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Defending Yourself From Criminals and Elected Officials

In defensive training, we talk about concepts and principles of personal or family defense against a violent criminal. These may include awareness, avoidance, and collection and processing of information so... Read Article

Deadly Force in the Protection of Property – A Very Risky Business

“Hell yes! I worked hard for my property. You try to take it away from me, you deserve to die, and I’m just the guy who’ll do it!” The decision... Read Article

Lessons Learned From My Good Samaritan Attempt

Driving to the movies on December 26, 2014, I never in a million years envisioned needing to draw my defensive firearm. All the defensive firearm usage scenarios I had envisioned... Read Article

Trusting Your Guns

Having a planned course of action in case of unexpected events is advocated throughout the defensive firearms training industry. Read Article

Know the Law: Part II

In Know the Law, Part I, I discussed the definition of deadly force and when you may be able to use it in self-defense. Now let’s look at the legal... Read Article

Know the Law: Part I

What are the legal aspects of using deadly force? Every state has guidelines for the use of deadly force. As a legally armed citizen, it is your responsibility to know... Read Article

Are There Holes in Your Training Resumé?

A person needs to attend formal firearms training courses for at least one, if not two, very good reasons. The first reason is, of course, to learn how to use... Read Article

The Reasonable Man Doctrine

At first I intended to write about one of the sexier aspects of self-defense as it pertains to the legal arena, perhaps something about the “21-foot” rule (and why it... Read Article

Problem Two: Legal Issues in Self-Defense

The late, great Col. Jeff Cooper, founder of the famous firearms school Gunsite, first called the issue of dealing with the criminal justice system after a self-defense shooting “problem two.”... Read Article