Podcasts

Today’s Post of the Day comes to us out of trout-rich Ennis MT, and is a bit of a two-fer as it involves both issues of using a gun defensively against a barehanded attack and it also involves the use of deadly defensive force by an intoxicated defender. Can either ever be lawful? Gun versus […]

Today’s Post of the Day comes to us out of Honolulu HI and involves a case in which a homeowner shot and killed an apparent home invader banging forcibly on his front door at o-dark-thirty by firing a single rifle round through that door. An unfortunate twist on this case is that the apparent “home

This Post of the Day explores more recent examples of false claims of police abuse, fabricated by the well established racial grievance industrial complex (RGIC) with the willing support of a well credentialed and poorly educated journalism class, and asks who benefits and who loses from this racially-motivated propaganda. I suggest that such false claims

Today’s Post of the Day involves an appellate court decision out of Iowa this week that wonderfully illustrates how “Stand-Your-Ground” actually works (or should work) in court. The legal doctrine of “Stand-Your-Ground” is among the most misunderstood by the general public, thanks largely to the racial grievance industrial complex with the assistance of a well-credentialed

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 15, 2019. “Calling the Shots” airs live every other Wednesday at the Alien Gear Holsters Facebook page, usually on Wednesdays

Today’s Post of the Day focuses on a traffic stop in Wisconsin earlier this week in which the stopped driver, identified in news reports as one Joshua T. Martin, apparently pepper sprayed sheriff’s deputy Michael Rosecky, who pulled him over for speeding. In response to being sprayed, Deputy Rosecky immediately drew his pistol and pointed

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