Article on how a couple in Maine worked as a team to stop a home invader breaking into their home at 3 a.m.

Here are some terms and concepts we use to describe your journey to improving your self-defense skills.

How to draw from the holster with a video featuring champion shooter Jerry Miculek.

Home invasion video shows lessons for self-defense.

You are thinking about buying a gun for self-defense, but you don't know how to start. Here's some considerations and what to expect.

Article on woman forced to shoot a home intruder after firing a warning shot. Discussion on the use of force in this situation.

Criminals wear medical masks in home invasion in Arlington Heights.

Focus on the efforts you can take now to help your self-defense and personal protection.

You're traveling. This means your entire routine is wrecked -- sleeping, eating, exercising. But don't let that keep you from staying fit.

Many cities, townships, and counties in the U.S. are changing how they are responding to calls for service from citizens.

Infographic on active shooter locations in the U.S. for 2016-2017 from FBI study.

How are active shooters stopped? Infographic shows the numbers from 2015-2017.

FBI study on active shootings show the value of citizens saving lives.

This news story about a disabled woman in Houston shooting and stopping an armed intruder has some implications for self-defense trainers.

Competition shooting can improve shooting skills, but playing the competition game can have negative effects for your self-defense shooting.

Infographic with information on crime, criminals, and armed citizens to see if having a gun makes you safer in America today.

CCW holders in Michigan could be losing their concealed carry permits because Marijuana is still a controlled substance under Federal law.

Idaho legislators consider a bill which would allow state employees to be armed in so-called gun free zones.

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Studies show criminals are more afraid of the armed citizen than police. Four of five criminals avoid a potential victim they think armed.