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Please note that my definition of defensive guncraft has been carefully formulated to remain within the bounds of most legal terminology and to comply in a generic way with basic CCW statutes.

One last time on our definition of the art of defensive handgun skills: they are the means of using a weapon (hand gun, long gun or edged weapon) in the lawful protection of your life and that of your family. They can be deployed as a deterrent or as lethal force, if the assailant continues a potentially lethal and violent attack.

Now, let’s examine all the elements of our defensive handgun skills equation and construct a logical sequence that will afford us a better understanding of this lifesaving and often necessary art.

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Instruction in pistol shooting - 1942

The History of Defensive Guncraft

As most of us know, there have been primitive firearms around since the mid-1300s. Of course, over the centuries, they evolved into the sophisticated weapons systems that we can see on the battlefields and in the hunting, recreational and sporting venues spread around the world. So how did the theory and principles of defensive hand gunning emerge? Good question.