Let's turn this trend toward apathy and fear of doing something around together shall we? Here are 5 ways you can subdue (or help someone else avoid) a mugger (and make the world a better place in the process).
The pro-gun vs. anti-gun debate does not address the realities of gun violence in America and the most critical issues in preventing it.
Today we have developed automatic and all kinds of crazy guns that our forefathers, if they were still alive, would not be okay with. Personally, I prefer to use non-lethal weapons. A gun is fine, but let's talk about the bullet.
Owning a gun can indeed provide personal protection and can make sense for individuals, but does not make sense for society as a whole.
The beam from the intruder's flashlight pierced the blackness of the bedroom at 4:45 a.m., sweeping across the down comforter and into Eric Martin's e...
My goal was to attract 1000 respondents to establish a credible level of confidence in the accuracy of the results. However, after one day of people sharing the links via social media and the Huffpost article, the numbers began to swell at a rate of 100 respondents per hour.
The Jodi Arias trail has brought the discussion of domestic violence to the forefront of the news. But much confusion remains.
The claim of PTSD seeps into courtroom proceedings far too frequently because the disorder primarily involves symptoms, with relatively few (if any) objective signs.
Are we safer armed or disarmed? Does the Second Amendment mean we have an absolute right to own guns, or should the exercise of that right be limited because it places our fellow citizens in danger?
Cellphone images and internet connections have already provided unique insight into outrages, but they still require a person to take the phone out and record. Google Glass, on the other hand, could be used as a black box for your life, with the capability to record as you go.
I'm a wuss. I'm not proud of it, but I'm one of those 98-pound weaklings who just happens to weigh a bit more. Ever since I was a kid, words have been my weapon of choice. I wouldn't know what to do if I was attacked except maybe write about it after. And a fat lot of good that would do.
A local sheriff making national headlines? Being ridiculous always helps. ...
SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Mike Dunphy Martial arts are a great way for people of all ages to protect themselves In a dimly lit building in ...
Our choices are not either to shoot back or cower in the corner, which seems to be the limit of the pop-culture debate. A sense of empowerment does not require being armed; it requires being present and aware.
Gun control advocates criticize the ruling, yet selectively fail to acknowledge or try to take political advantage of the ways it gives them the legal ammunition to accomplish much of what they want.
Before we need a gun debate in this country, or on this planet, we need a sensible discussion about the nature of empowerment.
f you want to work up a sweat, get in shape and find a sport that can help you pick up a self-defense skill, mixed martial arts is the way to go.
The notion that weapons like the ever-popular Bushmaster model used in the Sandy Hook massacre have any legitimate use in civilian hands is the effective marketing of a money-making fantasy. Which matters more to us: the money to be made selling guns, or the lives of our children?
For Sam Swicegood, a college student working as a Pizza Hut delivery man in Maryland, a matter of self defense came with a hefty price tag. Swicego...
Jarod Bormann works as a teacher in a rural area of Iowa with so many sporting-gun enthusiasts that his students are granted three excused days per ye...
I've always taken the hard-line when it comes to gun ownership, of any kind. However, I recently had an experience which forced me to re-evaluate my harsh stance.
A vintage collection of gun advertising, organized by decade, shows some interesting trends.
A shoplifter who was chased down and shot in the face after stealing a bottle of vodka from a Colorado Springs liquor store is now suing the owner of ...
I'm not ashamed of walking home alone after dark in Zagreb. I had tested my comfort of the city the night before. What shames me is that I felt more comfortable doing this in Zagreb than anywhere I've been in the country I call my own.
Have Stand Your Ground laws had some beneficial impact by allowing law-abiding citizens to protect themselves? The evidence doesn't show that. The Task Force meeting this month should seriously examine the scientific evidence. Lives depend on it.
