"F you and your high powered rifle!" The Gary Fadden incident - The Ayoob files

Situation: A road-rage incident escalates into a deadly pursuit.
Lesson: Keep communications as handy as your gun. Bad guys fear resolutely armed people, not weapons. Remember that full auto can stop a fight--but start an indictment.
It's amazing how often a criminal will say something unbelievably stupid just before he forces a decent citizen to kill him. For many years I've been piecing together a book subtitled "Famous Last Words of Scumbags." The working title will come from the most memorable such incident: "F*** You and Your Automatic Rifle!"

Best Buy Handguns

Here are the top ten handguns that provide maximum quality and function for the dollar.
So, you're in the market for a top-notch handgun and now you're suffering from sticker shock. Good handguns rarely come cheap. Most shooters like old-world craftsmanship, but such labor-intensive manufacturing is expensive.

Pistol versus rifle-armed mass murderer at 70 yards! the Andy Brown incident

Situation: An "active mass murderer" is killing people with an AK clone ... you're 70 yards away, with only a pistol ... and you have the courage to interdict. Who is going to win the death duel?

Which pistol caliber for self defense? Four different people come to four defensible conclusions

One the staple questions of gun magazine readers and Internet gun enthusiasts is, "What's the best caliber for self-defense?" I found myself recently in a district attorney's office, chatting with the DA and two of his investigators. The coats were off, and I noticed we were each wearing different caliber pistols.

"How I lost 20 pounds": American Idol winner Carrie Underwood reveals her very doable strategies for slimming down and getting healthy

We all know Carrie Underwood's story by now: small-town Southern girl makes it big on American Idol, the most popular show on TV. What many of us don't know is that American Idol's fourth-season winner was gaining more than just fame while the show was airing: Carrie put on 20 pounds. "It was crazy," says the now-slimmer star, relaxing in the lounge of a bowling alley in New York City with her tiny terrier, Ace, snuggled up next to her.

10 best gyms: from high-end to hardcore, M & F picks the best places to pump

WHAT MAKES YOU WANT TO WORK OUT at one gym over another? Is it that certain hardcore, no-nonsense atmosphere? The plush locker rooms? Maybe it's the clientele--after all, who wouldn't want to work in with Brad Pitt on cable crossovers? It may be a little bit of all these things. Here, we single out each of our 10 favorite gyms in America for its unique merits. Whatever criteria you have for your best gym, you're sure to find a spot among our picks.

10 questions your gynecologist wants you to ask: don't be shy; speaking up could save your life

The less time your annual gynecology checkup takes, the better - breast exam, pelvic, Pap smear and you're gone.
Wait - not so fast! Maybe you should take a few minutes longer with the gynecologist. You may think all doctors are in a rush to get to the next patient, but most want to give their patients the best care.