Self-Defense Laws

When it comes to self-defense weapons, packing the right one for your lifestyle is an important part of maximizing your personal readiness. Just like not every shoe will fit on every foot, not every weapon is suitable for every situation and every personal preference. But, state laws tend to complicate the matter because what weapons […]

Self-defense weapons are part and parcel of living a lifestyle of readiness and self-sufficiency. Everyone has their preferences, and no matter what your lifestyle is, there’s bound to be a tool that is a good fit for you. However, your selection will be regulated by the laws of the state, and municipality, where you live.

No matter what kind of self-defense weapon you want, you’ll need it to double-check and make sure it’s legal in the state where you reside or work. Sadly, or perhaps fortunately, laws concerning weapons are anything but uniform in the US, and what is completely legal and even innocuous in one state might be a

California is many things to many people, but those of us who love the 2nd Amendment and care about protecting ourselves and our families, California represents just about everything wrong with government-run amok. With the perpetual air of an overbearing parent, there is no limit to the pointless and arbitrary laws they pass restricting citizens’

Self-defense is serious business, and accordingly, there are many laws defining and governing what self-defense is, and what it isn’t. Luckily for citizens of the United States, compared to many other civilized, western nations around the globe the right to self-defense is more or less enshrined at all levels of society, though some places are

Wyoming is possessed of uniformly excellent self-defense laws, including a robust stand your ground statute. Citizens in Wyoming may use force and self-defense, including deadly force, so long as it is reasonably necessary to stop a corresponding level of unlawful force used against them, or the commission of certain forcible felonies, namely home invasion, carjacking,

Iowa’s citizens enjoy a clear, succinct “stand your ground” law in the state’s statutes. Citizens are allowed to employ force, including deadly force, against any unlawful use of force against themselves or someone else so long as they are in any place they have a legal right to be and are not engaged in the

North Dakota is yet another state with excellent self-defense laws, including a robust “stand your ground” statute that has benefited from further improvements thanks to the passage of North Dakota bill HB 1498. Citizens are allowed to use force, including deadly force, in defense of themselves, someone else, or an occupied dwelling, or to prevent

Arkansas has long been a state with reliable self-defense laws that definitively assert citizen’s right to defend themselves and others against the unlawful use of force. However, it is only recently with the signing of Arkansas Senate Bill 24 that the state has implemented so-called “stand your ground” laws properly. Prior to the implementation of

Ohio has historically been something of a middle of the road state on many issues, including self-defense. Though generally positive, in times past the state statutes did leave some room for doubt as to the outcome for a good guy or good gal forced to defend themselves against a threat, particularly a lethal one, when