Self Defense

About Active Inception and Detainment Systems (AIDS) What will you do when your home is invaded by a would be thief? What will you do when you or your family is accosted by a mugger on the street? At Active Inception and Detainment Systems (AIDS), we believe that it is your right and your duty […]

The media and popular culture believe a lot of myths related to guns and gun owners. Following are some facts and fictions regarding gun use, safety, and statistics. Myth: Guns can go off if you drop them Readers ask this question more often than not. The truth is that most guns don’t work that way.

In 1929, law enforcement faced a dilemma. Their ammunition was no longer effective against the gangsters and bootleggers. The gangsters had taken to wearing ballistics vests and often shot from inside autos, both of which were impenetrable by an average ammunition round. As a result, Colt developed the .38 Super Auto. The round was supposedly

In the mid-1990s, Swiss-German arms manufacturer SIG Sauer teamed up with Federal Cartridge (now Federal Premium Ammunitions) to develop a new cartridge to rival the .357 Magnum. The team designed the .357 SIG after the .357 Mag to duplicate the performance of the .357 Mag while offering shooters a higher cartridge capacity to be used

There is a lot of information out there about protecting yourself at home, but little about self-defense in unfamiliar places. It can be tricky if you don’t know the lay of the land, especially in a foreign country.   Whether you are out and about alone or with friends or family, it always pays to

If you carry concealed, consider Wednesday, December 6, 2017, a good day. The United States House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 38 – Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, voting 231 to 198. The vote went almost straight through party lines, with only 14 republicans voting nay and six democrats voting in favor

When it comes to self defense, you spent a lot of time deciding what gun to choose. Whether you opted for a snubnose revolver or 1911 pistol, a 9mm or .45, you researched which would be best for you and your needs and, ideally, even tried a few out before deciding. But did you do

We live in the world of great uncertainties. Anyone can observe this fact. Danger could be lurking anywhere and it is easy to see why so many people feel unsafe. Since the beginning of the 21st century, a multitude of new problems has appeared. In many regions of the world, conflicts are spawning terrorism and

The number of people that own guns all over the world has been increasing over the years because of rampant insecurity. Most hunters have also moved from the use of arrows and spears to using guns because guns are more accurate and effective. There are some families that own more than one gun but it

Let’s start by looking at some statistics regarding guns for self defense. An innocent person mistaken for a criminal and shot and killed by a citizen in self defense accounted for 2% of that 606. The Police percentage of innocent people mistaken for a criminal and shot and killed accounted for 11% of their 1,527.