Seventy-two percent of American gun owners say personal protection is their top reason for owning a firearm. This isn't about defensive shootout fantasies or prepping for the apocalypse. It's about gun rights. It's about something every human can relate to—their family's safety in the most sacred of places...their home.

Stand Your Ground laws allow you to defend yourself with force — even deadly force — without requiring you to first try to run away. But here’s the catch: not every state gives you that protection.

When three would-be burglars attempted an ill-advised dynamic entry into a Houston apartment late Wednesday, they probably weren’t expecting to meet the Lone Star ...