Personal safety tools are in high demand today. Self-defense experts weighed in on the best tools to defend yourself against crime and these tools' legal status across the country.

As self-contained ammunition advanced, more powerful rounds were developed that had the .22 rimfire’s quick loading advantages, but the .22 LR remained a popular choice for self-defense.

The self-defense classes are part of Shoberg’s combination taekwando and self-defense class, but anyone is welcome to attend, she said.

Since 2005, 31 states have adopted stronger self-defense laws, making it more difficult for police and prosecutors to prove a person breaks the law when acting in self-defense and making it more ...

As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores.

Brian Douglas, a fourth-degree black belt with nearly 50 years of Taekwondo experience, is using his martial arts expertise to empower senior citizens in Lee County through self-defense classes.