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by Isaac Chase | Apr 14, 2022 | News
When is lethal force justified in an arson attack? The following is a news story out of Florida (of course) where an unknown attacker threw two molotov cocktails at an occupied dwelling. FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CNN) – A man was caught on camera throwing Molotov...
by Isaac Chase | Jul 15, 2022 | News
What is ‘enough’ training? When we see students come through our classes, we know from experience that most of them will not continue to train with their guns and self defense skills. It’s an unfortunate reality and it tends to be for very important reasons:...
by Isaac Chase | Jul 31, 2023 | News
I saw an amazing Instagram post the other day and yet at the same time, it’s not that amazing at all. The story behind this photo is that a woman was shot in the chest, and the bullet was stopped by her implant. When people discuss the merits of different pistol...
by Isaac Chase | Sep 11, 2023 | News
In our Law Focused Free Concealed Carry classes we spend time talking about what motivates Prosecutors, District Attorneys and the rest of the Criminal Justice System to file charges in self defense cases. Most people look at that decision as being decided on moral...
by Isaac Chase | Jun 22, 2023 | News
While everyone generally agrees that we as human beings have a right to self defense, what most people either ignore or don’t understand is that we also have a responsibility to defend ourselves. People have died to protect your rights, but with that equation...
by Isaac Chase | Jun 28, 2023 | News
The media is never going to tell you this but good guys and ladies stop bad guys EVERY DAY in this country with legally owned and carried firearms. This week I found an article written by Crimeresearch.org, documenting 30 such instances in just the month of April,...
by Isaac Chase | Mar 24, 2023 | News
A little over a month ago, a Denver area man had his car stolen at the Northfield shopping center. He tracked his car down using an app and when he located it, he approached the car to confront the thieves. At least one person in the car shot at him and he immediately...
by Isaac Chase | May 12, 2023 | News
This wild story comes to us from East Nashville, TN. A Walgreens employee was attempting to intervene in a shoplifting incident and ended up shooting one of the shoplifters who was pregnant. Police said a Walgreens employee was notified by another employee that two...
by Isaac Chase | Mar 10, 2023 | News
In December of last year, I was in Reno for the IDS Instructor Development course. Edgar and I rented an AirBnB for the instructor candidates, one of which was from Jalisco, Mexico. His name was Angel, and when we arrived at the AirBnB he was very...
by Isaac Chase | Mar 31, 2023 | News
Multiple news outlets and organizations in Colorado are now reporting that the Assault Weapons Ban that was intended to be introduced in the Legislature is not going forward. Until the legislative season is over, I’m still leaving the possibility open that it...
by Isaac Chase | May 4, 2023 | News
One question that we get all the time in our Free Concealed Carry Classes is “What is the definition of concealed under Colorado law.” Its an important question asked by people who are conscious about following the law. But In Colorado, the answer is not as easy or...
by Isaac Chase | Jul 7, 2022 | News
Guns For Everyone has had nearly 100,000 students come through our Free Concealed Carry classes in the last 10 years. We have heard every kind of story, heard every kind of question, and seen every walk of life. When we discuss the 911 call in our class,...
by Isaac Chase | Mar 16, 2023 | News
On Friday, January 27th, 2023, a jury acquitted William Bryce Scholle of multiple charges stemming from a shooting on his property a year earlier. William confronted a drunk intruder on his property on the night of January 29th, 2022. The intruder was a man named...
by Isaac Chase | Aug 18, 2022 | News
We get this question in our Free Concealed Carry classes on a pretty regular basis, and it’s worth discussing. What happens if you end up in a self defense shooting but you were carrying the gun illegally? Before you jump to conclusions on ‘illegally...
by Isaac Chase | May 27, 2022 | News
Why does this keep happening? Tuesday afternoon I was stopping in to a gun store to see a fellow instructor. As soon as I walked in the door he told me, “Another mass shooting. Elementary school, so far 14 kids.” I was instantly speechless. Unfortunately we are...
