Zach P. enjoys shooting his AR-15 and regularly gets together with buddies to go shooting. One of the friends has a large piece of property where they can go shooting anytime they want. On a particular day, it was a little bit rainy, but the group didn’t let it stop them from shooting their AR-15s. …
David M. and Jack C. are avid climbers who were hiking Mount Rainier early one June. If you’re not familiar with it, Mount Rainier is a large active volcano in the state of Washington, located about 60 miles southwest of Seattle. The mountain has a summit elevation of nearly 14,410 feet and is the highest …
Brandy S. lives in San Clemente, CA and like many Californians, she likes to visit the beach. One day she visited San Onofre State Beach with her kids. While there, the kids picked up some colorful rocks to take home. The rocks were an array of colors including green and orange. The kids handed Brandy …
On February 28th, 1997, Larry P. and Emil M. robbed a Bank of America in North Hollywood, CA. The two men were equipped with illegally modified automatic rifles, full body armor, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. One of the men carried a MAK-90 rifle (similar to an AK-47) modified to be fully automatic. The …
In June 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the Soviet Union. Months later, the Germans started the Blockade of Leningrad. German forces surrounded the city in what ended up being a 900-day siege. And while Germany never took control of the city, Leningrad was bombed, and many places were destroyed. To make matters worse, the …
The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal that rocked the U.S. between 1981 and 1986. U.S. officials were selling arms to Iran and planned to use the proceeds from the sales to fund the Contras, a rebel group in Nicaragua. In addition, the U.S. administration justified the arms shipments as an attempt to free seven …
In 1968, a Soviet Golf-II class submarine left the port of Petropavlovsk, on a peacetime patrol northeast of Hawaii. The sub, called K-129, was carrying three nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. Then, soon after leaving port, the sub and its entire crew were lost. The Soviets started search efforts but were never able to find the sunken …
Jim Clark was a Marine, gunsmith, and ammo reloading expert. After serving in World War II, Jim returned home and started reloading his own ammunition to save money. He was a competitive shooter and retail ammo at the time was terrible. Plus, Jim wanted ammo that was designed for competitions. He wanted the perfect bullet …
Kendra S. was a typical 12-year-old kid, but she did something that even many adults won’t do when it comes to home defense. You see, Kendra was by herself at her Oklahoma home when she heard someone banging on the front door. Soon after, Kendra heard the glass on the front door shatter, and an …
Tom R. served in the U.S. Military, witnessing firsthand the role suppressors play on the battlefield. During a late-night raid, twenty U.S. soldiers deployed on a mission to capture a high-value target. U.S. forces believed they would encounter about five to eight Taliban fighters, but when the soldiers arrived, they were met by 40 to …