Home Defense

Having a Plan to Defend Home and Property

July 20, 2020 By Mike McElmeel & filed under All Articles, Home Defense.

Good training will help you to respond appropriately in a defensive situation. Photo: author By now you have all probably seen and read about the St. Louis couple who confronted with armed resistance a large group of protestors as the protestors moved around their property. I am not going to argue the legality of the…

Five Fundamentals of Home Defense Training

December 12, 2017 By Jamie Onion & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

As a law enforcement officer, I have a front-row seat for watching crime trends grow or decline. I use that experience to my advantage as a firearms trainer for both law enforcement and the private citizen. HOME INVASION An area of increasing concern is the occupied home invasion, which can be defined as an incident…

To Rack or Not To Rack: The Perpetual Shotgun Question

January 28, 2017 By Daniel Watson & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

A discussion I’ve had with students and friends, almost as frequently as the “Which gun should I buy?” discussion, is in response to that age-old statement, “I have a shotgun for home defense. All I have to do is rack it and the bad guy will go away.” I have heard this skewed logic many…

How to Select the Best Home Defense Weapon

November 25, 2013 By Daniel Watson & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

When I teach home-defense courses, I’m always asked, “What is the best gun for home defense?” And I always answer with a definitive “That all depends.” This vagueness belies the truism that there really is no perfect home-defense gun. While there are three firearm platforms that most would argue are “standard” home-defense firearms — the…

How to Not Get Shot: The Ten Secrets of Shot Avoidance

February 23, 2012 By Lt. David L. Williams & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

Getting shot is a bad thing. We can all agree on that. The trick is how not to get shot. Here are the ten secrets of not getting shot. 1. Don’t Get Into a Situation Where You May Be Shot. This is not always possible, but it is possible for many situations. There are three…

Safe At Home

January 21, 2011 By Chris Fry & filed under All Articles, Defensive Issues, Home Defense.

When most people think about personal protection, they mainly think about how to stay safe outside their homes. While the vast majority of crime against citizens occurs outside the home, home invasion robberies and worse DO occur. Crime statistics are difficult to track down specific to “home invasion,” but “property-related crimes” (robbery or burglary) have…