Lessons From Attorney Mitch Vilos
By Massad Ayoob Situation: About a hundred different people who’ve gotten in trouble with guns come to you to solve their problem. Lesson: Naturally, you write a book on it to help keep other people...
View ArticleLessons From A Gunfighting General
By Massad Ayoob Situation: A senior officer personally kills 30 of the enemy on the battlefield … and some more people elsewhere. Lesson: Great men often have great strengths and great weaknesses … and...
View ArticleLessons From Ken Howard
By Massad Ayoob Situation: One brother officer is badly wounded and down, the other is reloading, and you’re out of ammo … and the bad guy isn’t. Lesson: There are reasons police went to guns with more...
View ArticleDeath of a Cop-Killer
By Massad Ayoob Situation: You watch in horror as a routine arrest turns into a cop-killing. The police are all down or out of ammo … but there’s a dropped gun where you can reach it. Lesson: This...
View ArticleHome Invader: The John Daub Incident
By Massad Ayoob Situation: A family’s morning is shattered when a big, enraged man kicks in the front door and violently enters the home. The man of the family grabs his pistol, and … Lesson: Danger...
View ArticleKiller At A Distance: The Scott Bramhall Incident
By Massad Ayoob Situation: In a bullet-pocked chase, the gunman has killed one victim and tried to murder many more. Now, 80 or more yards away, you’re the only one positioned to stop him … and all you...
View ArticleThe Pin Shoot: Meeting Gunfight Survivors
By Massad Ayoob Situation: A prize-rich shooting match sponsored by a successful armed citizen brings many violence survivors together, allowing them to share the lessons they’ve learned. Lesson: Being...
View ArticleGang Leader Versus Pistol Master
By Ayoob Massad Situation: The armed robber turns on you with his gun coming up, obviously intending to shoot. The only chance left is to shoot first. Lesson: Use enough gun. Understand intervening...
View ArticleA Cop-Killer’s Last Run
Situation: You’re coming up against a thug who’s known for skill at arms, hates armed citizens and cops, and has murdered the latter. This time, though, you’re ready for him. Lesson: It’s like the old...
View ArticleThe Lessons Of Tim Gramins
By Massad Ayoob Situation: Backup is racing to help you as you shoot it out with a heavily armed bank robber, but you’re alone for now and running low on ammo. Lesson: What’s on your person may be all...
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