Podcasts

In this Case of the Week we take a look at a bar fight out of Oshkosh WI that left one of the combatants dead and the other charged with first-degree murder and arguing desperately for self-defense immunity in order to avoid prosecution. The facts here are as reported in the Des Moines Register. It’s […]

Hey folks, I’ve got exciting news: Law of Self Defense is partnering with Alien Gear Holsters to launch a new LIVE weekly self-defense law Q&A show: “Calling the Shots.” “Calling the Shots” will air on Wednesdays beginning tomorrow, Feb. 27, LIVE at 3PM PST (adjust for your time zone)! We’ll have valuable prizes for folks

Hey folks, This week’s Post of the Day notes that today is the 7th Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day:  the day that Trayvon failed in his effort to murder or maim George Zimmerman, the day that would prove to be Trayvon’s last because of extremely poor victim selection skills and a

In this week’s Law of Self Defense Show we announce the launch of the Law of Self Defense Membership program, our alternative platform to our long-standing Patreon page, which we are aggressively exiting. We also continue our ongoing segment entitled “Self-Defense Law Terms That Don’t Mean What You (Probably) Believe They Mean,” focusing this week

Today’s Post of the Day involves a use-of-force case out of Indianapolis (hosting the NRA Annual Meeting in just a couple of months, say hello if you see me there!). The “journalist” who wrote this post appears confounded by the relatively straightforward application of Indiana self-defense law, which is, of course, the norm. Unfortunately, Chief

Just a quick Post of the Day this Saturday morning, as I came across yet another “news” article that continues to propagate yet another false use-of-force narrative by the racial grievance industrial complex. This “news” post was by the Daily Memphian, whose catchphrase is—I kid you not—”truth in place.”   The “journalist” is one Yolanda Jones,

Today’s Post of the Day highlights yet another example of the dangers of assuming that a person actually understands self-defense law simply because of their job title. In this particular case that person happens to be a New York State Trooper, but this caution applies to literally everybody—judges, lawyers, firearms instructors, everybody. Note that I’m

This Case of the Week involves an acquittal in a murder case out of Louisiana that provides a real-time illustration of the difference between the application of what I refer to as “hard” Stand-Your-Ground provisions versus “soft” Stand-Your-Ground provisions. (Details here are as reported by The Advocate and other news sources.) The facts of the

Today’s Post of the Day involves a video clip forwarded to me by a member of the Law of Self Defense Community (thanks, Frank S.!) that involves a gentleman who brought a hammer to a fistfight. This video clip provides a good opportunity to illustrate a particular facet of the element of proportionality—one of the

In this week’s Law of Self Defense Show we started a new occasional segment entitled “Self-Defense Law Terms That Don’t Mean What You (Probably) Think They Mean.” We also announced a flash 50% off sale on our state-specific Law of Self Defense LEVEL 1 Classes for the states of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, and South