I've never followed soccer, but I am told that the World Cup has come to America and lots of tourists are over here getting their minds blown. In a good way. Little things that we take for granted. Like restaurant portion size, like American barbeque, like yellow school busses. They seem to be baffled by gallons of sweet tea.
Many of these games are held in smaller towns, and mid-America friendliness and hospitality seems to have made a favorable impression.
Perhaps this is a good thing.
My wife and i have toyed with the idea of renting a
small motor home for our cross-country trip with deranged doggies. While there are one-way rentals available, they are from high-demand cities to others in the same category: Los Angeles to Chicago, etc.
Do any small towable trailers have bed, stove, and toilet? The attraction of bringing home with us is the prospect of trying to get our dogs to not bark in our hotel rooms.
6/25/26 Free Press reports on Trump’s deputy director of the Bureau of Prisons, a former inmate Trump patdoned during his first term. (Another beneficiary now runs the pardons office at the White House.) Behind a paywall; open a private tab.
John Smith (yes, really) found God in prison and used being in a white collar prison to learn about finance and credit. This happens a lot. One of my nephews did likewise and now is a successful businessman in Portland.
Among the interesting facts is that federal inmate population is falling under Trump as he attempts to right the wrongs of Biden's superpredator crime bill.
Luke C speaks with Josh at GunCon 2026 — a former suppressor engineer from Advanced Armament Corp (AAC) who's now putting that legacy industry experience to work at LayerX Suppression, a newer company out of Livonia, Michigan, building suppressors with aerospace-grade manufacturing techniques. Josh walks Luke through how the LayerX manufacturing background translates into modern suppressor design and what separates LayerX's approach from the legacy designs around which a lot of the suppressor market is still built.
A coalition of five leading recreational fishing organizations has joined forces to support a new scientific initiative led by researchers at Stanford University to better understand and protect Pacific bluefin tuna (PBT), one of the most ecologically significant and recreationally important species in the Pacific Ocean.
Quote of the Day In systems engineering terms, reliability improves most when the human is treated as a probabilistic cognitive processor surrounded by deterministic support systems that compensate for the specific interface properties humans satisfy poorly. The human remains in …
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BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has just launched their 90-day temporary boating certification course for Florida boaters in Spanish. This course will make it easier for Spanish-speaking boaters to get on the water year-round in the boating capital of the U.S.
The gap between classroom de-escalation performance and street application, what the research shows about verbal technique under stress, and what distinguishes training that transfers from training that produces a certificate.
Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out some of these links this weekend. Enigma Micro I’ve long been a fan of the Enigma beltless carry system since it was originally introduced. Their latest model just dropped this week. It is for smaller pistols, has a smaller footprint, […]
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief History and common sense have twice again prevailed in the Second Amendment arena this year, where the gun control lobby and their allies have suffered two significant losses in as many weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court, in two important cases, United States v. Hemani and Wolford v. Lopez. This continues […]
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The vampire rule was struck down by SCOTUS today. The FPC announced it with this: I like the Firearms Policy Coalition. They get things done in the courts and they are extremely entertaining. For a more scholarly take see: And …
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We recognize and honor the Lakota and Cheyenne who fought for their freedom and land at the Little Big Horn 150 years ago. And recognize that Congress and the FedGov continue to behave as poorly today as they did in 1876.
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A few years ago I bought this 20 gauge flintlock Caywood Northwest Trade Gun smoothbore. Because I want this primarily for shooting ball and don't care about NMLRA trade gun match rules, I dovetailed a rear sight into the barrel. (A lot of originals had them added, so it's historically correct anyway.)
Today I took it to my club with the intention of finding an accurate load that is powerful enough for deer hunting. It didn't take long, shooting at 50 yards from the bench.
My first target was using a .600" ball, .010" patch lubed with October Country Bumbing Bear Grease, 80 grains of Scheutzen FFg black powder. It's certainly minute-of-whitetail.
