News 7 Real-Life Cases of Carrying a Lifesaving Backup Firearm By Massad Ayoob The first responder in a deadly situation is, by definition, a lone responder until “the cavalry arrives.” Having backup safety... Read more »
Ammo Guns Rifles Engineered to Perform: Seekins Precision’s SPROV3 SBR By Dave Bahde From a ballistics and operational standpoint, it is pretty hard to beat the 300 Blackout, or 300 BLK, as a... Read more »
Accessories Gear News Door Busters: 2 Emergency Breaching Kits By Tactical Life Staff We all know the paradigm shift that was caused by the Columbine mass murder on April 20, 1999. When one... Read more »
Accessories Gear 8 Essential Pieces of Gear For Your Go Bag By Richard Johnson “Shots fired at the high school. We’re getting reports of multiple shooters.” No cop ever wants that call to go out, but... Read more »
Gear Holsters 9 Retention Holsters That Won’t Slow Your Draw By Tactical Life Staff A nightmare for any officer is a gun grab. Luckily today’s modern retention holsters can keep a weapon securely locked... Read more »
Guns Shotgun Ammo Riot Stoppers: 10 Elite Less-Lethal Weapons By Fred Mastison From the earliest days, those tasked with keeping the peace have been used to control large dangerous riots. The first... Read more »
Guns Handguns LEO Strikers: 11 Compact Striker-Fired Pistols By Tactical Life Staff Striker-fired semi-automatic pistols use a spring-loaded firing pin that is partially cocked by the movement of the slide, then the... Read more »
Ammo Reloading Gunfighting: How to Properly Reload Under Fire By Dave Bahde Too often, people train for a shooting while ignoring the realities of a gunfight. But the difference is pretty simple. While shootings... Read more »
Featured Guns Rifles Stag Arms’ Model 9: Bucking the 5.56mm Trend By Fred Mastison As the ballistic performance of 9mm ammunition has improved, so has the interest in the law enforcement world to move... Read more »
Featured Guns Rifles Semi-Automatic Rifles Gun Test: Daniel Defense’s Lightweight DDM4V5LW By Dave Bahde Working as a patrol sergeant shortly after the now-infamous Los Angeles bank robbery, I was charged with putting together a “rifle program.”... Read more »