While technically originally published by Lyle Stuart, Paladin Press acquired the rights and distributed the most infamous editions. This 1971 manual includes instructions for manufacturing explosives, drugs, and surveillance devices.

To this day, Paladin Press remains a figure of intense debate. Was it a guardian of free speech, preserving lost arts and "forbidden knowledge"? Or was it an irresponsible enabler of violence? The availability of Paladin Press PDFs ensures that this debate will continue long after the physical bookstore closed.

While the United States relies on broad free-speech protections, foreign governments reacted differently to Paladin Press.

Paladin Press closed in 2017. Many backlist titles are out of print. Unofficial PDFs circulate, but they are almost always copyright infringements. Legal copies (used physical books) can still be found via rare book dealers.

Legally suppressed in physical format; highly circulated as an underground digital PDF. Homemade Silencers (Various Authors)

Onion sites dedicated to anarchism, survivalism, and freedom of information host unredacted PDFs of the legally suppressed manuals. The Security Risks of Downloading Paladin PDFs

: While not exclusively a Paladin Press book, their publication of this classic Japanese text on strategy and sword fighting was significant. However, some editions were banned in Japan due to the content being considered too violent or sensitive.

Paladin Press was a Colorado-based publishing company known as the "most dangerous publisher in the world" due to its catalog of books on improvised munitions, assassination, and unconventional warfare. While "banned" is often used colloquially, the company's most controversial works were primarily removed from the market following high-profile civil lawsuits or restricted due to their use in criminal acts.

Various other titles focused on the creation of improvised tools and chemical mixtures. These manuals often faced criticism from law enforcement and public safety advocates, leading to their removal from mainstream retail platforms and libraries.