by Second Call Defense | Jan 30, 2025 | Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, General, Guns & Gear, Self Defense
Semiautomatic firearms are popular choices for self-defense in the U.S, due to their reliability, ease of use, and wide range of calibers and long gun and handgun options. Self-defense situations demand speed and reliability, qualities that semi-automatic firearms...
by Second Call Defense | Jan 23, 2025 | Featured Stories, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Self Defense, True Stories
CLICK HERE For the Latest Daniel Penny Updates (10/22025) The term “Daniel Penny Effect” emerged as following the 2023 incident involving Daniel Penny, a former U.S. Marine, and Jordan Neely, a homeless man suffering from untreated mental illness, on a New...
by Second Call Defense | Jan 16, 2025 | Gun Safety & Storage, Beginners 101, Featured Stories, General, Self Defense, Training
We in the self-defense community spend a lot of time and money preparing for an unexpected, potentially deadly encounter. We emphasize training with our firearms, gear, and learning martial arts. However, we typically overlook our medical readiness. While training,...
by Second Call Defense | Jan 9, 2025 | Home Protection, Beginners 101, Featured Stories, Self Defense
The firearm community continuously debates what is best for self-defense – handgun, rifle or shotgun. One increasingly popular option is the Pistol Caliber Carbine (PCC), often chambered in 9mm. PCC’s combine compactness and ease of handling a handgun with the...
by Second Call Defense | Dec 23, 2024 | Featured Stories, Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Facts & Fiction, General, Guns & Gear, Self Defense
Gun ownership is an investment of both time and money. Like any investment, it’s wise to protect it to ensure you can realize a return on it. Diversification is an effective way to reduce the risk of your investment portfolio, and we can apply the same concept to your...
by Second Call Defense | Dec 19, 2024 | CCW Tips, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, Gun Safety & Storage, Lethal Force, Podcasts, Self Defense
Knowing when you can and can’t use lethal force in self-defense can mean the difference between freedom and prison time. Discover the definition of lethal force and what the law says about when you can use it. Plus learn about grave bodily injury, the reasonable...