I then shot a group with .015" patches and couldn't believe my eyes. It put three shots into about 2", from a smoothbore. When I viewed it through my spotting scope I was wondering where 2 of the shots went because I was not expecting such a small group from what's basically a shotgun. I had to walk downrange to confirm it. (Luckily, I had the place to myself today.)
After this I used a Wyoming Sight Drifter* to move the rear sight over, and also took a finer bead with the front sight buried in the rear notch to drop the POI. After moving the rear sight I repeated the small group 2 or 3 more times.
My point of aim on both of the targets was at 6:00 to ensure I got as precise a sight picture as possible.
I made this gun holder several years ago for when I'm doing small home gunsmithing jobs. I brought it along today because it makes sight drifting or filing at the range a lot easier.
I'm very close to having this dialed in for deer out to 50 yards. I need to get some more offhand practice in but I'm looking forward to carrying it in the Fall.
* If you shoot a muzzleloader or lever action rifle with traditional drift-adjustable sights, buy a Wyoming Sight Drifter. It's been worth every penny, IMHO.
Meprolight is a name that most shooters have heard of, whether for tritium night sights or reflex sights like the venerable M21. But over the last few years, they have been expanding their product lineup to include magnified optics as well. The newly released MVO 6-36x56 is the highest magnification model yet, lining up against some heavy hitters in the long-range scope world. Let’s see how it stacks up.
Tampa Bay turned into a live battlespace on May 20, 2026, as U.S. Special Operations Forces and personnel from 10 partner nations executed the annual "Battle in the Bay" capability demonstration along the downtown waterfront. The scenario centered on a simulated kidnapping and rescue operation, with helicopters, rigid-hull inflatable boats, drones, ATVs, and combat divers all converging in a compressed one-hour window that gave both conference attendees and members of the public a rare look at how modern SOF elements operate in coordination. Above a P320 with a FLUX Defence chassis can be seen.
Welcome back to another edition of Concealed Carry Corner. Last week, we discussed the benefits and potential issues of carrying customized pistols. If you happened to miss that article, be sure to click the link here to check it out. A common consensus in the comment section is buying higher factory options of carry guns, so everything is sorted from the factory. While I completely agree with that train of thought, it's important to understand the realities of carrying concealed and what those potential drawbacks are in the world today.
The state government in New York continues to find new ways to complicate the lives of gun owners and residents in general. Their latest attack on 3D printers will make at least some of these modern tools effectively impossible to buy legally in the state.
PJMedia:
The region is suffering a record-breaking, early-summer heat wave with temperatures soaring as high as 40–44°C, the way the French reckon it, or 104–111°F in actual degrees. This is when Americans would set the thermostat to 68° (actual degrees) or maybe go see a movie at a theater where they keep it that temp all the time.
But at the École Primaire La Planette school in Nîmes, they have no air conditioning — naturellement — and according to Miss Jo on X and other sources, a child there "recently fainted because of the heat," even while "classes were being taught in corridors to get out of the heat."
Parents of the students there did what parents in America would almost certainly do in a similar situation, and they raised money to buy five portable air conditioning units for the school. The community got so involved that the parents needed just three days to raise the required €2,000.
So far, so good.
But Mayor Vincent Bouget is an actual member of the Parti communiste français (PCF), and if there's one thing Communists can't stand, it's the community doing stuff. Bouget ordered the school to remove the A/C because "it sets a precedent," and "in some neighborhoods, parents don’t have the means to act."
Over on X, snippy French response was thst Americans can't complain about this because we have a mass murder problem in our schools. But mass murder in schools in a problem in several European nations at higher rates per 1000,000 people as is mass murder
Although you all might question my sanity, I’m happy to report that I just graduated from THE Ohio State University for the third time…kind of. I got my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OSU. When I finished my grad degree in 2003, I vowed I would never attend another university class. […]
Luke C. catches up with Dave Kiwaka from Inland Mfg at GunCon 2026 to talk about the new Model 1910 suppressor, a faithful homage to Hiram Percy Maxim's original 1910 offset-bore design built to keep the can out of your sight picture. Inland's version, available in .30 caliber and .357/9mm, uses a modern monoblock build that makes it easy to run and even easier to service. Once it's on the barrel, it never has to come off, even for cleaning.
