This post is a repository for firearm-related statistics citing their sources to help us fact-check information regarding crime, gun use, defensive gun use, suicides, and gun ownership

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

Ohio has seen a 'significant decrease' in crime since state lawmakers enacted Constitutional Carry.

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

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

Should we be outraged or is there more to this self-defense story? What can we learn from this attack?

Can just anybody buy a gun? Is it really easier to get access to guns now than in the past? What's different now for out of control crime?

If we are caught in a lethal force encounter, we need to gain and maintain tactical superiority.

The Florida State legislature has advanced a bill which will allow people to carry concealed weapons without licenses.

On January 1, 2023, Alabama became the newest state to authorize concealed handgun carrying without a state permit.

A terrible scenario: your house is set on fire by a criminal waiting with a shotgun outside to cut you down as you escape. What can we do?

What are some of the self-defense lessons we can learn from Sgt. Alvin York's diary about his close combat efforts in World War 1.

An armed woman in West Virginia used her handgun to stop a mass shooter with an AR-15.

It makes more sense now why the off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent fearlessly rushed into Robb Elementary School.

What are the self-defense lessons we can learn from the Sacramento shootings during the early morning of Mar. 3?

We study and deploy the tactics, techniques, and procedures that are more consistent with the type of self-defense mission needed.

Day 3 of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is instructive to us for our self-defense and personal protection efforts.

Infographic showing the most common sources of firearms for criminals.