re being honest, convenience often won out. Why drive when I can simply step onto my enclosed porch and enjoy a cigar? Still, the simple luxury of smoking indoors — with other cigar lovers — is worth the extra effort now and then.

When I rolled in one early afternoon this week, a few patrons were already settled in with their smokes, even if the angle of the photo failed to capture them. Before long, the lounge filled and the room buzzed with lively conversation.



Since it had been a while since my last visit, I made a few leisurely circuits of the humidor before settling on an Aganorsa Leaf Supreme Leaf Toro. This Nicaraguan puro features a Corojo ’99 wrapper over binder and filler tobaccos also grown in Nicaragua. The 6 x 52 cigar had a satisfying heft without feeling over-packed, and the draw was spot on.

It opened with a touch of pepper, though the spice stayed on the milder side. As the cigar settled in, a pleasant sweet woodiness emerged, supported by abundant smoke production that only enhanced the full-flavored experience.

The Supreme Leaf delivered nearly two hours of relaxed smoking. When I finally stepped outside, the cold felt noticeably sharper than it had when I arrived. Sitting in my car as the wind rocked it gently, I was reminded just how welcome the warmth and comfort of indoor cigar smoking can be in the heart of winter.

Cheers!


[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]

First Look: FN QD556 & QD762 - Purpose-Built SCAR Suppressors

by Sam.S in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T18:21:36Z

When FN brought media to South Carolina last September, the 309 MRD and Next Gen SCAR rifles got most of the attention, but FN also unveiled their first purpose-built rifle suppressors for the consumer market, the QD556 and QD762 . These aren't FN's first suppressors. They've been making cans for military contracts since 2011 and entered the commercial pistol suppressor market in 2022. What makes these different is they're designed specifically around the SCAR platform, though they'll work on other hosts too.

Israel MOD & IDF Complete Distribution of Arad Rifles

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T18:00:00Z

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have completed the nationwide distribution of thousands of IWI Arad rifles to local rapid response teams, marking a key milestone in Israel’s community defense and readiness efforts.

Indian Army Orders More Than 400,000 Carbines

by Matthew Moss in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T17:00:00Z

India’s government has signed several major contracts for new small arms to equip its armed forces. Two contracts totalling Rs 2,770 crore or $307 million have been signed to provide India’s military with approximately 425,000 5.56x45mm CQB Carbines, ostensibly to replace India's obsolescent SAF 1A1 9x19mm submachine guns.

Beretta Introduces The 694 Black DLC Sporting Shotgun

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T16:00:00Z

Beretta has introduced the 694 Black DLC Sporting, an upgraded version of its popular 694 competition shotgun designed for clay shooters and sporting disciplines. The Black DLC version builds on the proven 694 platform with enhanced materials, finishes, and adjustability aimed at durability, handling, and long-term performance.

Mossberg Launches 990 SPX Magpul Semi-Auto Tactical Shotgun

by Josh C in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T15:00:00Z

Mossberg just announced the 990 SPX Magpul , a 12-gauge semi-auto tactical shotgun built on what the company is calling their latest semi-auto platform. It's available in two configurations: A 14.75-inch NFA version and an 18.5-inch standard barrel model.

Strawman Argument and Deliberate Lie

by Joe in The View From North Central Idaho on 2026-01-15T14:00:00Z

Quote of the Day While the horror of events in Rhode Island sinks in, it is inevitable that, just as night follows day, defenders of mass gun culture across the United States will rush to blame Brown University for not … Continue reading →

Revisited: My PCS Story – Safe Hunting from a Pit Blind

by The WON in Hunting, shooting, fishing and adventure for women by women on 2026-01-15T14:00:00Z

Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned waterfowl hunter, who chooses to use a pit blind, these safety tips from Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson are worth a look-see.