Mullin v. Doe (2026) ruled that the Administration has authority to end TPS as, in their opinion is warranted by changes in the conditions that justified TPS for those nations. TPS for Haitians started in 2010 because of the eathquake. It is no longer 2010. Syrian TPS is from 2012 when the Assad regime's brutal oppression and murders. Millions of Syrians have since returned home.
The TPS law also says that non-constitutional questions about TPS and the President's authority to grant TPS are not subject to judicial review. Clear enough?
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief On a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Hawaii’s restrictive concealed carry statute requiring people with carry permits to first get permission from businesses before they enter their premises—referred to as the “default rule” or “Vampire rule” in a case known as Wolford v. Lopez. The Los Angeles […]
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Wolford v. Lopez (2026) footnote 3 cited some of my published work. Hawaii's law that prohibited concealed weapon licensees from entering a business without express permission of the owner violates the Second Amendment. Other states with similar rules are going to have to come up with some other way to discourage licensees from carrying. Perhaps requiring them to wear a yellow emblem of a gun on their clothes.
Also nice, a congratulations email from a DOJ official.
In case you haven’t noticed, the United States of America has a very big birthday coming up—a 250th birthday, on July 4, 2026. Magnum Research reckons this is a birthday worth celebrating, and they’re putting out a special-edition Desert Eagle to honor the country hitting the two-and-a-half century mark!
Wraith Metalworks takes a different path to high-quality suppressors! We sat down with them to get their thoughts on design, industry, and more.
It's Thursday and I realize that I haven't pasted anything since Sunday. The reason is simple. There ain't nothing happening worth commenting on.
The weather is confounding. Lots of rain, very little sunshine. The humidity is always at or above 90%. The ground is saturated. With this amount of rain, it is nearly impossible to keep the pool chemistry in balance. Abut the time I get it right, we get another deluge of fresh water, throwing everything out of balance.
Thankfully, the tropics are quiet. No identifiable hurricane threat.
It's just been a quiet week.
One of the nice things about a detailed narrative history like this is how many ideas sloppily or simplified elsewhere get clarified. I have read descriptions of the Glorious Revolution that describe King James II Revolution the Great Seal of England into the Thames before boarding a ship to the continent. Also impulse in some references is that Parliament requested William of Orange come over and replace James in a peaceful and bloodless coup. Both of these seemed dramatic enough to make me skeptical.
The Blazing World corrected my understanding. James did indeed throw the Great Seal of England into the Thames but some days before he escaped custody of William's forces and slipped out of the country. Parliament did not invite William to take the throne, followed by a peaceful entry. William and a small army landed on the Kentish coast and marched to London.
If you are need of knowledge of this pivotal set of events that leads to our Revolution, Healey's book is detailed and interesting.
I recently had the opportunity to participate in the Skills division at the NRL Hunter Leupold Relentless Rifleman match , and I’m already sold on this new sport. On this episode of TFB Behind the Gun podcast, I’m proud to welcome the founder and president of the NRL Hunter series, Travis Ishida . A longtime National Rifle League participant, Travis is spearheading one of the fastest-growing practical precision shooting disciplines in the country. As he explains, the NRL Hunter series is about far more than fancy gear. It focuses instead on perfecting the shooter’s performance, no matter what the environment throws at them in the field and on perfecting them as not just a marksman but a hunter as well. If you have been looking for a competition that emphasizes precise shot placement and real-world hunting skills over pure speed and the latest boutique PRS cartridges, this may be exactly what you need.
Andi Bogard tells us what works best for concealed carry on her “fun-sized frame.” Learn more about the clothing, caliber and carry platform this mama chooses daily for personal protection.
Quote of the Day Tick tock! On July 1, CA plans to impose an unconstitutional “Glock Ban.” Today, I notified @CAGovernor & @AGRobBonta to drop the unconstitutional restrictions on law-abiding citizens’ rights to purchase legal firearms before the ban goes …
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Officers were called to a home in the 3000 block of Wedgewood Drive
on a reported shooting at about 9:06 a.m. after a caller told
authorities that he had shot a man who had attacked him.
