Author: Tony Grist

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0800 0814 – United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 carrying 56 passengers and nine crew members, departed from Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles International Airport, with five hijackers onboard. 0820 – American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 carrying 58 passengers and six crew members, departed from Washington Dulles International Airport in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia, bound for Los Angeles International Airport, with five hijackers aboard. 0842 – United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 37 passengers and seven crew members departed from Newark International Airport, bound for…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0700 0735 – terrorists Atta and al-Omari board American Airlines Flight 11, along with the rest of the Flight 11 hijackers. 0759 – American Airlines Flight 11 departs towards Los Angeles International Airport. Read the full article here

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0600 0600 – terrorists Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari traveled to Logan International Airport from Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine. 0652 – fellow terrorist Marwan al-Shehhi called Atta at Logan to confirm the plans of the attack. Read the full article here

An unexpected DOJ move in a Second Amendment case.

FirstSpear Friday Focus: Streetwalker Not every bag needs to look like a kit bag to perform like one. The FirstSpear STREETWALKER is constructed from lightweight ripstop and 500D Cordura nylon and built for professionals who move between the range, the gym, travel, and daily life without changing bags. At 12″ x 13″ x 22″, it carries enough for a full kit loadout or an overnight trip, while a Tubes™ quick-release shoulder strap and a laser-fused 6/12™ accessory panel bring FirstSpear’s modular platform technology to a bag built for everyday use. Features: LASER-FUSED 6/12™ ACCESSORY PANEL — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ATTACHMENT…

Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers Additional Remotely Piloted Aircraft Grows Italian Air Force Fleet of MQ-9A SAN DIEGO – 08 September 2026 – The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). When the new aircraft are delivered at the end of 2027, they will increase the size of the ItAF fleet. The purchase is part of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the U.S. Air Force that also includes Ground Control Stations.  “Italy has been a very important partner for GA-ASI…

The European Central Bank voted on Thursday to raise a key interest rate amid concerns about higher inflation. The ECB raised its deposit rate 25 basis points to 2.50 percent. The Iran War has created an energy supply crunch, sending prices upwards. The ECB’s decision came the same day the price of Brent crude topped $105 a barrel. ECB President Christine Lagarde said the rate hike was unanimous and a “no brainer” given the need to stabilize prices. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox “With today’s decision, the Governing Council remains well positioned to navigate the…

Apex Ammunition Introduces New Waterfowl Stratified S3 Steel Loads Columbus, Miss. (September 9, 2026) – Apex Ammunition is excited to introduce new Waterfowl Stratified™ S3 Steel shotshells in 12- and 20-gauge loads. Featuring layered shot sizes of Apex S3 zinc-coated steel in #BB / #2 (12-gauge only), #2 / #4, or #4 / #6 combinations, each Stratified load is designed to deliver devastating performance at multiple ranges – with dense mid-range patterns and increased terminal energy at longer distances for confident kills. “The Waterfowl Stratified™ Series was developed in direct response to our most dedicated hunters asking for a smarter,…

As I’d already shot 1.0-inch groups at 12 yards from a rest with the Taurus TX9 Full Size pistol, I wasn’t surprised when the 9mm printed a pair of 2.0-inch groups of five rounds at 25 yards using the same self-defense ammunition, Nosler ASP.But I was really impressed when the pistol pegged a 1.5-inch group. Then, I drilled in five rounds of the Nosler at .80 inches.I had more shooting to do, but my initial results were clear: Taurus USA had built one accurate and very functional striker-fired pistol.That suggested good things for the whole TX9 Line, which includes the…

President Donald Trump announced his intention of giving a $5,000 “Trump dividend” to every American adult in a Wednesday speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. “If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic tremendous economic success—in history we’ve never had anything like what’s happening—but because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000,” Trump said. The president compared the dividend checks to earlier initiatives like the “Warrior Dividend” military bonus…