The Armed Citizen®

A woman was forced to protect herself after she was assaulted by the father of her children.

A legally armed woman who witnessed a man being shot in the face during an attack came to his defense.

A woman feared for her life when her ex-boyfriend kicked in her apartment door just after midnight.

A Texas woman called 9-1-1 to report that she had been drugged and kidnapped—and that she fired upon her attacker.

An armed mother defended her family from a man who broke into their apartment at 5 a.m.

A woman was able to thwart a terrifying situation when a strange man made his way into her house.

A brave mother and her three children hid in a closet after a knife wielding man broke into their home—but they weren't helpless.

A woman who was taken hostage and driven away by the suspect ended the situation herself when she shot him.

Violent crime unfolds in predictable stages. The sooner you can recognize the process, the better chance you have of avoiding it.