Police say that 44-year-old David R. Young of Columbus was treated at
the scene but eventually died. He was identified by the Bartholomew
County Coroner’s Office.
According to their investigation, police say that Young was known to
the residents of the home. He drove himself to the home Monday morning. A
fight broke out near the front door and Young was shot.
The incident remains under investigation. A forensic autopsy has been scheduled.
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Thanks again to all of you who keep requesting this.
6/13/26 DOJ press release lists a dozen Antifa members sentenced to terms of 100, 70, 50, and 30 years.
Chief Judge O’ Connor said, “The defendants’ violence and terrorism is an assault on Democracy. The defendants’ planning, staging, and execution of the attack led to the attempted murder of an officer who ironically is not even involved in enforcing immigration law.”
Danger to democracy. Got that Biden. Your boys are the threat
In today's world and Fifty States, we both love and hate "technology" but often do not understand all of the challenges as we invent and deploy new technology. Dealing with government's attitude is just one.
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Red dots - and green ones, too - have been the future of many firearm platforms in recent years; especially handguns. One of the most clever innovations that I have witnessed from an optics company in recent years is the shotgun dot. The Vortex Optics Viper Shotgun Enclosed Dot has such a clever mounting design that you can fit it on hundreds of shotgun models without the need for gunsmithing. We previously reviewed the red dot on our sister site of AllOutdoor.com . Today, we are going to review the Vortex Optics Viper Shotgun Enclosed Multi-Reticle Micro Green Dot to see how it performs. Let’s dive in!
Few firearms carry as much mystique as the AKS-74U. Fielded by Soviet forces in Afghanistan starting in the early 1980s, the stubby little Krinkov bridged the gap between a submachine gun and a full-length rifle, and it became one of the most iconic compact firearms of the Cold War era. Palmetto State Armory has been building American-made versions of that concept under their Soviet Arms banner, and the lineup has grown to cover four calibers on the same stamped-steel platform.
There's a pretty common misconception floating around gun circles that Samuel Colt had some hand in the Single Action Army. Maybe he designed it, maybe he approved it, maybe he at least lived to see it. The reality is that Colt died in January 1862, more than a decade before the SAA ever existed. The gun that actually closes the chapter on his life's work isn't the one nestled in a holster in every western movie. It's a small, refined, five-shot .36 caliber pocket revolver that most people couldn't pick out of a lineup. The Colt 1862 Police .
By Dave Workman Editor-in-Chief Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on Wednesday advised California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta that the government will sue the state and its Department of Justice if a new section of the state penal code, which bans the sale of Glock pistols and similar handguns, takes effect as […]
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6/10/26 Philadelphia Inquirer writes about grade inflation in Philadelphia schools. Teachers are upset because students who aeldom show up for classes are passing.
A fourth teacher who has worked in multiple types of schools in Philadelphia said the practice is not limited to the district.
She most recently taught at a city charter and said some of her middle-grades students were at kindergarten reading and math levels.
A combination of administration pressure to raise grades and sometimes administrators just altering the grades to a passing level means kids are moving up through the grades without acquiring the necessary skills or learning important life lessons, like showing up for classes.
I had my suspicions ad to what is driving this confirmed deeper in the article:
“The gap was huge,” the fourth teacher said. “The school’s explanation is that there’s a school-to-prison pipeline, and the older students are, the less likely they are to graduate. But they’re not meeting standards. The gaps are huge. It was very shocking to me how they would just pass the kids. I’m a parent, and I want my kids to be prepared properly.”
Everyone knows this whole "school-to-prison pipeline" idea was predicated on high discipline rates for black and Hispanic boys. That failure to learn self-discipline mostly prepares them for criminal behavior could not possibly be part of the pipeline, could it? This insistence on meeting standards of benefit is racist leads to unprepared kids going to at worst jail.
The American gun industry continues to move out of New England and into the southern U.S., with Ruger quietly moving its headquarters out of Connecticut earlier this year.
