Market first – because it was remarkable.As in remarkably bad.Whether we will do a public post here on Urban will depend on whether we get “glowing reports” about the coming weekend. Because that’s when the world could really take a “smoke break.”To keep things in perspective? It feels less like triumph than vertigo. We were not predicting “stocks might go down someday.” We identified compression, explained how flags and pennants store energy, and waited to see which side failed. At Wednesday’s close, the market answered: down.The Dow lost 1,129 points, or 2.14%; the S&P 500 fell 1.50%; and the Nasdaq dropped…

Key Takeaways Weather limits outdoor shooting, making indoor ranges a valuable alternative. Indoor ranges present challenges such as distractions, restrictions on drawing from the holster, and target limitations. Rangemaster 7-Yard Standards and Justin Dyal’s Double Add One provide effective drills that can be done indoors. The Eastridge Drill offers a…

Key Takeaways The NRA and affiliated groups argue in a joint amicus brief that the federal lifetime firearm ban for nonviolent felons violates the Second Amendment. The brief cites historical precedents, claiming that disarmament laws targeted dangerous individuals, not nonviolent offenders. It emphasizes that the term ‘peaceable’ refers to those…

Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace an outbreak of the hantavirus. The overall goal is “containment”, after the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 On A Cruise…