TFB Behind the Gun #201: James from Zer0 & Sons 3D Printed Suppressors

by Luke C. in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T14:00:00Z

3D printing has come a long way from the early days of ridiculously expensive machines and low-fidelity, weak PLA prints. While the price of some of these machines is still pretty astronomical, some of the most advanced machines are still affordable enough to make them more than just curiosities, and people like James from Zer0 & Sons have been able to invest enough capital into a few machines to make a business out of it. Fellow TFB Writer Giorgio O. passed along a neat snippet of an article that James had written about how additive manufacturing (3D printing) can, and has, changed the suppressor industry. Today you’ll get to hear me pick James’ Brian about his approach to this unique technology, and how he’s leveraged it to make one of the industry's most affordable 3D Printed suppressors.

Meme Dump!

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-15T13:04:00Z




Projection

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-15T12:23:00Z

It is possible to believe both that military action against Greenland is very unlikely and also that this administration’s unhinged obsession with it has already done serious long term damage to relations with European nations that will take generations to repair.

We obviously don't think it's vital to our national security or else we wouldn't have closed all the bases we used to have there.

(Meanwhile, if you checked Marco Rubio's browser search history, I guarantee you'd find "map projection that makes cuba look huge".)


I would also point out that ratified treaties, such as the North Atlantic Treaty, have the force of law in the US.

So any order of hostilities against Danish territory is prima facie, de facto and de jure, cut and dried, no two ways around it and any way you slice it, definitionally an illegal order.

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NICS December 2025, Gun Sales Down 4.1% for the Year

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-15T12:18:00Z

 

The National Instant Background Check System (NICS) numbers, adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have dropped 3.4% below December of 2024 and 4.1% below the adjusted sales for 2024 for the entire year of 2025.

The pattern of adjusted NICS checks is remarkably similar to that of 2024, with slight variations. A minor variation is in 2024, August numbers were higher than in September.  In 2025, the numbers climb from a low in July to a maximum in December. From NSSF:

The December 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,587,049 is a decrease of 3.4 percent compared to the December 2024 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,642,270. For comparison, the unadjusted December 2025 FBI NICS figure of 2,220,852 reflects a 16.1 percent decrease from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,647,933 in December 2024.

The annual 2025 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 14,612,314 reflects a decrease of 4.1 percent compared to the 15,239,011 figure for annual 2024.

 

 

 

 

The chart of annual adjusted NICS numbers show a gradual decline in annual firearm sales from the peak during the tumultuous and hotly contested election of 2020 through most of the first year of President Trump's second term. President Trump has recorded success after success during the past year. Most people in the gun culture are seeing both greater domestic stability and a lower level of international chaos and crises. A form of shaky peace has been imposed on the middle east. Iran has been rendered nearly impotent, as have its proxies, the Houtis, Hezbollah, and Hamas.  President Trump has had success in damping down hot spots between Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, DRC and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. While peace has yet to break out between Ukraine and Russia, serious talks are occurring.

On the domestic front, Inflation is down, the stock market is up, GDP is increasing and energy prices are down. As the United States enters the new year, prosperity appears to be breaking out and violent crime has been falling. The numbers are not completed for 2025. The trend has been toward 2025 setting the record for the lowest homicide rate ever recorded in the United States. We will not know if a record has been set for another month or two.

An upturn in international and domestic affairs may have reduced motivations to purchase firearms. It is possible greater prosperity could incentivize people to spend more disposable income. Such potential is not showing up in the NICS figures at this time.

When the NICS adjusted figures are compared to the more accurate ATF figures from Firearms Commerce in the United States, the averages have been converging. ATF figures are reported a year and a half later than NICS, to respect manufacturers' property rights. The numbers from 2000 - 2023 show the number of firearms added to  private stock to be 90% of the numbers shown in the NICS adjusted figures. When the last decade of available numbers are used, 2014-2023, the ATF numbers are 98% of the NICS adjusted numbers.  It seems likely the last two years have added 30 million more firearms to the private stock in the United States. This equates to a total of 540 million firearms in the USA at the end of 2025.

