Nebraska House-Sitter Defends Against Armed Intruder A young Omaha couple house-sitting for friends awoke one night to sounds of an intruder trying to kick in the bedroom door. Taking up a gun he had…

There are a lot of stories in the media about dumb things and even dumber people. I usually ignore them. But every once in a while, a story pops up that I feel I have to comment on. This is one of…

Is your garage piled with junk, yours and the spouse’s? Stacks of rusting, greasy tools and ropes or odd plumbing and electrical fixtures that you can’t throw away because one day, somehow,…

The tragic death just last week of Sergeant Rod Lucas, a 20-year veteran of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department, was notable for one very unusual reason: He was not murdered by a suspect. He was…

A few weeks ago, I commented on the way the mainstream media covered the case of Matthew Apperson, the man who fired his gun at George Zimmerman’s vehicle in May of this year. Since then, Apperson…

Then the robber became irate that the cash register had less money than he expected and got careless. Pennsylvania Pharmacist Stops Armed Robbery When an armed man entered a Waynesboro pharmacy and…

If you own a dog, you might want to think about this one. My neighborhood has a fair number of dogs. Thankfully, almost all of the dog owners are really good about looking after their pets. That’s…

Whenever there is a natural disaster, news sources are dominated by reports, creating mass panic. For me, having moved to Florida’s Northeast coast less than two years ago, Hurricane Matthew in 2016…

Would you know how to fight off a carjacker? Is there a better way than just frantically slapping at his gun while you reach for your gun? What should you do after the shooting stops? These are all…

I recently studied a news item from Miami in which a woman raced home when her alarm system sent her an alert. She called 911, and subsequently caught a 17-year-old burglar by herself. In the ensuing…

We civilians who carry firearms for personal protection should pay close attention to the recent police shootings, particularly to the media coverage. Because while law enforcement officers operate…

There is an old joke about someone being dumb enough to bring a knife to a gunfight. If you have never heard the joke in action, just watch Sean Connery in the movie The Untouchables. On the surface,…