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REAL LAWYER: Sydney Wilson Shooting: Why Didn’t Police Use a Taser?

This is Law of Defense MEMBERS-ONLY content, available ONLY HERE. A Virginia police officer fatally shoots former basketball player Sydney Wilson after she slashes him across the face with a knife and pursues him with blade in hand. But did he HAVE to shoot her? Why didn’t he simply use a non-deadly force Taser instead […]

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REAL LAWYER: TikTok “Door Kick Challenge”—Can You Shoot?

LOSD Members receive early access to this content. You’re in your home minding your own business, when suddenly you hear—you even feel—a terrible crash against your front door. Another crash, and you can hear wood splintering.  You take up your gun and fire a shot at the invader forcibly entering your home, with fatal effect.

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Father’s Heroic Defense: Knife-Wielding Attacker Stopped in Beverly Hills | Real Lawyer Reacts

Today we take a look at a case in which a man is walking with his wife and tiny child in one of the most expensive and exclusive urban neighborhoods in America—Beverly Hills—when he’s suddenly set upon by a crazed homeless person with a knife, and gets stabbed. Fortunately for the father and his family,

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REAL LAWYER: How Gun Accidents Become Felony Manslaughter

A Florida man is helpfully teaching his girlfriend how to handle firearms when—OOPS!—the AR-style rifle he’s handling fires a round through her head, with predictably fatal results.  No one investigating this shooting believes the shooting was intentional, and the man appears genuinely remorseful about his girlfriend’s death, which he describes as the result of an

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Understanding Self Defense: When to Retreat or Shoot?

LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Hey folks, Sharing here a discussion between myself and Mickey Schuch of CarryTrainer.com about some thoughts on when one should retreat when facing a violent encounter. Enjoy! BECOME AN EXPERT IN SELF-DEFENSE LAW IN ONE DAY! Only twice a year Attorney Andrew Branca teaches his full-day Law

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