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Just about a month ago we did a Post of the Day that covered the story of a Kansas police officer who accidentally shot a suspect with her handgun when she’d intended to merely use her Taser. You can find that Post of the Day here: When your “Taser” Shoots Lead: Criminal Recklessness in Action; […]

Today’s Post of the Day comes from a recent use-of-force event in Missouri, as reported by local news sources. It illustrates how poor judgment in bringing one’s gun into play, even with the best of intentions, can quickly lead to a felony arrest and a ride down the criminal justice pipeline with the destination being

Hey folks, Today’s Post of the Day was prompted by on a murder trial out of Kentucky, in which the prosecution has presented evidence that the defendant conducted internet searches on self-defense law generally and the Castle Doctrine specifically, presumably to convince the jury to find the defendant guilty. (You can read news reports of

Hey folks, Today’s Post of the Day is the result of a North Carolina court of appeals decision handed down this week that involved, in part, the definition of “home” for “castle” or justified use-of-force purposes. (State v. Copley, 2019 N.C. App. LEXIS 394) (Thanks to the several members of the Law of Self Defense

Hey folks, Some of you may recall the 2015 arrest and subsequent apparent jailhouse suicide three days later of Sandra Bland, about whom I wrote at the time here at Legal Insurrection: Sandra Bland Arrest: Another Lesson in Non-Compliance (7/24/15) No indictment in Sandra Bland jail death (12/22/15) In summary, Bland was the subject of

Hey folks, Although the headline of this Post of the Day is intended to be literal, I suppose I ought to state explicitly that I do not recommend shooting at cops, not only because doing so almost always is a crime, but also because generally speaking it results in the cops shooting back. So put

Today’s Post of the Day provides a real-life example out of California of the distinction between “gun law” on the one hand and “use-of-force law” on the other. (I’ll note up front that Law of Self Defense generally, and me as an Attorney specifically, focus on the latter rather than the former.) As is often

Hey folks, After being asked by thousands of you in the Law of Self Defense community and having to say “no” for years, and hating that answer, I’ve put together a program that allows me to finally say “YES!” The question: “Can I guarantee you’ll be on my case if I ever defend myself or my family against criminal attack and

Hey folks, Today’s Post of the Day is the video and audio replay of the new episode of “Calling the Shots,” my new self-defense law LIVE Q&A show, hosted by Alien Gear Holsters, that aired on May 1, 2019. “Calling the Shots” airs live every other Wednesday at the Alien Gear Holsters Facebook page, usually