Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Before Police Arrived; Wyden Answers With Call for ‘Common Sense Gun Laws’

A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...

By Luke McCoy •

POTD: Out Past the Fence Line, Nothing Is Hiding Anymore

The darkness is a lie your eyes have been telling you for years. Out past the fence line, the hog trail, the dry wash and the ranch road carry on without you, until a thermal scope shows who has been watching whom. This is TFB's Photo of the Day, showing the new Trijicon REAP-IR-50 LRF . I d...

By Eric B •

Armed Citizen Stops School Shooter at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon

An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.

By Duncan Johnson Editor in Chief •

Beating Bugs and Bucks in the Early Southern Season

Early-season deer hunting in the South means fighting two battles at once: staying still enough to kill a mature buck, and keeping the mosquitoes off you while you do it. The heat and humidity alone make sitting a treestand a chore, and mosquitoes stay prevalent throughout much of the South well ...

By James Chen •

The Sierra Lake That Isn’t on Any Map

Below the snow-cross on the shoulder of Mount Tallac lies a lake that never appeared on a California map. People who knew of it called it Lost Lake, and the trout living there put up a harder fight than any fish I had hooked before. How I reached it, recounted in the November 1951 issue […]...

By James Chen •

Armed Citizen Kills Bend School Shooter in 3 Minutes

An armed citizen reportedly intervened during a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, stopping the attacker before police entered the building. The post Armed Citizen Kills Bend School Shooter in 3 Minutes appeared first on The Truth About Guns.

By TTAG News Contributor •

Savage Arms Wins Ballistic’s Best Award for Sub-$1,000 Hunting Rifle

The Savage 110 Trail Hunter Lite V2 earned top honors in Ballistic's Best 2026 under-$1,000 hunting rifle category, posting sub-MOA five-shot groups and delivering impressive accuracy for a $719 rifle. The post Savage Arms Wins Ballistic’s Best Award for Sub-$1,000 Hunting Rifle appeared first ...

By Scott Witner •
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