Early Thursday morning, two male burglars attempted to enter a suburban home in Parkland Washington through a side window.

The owners of this house in Malheur County were home when the felon came in uninvited.

An ordinary trip to Cheaha State Park in Alabama went terribly awry for Floridian college students Makayla and Adam.

An Amazon driver had to shoot in self defense when a man ran at him with a knife.

Fearing for the safety of his family, the father fired at the suspects through a window.

Though Tim Kennedy is still an active duty Special Forces sniper, he puts a great deal of energy into Sheepdog Response. The organization conducts training for civilians, law enforcement, military personnel, and first responders. The objective is to provide practical, real world, effective techniques in armed and unarmed combat.

What if the above happened and you weren’t armed because you decided to take a day off from concealed carry? The bad guys don’t take a day off and neither should you.

We all should have a line in the sand, so to speak, as to when we will get involved. I plan to make you think about all kinds of “what if?” situations and discuss plans and your individual line placement.

Not an hour into the shift, I had my weapon pointed at a car full of gangbangers in a stolen car. It was the first of many adrenalin rushes.