WOOX has a new series of traditional wood sporter stocks. The Elegante family includes several different models for popular firearms. It also combines an aluminum mini chassis with a wood outer body for a traditional feel without compromising accuracy.
Are you prepared for when your dot stops working? Backup irons aren't the only option, and they might not even be the best option.
Germany's military is doubling down on its investment in small arms targeting capability. Rheinmetall has announced a second major call-off under its existing framework contract with the Bundeswehr for the LLM-VarioRay Laser-Light-Module, with deliveries running from 2026 through 2032. The contract, worth several hundred million euros, follows budget approval from the German Bundestag's Budget Committee in December 2025 and covers a six-figure quantity of units.
6/23/26 Mountain States Policy Center points to reductions in the Montana state income tax rate and subsequent increases in total revenue. The Montana state tax agency's report seems to confirm this, showing a 211% increase in income tax revenue. However, CPI increased 43% from January 2014 to May 2026. There was a real inflation-adjusted increase in revenue. Why?
The Laffer Curve explanation is that increased business activity because of incentives to business activity. If you get to get keep more of your income, you are likely to take more risks. This increases gross profits and therefore taxable income.
Another explanation is that high-income people from other states (California, Washington, Colorado) are increasing taxable income. Even if this explains it, it is only a slight variation on Laffer Curve. High-income people choose states where they get to keep more of their income. Hence the influx to states without state income tax such as Tennessee (headed there Friday to buy a new home), Wyoming, Texas, Florida, and Texas.
Unless every state decides to go full Democrat and enact state income taxes at the same rate, lowering state income tax rates seems like a straightforward to increase revenues. Of course, that assumes this is the goal not the semisocialist "fairness" (envy) concept.
Jackie Richardson explains the process of having her beloved tangerine Kitchenaid mixer restored by Mr. Mixer.
Warne Scope Mounts is adding quick-detach capability to one of its most trusted ring lines. The new Maxima Horizontal QD Rings bring the company's indexable lever system to the Maxima Horizontal platform, giving hunters and field shooters tool-free optic removal without trading away the return-to-zero guarantee the original rings are known for.
Quote of the Day Before her role as mayor, Wilson was an activist who pushed for the payroll tax, also known as the “JumpStart” tax. The Seattle City Council passed the measure in 2020, targeting large companies with employees making high …
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The first day of summer coincided with Father’s Day this year, making for a fitting occasion to spend a relaxing afternoon on the porch with a drink and a cigar. The weather was delightful with warmth and relatively low humidity.
Recently, while looking for simple bourbon cocktails, I came across the Kentucky Colonel. The drink is essentially an Old Fashioned that swaps the traditional sugar for a measure of Bénédictine, adding herbal complexity and honeyed sweetness.
Kentucky Colonel
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1/2 oz Bénédictine
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Lemon peel for garnish
Add bourbon, Bénédictine, and bitters to a mixing glass. Combine bourbon, Bénédictine, and bitters in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir to chill. Strain into an Old Fashioned glass over ice, preferably a single, large cube. Express the lemon oils over the drink and drop in the twist.
I selected Bulleit Bourbon 10 Year Old for the bourbon component. The high rye mash bourbon has strong notes of oak and dried fruit. There’s enough spice to stand up to the Bénédictine without overpowering its herbal and honey notes. The cocktail offers a pleasing melding of bourbon caramel, vanilla, and oak with the honeyed sweetness and herbal complexity of the Bénédictine.
I decided to pair the Kentucky Colonel with the
Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary cigar. All of the Oliva Serie V varieties are versatile cigars that pair well with all manner of beverages. The irregularly released limited-edition 135th Anniversary maintains the familiar blend of an Ecuadorian Sun Grown wrapper over Nicaraguan binder and filler tobaccos. The 5 1/2” x 54 vitola features a tapered foot, with the ring gauge narrowing from 54 down to roughly 30 at the tip. Due to the unusual shape, the cigar evolves noticeably throughout the smoke, offering subtle shifts in flavor while maintaining the familiar Serie V profile overall.
