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The first rule of a gunfight may well be “have a gun,” and I’ve personally carried a gun for the protection of myself and my family my entire adult life.  That doesn’t, however, mean that the gun is an appropriate solution to every, or even many, apparently dangerous situations. Earlier this week an Illinois FOID-holder […]

This past Monday’s post covered the case of a Texas man who fired multiple rounds at a fleeing thief he’d discovered stealing from the man’s pickup truck at 2:30 AM.  We covered at some length the law unique to Texas that allows for the use of deadly force in defense of property if all of

Welcome, everyone, to the eight anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin.  It was 8 years ago today that a 17-year-old Travon Martin made a poor victim selection choice and attempted to murder an innocent George Zimmerman. Unfortunately for Trayvon Martin, he demonstrated shockingly poor victim selection skills.  Rather than be an easily murdered unarmed

This week’s After Action Analysis show looks at an armed robbery of a fast-food joint in Kentucky that was interrupted by a husband and wife on a date night who both happened to be off-duty police officers. Before we jump into this episode, a word from our sponsor: Sponsored by CCW Safe I’d also like

Just a few days ago, a Texas man discovered someone breaking into his pickup truck parked in his driveway in the nighttime.  He tells his wife to call 911, arms himself with a pistol, and confronts the thief.  He orders the thief to the ground, and when the thief declines to comply and starts to

Hey folks, This week’s Cases of the Week includes the 4 most important and interesting appellate court decisions (case law) on use-of-force cases in the last week out of the following states:  Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, and Washington If your state wasn’t in that list, don’t lose interest, you can likely learn a lot from those

A comment came in over the Law of Self Defense Facebook page from one “Art Romska” to the effect that: A dead person can’t sue you for shooting them! Make your shots accurate! (By the way, if you don’t already follow the Law of Self Defense Facebook page, why not? You can do so right

A question came in over the Law of Self Defense Facebook page regarding the legal liability that might be created if a person modifies their concealed carry firearm, and then finds themselves compelled to use that firearm in self-defense.  (By the way, if you don’t already follow the Law of Self Defense Facebook page, why

A question came in regarding the legal doctrine of accomplice liability, which I explored at some length last week (LOSD Members see:  Mutual Combat, Accomplice Liability, Transferred Intent, and Felony Murder; and if you’re not a member, why not? Bronze-level membership is FREE.) Here’s that question in full, from LOSD Member “226 Blaze” commenting on

Today’s content is a replay of my guest appearance on the Firing Line Radio Show that was recorded last week, on Thursday, February 13, 2020. The show is hosted by Phillip Naman. Also appearing on the show as a guest is Stan Campbell of CCW Safe, the leading legal services membership (what many people mistakenly