How close is the United States to market saturation? Considerable growth is possible. If growth continues in the USA, a miracle may happen. The debt and budget deficit may be brought under control. Such would seem impossible for any president other than President Trump. It would be impossible if we were not on the brink of incredible technological breakthroughs such as fusion power, autonomous vehicles, breakthrough reductions in cost to orbit, and... even... increasingly powerful artificial intelligence. Any one of these technologies, if widely implemented, has the potential of enormous increases in productivity.

The elimination of the $200 tax on silencers, short barreled rifles, short barreled shotguns, and any other weapons (AOW) in the National Firearms Act (NFA) has the potential to unleash significant demand. Such demand would be multiplied if those items are completely removed from the NFA, as seems possible, but not probable in the next year. Unconfirmed reports show applications for Form 1 and Form 4 from the ATF has reached over 250,000 in the first week of 2026. The table has been set for a more prosperous year in 2026.

©2025 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice and link are included.

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SC: Orangeburg - Gunfight in Home, Two Dead

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-15T12:17:00Z

According to DPS, the shooting happened when two men, including suspect Marco Frazier, were inside the house arguing. The caller told law enforcement that during the argument, Frazier shot the man, causing the man to shoot back, hitting the woman as well as the infant.


More Here


PA: Philadelphia - Gunfight outside of Club at 4:30 a.m. Security Guard Wounded

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-15T12:14:00Z

Police say after a security guard broke up a fight inside the club, the suspects returned around 4:30 a.m. and opened fire on him.

According to investigators, two men in a nearby car thought they were being shot at, so both of them started shooting as well.

The security guard was shot in the stomach.

He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

Police say all of the suspects are in custody.


More Here


Butt wait, there's more!

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-15T12:12:00Z

The Department of Defense has requested that a Canadian sex toy vendor stop fulfilling orders placed by U.S. service members stationed in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Hand to God this is a thing that happened.


@grace.bonjibon Made my week. Think I’m gonna frame this in a PINK frame. #dod #goodvibesonly #soldier #canadianbusiness ♬ Piano famous song Chopin Deep deep clear beauty - RYOpianoforte

Special Edition Tab Clearing...

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-15T12:04:00Z


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Thursday Meme Drop

by Midwest Chick in Midwest Chick's Place on 2026-01-15T11:30:00Z

DeStefano’s freedom ends—he has been taken to New York

by Lee Williams in The Gun Writer on 2026-01-15T11:03:31Z

It's all the work of New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

The Next Generation Of The FN SCAR: The King Is DEAD – Long Live The King [EXCLUSIVE HANDS ON]

by Dave Merrill in Recoil on 2026-01-15T09:00:00Z

Updated, improved, and better than ever, the FN SCAR is back! We have hands-on with the all new rifle and take a deep dive into the changes.

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — January 15, 2026

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-15T07:04:42Z

On January 15, 1907, the first 3-element vacuum tube was patented by American inventor Lee DeForest. — This is the anniversary of the 2009 “Miracle On The Hudson” engines-out emergency water landing. — Today is the birthday of Dr. Edward Teller who co-invented the H-bomb and worked on the Manhattan Project. — Today’s guest article was written by a gentleman who has expressed an interest in advertising in SurvivalBlog, so it will not be part of the writing contest judging. — We need a few more entries for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $978,000 worth of …

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Preparedness Lessons From Communist Mongolia – Part 1, by G.K.

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-15T07:03:51Z

We lived in Mongolia in the early 1990s, for a few years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, during a time when the system had officially ended but its habits had not yet loosened their grip on daily life. I was in my early thirties, married, with two young daughters, trying to build a life far from anything familiar. We were not passing through, and we were not insulated expatriates. We were attempting to function inside the local economy, under local conditions, with consequences that were immediate and personal. At the time, I did not think of what we …

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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-15T07:02:16Z

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column: mutated bird flu viruses. Bird Flu Mutations Cause Concern Reader B.T. sent us this, from The New York Times: Bird Flu Viruses Raise Mounting Concerns Among Scientists. The article …

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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-15T07:01:39Z

“The wild Indian power of escaping observation, even where there is little or no cover to hide in, was probably slowly acquired in hard hunting and fighting lessons while trying to approach game, take enemies by surprise, or get safely away when compelled to retreat.” – John Muir

