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Budget deal includes VA funding hike, firearm ownership protections
The appropriations measure is expected to be approved by Congress later this week.
US may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
Officials said Marines and sailors would provide the security only at the request of the ships involved.
New guns means new bullets, suppressors and tech for special ops
And why not throw in some new explosives, too.
By Todd South
French government collecting heirloom firearms from residents
There are about 5 to 6 million weapons kept in an "irregular manner," 80% to 90% were inherited.
By Jeffrey Schaeffer and Thomas Adamson
Marines to field multibarrel sniper rifle to replace two existing weapons
The rifle will replace both the Mk13 Mod 7 and the M40A6 sniper rifles.
By Todd South
Trump officials gave improper national security loans to trucking firm, lawmakers allege
The report accuses officials of overruling Pentagon recommendations to give $700 million in low-interest loans to YRC Worldwide Inc., now known as Yellow Corp.
Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
Military suicides up 16 percent in 2020, but officials don’t blame pandemic
While the numbers jumped 15 percent over 2019, the rate went up 2-per-100,000.
US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
SOF shooters are about to get serious upgrades for small arms, ammo
A combined machine gun and sniper round that outperforms the .50 caliber.
By Todd South