August 2015

How important are survival communications? From a prepping budget perspective, I’ve asked that question a lot. And unfortunately, as with many subjects I’ve covered, there is a ton of misinformation out there about the subject. When you buy a “survival radio,” like the ones with the little solar panel and hand crank, you are buying a multi-band receiver, and you’ll pay more depending on how many bands you want. A basic radio, some even under $20, will be AM/FM, and most of them also have the NOAA weather channel, which is 162.4 mhz. Pay a little more and you may get some of the Ham radio bands, but you will seldom hear any traffic on those bands, because the included whip antenna is not made for those frequencies. Police, fire, airplane, and a hots of other frequencies that would be nice to monitor in a survival situation are not in those radios. Getting all of those frequencies, until now, has been very expensive. This article is about a newer type of radio called “Software Defined Radio,” or SDR-RTL, and it changes everything.

While most people are under the impression that gun-related crimes have been skyrocketing in recent years, a new study shows they’ve actually been dropping significantly since their peak in 1993.

“This country is based on God, guns, and the right to protect ourselves,” said Harris. “I think as sheriff, it is my place to protect the safety and security of our citizens. And help citizens in ways to protect their selves and their families.”

While most of the gun industry is still worried about what they’ll debut at SHOT show in January, Walther is making news. They’ve got a new addition to the PPQ line. The PPQ M2 in .45 ACP. How will Walther’s first attempts with the most American of calibers stand up? Read our review.

When we first saw the DP-12 at SHOT Show, we were leery. Bullpup shotguns always seem to get our hopes up, then dash them to pieces with faltering reliability. They’re rarely anything more than range toys. But we’ve been beating up the DP-12 now for a few weeks, and we’re converts. Read our review.

Demolition Ranch, “What’s scarier than hardened sharpened metal drill bits flying at you??? Women drivers of course…… jk……..sort of.”

In 2007, the FBI thwarted a bomb threat by posing as the Associated Press. Now, the AP is filing a lawsuit for misappropriation of their name.

Why Walmart’s decision to stop selling AR-15s is unavoidably political.

Does the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty pose an existential threat to the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans?