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2 weeks ago | 
thearmorylife.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
April 26th, 2025
7 minute read
In 1937, the U.S. Army Air Corps set out to create an aircraft unlike any the world had seen — one powerful enough to escort bombers at high altitude, carry substantial ordnance, and outmaneuver enemy fighters.
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4 weeks ago | 
gunpowdermagazine.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
By: Friedrich SeiltgenCopyright © 2025Marvin Richardson, the number two official at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE), was forced to retire after being given the option to leave or be fired. Richardson has been the ATF deputy director since 2019 and was the acting director from June 2021 through April 2022. Richardson was a 35-year veteran of the agency.
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1 month ago | 
gunpowdermagazine.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
By: Friedrich SeiltgenCopyright © 2025The war on the Second Amendment in Colorado is in full swing. Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 3 into law, which, starting in August 2026, will outlaw the manufacture, sale, and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms capable of accepting detachable magazines.
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1 month ago | 
thearmorylife.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
April 12th, 2025
7 minute read
One of the most famous fighters of all time is the P-51 Mustang. Yet, relatively few people know about the North American F-82 Twin Mustang: an operational combat escort fighter that appeared to be a pair of P-51s mated together.
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1 month ago | 
thearmorylife.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
March 29th, 2025
7 minute read
One of the Century Series of aircraft, the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger is one of the great Cold War interceptors that blended speed, new design concepts and modern guided missiles to blunt the danger from nuclear-capable Soviet bombers and other threats.
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2 months ago | 
recoilweb.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
In 1939, international tensions were high, and war was on the horizon. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Civilian Pilot Training (CPT) Act, the mission of which was to train pilots who could be called up for military duty if needed. The CPT was only available to White applicants, and, in 1941, Yancey Williams, a licensed pilot and senior at Howard University, filed a lawsuit.
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2 months ago | 
thearmorylife.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
March 15th, 2025
8 minute read
In 1933, the U.S. Navy noticed Japan’s growing influence in the Pacific and requested designs from manufacturers for a military patrol flying boat with a range of 3,000 miles and a minimum cruising speed of 100 mph to patrol Pacific seas in search of hostile naval forces.
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2 months ago | 
gunpowdermagazine.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
By: Friedrich SeiltgenCopyright © 2025DANIEL DEFENSEDaniel Defense is a family-owned and privately held firearms manufacturer in Black Creek, Georgia. Founded in 2001 by President/CEO Marty Daniel, the company started from Marty’s vision to create custom accessories for his M-16 rifle. An avid sportsman and supporter of the 2nd Amendment, Marty Daniel committed himself to producing a product unmatched in quality and precision.
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2 months ago | 
gunpowdermagazine.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
By: Friedrich SeiltgenCopyright © 2025Florida State Representative Monique Miller (R) District #33, Palm Bay, was elected to the Florida House of Representatives on November 5th, 2024, and she fits right in with the RINO sleeper cell that’s taking over Tallahassee. One of Miller’s campaign promises was to file an open-carry bill during the 2025 session. She received endorsements from gun rights groups like Gun Owners of America and was thought to be a conservative.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
gunpowdermagazine.com | Friedrich Seiltgen
By: Friedrich SeiltgenCopyright © 2025The 2025 SHOT Show has ended, and Gunpowder Magazine is here with some highlights. The SHOT Show is an acronym for Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). This yearly show brings in manufacturers from across the globe to show off their wares. This year, over 2,850 exhibitors filled the Venetian Expo and the Caesars Forum with a total space of 18 acres.
