Armed Citizen® Today A woman and her boyfriend were outside a nightclub in Tulsa, Okla., on July 26, when a man threatened them and bragged about having served time for murder. Reports do not indicate how they resolved that threat at the time, but the 41-year-old man apparently followed them home or found out where they lived and broke into their apartment at about 5 a.m. the next morning. The boyfriend shot the intruder dead. (okcfox.com; Oklahoma City, Okla.; 7/27/26) From the Armed Citizen® Archives – Dec. 2, 1986 Chester Blanchard was in the kitchen of his Stark County, Ohio,…

On July 31, the Bureau of Reclamation released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the future management of the Colorado River through Lake Powell and Lake Mead. This 10-year plan will replace the 2007 operating guidelines currently in effect.This marks the first instance of the federal government stepping in to manage the waterway. Previously the seven basin states, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, have collaborated on creating long-term plans for the river. But the last three years of negotiations have failed to yield an agreement.The twenty-year-long “megadrought” currently plaguing the west is likely to blame…

Montana officials are warning residents and visitors of unusually high bear activity, resulting from two key factors: drought conditions and a failed berry flush. According to a recent Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) press release, bear specialists across the state have been receiving reports of “bears that should be foraging for berries in the mountains…getting into trouble around homes and communities looking for something to eat.”What’s pushing grizzly and black bears away from their typical habitats for this time of the year stems from a below-average snowpack. “We started seeing spring green-up in January and February, and the bears…

KelTec CNC Industries announced on July 31 that the Korea Coast Guard has entered into an agreement to purchase additional KelTec KSG Tactical shotguns. More than 200 KSG Tactical shotguns are currently in service with the Korea Coast Guard, distributed across its patrol vessel fleet. “A repeat award means the platform has already done the job,” said Parker Rosenberger, director of business development at KelTec. “The South Korean Coast Guard has had these shotguns in service on the water for years. Coming back to us for more says something no product brochure can say.” The contract was finalized by Korea…

Ask any angler about their favorite lures, and most of them will have a jerkbait at the top of their list. These versatile lures work for everything from panfish to muskie. Jerkbaits rose to prominence after anglers realized these lures could consistently outperform live bait, completely changing the face of angling. Despite their popularity, most anglers don’t know how to fully work them.Jerkbaits are more than a simple cast and crank lure—they’re versatile tools. With the right technique, you can use jerkbaits to catch fish throughout the entire water column. Here are a few ways to use them to catch…

Those familiar with the manufacturing history of Taurus know that some of the company’s early pistols were based on Beretta designs. This includes the PT series of tip-up barrel pocket pistols, which were essentially clones of the Beretta 21 Bobcat. Models included the PT22 and PT25, chambered in .22 LR and .25 ACP respectively, with aluminum and eventually polymer frames. Although the affordably priced PT pistols sold fairly well over the years, they were dropped from the Taurus catalog nearly a decade ago. One factor that contributed to their discontinuation was the launch of similarly sized .32 ACP semi-automatics in…

While Steiner is known for its magnified sights and binoculars, like every firearm optics company, the company also makes electronic red-dot sights. Steiner’s handgun series is the Micro Pistol Sight (MPS) first introduced in 2021. New for 2026, the company is updating the optic with the MPS 2.0. The Steiner MPS 2.0 is the newest generation of the company’s Micro Pistol Sight, originally introduced in 2021. MPS optics are closed emitter miniature red-dot sights designed for use on handguns. Popular with law enforcement and military users, Steiner sought to make a new generation of MPS sights that had a longer…

This is the first of two articles on the haunting disappearance of two Wisconsin hunting/fishing buddies who vanished in February 1961.Ronald Wick, 19, and Carl Stolz, 21, vanished for over 45 years after they went joyriding across a frozen Wisconsin lake around 3 a.m. on Feb. 21, 1961.The baffling fate of the two hunting, fishing, and trapping buddies sparked decades of rumors, theories, and heartache for the men’s families and friends. A Capital Times newspaper article two years later in March 1963 described the search for Wick and Stolz as one of the most intensive efforts in the history of…

In 2017, Mossberg announced the release of its unique 590 Shockwave, a shortened, shotshell-firing “firearm,” per ATF, that did not require regulation under the National Firearms Act. The Shockwave was shorter than traditional shotguns and did not use a shoulder stock, but it still maintained the 590’s pump-action mechanism. In 2025, Mossberg added to the category with its 990 Aftershock, which uses a semi-automatic operating mechanism while still maintaining a compact form factor. Watch our “American Rifleman Television: Rifleman Review” segment above to see the details. “Again, it’s a firearm by ATF definition,” American Rifleman’s Brian Sheetz said. “It’s greater…

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