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Check out this video review of Heckler & Koch’s VP9, the latest 9mm striker fired pistol from one of Germany’s finest arms manufacturers.

SilencerCo unveils the ‘Salvo 12,’ the first commercially-viable shotgun suppressor.

Long established firearm manufacturers, with catalogs of full-size models, went back to the drawing board to design smaller, lighter, and more concealable handguns. Some manufacturers executed flawlessly, while other struggled with reliability issues and safety recalls. Diamondback Firearms followed a different path, as is clearly evident in the new full-sized, budget conscious DB FS 9.

A list of the dumbest things former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said.

FPS Russian examines the Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum.

I’d put the Sphinx Compact Alpha up against any 9mm I’ve ever fired. It is that capable. The weight of the gun gives it a distinct advantage where it counts. Lighter guns may be easier to carry. Smaller guns may be much easier to conceal. Yet the Sphinx has enough size and enough weight to really make the most out of the platform when it comes out of the holster.

One of the more memorable scenes from the 1973 film Soylent Green was Edward G. Robinson on his pedal powered generator, to keep the lights in a post collapse scenario. Is pedal power realistic? How much power do you get? We we able to try the $195 extremely innovative K-Tor Power Box, one of the few complete package options on the market. It generates 20 watts at a steady pedal rate. This is not a ton of power, but lets take a look at the actual numbers, plus a general review of the product itself. One of the nice features on the K-Tor is that it generates 120 volts, not 12v like most backup power systems. The power is DC, not AC, but you can plug your regular wall warts right into the K-Tor, because DC will pass through the power rectifiers in the wall wart. Most electronic devices run on DC, but electric motors are generally AC.

The Kalashnikov Concern released a short statement in response to the recent sanctions imposed by the U.S., which ban the importation of all the company’s products and firearms.

Pulling a firearm in the face of a knife-wielding robber cost him his job, but Don Pitaniello of Rutland, Vermont, stands behind his decision to defend himself while working at a convenient store with a stringent ‘gun-free’ policy.