Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Release a 911 Call from Florida “Popcorn” Shooting

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Hey folks, The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has released one of the 911 calls made from the Cobb Theater in the immediate aftermath of the shooting of 43-year-old Navy Veteran Chad Oulson by 71-year-old retired police Captain Curtis Reeves. The call was apparently made by a man at the scene.  Efforts to try to save […]

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Zimmerman Attorney Mark O’Mara Named “National Criminal Trial Lawyer of 2013″

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Hey folks, Just a short note to share the news that he National Trial Lawyers professional association have named O’Mara the National Criminal Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2013, as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. Over at Legal Insurrection I’ve got a slightly longer post on this news, as well as a recent interview

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Law of Self Defense is Guest on “Their Finest Hour” Radio Program

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Hey folks, Well, last night I was a guest on “Their Finest Hour,” a web-based radio program owned and operated by Allan Bourdius. Allan was away on business, and his guest-host, Alex Kaufmann, was kind enough to invite me on. I cautioned Alex that I’m pretty dull, but he threw caution to the wind and

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Stand Your Ground: The Movie

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Hey folks, Well, several of you have alerted me to an event I should have guessed would be coming: “Stand Your Ground–The Movie”. I should state up front that I have, of course, nothing to do with this film, have not seen it, don’t know any of the people involved, and sadly was not a

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Gawker analyzes Florida’s “Warning Shot” bill, implosion follows

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Hey folks, The Washington Free Beacon did a wonderfully humorous job fisking a post at Gawker regarding Florida’s so-called “Warning Shot” law.  I previously have explained and debunked many of the myths about the law, Florida “Warning Shot” Bill Advances. The headline of the WFB piece, written by CJ Ciaramella, captures the gist of the matter succintly:

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The “Popcorn Shooter,” Stand-Your-Ground, and Duty to Retreat

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Hey folks, As I noted in my piece over at Legal Insurrection a couple of days ago, the “popcorn shooter” case down in Florida–in which retired police Captain Curtis Reeves allegedly shot and killed Navy veteran Chad Oulson for, some have claimed, throwing popcorn at Reeves–has resulted in the now routine howling and misinformation bout

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National Review’s Charles C.W. Cooke Grants Me a Mention in SYG Post

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Hey folks, Professor Jacobson over at Legal Insurrection just informed me that the post I wrote for them yesterday–Florida Theater Shooting Induces Another Round of “Stand Your Ground” Mania–has earned me a favorable mention by the always awesome Charles C.W. Cooke over at National Review. Charles’ National Review post can be found here:  More Stand

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Florida Theater Shooting Induces Another Round of “Stand Your Ground” Mania

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Hey folks, Ever since the phrase “Stand-Your-Ground” caught the eye of journalists everywhere, it seems they simply cannot get enough of it. “Stand-Your-Ground” here, “Stand-Your-Ground” there, “Stand-Your-Ground” everywhere. The latest breakout of “Stand-Your-Ground-Mania” is now emerging around a tragic and apparently completely unnecessary shooting in a Tampa-area theater yesterday, as described in a piece from

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Legally-Sound Self-Defense Strategy Rule #1: KEEP OUT OF TROUBLE IN 1st PLACE

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Hey folks, In the tenth and final chapter of “The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition,” and in the concluding portion of every LOSD Seminar, I talk about crafting a legally-sound self-defense strategy.  Such a strategy merges sound tactics with practices that foster your compelling narrative of innocence while complicating the prosecution’s efforts to build

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LOSD QOTW: “Legal issues around weapons retention?” Winner: Jeannie L.

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Hey folks, As mentioned last week, I’ve been invited by Fredy Riehl to do a weekly, “Law of Self Defense: Question of the Week” feature for Ammoland.com, where Fredy is the editor of shooting sport news. Really good questions rolled in all week via Twitter, Facebook, and email, as well as some in-person suggestions. As

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