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A Chicago man walks into his home and finds a burglar already present. The homeowner grabs a frying pan, and chases the burglar from the home, whacking away at the burglar’s noggin. The chase continues outside of the home, into the yard, and ultimately down the sidewalk–at this point accompanied by Chicago PD. Join me […]

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to

New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding in the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western “Rust,” has scheduled a FULL DAY of pre-trial hearings to cover the following arguments between the state prosecutors and the defense team. These hearings are scheduled to

New Mexico has charged actor Alec Baldwin with reckless manslaughter over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western movie “Rust.” Baldwin’s immediate conduct that results in the firing of the bullet that killed Hutchins ought to be enough, on the legal merits, to support his conviction beyond any reasonable

A 77-year-old Oakland CA homeowner is confronted by multiple burglars in a stolen vehicle, armed with a crowbar, a fake gun, and disparity of numbers. He manages to fatally shoot one burglar, and holds another at gunpoint for police. Result? The HOMEOWNER is arrested on charges of murder. Can this REALLY be the use-of-force law

Car thieves wave an apparently full-auto Glock with a drum magazine at the door camera of the victim’s home, obviously threatening overwhelming deadly force if the victim attempts to thwart their theft of his vehicle. Would the owner have been legally justified in simply shooting THROUGH his door at the thieves in defense of himself?

Today’s show is a brief follow-up to yesterday’s “If Only USCCA Had Done It Right: Part 1” Unfortunately, yesterday I had a hard stop at the top of the hour, and wasn’t able to fully complete my thoughts on this topic–so I do that in today’s show. PLUS I’ll comment on the recently announced new

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) along with its partner Delta Defense LLC purport to pay their members legal expenses if the member is involved in a use-of force event. Indeed, their sophisticated internet advertising campaigns frequently feature CEO Tim Schmidt assuring the public that “We’ve got your back!” In recent years, however, USCCA

The legal defense for actor Alec Baldwin, scheduled for a manslaughter trial next month over the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of “Rust, is once again trying to get his indictment dismissed, this time with prejudice (meaning, he could not be re-indicted). An earlier effort to have the indictment dismissed on

The prosecutors in the upcoming manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin for the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of “Rust” have asked the court to order set armorer Hannah Gutierrez–herself recently convicted of manslaughter in this case–to be compelled to testify against Baldwin. In addition, the Baldwin defense has abruptly decided to