Featured Legal 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 Personal 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 »
Featured Legal Personal Defense Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Is Shooting Long-Distance in Defense Defensible in Court? By Massad Ayoob • September 2, 2025 The gun-related Internet forums—called “the gunternet” by some—can have some nuggets therein. But when you prospect for knowledge, you will... Read more »
Trending Good Guy With A Gun: Traverse City, MI Edition By Massad Ayoob • July 30, 2025 On July 26, 2025, police say a fortyish white male named Bradford James Gille carried out a wild stabbing spree... Read more »
Legal Trending Self-Defense and the Law: When Bad Trial Strategy Turns Self-Defense to Murder By Massad Ayoob • July 29, 2025 Most of the time, the system works, and justified self-defense shootings are recognized as such. Sometimes, however, they do result... Read more »
Featured Legal Personal Defense Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Understanding the Principles of Disparity of Force By Massad Ayoob • July 1, 2025 The principles that determine Disparity of force may be the most often misunderstood element of lethal force law. Here, with... Read more »
Featured Legal Personal Defense Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Advice from Legal Eagles of Related Professions By Massad Ayoob • June 3, 2025 In the summer of 2022, I was a speaker at the annual meeting of FACDL, the Florida Association of Criminal... Read more »
Concealed Carry Featured Legal Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Know What to Say to the Police After a Good Shoot By Massad Ayoob • May 6, 2025 This writer is among the many in the self-defense training world who recommend a brief statement be made at the... Read more »
Legal Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Is It Worth it to Carry Concealed Illegally? By Massad Ayoob • April 1, 2025 I have resided in free states my entire life and been a sworn police officer longer than I wasn’t. So,... Read more »
Featured Legal Personal Defense Trending Self-Defense and the Law: Watch Your Tongue on Social Media Platforms By Massad Ayoob • March 4, 2025 Statements construable as malevolent intent beforehand can sink you in court, criminal and civil court alike. This includes statements made... Read more »
