The Most Dangerous Publisher in the World?

Is Paladin Press owner Peder Lund the world’s most dangerous publisher or the world’s most sincere publisher? That’s the question author John H. Richardson tackles in this month’s Playboy in an article entitled “The World’s Most Dangerous Publisher.”

Richardson interviewed Peder during the shooting of the Ultimate Sniper III in John Plaster's hometown, Iron River, Wisconsin. In his quest to find out what makes Peder Lund tick, Richardson examines Peder’s combat experience in Vietnam as a Green Beret, his hookup with Soldier of Fortune’s Robert K. Brown, how the Hitman lawsuit changed Paladin, the Diane Feinstein rider that targeted Paladin’s “mayhem manuals,” the limitations of free speech in publishing, and the undeniable mystique of the warrior. Plus, in this article readers get a front-row view of three of the world’s most dangerous snipers in action: Rob Furlong, Jim Gilliland, and Steve Reichert.

So which is Peder, the most dangerous or most sincere publisher in the world? You’ll have to read the article and make up your own mind . . .