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On April 19, 1861, the first blood of the American Civil War is shed when a secessionist mob in Baltimore attacks Massachusetts troops bound for Washington, D.C. Four soldiers and 12 rioters were killed. One week earlier, on April 12, the Civil War began when Confederate shore batteries opened...

April 19, 1775: At about 5 a.m., 700 British troops, on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal, march into Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under Captain John Parker waiting for them on the town’s common green. British Major John Pitcairn ordered the outnumbered...

On April 18, 1983, a suicide bomber detonated a one-half-ton pickup truck laden with 2,000 pounds of TNT near the front of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 63 people, including 17 Americans. It was the deadliest attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission to date, and changed the way the...

On April 18, 1775, British troops march out of Boston on a mission to confiscate the American arsenal at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, known to be hiding at Lexington. As the British departed, Boston Patriots Paul Revere and William Dawes set out on...

Hot salt blued carbon steel and wood, the definition of tradition. The .45 ACP Garrison Target takes the classic and proven 1911 design and combines heirloom-quality construction with the modern features today’s shooters demand, including an adjustable rear sight for competition-minded...

I would be going if I still lived in Houston! :) Stop by the Federal ammo display and say hi to Sammy Lee Davis, Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam war. He graduated from Mooresville High School just south of Indianapolis Indiana.

The USS Indianapolis Memorial is the brainchild of the ship's survivors. In 1960, some gathered 15 years after the war's end for their first reunion. A suggestion arose to create a memorial to honor and remember their lost shipmates during their gathering. The idea resonated and then simmered...

Michael Helms @FirearmsHistory There's rare. And then there's this. Exhibition shooters like Annie Oakley sometimes used smooth bore revolvers loaded with shot — purpose-built for shattering glass targets mid-air in front of a live crowd. This @Smith_WessonInc .44 Double Action left the...

The CMP has some available. Effective January 7, 2025, customers are allowed to purchase up to twelve (12) surplus rifles (any type) per year. This limit excludes .22 rifles. https://thecmp.org/sales-and-service/m1903-m1903a3-rifle-information/ The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is...

Here is a letter Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon sent to the governor of Virginia today:

Long before the flintlock, the percussion cap and the self-contained cartridge, there was a metal tube with a hole at each end and a stick where the stock would eventually go. It had no trigger, no sights and no real way to aim. What it had was a charge of black powder and a burning match held...

It looks like all the NRA 2.0 candidates were elected. Also, Mark Robinson the former lieutenant, governor of North Carolina. North Carolina man's speech at city council meeting about gun rights goes viral

From President Trump on FB (Just after midnight ET) FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member...

Here is the X post I mentioned, it didn't have the video when I first saw it. I don't see the Breaking post about the Blackhawks now. It may have been updated with this

Just saw this on X from Nick Sortor JUST IN: The missing US F-15E pilot did SUCCESSFULLY make contact with the US military via encrypted radio earlier today, per N12 GREAT sign. US Special Forces continue working to pinpoint his exact location, and have 7 hours of darkness left Darkness is...

He joined the United States Army following America's entrance into World War II. During most of the war, he served as a tank-warfare instructor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and later at West Point in New York.

If every gun tells a story, the FBI’s reference firearms collection could fill a very, very large book. The inventory of more than 7,000 firearms—curated over 80 years—contains just about every make and model, from John Dillinger’s Prohibition-era revolver to the modern battlefield’s M16 and...

Introducing the RCBS Lil’ Dandy… now reimagined for perfectly measured spices, sugar, and more. Built with the same consistency and reliability you expect from RCBS, this “culinary upgrade” delivers exact portions every time—whether you're dialing in a recipe or just making your morning coffee...

Yes, John Hinckley Jr. was released from court oversight in 2022. After attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, he spent over four decades under mental health supervision. In June 2022, he was fully released from all restrictions, marking the end of his long-term oversight by...

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr. The president had just finished addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel and was walking with his entourage to his limousine when Hinckley...