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TFB Review: The New Threaded Springfield Armory Operator AOS

by Matt E in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T01:00:00Z

In the world of defensive handguns, the sky is the limit with both polymer striker-fired as well as double stack 1911 or 2011 style handguns. What most people don't realize is just how strong the 1911 market is. With the amount of options available today, from optic cuts, accessory rails and upgraded features, the mid-priced 1911 market has some truly strong offerings now that companies are adding a number of optional upgrades as standard. Recently, I have been shooting the new threaded version of the Springfield Operator that has gone through an overhaul in terms of overall design and features, including a standard threaded barrel as well as an optics cut and magwell. Let's take a closer look at the new threaded Springfield Armory Operator AOS .

The role of “NGOs” in the 21st Century

by TPOL Nathan in The Price of Liberty on 2026-01-15T01:00:00Z

Most familiar with recent world history are aware of the role the Brown Shirts in the corrupting of the German Weimar Republic into the Dritte (Third) Reich. In similar ways, various “private” groups and militias have been instrumental in overthrowing … Continue reading →

POTD: Benelli’s M4 Drone Guardian Takes Aim at UAV Threats

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T00:30:00Z

In today’s Photo of the Day, the drone hunter shoulders a Benelli M4 A.I. Drone Guardian and readies a belt of tungsten-shot ammo from Norma’s AD-LER line. The Drone Guardian, a 12-gauge semi-auto with Benelli’s Advanced Impact system, is purpose-built for neutralizing small UAVs. Its modified barrel-and-choke design produces tighter, denser pellet clouds and extends effective engagement range to roughly 50 meters. In ideal conditions, even out to 100 meters according to the specifications.

"One more war in the West and the civilization of the ages will fall with as great a shock as that of Rome"

by Borepatch in Borepatch on 2026-01-15T00:26:00Z

Who would have guessed a hundred years ago that Stanley Baldwin was right? 

 

I dunno - he looks a little Woodrow Wilsonish to me.  But if you're right, you're right.

And Nota Bene: it seems that DuckDuckGo can't find the link to that last post.  Strangely, Google can.  Search sting site:borepatch.blogspot.com best worst presidents on each site. So long, DuckDuckGo, it's been fun.  But I can't trust you, and neither should my readers.

Wheelgun Wednesday: The Registered Magnum Changed The World

by Matt E in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-15T00:00:00Z

Welcome back to another edition of Wheelgun Wednesday. Last week, we talked about my experience at the Rock Island Auction. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here  to check it out. This week, I really wanted to take a look at some firearms that changed history and the world as we know it. The first logical one is the Colt Single Action Army, which I wrote about last week. Today, we’ll talk about the Registered Magnum and how those truly changed the world of modern firearms.

Fantasy

by Pawpaw in PawPaw's House on 2026-01-14T22:56:00Z

 I saw this meme earlier and didn't believe it.  It was too inane, too fantasy-driven, too problematic to be anywhere close to the truth.  Turns out, it is probably true.  As it turns out, the first words scrammed by the passenger in the vehicle of the woman shot by ICE, screamed, "Why did you have real bullets?"

Did she think that this was some play-action fantasy?

The problem with these folks is that they cannot differentiate between Instagram reels, TikTok shorts, and the real world.  In the fantasy of holding ICE accountable, everyone goes home safe.  In the fantasy of video gaming, there is a reset button.

This gal who was killed is not some "white chick George Floyd", as I've seen her described.  She is not a martyr to a cause.  She is just the latest example of a lethal force encounter going very bad, very quickly.

For my entire police career, as I was getting ready for my shift, I'd look in the mirror and ask myself if I were willing to take a human life that day.  We do a job in the real world with real consequences.  Thankfully, I never had to take a life.  I drew my weapon only four times in the line of duty.  I never had to fire.  For that I am thankful.

Today's "protestors" don't seem to understand lethal force. That is unfortunate, because the cops understand it very well. There is no reset button.  It is forever.

