How to Get Out of a Rear Choke Hold
It's critical to know what to do instantly if you're ever in a rear choke hold, because it can happen...
10 Tips to Improve Your Shooting at the Range
Massad Ayoob doles out valuable advice for when shooters decide to hit the range.
We’re Here to Give You the FYI on the SYG (Stand Your Ground) Law
There are many misunderstandings in the media and public perception about the laws in the United States that govern the...
To Flee, Or Not? Should You Leave the Scene After a Defensive Shooting?
I don’t usually quote from the Bible in this column, but for this issue’s topic, about whether or not to...
How the Suicide by Cop Phenomenon Crosses Paths with Armed Citizens
Some in the mental health profession used to call it “schizophrenic suicide”: involving others in one’s own deliberate self-destruction. It...
Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Raises Questions About Self-Defense and the Law
The highly publicized – and highly politicized – trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin began November 1. The motions in...
A History of Self-Defense Shootings in Times of Widespread Emergency
I’m writing this in the early stages of the COVID-19 virus panic. Schools are empty, theaters are shut down, many...
6 Real-Life Cases That Highlight the Dangers of Open Carry
Open carry, where you wear a handgun visibly, is a controversial issue among law-abiding armed citizens. The practice can deter...
3 Cases When a Good Guy With a Gun Was Mistaken for a Bad Guy
An impartial review of the dynamics of stopping mass murder shows that the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre was right when he...
8 Real Cases That Illustrate Why You Should Be Carrying a Gun at Home
A few years ago at an IDPA match, the chief range officer read off the scenario description of one stage...
4 Cases That Highlight the Thorny Subject of Concealed Carry at Work
You work in a place of business that may be prone to armed robberies, but the employer insists that all...
9 Cases That Prove Why We Need AR-15-Style Carbines and Pistols
Though no military on the planet has ever adopted the semi-automatic AR-15 rifle for its armed services, anti-gun forces disparage...
4 Cases That Examine if a Shot in the Back Is Murder or Self-Defense
It is a prevalent myth that anyone shot in the back must obviously be the victim of a cowardly murderer....
Everything You Need to Know About Pistol Concealment
To make a long story short, I was born into an armed household in 1948. I started carrying a gun...
The Case For Arming Teachers and the Reality of How It Works
I began writing this article the morning after the county school commission where I live approved a program to arm...
How Gun Decorations Can Send the Wrong Message to a Jury
Editor's note: We at Personal Defense World know full well that a gun’s paint job, engraving and the like have no...
M&P340 Review: Mas Ayoob Examines His Go-To Backup Gun
Since 1950, Smith & Wesson’s snub-nose J-Frame revolver series has just about defined its own genre. Of its many variations,...
Ayoob: 5 Cases That Show the Dangers of a Hair Trigger
Police instructors and attorneys with experience often warn that using a gun with a "hair trigger" can be quicksand in...
Ayoob: Making Long-Range Shots With Short-Barreled Guns
I must have missed the treaty the bad guys signed that promised they’d allow the good guys to get closer...
Ayoob: Myths & Missteps That Lose Justifiable Homicide Cases
Fact: Lawyers make mistakes. Certain courtroom strategies that have become conventional wisdom in typical assault/homicide defense cases tend to have poor...