An armed father stopped a school shooter in Oregon. Now a Hawaii newspaper editor is questioning the state's gun-free school laws as national polling shows a majority of voters, particularly K–12 parents, support allowing trained teachers to carry firearms. Copy excerpt
A new national survey finds 57.3% of parents with children in K-12 schools support armed teachers, compared with 30.2% opposed. The findings raise new questions about gun-free school policies and the gun-control lobby's opposition to armed staff.
“How do I know if I’m walking into a high-threat environment?” It’s a fair question, but we aren’t issued crystal balls capable of predicting violence before it happens. What we can do, however, is recognize conditions that have preceded violence enough to justify paying...
Juniata County man shot a relative in the chest after he broke through his door and threatened to 'teach you a lesson,' state police say. Read the original story: Juniata County Man Shoots Relative Who Broke Down His Door, Stood in the Threshold With Fists Clenched, and Threatened to ‘Teach...
A Carbon Hill, AL homeowner shot and killed a woman he says kicked in his back door. Her family says she was no threat. I disagree. Read the original story: Alabama Homeowner Shoots and Kills 32-Year-Old Woman Who Kicked In His Back Door at 1 P.M. as Her Family Insists She Was Not a Threat
A Lehigh Acres man knocked down by a pickaxe blow shot the attacker standing over him. Days later, the attacker was the one arrested. Read the original story: Florida Man Knocked Down by Pickaxe Blow to the Back Shoots Attacker Standing Over Him, Sheriff Says It Was Self-Defense
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.
An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.