Breaking contact with an aggressor can mean using deadly force when justified, or simply walking away—with a range of actions in between, including verbal de-escalation techniques and less-lethal force options. By adopting a “break contact” self-defense mindset, armed defenders give themselves more tactical options while reducing the legal jeopardy resulting from a potential use-of-force event.
In This Lesson
Lesson 1: Podcast
Breaking contact could mean using your firearm with deadly force, or it could be as simple as spotting trouble before...
Lesson 1: Expert Review
If you own or carry a firearm for self-defense, then you are an armed...
Relevant Case
By: Shawn Vincent Here’s a case where the initial fight was over, but the defender re-engaged the aggressor,...
Relevant Case
By: Shawn Vincent I came across a recent case that reinforces several of our lessons for armed defenders. As reported...
Relevant Case
Not long ago, I recorded a podcast with Don West and Steve Moses about a man named Hoyt Webb who entered a homeless...
