Sometimes, what seems like good advice at the time is proven later to be not so great. The record shows that decades ago when more adult Americans smoked than not, popular magazines carried ads in which physicians endorsed this or...

It's critical to know what to do instantly if you're ever in a rear choke hold, because it can happen too fast to figure it out when the moment comes.

In a nation that has become a sound-bite society, we have a public and therefore a jury pool that is increasingly vulnerable to simplistic, misinformed answers to complicated questions. This has certainly been true in recent years, with print and...

Carrying a lethal weapon in public confers a grave power that carries with it great responsibilities. Here are the 10 commandments of concealed carry.

There are many misunderstandings in the media and public perception about the laws in the United States that govern the use of lethal force in self-defense. Perhaps the most prevalent misunderstandings revolve around the Stand Your Ground Law principle and...

Dangers of non-drop-safe handguns—four cases show what to avoid!

I don’t usually quote from the Bible in this column, but for this issue’s topic, about whether or not to leave the scene after a shooting, it seems on point. The quote is from Proverbs 28:1: “The wicked flee where...

Some in the mental health profession used to call it “schizophrenic suicide”: involving others in one’s own deliberate self-destruction. It didn’t mean the person who died was schizophrenic, of course, and the term caused confusion, falling out of favor. This...

I’m writing this in the early stages of the COVID-19 virus panic. Schools are empty, theaters are shut down, many restaurants are closed and whole areas are under “self-isolation” orders. In many jurisdictions, police are only responding to emergencies. Manpower...

Open carry, where you wear a handgun visibly, is a controversial issue among law-abiding armed citizens. The practice can deter criminals who might otherwise have carried out violent assaults. Unfortunately, it can also become the motive for a deadly surprise...