A Tennessee man working with his father suddenly sees his father’s pickup truck being driven away by a thief. Father and son jump into the son’s vehicle, and pursue the stolen pick-up, eventually catching up near some railroad tracks. The father and son approach the stolen truck, only to have the thief start waving a …

Machete-Wielding Man in Stolen Truck Shot: Self-Defense or Crime? Read More »

Earlier this year 18-year-old United Kingdom prankster @SecretMizzy (real name: Bacari O’Garro) and a couple of friends simply walked into the home of a family of strangers.  The pranksters pretended they had come for a fictional study group, and made themselves comfortable on the sofa. O’Garro had played similar pranks where he abruptly sat down …

The Legal Risks of Home Intrusion Pranks: A Deep Dive Read More »

On June 1, 2023 a masked 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson threatened a liquor store clerk with an apparent pistol, committing an armed robbery along with several other masked young black men. Police arrived as the 14-year and other robbers fled the store carrying armfuls of merchandise. Police chased and tackled Richardson to the ground, at which …

BWC: Non-Compliant Suspect with Fake Pew-Pew Ends Poorly Read More »

Today’s show takes a dive into the self-defense law questions submitted by our Platinum Members, who have access directly to me to submit their inquiries about self-defense law and self-defense/defense of others/defense of property hypotheticals. These tend to be wide-ranging, open-mic, where I don’t pre-screen the questions ahead of time, so even I don’t know …

LIVE! Law of Self Defense Platinum Q&A! Read More »

In yesterday’s live stream a Law of Self Defense member (hat tip, SirBrass) brought to my attention an interesting facet of Indiana’s self-defense immunity law, and helpfully provided me with the actual statute–and, indeed, the immunity law seems interesting enough to warrant an entire show. Indeed, all of Indiana’s self-defense statutes are fairly interesting, so …

Your Rights in a Fight: Indiana Self-Defense Law Breakdown Read More »

Effective September 1, 2023, the Great State of Texas now provides self-defense immunity to both churches as institutions as well as to the individuals who serve churches as armed security. We take a look at this new legislation, and explore how it differs from more common self-defense immunity provisions around the country, as well as …

NEW! Texas Enacts Church Self-Defense Immunity! Read More »

On August 24, 2023, Ta’kiya Young decided to drive her car into an Ohio police officer. That officer fired a single round through her windshield, causing mortal injury. Unknown to the officer, Young was pregnant, and the baby was also lost. Police were stopping Young as she sat in her car in a shopping parking …

Drive At a Cop, Hear Loud Noises: Ta’Kiya Young Chose Poorly Read More »

​A homeowner in Wichita Falls TX awakens in the middle of the night to find an intruder breaking into his home. Lacking a firearm, the homeowner resorts to the weapons he does have at hand–and that happens to be a short spear! As it happens, the homeowner happens to be a member of the Society …

Spear vs. Intruder: Defender Drives the Point Home! Read More »

A female security guard in a New Orleans library found herself the target of a man’s ire. As the man ran from the library with the guard in pursuit, he purportedly threw both a rock and his cell phone at her, then continued fleeing. Her response? To draw her pistol and pew-pew at him 11 …

VIDEO: Man Throws Phone at Guard, She Pews Back 11 Times: Lawful? Read More »