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Adults can own a stun gun or Taser with no license in 42 states and D.C. Five states tie them to a license, three statutes keep an old ban that courts or state rules have curbed, and age limits run from 16 to 21.
The five questions self-defense statutes ask, shown in the real text of Florida chapter 776 and New York Penal Law 35.15, plus a 50-state table of retreat rules, presumptions and civil immunity.
Want to learn more about the rules of self-defense where you live? As recent headlines have made clear, the laws about when and how it’s legal to employ lethal force in self defense can be confusing. There are federal laws related to gun ownership as well as state laws that differ–often wildly–in their definitions of…
This is what law and order looks like in a “gun-free paradise.” Los Angeles is having some crime problems lately. It seems that defunding the police while simultaneously deliberately releasing convicted murderers and gang members has resulted in a tremendous surge in crime–who could have guessed? The good news for those criminals is that they…
Remember: When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2020 indicates that armed private citizens killed more criminals during the commission of a felony than were killed by police, and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says this data clearly underscores the continuing…
When competitive shooting and defensive training meet, worlds collide. The Personal Defense Network‘s Rob Pincus knows that the defensive mindset is the most critical part of armed defense. Springfield Armory‘s Rob Leatham knows that the mindset means nothing if you don’t have the shooting skills. They’re both right, of course, but when competitive shooter Leatham…
Maryland’s “May Issue” concealed carry law means “maybe when pigs fly.” Time to change that. Here’s an example of why “may issue” concealed-carry permit laws may as well be considered concealed-carry bans: Maryland. Although its laws state that it’s possible to get a CCW, in practice the state basically will not issue you a permit…
Staging your defensive guns is a critical step in your home-defense plan. Let’s face it: Most gun owners don’t carry their firearms on them while they’re inside their homes. The very next best thing you can do to bolster your home-defense plan is proper staging of your defensive guns where you’re likely to need them…
Isn’t it weird how the city council doesn’t have to worry about self-defense, but you do? What happens when you want to disband the police, but have no plan at all to replace them? Well, in Minneapolis what’s happening is that the city council is spending thousands of dollars in private security for three council…
Editor’s note, 22 September 2026: this article was published on 2020-06-14 and describes an offer or giveaway that ran then. It has ended — check current pricing and availability with the retailer before acting on anything below. BOOM: The unthinkable has happened, and you have been forced to shoot an attacker. There’s a lot of…
Right now, the media is spreading myths about self-defense that will send you to the Gray-Bar Hotel. It certainly doesn’t help that the current front-runner for the Democratic nomination for President, Joe Biden, is so grievously misinformed about guns and the use of lethal force–and that the mainstream media is so happy to repeat his…
Every so often, I see a new gun or gadget that I want so badly that it turns me into your grandpa and sticks my caps-lock key in place, and today the gun that has induced this transformation is Henry Repeating Arms‘ new non-NFA lever-action gun featuring a side loading gate, an axe-handle grip, and…
