Category: Self Defense

Newest SureFire Scout Light® Provides Power-Source Versatility

Fountain Valley, CA — SureFire, LLC, manufacturer of high-end illumination tools and tactical products, has commenced sales of the latest, highly versatile member of its best-selling, ever-expanding family of LED Scout Light® WeaponLights. The new M600 AA Scout Light—for long guns equipped with MIL-STD-1913 (Picatinny) rails—can be powered by AA lithium or AA alkaline batteries, the latter of which are typically more readily available globally.

“The M600 AA’s ability to be powered by two separate types of batteries is a key element to its anticipated success,” said SureFire Product Manager Chris Skahill. “For optimal performance, AA lithiums can be used. But it can also be powered by AA alkalines, which are more readily available and usually easier to find, particularly in remote or rural areas.” Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Pharmacist Doles out Medicine to Robber

A man wearing a mask came to rob a family pharmacy, while some thought it was a joke – cold weather and all in West Virginia’s town of Pinch.  Don Radcliff asked the would-be robber if he was, in fact, there to rob the store.  Bad guy pulls his handgun, points it at employees, and Radcliff pulled his.  First shot, bull’s eye.  Second shot, hits the bad guy’s gun, causing it to malfunction.  Third shot, finishes the job.  Video here…

Firearms, Self Defense

SAF Victory Again Shows Gun Rights Restoration Possible

BELLEVUE, WA — The Second Amendment Foundation has once again funded and won a small but significant federal court victory in a Pennsylvania case in which a federal judge ruled that a man convicted of a misdemeanor crime several years ago, but who has demonstrated that he “would present no more threat to the community” than an average law-abiding citizen, may not lose his Second Amendment rights under a federal gun control statute known as 922(g)(1).

Julio Suarez was convicted in Maryland 25 years ago of a misdemeanor for carrying a firearm without a license. Since then, he has led an exemplary life, but the conviction was enough to cost Suarez his ability to buy and keep a firearm for defense of his home and family. He’s been married for 20 years, fathered three children and has a government security clearance. He is also an elder of his local church.

Middle District Court Judge William W. Caldwell said in his 26-page opinion that Suarez “is no more dangerous than a typical law-abiding citizen and poses no continuing threat to society.”

SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb said that “This case provides a building block upon which similar cases in which people are convicted of non-violent crimes might be challenged because they have lost their right to keep and bear arms as a result.”

“A person should not lose his or her constitutional rights for non-violent indiscretions that occur once in a lifetime,” added Attorney Alan Gura, who represented Suarez in this SAF-funded case. Read more

Gun Control, Self Defense

Michigan’s Castle Doctrine Law

This information courtesy of MCRGO…

So, here we go … MCL 780.951 (Public Act 311 of 2006) states:

“(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), it is a rebuttable presumption in a civil or criminal case that an individual who uses deadly force or force other than deadly force under section 2 of the self-defense act has an honest and reasonable belief that imminent death of, sexual assault of, or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another individual will occur if both of the following apply:

(a) The individual against whom deadly force or force other than deadly force is used is in the process of breaking and entering a dwelling or business premises or committing home invasion or has broken and entered a dwelling or business premises or committed home invasion and is still present in the dwelling or business premises, or is unlawfully attempting to remove another individual from a dwelling, business premises, or occupied vehicle against his or her will.

(b) The individual using deadly force or force other than deadly force honestly and reasonably believes that the individual is engaging in conduct described in subdivision (a).”

The basic rule on use of force in self-defense is that the force must be proportional to the threat.

Essentially, deadly force is only authorized in self-defense when preventing: death, great bodily harm that could lead to death, or rape (known modernly in Michigan as sexual assault.) The individual using deadly force in legitimate self defense must have an actual belief that he / or she is preventing one of those three things, and that belief has to be reasonable under all the circumstances. In other words, a jury would have to agree that, if they were in the same situation, they would share that same belief that great bodily harm, death, or sexual assault were about to occur. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Signal 9 Defense will Display 4-barrel Reliant at AmChar Show

Signal 9 Defense, an innovative firearms company out of Gallatin, Tennessee is excited with the great turn out at the AcuSport Business Conference and will have the 4-barrel Reliant at the upcoming AmChar show.

The Reliant is specifically designed for concealed carry and combines the reliability of a revolver with a profile of a 1911 pistol. The Reliant’s innovative design represents true revolution in personal defense and is perfect for a primary firearm or a backup for shooters of all experience levels

4 barrels of stopping power and a tip up barrel are just two of the features. There is no external action to impede your shooting, the Reliant can reliably be fired from within a purse or pocket. There is very little recoil and the Reliant also features a speed loader that carries an additional 4 rounds in the base of the grip. Read more

Fishing, Self Defense
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