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Today’s post is prompted by a news story out of Indiana in which a man convicted of murder tried, and failed, to get his 73-year sentence reduced on the basis that errors were made in his trial. In denying relief the judge noted a particular characteristic of appeals generally, and one that in my experience […]

Today’s post is a quick, rather informal, response to a Facebook comment I received from a person known to me. The comment was in response to an opinion piece in the Washington Examiner that was critical of so-called “red flag” laws. The comment asked reasonably skeptical questions from the perspective of someone not well-informed on

You already know the mainstream media routinely manipulates our news stories, but did you know it’s also done a fast one with our fairytales? If you think you know the real story of the three little pigs you’re wrong. Here’s what REALLY happened: THE WOLF Think the wolf is just a pork-hungry goon out there

I’ve received a lot of requests to comment on the recent arrest of a man who walked into a Springfield MO Walmart carrying a rifle, wearing body armor, and packing over 100 rounds of ammunition (all that according to news reports, of course). The man was held by gunpoint by another patron of the store,

Welcome back to our ongoing video discussion of defense of property! You’ll recall that in my first video in this series I talked about how most of the sources of information available on defense of property law were bad sources of information, including sources you’d expect to be reliable, such as most lawyers, cops, and

If you watched yesterday’s video we talked at length about how virtually all the readily available sources of information about defense of property law are bad sources of information—and that includes sources who you might reasonably expect to be well-informed, such as most lawyers, most cops, most firearms instructors, and sad to say even sources

Hey folks, Attorney Andrew Branca here from Law of Self Defense, where we help make you hard to convict, and I’m afraid I’ve got some very bad news … but don’t worry, I’ve got some very exiting news, too. First, the bad news: Just about everything you currently know about defense of property is almost

Today’s post is a bit different than most, and quite a bit longer—it’s the replay of my recent guest appearance on the CCW Safe podcast, and it runs just under an hour long. Enjoy my interview and take another step along your journey to be hard to convict! Also, don’t forget our upcoming Law of

This post is prompted by a news report of a home defense in Arkansas just yesterday that stands as a nice contrast to the home defense case in Maryland that I wrote about this past Monday. The difference in law between the two states? Arkansas law creates a legal presumption of lawful use of defensive

Today’s post is prompted by a good friend of Law of Self Defense, and myself, Sean D. Sorrentino, over on his Facebook page. He shares a body cam video of a dog attacking a police officer, with the officer feeling compelled to shoot the dog. The question then posed is whether this use of force