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The biggest news in single-stack 9mms for 2015 has been the GLOCK 43. But the year’s not over yet. The crowded field of concealed carry 9s just got a bit more crowded, and the Honor Guard is, by far, the most single-stack for the money. This brand new gun from a brand new brand is offering options that some wait months for from custom shops.

I try to take nothing for granted. For some people it is probably a no brainer to have a couple hurricane kerosene lanterns on hand, and I’m sure a lot of you have at least one Coleman white gas lantern with mantles. But did you know that both of both of those will work with much more common fuels, and have you thought about whether you should store some extra wicks and mantles? How long does fuel last? How cheap can you get extra lanterns, and what is the best choice for fuel conservation? There are also some really good and cheap LED options for survival lighting these days as well. So for this week we take a opportunity to consider a few inexpensive approaches to light. There is a pretty good chance you will want to see at night once the lights go out. And you may feel confident that you have a plan for emergency lighting, but what will you do when the lights go out for good?

Want to round out that perfect AR-15? Check out Gemtech’s 5.56 suppressor and the bolt carrier they’ve built to go with it. Serious sound suppression from a can that’s easy to use.

I’m sorry that I didn’t get this out quicker for those of you who have deer season kicking in this week in your state. This product, the Walker Game Ear, shocked me when I got to test it this summer, and I had in mind that I should run the story before deer season, because it is an absolute secret weapon. If you haven’t tried these things, they have super sensitive microphones embedded in them, so they not only protect your ears from your eventual gunshots, they also allow you to hear like…well, a deer.

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your very own railgun, one Do-It-Yourself engineer has made a gun that uses electromagnetic energy to fire bullets made of various metals at speeds in excess of 560 mph.

Wayne LaPierre says no organization has been louder or clearer on the urgent need to enforce the federal gun laws than the NRA.

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a bill Monday into the U.S. House Representatives that would mandate reporting for lost or stolen firearms, create a national database for lost or stolen guns, require every gun sold to be equipped with “passive identification capability” and impose a $100 gun tax for firearm sales.

If you’re big and tall, should you hold your rifle a certain way?

Last week, authorities seized somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 stolen guns from the property of an alleged opium and heroin trafficker in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.