ICE Agent Has Internal Bleeding

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-14T22:22:00Z

1/14/26 CBS News:
"The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition. "

UK Launches Project Grayburn To Replace The SA80

by Matthew Moss in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-14T20:40:32Z

The UK Ministry of Defence has published an initial ‘Concept Stage’ tender for the replacement of the British military’s SA80 family of bullpup rifles. This preliminary tender notice officially launches Project Grayburn. The new rifle when selected will replace the SA80’s in-service variants including the L22, L98, L85A2 and the most recent mid-life upgrade - the L85A3. The UK is expected to require around 200,000 new rifles to replace the SA80 variants currently in service.

Wheelgun Wednesday

by Dave Markowitz in Blog O'Stuff on 2026-01-14T20:12:00Z

Today I was able to sneak out to the range for a couple hours for Wheelgun Wednesday. I brought two hoglegs with me: A Cimarron Model P in .44-40 WCF and a Cimarron Pistolero in .357 Magnum, shooting .38 Special ammunition.




First I ran two new-to-me handloads through the Model P. Both were loaded in Starline brass with a CCI No.300 primer and 7.0 grains of Winchester 244 powder. The first batch was loaded with a 200 grain lead round nose flat point (LRNFP) bullet, while the second was loaded with a 215 grain LRNFP.

The results were interesting and the opposite of what you'd expect. I.e., the lighter bullets ran slower than the heavier bullets. I attribute this to higher pressure with the higher bullet. I've seen this before with .38/44 handloads, where 5.9 grains of Herco gave ~100 FPS more muzzle velocity with a 178 grain Keith bullet than a 158 grain LSWC.

With the 200 grain bullet I got an average muzzle velocity of 827.1 FPS for 304 ft.lbs. of energy from the Model P's 5.5" barrel.




The 215 grain bullets ran at an average 903.3 FPS for 389.7 ft.lbs. of energy. About a 76 FPS difference. Both strings were 10 shots.



After running the .44s over the Garmin I changed to 10 yards and ran the Hickock-North drill with both guns, and also 6 shots one-handed on a B-8 center, followed by 10 shots fired two-handed on a B-8 center.




The ammo I used in the Pistolero were handloads with a Lee TL358-158 SWC over 4.7 grains of Unique, which ran about 842 FPS from my 4" S&W Model 15 last week. They should be going around that from the .357-chambered but 4-5/8" barreled Pistolero.




Anyway, I need to continue to work on my one-hand shooting and well as file down the front sight on the Model P, which shoots low.

Fortunately, He Was Released on Bail

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-14T19:26:00Z

1/13/26 GlobalNews.ca:

Three girls were rescued by police in Lethbridge from a forced confinement situation in which one of the girls was allegedly drugged and pimped out to several men over multiple days.

The Lethbridge Police Service said on Tuesday it has charged a man with unlawful confinement, sexual exploitation and human trafficking in connection with multiple incidents where vulnerable girls were targeted and sexually assaulted....

 Atoa, who police said has been in custody since his arrest in mid-December, was granted bail following a court hearing on Monday. He is anticipated to be released from custody Tuesday on several conditions.

But, he was not out long. 1/14/26 Calgary Herald:

About 30 minutes after his release from custody, an accused Lethbridge sex offender was arrested for breaching his release order conditions, police said Wednesday.

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Skye Atoa, 50, who faces charges of sexual assault, sexual exploitation and human trafficking, was granted bail and released from custody Tuesday afternoon.

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After being released, Atoa was required to go to a court-ordered residence. However, after he was dropped off, police said he made “no attempt to comply with the requirements” and instead went to a store.

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“Through proactive investigation, police observed the subject in the store’s perfume aisle in very close proximity to a young female and he was immediately arrested,” said Lethbridge police in a Wednesday news release. 

Trijicon Introduces the AccuPoint 1-8x24 Dangerous Game Riflescope

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-14T19:00:00Z

Trijicon has expanded its AccuPoint lineup with the introduction of the new AccuPoint 1-8x24 riflescope, aimed squarely at hunters pursuing dangerous game and those looking for a highly versatile, battery-free optic. Developed with input from professional hunters operating in environments ranging from Alaska to Africa, the AccuPoint 1-8x24 is designed to support big-bore rifles in both close-quarters and extended-range scenarios.

