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Gunman In The Courtroom:
The Judge Harry Peetris Incident Situation: The defendant pulls a gun and takes the entire courtroom hostage — but there is one judge who has more than a gavel with which to enforce his authority....
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Fist Vs. Gun: Disparity Of Force
Situation: The big man has threatened to beat you to death, and you have reason to believe he’s capable of doing it. Now he shows up at your house, and begins to beat you … Lesson: Not everyone who...
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The Mass Killer, The Cop and The Armed Citizen
Situation: A neighbor has escalated from strange to full psycho, and is rampaging through the neighborhood shooting people. Only one cop has arrived … and you have a Glock with which to back him up....
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Lessons From The Zimmerman Case
Situation: Artful manipulation by the mainstream press turns a routine shooting into a media lynching, complete with show trial. Lesson: There are many — tactical, legal and even social. On the night...
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Lessons From Kevin Davis
Situation: Several police officers use necessary deadly force in the line of duty … and unwarranted legal actions are lodged against them. Lesson: Veteran street cop, SWAT Team member, police trainer...
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The Gun Fights Of Bass Reeves
Situation: A black lawman fights prejudice and bad guys for more than three decades, filling several graves along the way while leaving a distinguished legacy. Lesson: Marksmanship enhances survival...
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Ayoob Files Archive
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Lessons of the Northfield, Minn., Bank Raid
Situation: You, a citizen, hear gunfire and learn a bank is being robbed and innocent people are in danger. Police haven’t yet arrived on-scene … and you have a gun at hand. Lesson: A danger ignored is...
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Unintended Shot: The Santibanes Incident
Situation: A well-trained, experienced and gun-savvy cop experiences an unintended discharge — resulting in a severe injury and massive lawsuit. Lesson: Demanding circumstances sometimes collide with...
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“I Didn’t Want to Get Involved”: the Lessons of the Murder of Kitty Genovese
Situation: A young woman is stabbed to death in the course of a long and brutal attack. Some people see it … more people hear it … and most of them do absolutely nothing. Lesson: Human monsters exist....
View ArticleDisarming Mass Murderers
Situation: Some gun grabbers seek magazine capacity limits, citing the theory it’ll force mass murderers to reload sooner — allowing them to be disarmed by citizens and thus reducing potential death...
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The False Hope Of Gun-Free Zones
Situation: In a classic case of unintended consequences, supposedly “safe” gun-free zones become slaughter pens for the helpless innocent — at the hands of human monsters. Lesson: History and common...
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Flight To Fight: The Gutierrez Shooting
Situation: The subject suddenly escalates a routine consensual contact by police, attempts to eviscerate a cop and is shot. Issues ensue. Lesson: In the wake of a fatal shooting, more than the pulling...
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Barricaded: The Elfego Baca Story
Situation: A heavily-armed lynch mob has you surrounded and under fire. You’re armed with two revolvers and whatever ammunition you had on your person when trouble started. Lesson: Cover and...
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The Brunswick Massacre
Situation: A madman shoots dozens of people — until a citizen with a gun drops him in his tracks. Lesson: When NRA’s Wayne LaPierre famously said, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good...
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False Positive: The Salce-McKee Incident
Situation: When an outlaw puts a knife to his wife’s throat, she fights back … and goes on trial for attempted murder. Lesson: It takes more than a “who got hurt worse” assessment to distinguish...
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Death Of A Gunfighter
Situation: A victorious survivor of more than one shootout with notorious gunmen makes a mistake that will be his last. Lesson: Don’t turn your back on people who think they have a reason to kill you....
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The 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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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...
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Lessons 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 …...
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