Way back in the mid-1980s, after the United States Army adopted the Beretta 92F as its new standard sidearm, police agencies around the country began to follow suit. Living in Maryland as I was, and ...

Just as handguns have come a long way in the past 50 years, so has holster design. Now, let me start with this: Don’t misunderstand me. Some of the oldest handgun designs are still serviceable and, in ...

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