Nightforce Unveils NEW NX6 Scope Family

by Daniel Y in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-14T18:00:00Z

Nightforce has an entirely new scope family! The NX6 series adds several new magnification options, ranging from LPVO options, to high-magnification precision scopes. Let’s break down the whole family.

Enter As You Please: Rock’a Lock’a Bang! Bang!

by Steven Kuo in Recoil on 2026-01-14T16:59:24Z

Knowing how to defeat locks isn't just a fun hobby, it's useful information that might help save a life.

As reference material

by Ry Jones in Mindless Bit Spew on 2026-01-14T16:11:06Z

For some reason I keep losing this, so here’s to not losing it again.

Langdon Tactical Introduces the LTT 80X Cheetah in .32 ACP

by Eric B in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-14T16:00:00Z

Langdon Tactical Technology has expanded its collaboration with Beretta by introducing the LTT 80X Cheetah in .32 ACP, a Langdon Tactical exclusive variant of the Beretta 80X platform. The new chambering offers shooters an alternative to .380 ACP with reduced recoil while maintaining practical defensive performance.

I Am Having Lots of Dreams, Most of Which Fade As Soon As I Wake Up

by Clayton Cramer in Clayton Cramer. on 2026-01-14T14:02:48Z

But this one was so pleasant and surprising thst I remember it.

Along with the Cadillac, I bought some crazy Jaguar that was more like a high-tech gokart than a convertible.  The sest was a couple inches off the ground and water more than a couple inches deep would stall the electric motor and worse wash over me.  That was okay because it was so light, I could pick it up and carry it to the next dry patch.  It was a cinematic thrill ride.

We were still living in the house above Horseshoe Bend.  After a series of adventures shooting the puddles on the way to the highway and driving slowly through very tony boutiques that are absolutely unimaginable there (being very polite to not get tire stains or oil on the carpets), i get to the junction of the Old Highway and State Highway 55.  It is great fun trying to figure out the obscure cruise control, stereo and drive mode buttons.

At this point, I can see i need to go get the Cadillac.  Snow banks are falling on the hillsides into a body of snowmelt many feet deep.

Freud would have so much fun analyzing this dream.

Beretta (BDT UK) Secures Spot in UK Police Carbine Framework

by Matthew Moss in The Firearm Blog on 2026-01-14T14:00:00Z

We’ve previously reported on Glock  and FN’s  selection as part of the UK Police’s National Carbine Framework  - when selected a number of designs from manufacturers which British police forces can now procure through the framework. Another of the companies that was successfully selected for the framework was Beretta Defense Technologies UK (GMK Ltd), which submitted the Beretta NARP, the New Assault Rifle Platform (NARP).

Instant Pot Apple Butter With Culled Fruit

by Jackie Richardson in Hunting, shooting, fishing and adventure for women by women on 2026-01-14T14:00:00Z

Jackie Richardson turns culled apples into delectable Instant Pot apple butter using the recipe from Feast for a Fraction.

Spontaneous Formation of RNA Chains

by Joe in The View From North Central Idaho on 2026-01-14T14:00:00Z

Quote of the Day The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new information about the plausible conditions on the early Earth. This research provides details on one of … Continue reading →

Yugoslav M92: The Serbian 7.62x39mm Pseudo-Krink

by Ian McCollum in Forgotten Weapons on 2026-01-14T13:27:27Z

The Yugoslav M92 rifle is most often compared to the Soviet AKS-74U “Krinkov” – it is a compact, folding-stock version of Zastava’s M70 AK, just as the 74U was the compact version of the AK-74 [...]

