Molotov Attack and Deadly Force Laws in Colorado

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...

2024 Gun Laws Proposed for CO – Reference Links

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How Much Training is ”Enough”?

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:...

When Caliber is important, and When it’s Not

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...

When The Local News Actually Nails It

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...

Father stops daughter’s attacker with fatal gunshot

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...

30 Bad Guys Stopped in 30 Days By Armed Citizens

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,...

Two 12 Year Old Boys, Two Very Different Stories

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...

Risking Everything – Where will you draw the line?

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...

The Definition of Concealed

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...

Lessons From The Classroom – The 911 Tapes

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,...

Self Defense In The Front Yard, Does Make My Day Apply?

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...

Illegal Gun, Legal Self Defense

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...

The Reality Of The Mass Shooter Phenomenon

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...

Seattle Man Puts It All On The Line To Defend His Family

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...

Warrior Expert Theory – Explained In Less Than 4 Minutes

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...

Lawyers In The Classroom

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...

What Does Improvement Really Look Like?

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...

Freak Accident At The Range Caught On Camera

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...

New Details About How Eli Dicken Stopped A Mass Shooter

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...

A Gun Isn’t Any Guarantee – Skills and Mindset

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....

Colorado Gun Rights and You

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...

Updating Your Gear

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...

Vicious Attack On The Light Rail

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...

Forced to Shoot – When Self Defense Gets Complicated

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...

The Trap of Normalcy Bias

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...

Anatomy and Self Defense

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...

The Natural Responsibility of Self Defense

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...

This Is Why I Have A Plan

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,...

When is a shooting “justified”?

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...

Wild Robbery and Shooting Teaches Us Lessons

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...

Gun Control Is A Way of Life

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...

Stopping A Mass Shooter – Observations from Greenville

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...

Road Rage Is A Recipe For Disaster

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....

Armed Bad Guy Gets Disarmed In Wild Gas Station Robbery

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...

More Debunked Gun Myths – Ammo Myths

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...