Yesterday we covered the interesting appellate reversal of the murder conviction of a woman who claimed self-defense in the shooting death of her boyfriend. She shot him dead under circumstances in which he wasn’t in the moment presenting an immediate threat to her. Generally this would mean she killed in the absence of an imminent …

Imminence ≠ Immediate: PART 2! Read More »

On March 5, 2020 Stephanie Clark, mother of a 5-year-old, found herself once again subject to violent domestic abuse by her live-in boyfriend. After inflicting serious physical and mental abuse for some time, the boyfriend threatened to break Clark’s ribs after she had fallen asleep. Clark retrieved a gun, shot the boyfriend once, then retrieved …

When “Imminence” Does Not Mean “Immediate” Read More »

On March 27, 2023 a murderous armed lunatic shot their way into a school and killed six people–three 9-year-olds and three adult school staff. It seems likely that this horrific death toll was no higher only because of the aggressive heroism of the Nashville police officers who flooded into the school and confronted the murderer. …

Nashville Breakdown! w/ Guest TC Fuller, Combat Vet, Retired LEO Read More »

Just a quick live show today to cover some short use-of-force stories that have come across my desk this week, none of which is of sufficient depth for a dedicated show of its own (at least, not yet). LAW CARDS! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lawcards/law-cards Gracie Jiu_Jitsu 101 FREE SEMINAR (Colorado Springs), April 8: gjj101.com NJ v. Macchia: https://lawofselfdefense.com/macchia …

Saturday Grab Bag Show! Read More »

Retired basketball player All-Star and current cannabis entrepreneur Shawn Kemp got into a gunfight outside a Tacoma shopping mall last week after his efforts to recover the cell phone stolen from his car resulted in an exchange of gunshots. Although Kemp was originally arrested at the scene after the other party fled, he appears to …

Shawn Kemp Goes Hot! Self-Defense or Unlawful Defense of Property? Read More »

Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor in the case against Alec Baldwin and Rust over the October 2021 fatal shooting of its cinematographer, has announced she is to step aside, in a victory for Baldwin, the UK Daily Mail reports. We discuss THIS, as well as some pending self-defense law changes in Oklahoma and Indiana! #alecbaldwin …

Baldwin Prosecutor QUITS!!! And some other news! Read More »

In June 2021, Eric Popper was involved in a road rage incident while driving down I-95 in the Miami FL area. He would ultimately empty his pistol through the passenger window and windshield of his car, in an act he would characterize as self-defense. Popper would be arrested and charged with the felonies of aggravated …

Road Rage Charges Dropped! Is Stand-Your-Ground to Blame? Read More »

On March 1, 2023, a Farmington UT police officer pulled over 25-year-old Chase Allan for failure to display proper registration tags on his BMW automobile. Within just a few minutes, Allen would die in a hail of bullets fired by five officers. In this LIVE show we take a look at some media reports of …

Utah Traffic Stop Goes Loud! Analysis of Chase Allan Shooting! Read More »