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Hump Day Memes!

by Tam in View From The Porch on 2026-01-14T12:48:00Z




Rats in a corner come out fighting

by Midwest Chick in Midwest Chick's Place on 2026-01-14T12:42:59Z

While I’d really like to see the Clintons, especially Hillary, hauled before Congress, Comer et al had to know it was never going to happen. And since Hillary is the blueprint for what the democratic party has become, they just refused to to it. Which is stereotypical for the scions of that side of the […]

Cold Shooting Ability

by SLG in pistol-training.com on 2026-01-14T12:00:00Z

Here at P-T, we have long touted the benefits and necessity of on demand performance. This was not something discussed much in the training community prior, and is rarely discussed now. Which should come as no surprise, as people like to think of and talk about their best performances, not their normal or worst ones. […]

Rollingout.com Pushes Anti-Firearm Propaganda and Everytown Research

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-14T11:07:00Z



An article published on rollingout.com claims to "debunk" myths about guns with "real data". All the "real data" used is from advocates who oppose the ownership of guns. If you skip to the end of the article, the source listed for the numbers used in the article is everytownresearch. Everytownresearch is one of the propaganda arms of the anti-Second Amendment organization Everytown for Gun Safety, financed by Michael Bloomberg, a stanch anti-Second Amendment advocate. To use such a source to "debunk" myths is similar to asking the Flat Earth Society to "debunk" myths about gravity.

The pitch starts with the presumption some nebulous entity called "the gun industry" has "spent decades convincing people that danger lurks around every corner" . This is a peculiar and highly dubious statement. Gun makers are shut out of most major media. You do not see ads for guns on major television shows. You don't see ads for guns at the Superbowl. You hardly see any ads showing guns used defensively against crime. Most social networks vigorously ban advertisements of weapons. To claim otherwise is a Marxian fantasy. The old dominant media often parrot anti-Second Amendment myths. Such dominance is fading.

Having grown up in the gun culture in the decades referred to in the article, there is some truth about the danger of crime to families being overemphasized. It isn't by the "gun industry". It is by the old media, movies, television shows, and the emphasis of media on violent crime.  This correspondent recalls many television shows which would have become much shorter if the "victims" were armed.

Yes, the gun culture in the United States has shifted from hunting to personal protection, target shooting, and protection from government tyranny. It is a reasonable shift which goes with the shift from a rural culture to an urban culture.

The society in the USA has become much more affluent and fractured. People are more concerned about safety. The number of firearms in society is not related to the number of homicides and violent crime in society.

 

A significant number of gun owners see guns as an insurance policy, similar to a fire extinguisher in your home. The Rollingout.com writer notes that violent crimes have dropped in recent years. Crime and risk from crime is highly individual and specific. Violent crime rises and falls.  Risk depends on individual circumstances as to whether a firearm is useful or not. Your risk depends a great deal on your circumstances and your neighborhood. As with a fire extinguisher, a firearm for personal protection may never be needed. If it is, the need is often immediate and severe.

The article leans heavily on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which does not ask about defensive gun uses. The defensive use of a firearm is only discovered if the defender self-identifies as a victim of a crime. Unsurprisingly, it is an outlier in surveys about how often firearms are used defensively. The author tries to make some point about how most perpetrators of crime are not armed with guns. This is true, but points out exactly why guns are so effective for defense.

The article cherry picks statistics from victimization surveys, and from anti-Second Amendment activists.

Unsurprisingly, the article ignores research which contradicts the narrative that "guns are bad".  There is no mention of minority women in crime ridden urban centers benefiting the most from being able to legally defend themselves with weapons. No mention of gun "buybacks" being associated with small, but statistically significant increases in crime. No mention of homicide rates rising in countries where bans on guns are imposed. No mention of suicide rates persisting when gun bans are put into effect, and other methods are substituted. No mention of a correlation with the legal carry of guns and decreased homicide rates. These effects are debated, but there is debate. To ignore these findings is intellectually dishonest.

This correspondent has read most of the academic literature in the debate about whether ownership of firearms has a positive or negative effect on safety. The largest drivers of suicide and homicide rates are cultural. England had much lower rates of homicide than the United States when the United States had stricter gun control than England did, about 1914. The homicide rate in England rose as they instituted more gun control.  Gun control in England was about political control, not crime.

