Mark Miller

There are many U.S. cities and states which require registration of firearms and elaborate licensing schemes. You might think that this is the sort of infringement which is prohibited by the Second Amendment of the Constitution.  While the U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the Second Amendment as an individual right, it will be years before […]

The President of Lebanon has tweeted that American private security contractors are interrogating Saudi princes and billionaires arrested in crackdown three weeks ago. Saudi soldiers provide outer security for the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh where the detainees are held. In the tweets and from other reports coming out of Saudi Arabia, the contractors are […]

An off-duty police officer was buying medicine with his wife and child at a drug store in São Paulo, Brazil when the two men, wearing hoods and waiving guns ran in. The moment was captured on video and is the stuff of legends. This the scenario every parent in law enforcement fears most. Law enforcement […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation made big news selecting the Glock 19M as their new duty weapon. The Marines have performed acquisition magic and jumped on the FBI contract to buy Glocks for 400 lucky Marines. This is a separate purchase from last year’s Glock 19s for MARSOC. The GLOCK 19M features over 20 design […]

After every mass shooting come the calls for new laws. Let us consider one of the thousands of existing laws: The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which took effect in 1996, makes it a felony for those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms […]

A lot of Green Beret training involves making decisions with limited information. Special Forces operations succeed or fail on the decisiveness of the men executing the plan. If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen: a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your […]

CMC Triggers is making a revolutionary new trigger design for the Glock® Pistol. Utilizing the Patented “Signature Flat” trigger design they perfected for the AR, they have downsized the overall geometry to fit the Glock pistol. I got to shoot these triggers at TriggerCon. The flat trigger is not for everyone, but the simple change […]

The Meopta MeoPro 6.5-20×50 riflescopes have been named Editor’s Choice by Petersen’s Hunting.  Here is what the editors had to say about the MeoPro scopes in the magazine’s 2017 Annual Gear Issue. “Whether you’re trying to knock down a faraway bull or punch a cloverleaf in paper at 500 yards, the new 6.5-20×50 riflescopes from […]

The Silent Pocket Faraday Cage products help you mitigate the risk of being hacked, tracked or exposed to harmful radiation. We emphasize the need for personal security, but mind set and concealed carry only go so far.  Your situational awareness must extend into the digital relm. At SHOT Show, I had the chance to talk to Aaron […]

IcePlate a freezable water bottle designed to fit between any body armor and base layer. It can cool you down, hydrate you, and protect you, all at the same time. Condensation from the IcePlate adds cool water to the outside layer of your shirt where it can evaporate, removing significant heat in the process to […]

The secretary’s confused look did not bode well as they walked through the E ring. “I understand how SOF is different from conventional forces, but the Rangers and Green Berets seem just alike to me. You have a Special Forces Tab and a Ranger Tab. What’s the difference?”

Every once in awhile, you see something that takes you straight back in time. When I ran across American Marauders Pineland collection, it took me right back to my first SF mission. After Pineland, things were never the same. It seems like only yesterday that I stood beside the legendary Dougal Canteeth and swore to […]