New Details About How Eli Dicken Stopped A Mass Shooter

Much ink and video has been devoted to the mass shooting and the young man that stopped it on July 17th, 2022 in Greenwood, Indiana.  Eli Dicken, a 21 year old man who was carrying a concealed handgun that day was mentally and physically ready to stop an...

Neighbor Shoots Neighbor – Self Defense Claim Is No Guarantee

On December 13, a 70 year old man had a very pissed off neighbor trying to break through his front door. After firing a warning shot that was ineffective at deterring the threat, the defender fired at least 3 rounds at his attacker, striking him at least once. Mugshot...

Freak Accident At The Range Caught On Camera

In our last blog post, we discussed some incredible data about armed citizens stopping mass killers. This week, we have a video for you that defies belief….or does it? The following video hit the internet a couple weeks ago. A piece of brass that was ejected...

Real World Examples of Armed Civilians Stopping Mass Killings

In our last blog post, we discussed how we get better at the skills necessary for self defense with a handgun. This week we wrap up 2022 with an interesting analysis of instances where civilians used a firearm to intervene in a mass killing attack. The data we are...

What Does Improvement Really Look Like?

Last week we covered a firearms accident that resulted in the death of a young man. This week we are going to look at what training should look like for defensive use of a firearm. I took a couple of students to the range a few weeks ago. The gentleman had a little...