Handguns for Bear Defense: Will Any of Them Stop the Threat?

Ed. Note — In today’s article, the author examines the use of handguns for bear defense. As with any defensive article, examine all of the relevant data and laws before deciding on the best handgun for bear country — if any at all. Cynthia saw the bear as it rose, 10 feet away. She yelled R...

By Wayne van Zwoll

Tragic WWII Story of the Sullivan Brothers

Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film Saving Private Ryan is pure Hollywood fiction, but it was inspired by the true – and all too tragic – story of the five Sullivan brothers. The siblings enlisted/re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and i...

By Peter Suciu

Louisiana Lets 18-Year-Olds Carry Guns but Denies Them Permits

Louisiana allows adults as young as 18 to carry concealed handguns without permits—but refuses to issue them permits that provide crucial federal school-zone exemptions. FPC says that contradiction violates the Second Amendment.

By John Crump

Black Arrow & Black Spear- History of Anti-Materiel Rifles From Serbia

Last year, when I was working on my book about Zastava AKs , me and fellow TFB writer Lynndon Schooler visited Zastava factory in Kragujevac, Serbia. Since then, Lynndon has published several comprehensive articles about new Zastava weapons, but there is one more firearm we saw that certainly des...

By Vladimir Onokoy

America’s Rapid-Fire Flintlock: The Remarkable Chambers Gun

America’s quest for greater firepower isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, the desire for increased firepower can be traced to the earliest days of the United States and the repeating flintlock designs of Joseph G. Chambers. Multi-shot weapons were not unheard of in the late 18th century, but the...

By Tom Laemlein
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