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Personal Defense Network's Top 5 of 2019

These articles and videos were the most read and viewed of 2019! We are always interested in what our audience finds the most useful. If you missed these pieces, take... View Content

Anytime, anywhere, even at 6:30AM on the way to work!

The last thing you'd expect is for a hard working person to have to face. Up and ready to catch the bus before the light of day, many people feel... View Content

"We were armed and ready"

Jamie Closs is a name that went from unknown to tip of the tongue nationally as the circumstances of her abduction include the murder of her parents. She had been... View Content

Chaotic "Officer in Trouble" call raises so many questions!

A recent article on Active Response Training's website titled "A Cautionary Tale for CCW Permit Carriers" is one that as citizen defenders and firearms concealed carriers, we all need to... View Content

Man shot with his own gun at a bar?

The man in this video was subsequently disarmed and shot multiple times with his own gun. This scene, reportedly recorded in Mexico, raises many questions...WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj65Y4skdn4 Rob Pincus... View Content

Five Fundamentals of Home Defense Training

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... View Content

Cooperating with Police While Armed

If you are carrying gun for personal defense, you should have a good idea of the types of behaviors or motions that could alarm a police officer. These simple tips... View Content

All Hat, No Cattle: What is Your Defensive State of Mind?

Similarly, if you consider yourself an “armed citizen” and are proud of your 2nd Amendment rights, you need to ask yourself the question: “Am I all hat?” Do you just... View Content

Variation helps develop Defensive Shooting Skills

I've long advised against practicing the same choreographed timer drills over and over again as a means to developing applicable defensive shooting skills. Ultimately, you want to learn to APPLY... View Content

Welcome to the Family: Integrating New or Alternate Carry Guns

There are many things that I like about my job. Teaching at Black Wing Shooting Center, handling new guns and gear, and learning from courses, articles, videos, podcasts and blogs... View Content

Defensive Detour: Coping With Limited Mobility

Life throws us the occasional curveball. Circumstances beyond our control can compel us to change the way we do things, and these changes can manifest themselves in any aspect of... View Content

HOME DEFENSE GEAR FOR THE BUMP IN THE night

You’re asleep, all snuggled in your bed, when breaking glass at your front door awakens you. During the haze of waking from a deep sleep and a shot of adrenaline... View Content

A Defensive Handgun, Two Magazines, and $1000

What's next? Many people who buy a handgun fall into one or more categories: recreation, competition, or self-defense. Normally I find those who buy a gun for recreation or competition... View Content

Human Error in High-Stress Encounters

In my previous article, Psychological Principles of Combat Training, we looked at some basic human behaviors and how to design training and practice regimens that take advantage of those behaviors.... View Content

Family Defensive Strategies: For the Armed Individual

This article addresses tactics and techniques that will serve the armed person during a situation where they may have to use their gun while with friends or family members. I... View Content

Why It's Okay to Lose in Training

Too often I see people—whether students in a class or those practicing solo—training for impractical situations. The Plausibility Principle states that we should always train for the widest set of... View Content

New Carry Gun Testing Procedure

Have you ever bought a gun and immediately loaded it, put it in a holster and then relied on it to be ready and able to run if a defensive... View Content

POCKET AUTOLOADING PISTOLS: for Personal Defense

Small autoloading pistols, whether referred to as pocket pistols, hideout guns, backup guns, or mouse guns, get no respect. Frequently maligned by firearms trainers as too small, inaccurate, and not... View Content

David L. Williams

David L. Williams began his almost 20-year career in law enforcement as a street officer with the Dayton, Ohio Police Department. He rose through the ranks and became known as... View Content

Test Drive: A Defensive Shooter Visits the Rental Gun Counter

I'm a very lucky guy: I love what I do for a living and I'm grateful that I get to do it at Black Wing Shooting Center in Delaware, Ohio.... View Content

Fighting with a Home Defense Shotgun

Shotguns are incredibly versatile weapons that can be used very successfully as self-defense tools. I am often asked about using a shotgun for home defense, probably due to the fact... View Content

The Combative Mindset, Part 2: Fear Management

“There is nothing to fear but fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear, a distressing emotion, whether real or perceived, can be managed with proper training. FEAR: A distressing emotion... View Content

After the Action

Head shots, while plausible, are not always probable during moving, dynamic engagements. The critical incident you never wanted to happen just did. The fight looks over: Your assailant is down... View Content

Getting the Gun Into the Fight: Quick Draw Handgun Techniques

A fellow instructor and I were recently discussing techniques surrounding the draw process. The epicenter of the discussion was what position the support hand should be in during the draw... View Content