Weekend Reading

•  Greg Ellifritz, over at Active Response Training, has a new Weekend Knowledge Dump available. Some of the articles and links that caught my eye included: an article from Massad Ayoob entitled "When Burglars Attack: The Stiffler Case," which goes over a defensive shooting and the subsequent prosecution of the homeowner (Ayoob was one of the experts for the defense); in the save vein, an article with 36 rules for armed defenders; a link to a repository with easily over 100 downloadable and printable targets; an article going over how to rapidly reload a revolver; some thoughts on carrying a smaller pistol for self-defense (although, as the revolver reloading article points out, small revolvers don't suffer from the loss of reliability that you see with small semi-autos); an article on restoring leather holsters; and a lot more.
• While you are at Active Response Training, be sure to check out a couple other recent posts:
• ".22s for Self Protection?"
• "SWAT Raid or Home Invasion?"--some clues as to whether the person trying to bust down your door in the middle of the night are police or criminals masquerading as police. 
• On the topic of police coming to your door, you might want to check out this article from Concealed Nation: "Do You Have to Open the Door for Police? Know Your Rights." The author includes some special considerations for those that own firearms.
• And just for something different: "How Elite Special Operations Troops Created a Drug Cartel"--Reason.