When someone is a deadly threat to you and yours, you’ve got to do what it takes to stop that threat. Stopping a threat with a single shot from a handgun is rare, as this video shows.

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Since an armed robbery is territorial and not predatorial violence, we see again and again that successful self-defense against one involves waiting your turn to act.

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This video shows us that we must wait our turn against an armed robber, but we mustn’t get into verbal battles with them!

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UPDATE: one arrest has been made: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article126053394.html

When the prey is armed, the predators go hungry! These armed robbers, like most, aren’t looking for a fight. When one comes their way, they find better things to do.

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Your smartphone can be a great tool…or, as here, it can lead you into danger. This guard paid the price for his inattention!

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This is perhaps the most chaotic armed robbery I have ever seen. It certainly shows a good number of Active Self Protection lessons, but we need to go through it a time or two to consider them!

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This store owner did a lot of things right. Unfortunately, needing to chamber his defensive firearm cost him his life. We need reminders like this, unfortunately.

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The robbery victim in this video had SEVERAL opportunities to protect himself. And armed robbers can be really dumb! Thankfully, at least the victim wasn’t shot.

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If you have to defend yourself against an armed attacker when you’re not armed yourself (or outdrawn), this video shows why controlling distance is the FIRST key to successful self-defense.

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How much have you trained to protect yourself against an armed robber? This off duty officer did a pretty fantastic job of practicing Active Self Protection principles to stop this armed robber cold. This is pretty much textbook, so it’s a good template for us to train from!

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