Author: Jack Bogart

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0958 0958 – The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. Read the full article here

By Richard Johnson Posted in #Gear In today’s review, Richard Johnson takes a look at the X3 Driver gunsmithing set from Real Avid. This kit offers the gunsmith or home hobbyist 57 different pieces: bits along with a ratchet and T-handle screwdriver. But is this a quality set or no better than the cheap junk sold by some online discounters? Spoiler: this set beat expectations. The set was provided to the author by the company for review. There are a lot of tool options on the market for the gun enthusiast. Local outdoor shops offer them, as do the big…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 1003 1003 – United Airlines Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers as passengers try to retake the plane over Somerset County, Pennsylvania. There are no survivors. Read the full article here

I did not grow up around guns the way many traditional American gun owners did. Like maybe you did. Learning the fundamentals of shooting with a Ruger 10/22, a 22 pistol, or a classic 1911 would have been ideal. Unfortunately, I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Queens in the 1970s and 1980s. If there was a civilian gun culture in New York City back then, it mostly belonged to police officers, security guards, and the occasional hunter who escaped the city on weekends. My family fit into none of those categories. My parents were poor immigrants…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 1028 1028 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2026 at 14:28 and is filed under Memorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full article here

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0937 0937 – Flight 77 crashes into the western side of the Pentagon. US Navy image of the damage to the Pentagon where 125 perished in an airline attack against the building. This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2026 at 13:37 and is filed under Memorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full article here

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0800 0814 – United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 carrying 56 passengers and nine crew members, departed from Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles International Airport, with five hijackers onboard. 0820 – American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757 carrying 58 passengers and six crew members, departed from Washington Dulles International Airport in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia, bound for Los Angeles International Airport, with five hijackers aboard. 0842 – United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 37 passengers and seven crew members departed from Newark International Airport, bound for…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0700 0735 – terrorists Atta and al-Omari board American Airlines Flight 11, along with the rest of the Flight 11 hijackers. 0759 – American Airlines Flight 11 departs towards Los Angeles International Airport. This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2026 at 11:00 and is filed under Memorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full article here

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 0600 0600 – terrorists Mohammed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari traveled to Logan International Airport from Portland International Jetport in Portland, Maine. 0652 – fellow terrorist Marwan al-Shehhi called Atta at Logan to confirm the plans of the attack. This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2026 at 10:00 and is filed under Memorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read the full article here

FirstSpear Friday Focus: Streetwalker Not every bag needs to look like a kit bag to perform like one. The FirstSpear STREETWALKER is constructed from lightweight ripstop and 500D Cordura nylon and built for professionals who move between the range, the gym, travel, and daily life without changing bags. At 12″ x 13″ x 22″, it carries enough for a full kit loadout or an overnight trip, while a Tubes™ quick-release shoulder strap and a laser-fused 6/12™ accessory panel bring FirstSpear’s modular platform technology to a bag built for everyday use. Features: LASER-FUSED 6/12™ ACCESSORY PANEL — INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ATTACHMENT…