Author: The Notorious FDE

This week, the ATF announced a solid win: they shut down what looks like a major stash house in Lincoln County, North Carolina, tied straight to the Sinaloa cartel. According to the details, agents hit the location after getting intel that a cartel source was stockpiling weapons in the area for smuggling south into Mexico. […]

Space used to be the final frontier for exploration and satellite TV. Today, it’s rapidly turning into a contested battlefield where nations are racing to gain the upper hand. Israel, never one to sit on the sidelines when it comes to defense innovation, is leaning hard into this shift. Recent statements from top IDF officials […]

The U.S. Supreme Court just greenlit a major challenge to one of the country’s strictest semiautomatic firearm bans. Connecticut’s decades-old restrictions—beefed up after Sandy Hook and again in 2023—are now on a collision course with the Second Amendment at the highest level. Here are the top 5 things that matter most, plus what this could […]

The U.S. Supreme Court just dropped a bombshell for gun owners nationwide. On June 30, 2026, the justices agreed to take up cases challenging local “assault weapons” bans on AR-15-style semiautomatic rifles in Cook County, Illinois (home to Chicago), and Connecticut. This could be one of the biggest Second Amendment rulings in years. With roughly […]

It’s one thing when time or neglect takes an old building. It’s another when someone decides to speed that up with a match or whatever else they used. That’s exactly what happened on the evening of June 28, 2026, in Downpatrick, when the historic former Convent of Mercy went up in flames. Northern Ireland Fire […]

Brought to you from some of your fondly remembered Equestrian Rifle Manufacturers is the One Horse Express Rifle, the world’s first OEM FRR (Forced Reset Rifle) One Horse, the veteran-founded American manufacturer known for building no-compromise rifles, today announced the official launch of the One Horse Express Rifle—the industry’s first production 16″ 5.56 AR-15 to […]

On July 1, a new Chinese law quietly goes into effect that’s raising eyebrows far beyond Beijing. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress isn’t just another domestic policy — it includes provisions that let Chinese authorities pursue individuals and groups overseas who they claim are undermining “ethnic unity” or stirring up separatism. A […]

If you’ve been following the never-ending saga of California gun laws, you already know the state loves to test-drive the most restrictive ideas in the country. Well, as of July 1, 2026, one of their latest experiments goes live: a functional ban on new Glock and similar striker-fired pistol sales. Assembly Bill 1127 reclassifies these […]

Meet the Doohickey by Witt Machine—one of the smallest full auto rated 5.56 suppressors on the market, uniquely scaled down for your favorite 2.2 LR host. Priced competitively, it brings heavy-duty suppression to your daily plinking without treating your wallet like a rogue IRS agent. The Doohickey: Big Performance in a Tiny Package If you’re looking […]

If you’ve been following the never-ending push and pull between federal gun laws and personal freedoms, this one’s a breath of fresh air. The Supreme Court just dropped a unanimous ruling that’s got a lot of us in the Tactical Shit community talking. In United States v. Hemani, the justices basically said the feds can’t […]