The pairing was as enjoyable as expected. The cigar’s pepper, cedar, and cocoa played nicely against the bourbon’s rye spice and the herbal sweetness of the cocktail. The Kentucky Colonel softened some of the cigar’s peppery edges without muting its distinctive character.
I’ll be adding the Kentucky Colonel to my summer cocktail rotation. It’s flavorful and refreshing without feeling heavy, and I suspect it would pair equally well with chocolate-, espresso-, and coffee-forward cigars that carry a touch of sweetness — flavor profiles that are firmly in my wheelhouse.
The combination of the Oliva Serie V 135th Anniversary and Kentucky Colonel made for an excellent way to welcome summer: a flavorful cigar, a well-crafted cocktail, and a leisurely afternoon enjoying the screened porch and the season’s pleasant weather.
Cheers!
Me: *spends literal decades on the internet trying to explain to people that there’s not a dial labeled ”GAS PRICES” on the Resolute desk*
POTUS, yesterday:
Ever since 911 we’ve been told that muslims are an unofficial protected class–that they are the victims of hate because of the actions of their brethren and we shouldn’t judge them all by the acts of, seriously, a whole bunch of them, not just the few that the government would have us think. In Portland, […]
MPD responded to a reported burglary in progress Sunday night on the
800 block of Gilman Road in Medford. The reporting party told a
dispatcher that the suspect was attempting to break into the residence
and that a homeowner had fired shots.
After the family inside the home was able to exit the residence
safely, officers established a perimeter around the home. With the help
of drone operators, MPD was able to communicate with the suspect,
21-year-old Nathan Roberson, who was still located inside the residence.
Roberson was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound. He was
subsequently taken into custody and transported to a local hospital to
receive medical treatment. He is currently in police custody while
receiving medical care.
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An interview with an Australian political commentator, author and director.
Went ahead and rented a mini excavator for the Independence Day weekend. The rental of the excavator itself was pretty reasonable. The delivery/pickup for it was another story. But…my small truck probably doesnt have the oomph for a twenty foot …
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England repeats the past invasions (going back 2000+ years) with today's immigration.
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One of the dominating trends in the firearms industry for the last decade has been red dots on handguns. If we narrow our focus to trends in 2026, then we absolutely need to mention the growing adoption of the Aimpoint COA, an enclosed emitter red dot built for harsh duty use. What does “COA” stand for? Nobody knows… internet lore says possibly Closed Optic Assembly while others argue Combo A-Cut (referring to the slide cut required to mount this optic).
The Interservice Rifle Competition has been sorting out the best rifle shots in the U.S. military for 65 years, and the 65th edition at Weapons Training Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, showed the standard is still climbing. TFB’s Photo Of The Day gives you some of the best images from the event.
Florida's ban on concealed carry for adults aged 18 to 20 is gone. On June 17, 2026, the state's Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled in Eubanks v. State that section 790.06(2)(b), Florida Statutes, is facially unconstitutional as to young adults ages 18 to 20. That's the provision in the licensing law that set the floor at 21. A unanimous three-judge panel said the age cutoff can't be squared with the Second Amendment, and the state's own Attorney General agreed.
A good bipod isn't just about keeping the muzzle off the ground. It's a stability system that lets a shooter manage recoil, control follow-through, and call shots with confidence. In prone, a bipod replaces the shooter's supporting arm, freeing it for trigger control and loading. In field positions, a bipod can anchor the front of the rifle against a pack, a log, or uneven terrain where a sling or hand position won't cut it. For hunters glassing and then transitioning to a shot, fast deployment and a wide footprint are what close the gap between a spotted animal and a clean hit.
SK Guns has created another highly-customized and attractive firearm on the 1911 platform, and this time they are honoring and remembering 9/11 as we approach the 25th Anniversary of that iconic day. The Limited-Edition and Custom Commander 1911 9mm will show a depiction of the Twin Towers, an engraving of “25 Years of Remembrance,” and a lot more inscriptions to commemorate that day.