by Isaac Chase | Nov 8, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email with a story about why it is so important to have a legal plan for the aftermath of a self defense encounter. This week we will be talking about a horrible situation involving two young girls shot in a road rage encounter. This story is...
by Isaac Chase | Mar 2, 2023 | News
In a majority of self defense incidents where a gun is used to defend a person, the gun is used without having to fire it. This is the best case scenario as it limits the overall risk to the defender. But in some of these cases, the bullets do start flying. Once...
by Isaac Chase | Nov 15, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email with a story about a horrible situation involving two young girls shot in a road rage encounter. This week I want you to take 3 minutes and 49 seconds to understand an extremely important concept when it comes to your personal defense. The...
by Isaac Chase | Nov 30, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email about the Warrior Expert Theory and why it’s essential to self defense training. This week we will be talking about some of the people we have welcomed into our classroom. Over the last decade, Guns For Everyone has instructed over...
by Isaac Chase | Dec 6, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email about the important lessons we’ve learned when lawyers have ended up in the classes. This week we’re going to talk about tragic accidents involving firearms. Last week a Florida sheriff’s deputy accidentally killed his...
by Isaac Chase | Dec 16, 2022 | News
Last week we covered a firearms accident that resulted in the death of a young man. This week we are going to look at what training should look like for defensive use of a firearm. I took a couple of students to the range a few weeks ago. The gentleman had a little...
by Isaac Chase | Dec 30, 2022 | News
In our last blog post, we discussed how we get better at the skills necessary for self defense with a handgun. This week we wrap up 2022 with an interesting analysis of instances where civilians used a firearm to intervene in a mass killing attack. The data we are...
by Isaac Chase | Dec 30, 2022 | News
In our last blog post, we discussed some incredible data about armed citizens stopping mass killers. This week, we have a video for you that defies belief….or does it? The following video hit the internet a couple weeks ago. A piece of brass that was ejected...
by Isaac Chase | Dec 30, 2022 | News
On December 13, a 70 year old man had a very pissed off neighbor trying to break through his front door. After firing a warning shot that was ineffective at deterring the threat, the defender fired at least 3 rounds at his attacker, striking him at least once. Mugshot...
by Isaac Chase | Jan 6, 2023 | News
Much ink and video has been devoted to the mass shooting and the young man that stopped it on July 17th, 2022 in Greenwood, Indiana. Eli Dicken, a 21 year old man who was carrying a concealed handgun that day was mentally and physically ready to stop an...
by Isaac Chase | Jan 19, 2023 | News
This week we are going to look at a video from an armed robbery that took place in Oklahoma City last year. This video starts like so many others, a normal person in the middle of a normal routine. In this case, our victim is at the car wash in the middle of the day....
by Isaac Chase | Jan 27, 2023 | News
Last week we saw an armed robbery that showed how important it is to have the skills to go with the tool. This week we will be reading about a brave 16 year old boy used a gun to stop a home invasion. Brayden Jarrett, a 16 year old from Ohio, was home alone when he...
by Isaac Chase | Feb 3, 2023 | News
Colorado is once again in the cross hairs of the anti-gun lobby and we are facing an assault weapons ban. This time the proposed law changes represent some very dangerous outcomes for our gun rights, far more than we’ve faced in the past. Colorado is...
by Isaac Chase | Feb 10, 2023 | News
In the nearly 20 years I have owned guns, I have had a range of different gear and firearms. The first gun I bought was a 9mm Hi Point Carbine and I paid $100 for it. It was not exactly ideal for self defense but not knowing much about guns and not having...
by Isaac Chase | Feb 17, 2023 | News
Buying a gun for self defense is a big step in a self defense plan. It is a very powerful and effective tool and when used properly, it has the potential to allow people who are smaller, weaker or outnumbered to prevail in a dangerous attack. But the tool by itself is...
