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Scanner traffic shines a light on the chaos, confusion officers faced in Las Vegas

by Brian Seay

Despite the bedlam, Las Vegas police were able to locate the shooter within minutes of the first reported shots on Sunday night.

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Former Memphis cop arrested outside White House with cache of guns

by Brian Seay

The former officer told authorities he needed to talk with Secretary of Defense James Mattis about having a microchip removed from his head.

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Officer shoots, kills deaf man holding a pipe as neighbors yell ‘he can’t hear you’

by Brian Seay

As neighbors shouted “he’s deaf,” a police officer in Oklahoma City shot and killed a man who couldn’t hear commands to drop a metal pipe.

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Nosler expands Match Grade and E-Tip ammunition lines

by Jacki Billings

Nosler adds to its ammunition lineup, serving up three new offerings to the company’s current Match Grade and E-Tip Ammunition series.

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Police chief on trial after librarian killed in training demo

by Brian Seay

Five officers testified Tuesday that nobody checked whether a gun had blanks before a community demonstration that ended with a librarian dead.

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ICE: Mexican national arrested in Arizona was trying to smuggle out 7,000 rounds of .38 Super

by Brian Seay

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Mexican national last week for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 7,000 rounds of ammo down to Mexico.

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Report details gun battle between San Bernardino suspects, police

by Brian Seay

Officers fired more than 400 rounds during a shootout with the couple who killed 14 people and injured 22 more in San Bernardino in December 2015.

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G2 Research introduces new Telos fragmenting ammunition in .357 Magnum

by Jacki Billings

Ammunition manufacturer G2 Research announced Telos, its high-efficiency controlled fragmenting ammunition, will be now be available in .357 Magnum.

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Two companies split $221 million Army contract for machine guns

by Brian Seay

Two American companies will split a six year, $221 million contract to build M2 and M2A1 machine guns for the U.S. Army.

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Patriot Ballistics puts a new spin on the .45 round with FLAK .45

by Jacki Billings

Pennsylvania based Patriot Ballistics offers an interesting twist on an old favorite, using the .45 ACP case as the basis for its innovative FLAK .45.

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Officials: Controversial depleted uranium rounds were used in Syria (VIDEO)

by Brian Seay

The United States military used a controversial weapon in Syria in late 2015, according to military officials.

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G2 teams up with Glow Ammo to make ‘cold’ tracers (VIDEO)

by Max Slowik

Glow Ammo is back! G2 Research and Glow Ammo have teamed up to bring back triboluminescent, or "cold" unidirectional tracers in 9mm, with .45 ACP to follow.

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