An Eagle County deputy’s bodycam captured a charging black bear and the rapid handgun response that stopped it. The encounter illustrates the value of firearm proficiency, decisive action, and taking dangerous wildlife seriously.
If you carry the notion that a bear is a lumbering, slow-footed animal you could jog away from, correct it now. A grizzly at full sprint covers about 20 yards per second, and it is highly unlikely that a human could outrun a bear encountered in the wild. The fastest recorded human speed belongs t...
Everytown wants a say in what AI chatbots tell gun owners. Its latest report calls for firearms information restrictions that extend beyond preventing suicide and criminal violence, raising concerns about access to information on lawful gun ownership.
Germany’s 1879 Reichsrevolver is often dismissed as obsolete. An original shooting test with a removable red dot shows why this big single-action deserves another look.
Handguns have a strong record in documented bear-defense encounters. Dean Weingarten’s review of 204 fatal bear attacks found just one case with a handgun present—and the victim could not reach it. The lesson for armed Americans: a defensive handgun needs to be accessible when danger arrives.
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an American submachine gun that looks like a Thompson and thinks like a PPSh. Gerry Fox drew this up in 1974 in Meriden, Connecticut, after a fire ended Meriden Firearms and its M3 Grease Gun knockoff. He built it as the Fox Carbine under T...
A newly filed Ohio public records request seeks to determine whether Summit County Fair vendors, contractors and vehicle crews faced the same gun-screening rules used to disarm ordinary attendees—or entered through gates that bypassed the public security enclosure.
Colombia’s Decree 1368 restores the effectiveness of valid firearm carry permits after years of nationwide suspension, although the country retains a restrictive may-issue system.
Two men in Slovakia used legally carried handguns to stop separate brown bear attacks. Both escaped injury, underscoring the value of an immediately available defensive firearm when a bear charges.
The Supreme Court has ordered New York City to respond in Calce, a challenge to its civilian stun gun and Taser ban. The case could decide whether citizens must prove an arm is in “common use” before the government must defend its prohibition under Bruen.