Florida Ex-Cop Who Killed a Woman During an Exercise Wants His Probation Deal Ended...
By Lee Williams
Former Punta Gorda, Florida Police Officer Lee Coel aimed his Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver at 73-year-old retired librarian Mary Knowlton and pulled the trigger four times.
What were supposed to be blanks,...
Koehler: Being a ‘Good Guy With a Gun’ Means Being Armed and Scared…Always
As I wrote in my journal the next day: "The gun society is a no-nonsense social dualism, precisely divided between good guys and bad guys."
And despite the "love in the room," despite the respect...
Cops Now Using Virtual Reality to Train With Their TASERs
By Michael Balsamo, AP
A combative man approaches, moving quickly toward a police officer who pulls out a Taser. The man is wearing a heavy jacket, which could mean the prongs that would generate an...
Self-Defense and the Law: How Well Can You Articulate?
Armed self-defense is legal everywhere in America. Even in New York. Even if you’re black, Latino, gay, transgendered, Muslim or maybe all of the above simultaneously.
But no matter where it happens, the color of...
Czechs Train Ukrainian Civilians to Use AK-47s, Kill Russian Soldiers
By Karel Janicek, AP
Of the first four shots Olha Dembitska fired from an AK-47 assault rifle in her life, one hit the target.
“It’s pretty difficult the first time,” the 22-year-old Ukrainian woman acknowledged.
On this...
Training: Don’t Limit Yourself to CCW Qualifier Distances At The Range
It's hard to imagine now, but a mere twenty years or so ago, most U.S. states didn't allow any form of concealed carry. First a few states began issuing permits, then a few more,...
No Matter What Part Of Florida You’re In, There Is Good Training!
Back in a different life, when I wore the badge, I attended a number of training courses put on by different agencies and schools. All of them were directed towards a law enforcement-centric mindset....
DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE: Buy Guns, Prepare & Get Trained To Defend...
Some folks think bad things will never happen in their city or neighborhood. When they see news of violent crime, for the most part, they perceive that it always happens to someone else. It's...
On Preparing For Emergencies & Finding Like-Minded Good People
At Guns Save Life meetings across Illinois, we welcome subject matter experts as our guest speakers. Sometimes the presentations make history come to life with people who were there such as the Korean First...
PERSONAL DEFENSE & SAFETY: Priceless Comments From My Dashcam Confrontation Story
My recent story about what happened after a driver side-swiped my car elicited all manner of comments here at TTAG. A few of them were highly critical of how I handled the situation. While...
Random Thoughts On That First Home Defense Gun
As a firearms and personal defense instructor for just shy of 25 years, I’ve had countless people ask me what’s the best gun for home defense. If only it were so simple. That question...
A Harsh Reminder: Mindset Matters More Than Marksmanship
A good concealed carry course should shock you a little bit. Many students go into a class thinking they're getting training that could possibly make them a hero, and as TTAG and the NRA-ILA...