ABBEVILLE, LA — An argument at a fast food restaurant ended in gunfire after a carload of people followed one of the customers home and opened fire, leaving two of them shot by the man they had chased, Abbeville Police say. As reported by KLFY, officers first responded around 4:28 p.m. on Tuesd...
Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all. Yeage...
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have an elaborately decorated Bavarian swivel breech percussion fowler from the early to mid-1800s, marked “JOHAN ARNED” and “A. WIRZBURG” with silver inlay at the breech. This is a lot of gun to look at. The lock plate, ham...
Welcome back, folks! Last time around we kicked off a four-part look at the Colt 1862 Police revolver, covering the design philosophy that produced it, the Civil War timing that hampered its sales, the factory fire that made things worse, and the conversion craze that ate up the majority of survi...
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...
Bajio Sunglasses is teaming up with Captains for Clean Water on a new conservation project, the Temples of Change collaboration. This is a limited-edition collection of sunglasses designed to support efforts in Everglades restoration, fisheries, communities, and outdoor traditions that all depend...
BUNNELL, FL — A Palm Coast mother stopped a home intruder with a single gunshot Sunday afternoon after he forced his way inside and threatened her and her two children, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. I’ve covered enough of these to know how fast they turn deadly. ...
I’m pleased to welcome back longtime TFB writer, friend, and, most importantly for today, AK historian Vladimir Onokoy . Vlad has lived a remarkable life and had a front-row seat to some truly unique experiences . Most recently, he has taken on the ambitious challenge of writing a book on a...
The high-end auction houses always have some sort of interesting firearm up for auction - sometimes it’s a rare piece of history, sometimes the gun belonged to a notable figure from the past, and sometimes, it’s a set of diamond-encrusted, gold-plastered Smith & Wesson No. 1 revol...
A Palm Coast mother fired one shot at an alleged intruder deputies say entered her home, threatened her children, and refused repeated orders to leave. Sheriff Rick Staly says the case shows why Florida’s Stand Your Ground law and the Second Amendment matter.