Arizona CCW Permit

Question:
What are the laws in Arizona regarding self defense and the legal use of force?
 
Answer:
This is a short question that has a very long answer.  To give you some idea, in the CCW courses that I teach in Arizona, we spend between 2-3 hours discussing this topic.  
 
Clearly I can’t do that here.  I also […]

You do not need an Arizona CCW Permit to carry a retractable baton in Arizona, concealed or not.  I would recommend that anyone carrying a baton of this type get some training with it.  If a baton is used improperly, they can easily be lethal.

On of my former students asked this question recently, so I thought I would amplify things a bit and answer the question here.

His complete question really related to what would happen ifhe actually did have to use lethal force while carrying concealed in arestaurant that serves alcohol.  He wanted to know if he would be […]

This is a short question that has a very long answer.  To give you some idea, in the CCW courses that I teach in Arizona, we spend between 2-3 hours discussing this topic.  Clearly I can’t do that here.  I also need to tell you that I am not an attorney and can’t give you […]

Question:
(1) Before I take the course, please tell what other weapons besides firearms that the AZ CCW Permit covers.
(2) Can you also please tell me what of these weapons are or are not legal to carry:
Batons
Compact Batons
Blackjacks
Knives and what limits if any, like (A) having brass knuckles built in, (B) automatic knives, (C) […]

Recently, I was reading a short article on why that author carried a gun.  In my opinion it was thought provoking, so I thought I would post it here for your comments.  It is written by a gentleman named Marko Kloos and was originally entitled “Why the Gun IS Civilization”.”Human beings only have two ways […]