The ownership of firearms plays a relatively small role in suicide and homicide rates. Firearms are popular because firearms increase personal power. They can play major roles in individual circumstances. A 100 lb woman with a gun is on par with a 250 lb man.  Firearms even out power imbalances created by muscle, mass and age. Firearms are great equalizers for women.

In the United States, the debate about small effects on safety is winding down. It is becoming irrelevant because rights protected by the Second Amendment are being restored. If a person thinks they cannot responsibly handle firearm ownership, the are not required to own a gun. Police officers, who deal with criminal violence on a regular basis, reject this notion.

The Rollingout article ignores the Second Amendment, because the Second Amendment renders their argument superfluous.  There are over 500 million firearms in private hands in the United States. Firearm ownership is popular, and becoming more popular. Firearms are fun, firearms are effective, firearms are often used to protect the innocent.  The repeal of the Second Amendment is a totalitarian wish, which would render the Constitution toothless.

 

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TX: Fort Worth - Homeowner Shoots, Kills Man Attempting Break-in

by Dean Weingarten in GUN WATCH on 2026-01-14T11:02:00Z

In a news release, Fort Worth police said the suspect told authorities that the man "aggressively" came toward him, so the suspect fired multiple shots, striking the man an unknown number of times.

The man ran from the scene but collapsed nearby at the intersection of Ave. L and Bishop, which is where responding officers found him lying on the sidewalk, police said.

The suspect told officers he called 911 and requested medical help as he remained at the scene to cooperate.

Fort Worth Police said no arrests have been made at this time, and homicide detectives have taken the lead in the investigation.


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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — January 14, 2026

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-14T07:04:33Z

On January 14, 1799. American inventor Eli Whitney received a government contract for 10,000 muskets. While his competitors largely produced guns with hand-fitted parts, Whitney became famous as an innovator with his designs that featured interchangeable parts. — And on January 14, 1873: “Celluloid” was registered as a trademark by its inventor John Wesley Hyatt. — I just heard that cartoonist Scott Adams passed away. Rest in Peace. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 122 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three-Day Course Certificate. …

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The Elenco Two-IC AM Radio Kit – Part 2, by Mike in Alaska

by SurvivalBlog Contributor in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-14T07:03:04Z

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) In a previous article I had described a possible need for having some form of radio communications receiver in a TEOTWAWKI situation. It is just good policy to have something you can hide, run on very low voltage, and in the case of this radio, a battery that you can recharge using a solar panel to generate a charge into a battery bank. This radio is an AM receiver set only. However, the chip set can work at much higher shortwave (SW) frequencies and I am researching the possibility of using it …

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SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-14T07:02:42Z

Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.  Pictured above is an old stereo view of the frosted beards of some Klondike miners. — Mike in Alaska wrote: “In the time since December 20th, 2025 and this morning we have had consistent temperatures at or below -35 degrees; in addition we have had 23” of snowfall, and our snow will not …

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The Editors’ Quote Of The Day:

by James Wesley Rawles in SurvivalBlog.com on 2026-01-14T07:01:47Z

“You know, for most of its life bluegrass has had this stigma of being all straw hats and hay bales and not necessarily the most sophisticated form of music. Yet you can’t help responding to its honesty. It’s music that finds its way deep into your soul because it’s strings vibrating against wood and nothing else.” – Alison Krauss

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Cancer Update and 2026 Class Scheduling

by Greg Ellifritz in Active Response Training on 2026-01-14T04:12:32Z

All the best cancer doctors in the country told me that I would most likely be dead by February 2026 if I didn’t treat my metastatic prostate cancer.     Although there is still a chance I might randomly die in the next two weeks, I’m going to prematurely announce that all the best cancer […]

Making a Deal Shouldn’t be Difficult

by Joe in The View From North Central Idaho on 2026-01-14T03:55:54Z

Greenland could become 51st state under proposed bill Of course, the people living in Greenland do not currently want to be part of the U.S. but it seems to me it should not be that difficult to make a deal … Continue reading →

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