Farrah T. was a police officer in Florence, South Carolina. One day, Farrah and fellow officers served a search warrant at a residence where a violent offender was living. Before the officers could knock on the door the suspect started shooting at them from inside the house. Farrah was shot multiple times. However, even after …

Mike N. is a firearms owner from Texas who often goes shooting in fields or on a clay target course. One day, Mike went shooting with his CZ 712 shotgun. The CZ 712 is a gas-operated shotgun that fires 2¾- and 3-inch shotshells, and it was chosen as the NRA 2024 Golden Bullseye “Shotgun of …

Around 56% of Americans have a REAL ID, which is a federally compliant identification issued by states. The idea for the REAL IDs was created after 9/11 to make state IDs more secure and harder to forge. To obtain a REAL ID requires more documentation to prove the person’s identity. Come May 7th, 2025, REAL …

Staci S. lives in Indiana, and one day she got a text message containing a picture of a bottle of wine. She didn’t think anything of it at first since she enjoys wine. “It definitely made me pause when I saw it because it could have totally been a text message from a friend wanting …

Drew K. is a respected firearms instructor who lives in Chicago and works for a firearms training company. Early one morning Drew heard a commotion coming from the alleyway by his house and went outside to investigate armed with his Glock 19. After investigating the threat and not finding anything, Drew attempted to reholster his …

Darren C. lives in St. Petersburg, Florida… One evening around 8 P.M. he and his wife went to the Crafty Crab restaurant for some takeout. Darren waited in the car while his wife went inside to grab their food. While Darren was waiting, a masked man jumped in his car and attempted to steal it. …

In January 2025, 15-year-old Levi D. planned a hiking trip on the Red Mountain Trail in Dammeron Valley, Utah. It’s located in the Southwestern part of Utah and is known for its beautiful red rock scenery. Before leaving on the hike, Levi stocked his backpack with essential gear such as food, a first aid kit, …

It’s estimated that about 55% of Americans still write checks. And even if you don’t write checks, you still likely receive checks in the mail. In fact, so many people receive checks in the mail it led to a 400% increase in check fraud last year. It’s an old-school crime that thieves are increasingly performing …

As you’ll probably remember, in September 2024, the terror group Hezbollah was hit with an attack by the Israelis. Israel’s Mossad agents planted explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers that the terror group had ordered. The model AR-924 pager is like typical pagers that receive and display text messages, but they don’t make or receive phone …

Shelly B. lives in Ocala, Florida, and one afternoon she heard gunshots and glass breaking at her home. She immediately called 911 and police responded to her house. Police located bullet holes throughout the house and rounds that appeared to be fired from an AK-47. Turns out that someone nearby was shooting targets in their …

Carlie M. lives in Anderson County, Tennessee. One night, Carlie’s sister called him and said there was a prowler on her property and asked him to come over right away to investigate. So, Carlie grabbed his .357 Magnum revolver and rushed to his sister’s house. When he arrived, he realized he had no ammunition in …

Lindsey L. works in the tech industry, so she is used to making cybersecurity a top priority. One day, she plugged her cell phone in to sync her phone with the music on her computer. When she plugged her device in to sync it, she had to approve the connection. Trouble is, when she synced …

John C. lived in Texas and worked as a tax preparer. He operated a company that conducted virtual tax preparation with locations in Florida and Texas. But he was also a criminal. You see, John came up with a scheme to falsely create and submit tax returns on behalf of unsuspecting taxpayers. Taxpayers would contact …

Julie R. recently moved into a new apartment and was looking online for new furniture. Eventually, she found a nice sofa from a website that she had shopped with before. Everything looked legitimate, and the website had plenty of positive reviews. The problem was the website was fraudulent. You see, Julie was browsing a fake …

Vicky C. and her son Andrew live in the Pacific Palisades in California. When the wildfires broke out in the neighborhood, Vicky quickly picked up Andrew from school and raced toward their house. But the mother and son couldn’t drive to their house because of evacuations so they ran the last few miles by foot. …

Ivan is the name of a police K-9 search dog in Massachusetts. One day, a police officer in Lawrence, MA was on patrol when he responded to a call of gunshots being fired. The officer arrived at the scene of the gunshots and witnessed a vehicle speed away. He followed the speeding vehicle until one …

Josh T. lives in Destin, Florida. One day, he was standing outside a bank when a concerned citizen called the police to check on him. Police arrived to conduct a welfare check on Josh because he appeared to be passed out. After arriving, police asked Josh for his identification. Josh provided police with a social …

Unfortunately, Jerry M. lost everything in a house fire. This included dozens of firearms in his collection. However, one gun survived. It was in its case, and the case was melted shut. After breaking open the case, Jerry found his Glock 19 unscathed. There are plenty of stories about how durable Glock pistols are, but …

Jaclynn G. lives in Española, New Mexico. One afternoon Jaclynn was driving with her younger sister. As their Kia Optima passed a police camera it captured their car’s license plate. But the camera misread the license plate. The car’s actual plate was BLGP02, but the camera read it as BLGP07. So, the camera system alerted …

In the last decade, there have been over 62 vehicle ramming attacks around the world. Over 240 people have been killed in these attacks and thousands have been injured. No city is safe from these attacks, and they have occurred all over the world from London to most recently New Orleans. Sadly, these sorts of …

Sam N. works in the technology industry. Typically, he’s pretty good at spotting an online scam. But a recent scam was more advanced than even he expected. You see, Sam received an email account recovery notification for his Gmail account. He denied the request. Soon, he received a call with the caller ID “Google.” He …

During World War I, German snipers pushed around 30-pound steel shields. The shields were capable of stopping the .303 round that was used by British riflemen. The German snipers would move these shields into the middle of the battlefield, then engage the enemy while being protected. To combat this, the British troops requested safari or …

Eddie S. lives in Harris County, Texas. One evening, Eddie visited the El Ranchito Taqueria in southwest Houston. As he sat eating, a 30-year-old man stormed into the restaurant armed with a handgun. The masked robber went from customer to customer demanding their money and wallets at gunpoint. After collecting all the valuables, the robber …

Jim C. is an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan. He was one of the few that was able to save his house from the devastating and tragic wildfires in Los Angeles. And he did it by being prepared. A few years ago, a brush fire came too close for comfort to Jim’s house. So, …