by Isaac Chase | Feb 27, 2023 | News
Any sane person who arms themselves for self defense will tell you that they don’t really want any trouble, they carry the gun in case trouble finds them. But life is anything but simple and a recent self defense situation in Denver shows how ugly self defense...
by Isaac Chase | Sep 13, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email defining what Justified means in self defense. This week we’re going to talk about a psychological phenomenon that could impact whether you are really ready to defend yourself. It’s 10pm on a Saturday night. You and your...
by Isaac Chase | Oct 6, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email defining what Justified means in self defense. This week we’re going to talk about why it’s so important to understand the human body and how it works when it comes to self defense shooting. Most people took biology in high...
by Isaac Chase | Oct 6, 2022 | News
Last week, we wrote about understanding anatomy and how that applies to a self defense shooting. This week we’re going to discuss how your right to self defense comes with a huge responsibility. We love talking about Rights. I have a right to speak, a right to...
by Isaac Chase | Oct 17, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email discussing a crazy self defense shooting. This week we are going to watch a man with extraordinary composure in the face of an armed threat successfully evade an attack, and then make a huge mistake. The following video is from Milwaukee...
by Isaac Chase | Nov 4, 2022 | News
The last blog post was an article reviewing a carjacking caught on video. This week we are going to talk about Plans and why they are so vital. A plan is a precarious thing. Anyone with enough experience in high risk situations, whether that risk is physical,...
by Isaac Chase | Sep 13, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email discussing a crazy self defense shooting. This week we’re going to dive into a discussion about when the use of deadly force is justified. When we look at self defense shootings in the news, a quick review of the comments below the...
by Isaac Chase | May 6, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email discussing how and why you should get involved in the local gun rights fight. This week we’re going to look at video of a wild shootout that happened in a retail store in California this week. There are a number of lessons from this...
by Isaac Chase | Jul 29, 2022 | News
Guns are dangerous. This is how I start my discussion of firearm safety in our Free Concealed Carry Classes. It seems like an obvious statement, and it should be. It’s the reason I carry the gun in the first place, this dangerous item has the capacity to cause...
by Isaac Chase | Jul 22, 2022 | News
Last week, a 22 year old man stopped a well armed mass shooter in a shopping mall in Greenville, Indiana. The evil bastard who decided to perpetrate this act of violence went into a bathroom near the food court, armed himself with an AR-15, walked out of the bathroom...
by Isaac Chase | Oct 17, 2022 | News
This video has been around for a little while and you may have already seen it. It involves a man firing his gun in self defense from the front seat of his car while driving in Florida, and it provides us with many important lessons about self defense and road rage....
by Isaac Chase | Aug 19, 2022 | News
In Self Defense, luck is always an element. But it could be good luck, or bad luck. Luck counts, but luck is not a plan. In this self defense example, our good guy is minding his own business when the attacker picks him as a victim. Our good guy complies with his...
by Isaac Chase | May 22, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email discussing common legal myths in the self defense world. This week we’re focused on a video of a crazy fight at a gas station in robbery. The following is video of a fight that took place at a gas station and this video does a fantastic job...
by Isaac Chase | Aug 19, 2022 | News
A few months ago we posted an article about some self defense myths. We’re going to cover a few more, specifically myths related to ammunition. Since the dawn of web 2.0, the gun world has seen a very important shift away from folklore (or Fuddlore if you...
by Isaac Chase | May 12, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email demonstrating how difficult and and dangerous a self defense encounter can be. This week we’re going to look at some legal myths that are common in the Concealed Carry world. Edgar and I have had nearly 100,000 students come through...
by Isaac Chase | Apr 29, 2022 | News
Last week, we sent an email detailing some of the proposed changes to local laws for Concealed Carry. This week the focus is on how we can work to stop these changes from becoming law. A quick history of these changes is in order. In 2003, Colorado amended concealed...
