Category: Tactical TMZ

To give soldiers more flexibility in the field, engineers at the United States Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center (ARDEC) are designing the first new lethal hand grenade in more than 40 years. (DigitalTrends)- There are many different types of grenades used by the U.S. military. The most prominent grenades used in combat are concussion […]

The U.S. Army has issued a directive on grooming and appearance regulations that allows observant Sikh men and conservative Muslim women to wear religious head coverings. (FOX)- The policy, announced Tuesday, also permits Sikh soldiers to maintain their beards and female soldiers to wear their hair in dreadlocks. “The Army has reviewed its policies to ensure […]

Smith & Wesson completed its transition Tuesday to a new corporate name — American Outdoor Brands Corporation — which is more fitting with its diversification strategy. (MassLive)- The new name, first announced in November, brings with it a new stock ticker symbol on the Nasdaq exchange: AOBC. The holding company has new website at www.aob.com, but […]

In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms industry – announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft of firearms from Accurate Arms and Ammunition, […]

A Waffle House waitress in Georgia says she was fired for shooting her gun at three fleeing robbers. (FOX)- Heather (Shorty) Burkinshaw-Stanley said she was only trying to defend herself and her co-workers, The Newnan Times-Herald reported Sunday. “I was in fear for my life, my co-workers’ lives, and I did what I thought was […]

Police find stolen car, seek Army reservist who escaped (FOX)- Massachusetts state police say they’ve recovered a stolen car believed to have been used by a former Army reservist who was charged with stealing 16 guns from a U.S. Army Reserve Center and escaped from a Rhode Island detention center. They say James Morales remains […]

On Friday, Alhambra Police released this photo on their Facebook page, showing what appears to be an iPhone with a gun holder attachment, sitting in a car. (FOX)- Earlier that day, The Alhambra Fire Department responded to a possible medical emergency in an Albertson’s parking lot. After seeing someone unconscious or possibly sleeping in the seat, they […]

A coroner in South Carolina confirmed Thursday that a woman had passed away just days after she was shot at a shooting range. (FOX)- Lt. Sheila Cole with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and EMS were called to the Skip-J Range around 2 p.m. on Monday. A 24-year-old woman was transported to the hospital with […]

New York City’s iconic New Year’s Eve celebration will be surrounded by sanitation vehicles to stop truck-driving attackers like those in Germany and France. (FOX)- The 65 garbage collection and sand trucks along Times Square’s perimeter are meant to stop would-be assailants from plowing trucks into the crowd of 1 million people. New York Police […]

Murdered woman’s sister supports executing ex-soldier in potentially historic move (FOX)- The sister of a woman murdered more than 30 years ago in North Carolina says she and her family fully support the military’s planned execution of the woman’s killer, a former soldier. The execution would be the first by the U.S. military in more than […]