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Conflict & Security April 29, 2026 445 stories in this edition

Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

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Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?

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A press photo of a US protective agent responding to a gunman breaching security during last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has ignited debate within America’s firearms community. The controversy centres not on the agent’s actions, but on what appeared to be a Chinese-made Holosun red dot sight mounted on her Glock pistol. The image, which spread rapidly across firearms forums after being sh...

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A press photo of a US protective agent responding to a gunman breaching security during last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has ignited debate within America’s firearms community. The controvers...

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