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Hey folks, In this episode of Calling the Shots, instead of doing our usual breakdown of use-of-force events captured on video, we took a dive into the 5 elements of self-defense law, as well as taking questions from the live audience. Enjoy! And remember: You carry a gun so you’re hard to kill. Know the […]

Attorney Andrew Branca here from Law of Self Defense, where we help you make you hard to convict. If someone threatens to kill you, is that alone sufficient to justify shooting that person to death? That’s the question raised by a shooting reported out of (you guessed it) Florida this past Saturday (and a hat

This week’s After Action Analysis show takes a look at two recent use-of-force events captured on video. The first video analyzed is of an armed robbery in which a bystander draws his own gun and shoots the robber repeatedly, without warning. The second video analyzed is of the church shooting that took place in Texas

A pair of Californians came up with an exciting plan for getting through an otherwise boring day:  they set an unlocked bicycle in their front yard as bait for property thieves, whom they would then beat with a baseball bat when the theft was attempted. Even better, they recorded their brave acts of “defense of

Hey folks, Welcome to this episode of “Calling the Shots,” the weekly use-of-force video legal analysis show featuring the expertise of yours truly, and hosted by Alien Gear Holsters, the video of which you can find here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/calling-the-shots-january-8-2020/ In this episode we “call the shots” on two use-of-force events caught on video:  first, a road

Adjusting an OEM trigger or replacing an OEM trigger with an aftermarket alternative are two of the most common modifications folks in the gun community make to their firearms, and particularly their handguns. But can doing this make you more vulnerable to a criminal conviction? The answer is yes, but perhaps not in the way

There’s BAD news this week for so-called self-defense “insurance” programs, but also GOOD news for all of you looking for some extra protection in the legal fight that follows your winning the physical battle of self-defense. This week I learned that CCW Safe, a long-time and continuing Law of Self Defense partner and a leading provider of legal service memberships has

Many of you may have heard that George Zimmerman has just filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages against the family of Trayvon Martin, their family lawyer Benjamin Crump, the leading prosecutors in Zimmerman’s murder trial (in which he was, of course, acquitted by a unanimous jury), HarperCollins Publishers, the State of Florida and

Crum v. State (TX Ct. App. 2019) This week’s Case of the Week is Crum v. State and comes to us out of the Texas Court of Appeals just a few days ago, on November 27 It involves defendant Crum who was charged with murder for shooting to death victim Josh Cowling during a party