Concealed Carry Disaster & Survival Self-Defense Training Defensive Firearms Training: Preparing for the Reality of High-Stress Encounters By Massad Ayoob • July 12, 2026 Owning a defensive firearm is only part of the equation. The question is whether you can use it effectively when... Read more »
Accessories Concealed Carry Featured Holsters Legal Shooting 101 Appendix Carry: Is AIWB the Right Choice for You? By Massad Ayoob • July 6, 2026 A balanced look at today’s fastest-growing concealed-carry method. Most people still carry a handgun on or just behind the strong-side... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Self-Defense and the Law: Do Vehicle Assaults Warrant Armed Defense? By Massad Ayoob • May 12, 2026 Your antagonist attempts to run you over with a car or truck. Are vehicle assaults considered deadly force? Do they... Read more »
Competition Shooting Featured Will Competition Shooting Get You Killed in the Streets? By Massad Ayoob • May 8, 2026 Debates on gun forums can become contentious. If you doubt that, just go on one and post either “shooting competition... Read more »
Featured Legal Self-Defense Shooting 101 Training Trending The 10 Most Important Rules To Carrying Concealed Firearms By Massad Ayoob • April 15, 2026 Carrying a lethal weapon in public confers a grave power that carries with it great responsibilities. Those who lawfully engage... Read more »
Featured Legal Self-Defense Self-Defense & The Law: Jury Selection In Self-Defense Cases By Massad Ayoob • March 3, 2026 When your future is in someone else’s hands, you want to make sure that those hands are fair and capable.... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Self-Defense Shooting 101 Self-Defense and the Law: Weapon-Mounted Lights for Concealed Carry By Massad Ayoob • February 3, 2026 Since the dawn of humanity, we have personalized our weapons. A lot of that was done simply to make yours... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Self-Defense Self-Defense and the Law: Should You Engage or Stand Down? By Massad Ayoob • January 6, 2026 Self-defense can be a sticky situation in the eyes of the law. There is a fine line between being seen... Read more »
Featured Legal Self-Defense Self-Defense and the Law: Perceptions When Women Use Deadly Force By Massad Ayoob • December 2, 2025 When a felonious male stranger attacks with deadly force—perhaps without weapons, but instead with pounding fists, stomping feet, or strangling... Read more »
Featured Legal Self-Defense Self-Defense and the Law: When Women Kill in Self-Defense By Massad Ayoob • November 4, 2025 In our society, women are often stereotyped as “the fair sex” or “the gentle sex.” “Sugar and spice and everything... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Self-Defense Shooting 101 Self-Defense and the Law: Like Suicide by Cop, Suicide by Armed Citizen is Real By Massad Ayoob • October 7, 2025 In the 1980s, the concept of “suicide by cop” came to the attention of the public. The term has been... Read more »
