Thomas Gibbons-Neff

3 weeks ago | clarin.com | Thomas Gibbons-Neff

MARIEHAMN, Islas Åland — Durante generaciones, las Islas Åland, una franja autónoma de calas rocosas en medio del Mar Báltico, fueron el hogar de cazadores y de una cultura de armas arraigada en las tradiciones de las zonas rurales nórdicas. Los isleños cazaban focas y alimañas con rifles de cerrojo heredados de familia. Los canales de YouTube y los foros de internet dominados por estadounidenses inspiraron a un residente de la isla, Elias Andersson, de 28 años, a traer esa historia al siglo XXI.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Thomas Gibbons-Neff

A remote island chain offers an example of how firearms technology nurtured in the United States spreads among enthusiasts. For generations, the Aland Islands, an autonomous stretch of rocky coves in the middle of the Baltic Sea, were home to hunters and a gun culture rooted in Nordic backcountry traditions. Islanders hunted seals and varmints with bolt-action wooden rifles passed down through families.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Thomas Gibbons-Neff |Meridith Kohut

In the U.S., the re-enactment of historical battles has long been a niche hobby. But fake battles that echo an ongoing war are a relatively recent phenomenon. In the U.S., the re-enactment of historical battles has long been a niche hobby. But fake battles that echo an ongoing war are a relatively recent phenomenon. Credit... Lightning lined the clouds as a young high school student from northern Oklahoma, assembled his gear for a 40-hour pellet-gun battle.

1 month ago | t.ly | Thomas Gibbons-Neff |Meridith Kohut

Lightning lined the clouds as a young high school student from northern Oklahoma assembled his gear for a 40-hour pellet-gun battle. Mason Lowery, 17, plans to join the U.S. Army after graduation, but his uniform and rifle for this military simulation were almost an exact copy of the equipment carried by Russian troops fighting and dying in Ukraine. “I don’t really know what they’re fighting for, just that they’re fighting,” Mason said of the war.

2 months ago | milenio.com | Thomas Gibbons-Neff

Diez hombres, algunos vestidos de camuflaje, otros con chalecos cargados de munición para sus rifles AR-15, se reunieron el mes pasado bajo la sombra matinal de los robles del centro de Florida. Estaban allí para aprender tácticas de tiro habituales entre las fuerzas de operaciones especiales y las unidades de élite de las fuerzas del orden. Su instructor, Christopher Eric Roscher, un veterano de la Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos, se presentó y luego dirigió al grupo en una oración.