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Lessons 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...
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Death 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...
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Home 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...
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Killer 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...
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The 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:...
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False Positive: The Salce-McKee Incident
By Massad Ayobb 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...
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Death Of A Gunfighter
By Massad Ayoob 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...
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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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Lessons 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...
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Death 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...
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Home 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...
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Killer 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...
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The 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:...
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Gang 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...
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Hi-Power Shootings
By Massad Ayoob Situation: Designed by and for good guys, the masterpiece jointly created by John Moses Browning and Dieudonne Saive continues to serve to this day. Lesson: Firepower counts. Ballistic...
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A 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...
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Death In The Stairwell: The Peter Liang/Akai Gurley Shooting
By Massad Ayoob Situation: An unintended discharge due to startle response results in tragedy. Lesson: Hand-on-holstered-weapon is better than drawn gun for some danger levels. “Finger outside...
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Shot 15 Times: The Brian Murphy Story
By Massad Ayoob Situation: Shot 15 times by a mass murderer, you survive to become a role model and helper for other shooting incident survivors. Lesson: There are no guarantees of routine, easy days....
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