Massad Ayoob

Your antagonist attempts to run you over with a car or truck. Are vehicle assaults considered deadly force? Do they...

Debates on gun forums can become contentious. If you doubt that, just go on one and post either “shooting competition...

When your future is in someone else’s hands, you want to make sure that those hands are fair and capable....

Since the dawn of humanity, we have personalized our weapons. A lot of that was done simply to make yours...

When a felonious male stranger attacks with deadly force—perhaps without weapons, but instead with pounding fists, stomping feet, or strangling...

In our society, women are often stereotyped as “the fair sex” or “the gentle sex.” “Sugar and spice and everything...

In the 1980s, the concept of “suicide by cop” came to the attention of the public. The term has been...

The gun-related Internet forums—called “the gunternet” by some—can have some nuggets therein. But when you prospect for knowledge, you will...

Most of the time, the system works, and justified self-defense shootings are recognized as such. Sometimes, however, they do result...

The principles that determine Disparity of force may be the most often misunderstood element of lethal force law. Here, with...