We are seeing innocent people put in harms way of international tensions and with increasingly violent circumstances in the civilian world.

What's something that I can do on my own to help me get to a point where I can start improving my shooting?

How can we prepare ourselves to respond to an Active Shooter scenario?

You're in the shower and a home invader armed with a knife breaks in. Is your self-defense training up to par?

We have to think hard about our training. At first we need to focus on the mechanical part of shooting. But our training can't end there.

We review Jim Cirillo's book on gunfighting and post the seven secrets to winning a gunfight.

Progress in defensive handgun shooting comes in incremental steps. Initially, we may struggle to add these basic skills.

If you are wondering if you really have the aptitude to defend yourself with a firearm, the info below should give you some confidence.

Think about what you are trying to do in your self-defense and personal security plan.

Lack of Police Response While Violent Crime Increases Impacts Our Self-Defense Mindset

Can we defend ourselves against a rifle with just our handgun? Video of the Fargo shootout with a terrorist shows some points.

We've discussed before the potential second and third order of effects from inattention to details.

How loading magazines to 30 or 31 rounds can lead to disastrous second or third order of effects for us as defensive shooters.

Behind the Wyatt Earp legend is the real man who trained diligently to master the craft of gunfighting.

Take a look at this video from South Africa where one lone defender armed with a knife drives off an attack by multiple attackers.

We are on our own for self-defense and personal protection. Police can't protect us. What can we do?

We continually preach being able to wield any weapon with any hand and to fight from any stance.

Tech executive Bob Lee walked up an empty San Francisco street in the early hours of Tuesday after being mortally stabbed.

It's a catch phrase in the defensive tactics community, "The only fight we can win is the one we avoid."

It's the challenge that pretty much starts every fight in every bar you've been in. When the challenge is directed at you it can be tricky.