Repurposing an old shock absorber into a functional telescopic baton is easier than you think, and this guide will show you exactly how to do it! With just a few simple materials and common tools, you ...

State law considers a homicide justifiable when it is committed "in the lawful defense of ...

A baton is a handy tool for those wishing to supplement their self-defense plans with a non-lethal option, or for those who are uncomfortable carrying a handgun.

Protesters and security forces have clashed for a second day in Lomé, Togo's capital, over constitutional reforms that could extend President Faure Gnassingbé's power ...

Police said they are now looking at a shooting in a Baton Rouge parking lot as a possible self defense case.

A Baton Rouge woman who pleaded no contest to manslaughter in her boyfriend's 2017 slaying after her non-unanimous murder conviction was thrown out was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.

A Baton Rouge woman told detectives she feared for her life when she fatally shot her boyfriend in self-defense in 2017, but one of those detectives told a jury Wednesday that surveillance video ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Baton Rouge Police Department is offering women free self-defense classes in what the department calls "The Equalizer course". The course is a 4-day program where women ...

President Rodrigo Duterte wants police officers to use batons again as their “first line of defense” to prevent them from drawing their guns when suspects resist arrest.