27-Year-Old Chicago Concealed Carrier Fatally Shoots 16-Year-Old During Armed Robbery

A 16-year-old boy is dead after a 27-year-old man shot him during an attempted armed robbery in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. Chicago police report the teenager drew a firearm first, prompting the resident to return fire in self-defense; two handguns were recovered...

By Brandon Curtis

Army Testing Shorter, Lighter XM8 Carbine (Revised)

The XM8 ships with a 25-round magazine. Twenty-round mags from the M7 remain compatible. That directly addresses one of the louder complaints in Army Capt. Braden Trent's May 2025 assessment of the M7, which called the 20-round capacity a liability. As TFB covered when the Army type-classifi...

By Josh C

California Gun Advertising Law Blocked as Legal Costs Exceed $1.3 Million

LOS ANGELES, CA – A federal court has entered a final judgment permanently blocking enforcement of a California law that restricted certain firearm-related advertising, concluding it violated First Amendment protections. The case, Junior Sports Magazines Inc. v. Rob Bonta, was originally f...

By Luke McCoy

Kingfisher vs. Zero: Shocking Victory Over Iwo Jima

A wide range of really well-known aircraft types were used in World War II, by both sides. But for every Mustang, British Spitfire, Bf109, Zero, Flying Fortress, Corsair or Mitchell bomber, there were many other hard-working planes that received little to no attention. Quite often their operation...

By Tom Laemlein

WOOX’s NEW Superleggera “High Grade” American Walnut Stocks

WOOX, manufacturers of fine Italian-American-made gunstocks, axes, and knives, has brought out the new Superleggera “High Grade” line of stocks. These are drop-in, no-smithing-needed premium rifle stocks made from some of the finest materials available. Using high-grade American walnut mated...

By Eugene L.
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