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A week ago last Friday, on May 17, Judge Mary Marlow Sommer, presiding over the manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of low-budge western movie “Rust,” heard oral arguments around the defense team’s motion to dismiss the grand jury indictment on a number of grounds. […]

A New York City liquor store owner finds two men stealing, and shoves them out the door onto the sidewalk. A verbal dispute continues, and one of the thieves charges at the store owner standing in his doorway, punching and kicking. The store owner then follows the thief out onto the sidewalk, and throws a

Very brief, personal show today, folks–this will be my one and only public statement regarding the recent news about my friend Nick Rekieta. No emotionless legal analysis today–just personal commentary and introspection. I rather doubt we’ll go 10 minutes. Back on the regular schedule tomorrow, Saturday, May 25, with our review of the NYC liquor

A Wyoming cop UNLAWFULLY breaches a man’s home, homeowner shoots cop, cop kills homeowner–and the local prosecutor decides that’s so obviously lawful self-defense that it doesn’t even need to go to a jury. Wait, WHAT? Disclaimer – Content is for educational & entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section

Is it possible that pointing what one knows to be a real gun at another human being, cocking the hammer, pulling the trigger, contrary to all industry practices and safety guidelines, and without first ensuring there is no live ammo in the gun, and killing someone as a result, is simply not a crime? Earlier

Yesterday Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer, presiding over the upcoming manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, for the killing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of low-budget western movie “Rust,” held a hearing to resolve a motion by Baldwin’s highly paid defense team asking that the grand jury indictment against their client be dismissed. Arguing counter

Yesterday, May 16, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a full and complete pardon to Daniel Perry, on the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Perry had been convicted of the murder of AK-47 armed Black Lives Matter protestor Garrett Foster during a 2020 BLM protest in Austin TX. The jury rejected Perry’s

Two days ago, Attorney William Kirk, the President of law firm Washington Gun Law, released a YouTube video on his extremely popular channel (~360,000 subscribers) providing legal analysis of the tragic shooting death of Roger Fortson. The title of that video: “The Florida Man Who Was Executed for Exercising His Constitutional Rights.” (Find it linked

On Friday, May 3 a Florida deputy responded to a domestic violence call. Arriving at the apartment complex the deputy was met by the woman who’d made the call, who directed him to apartment 1401, in which she believed the violence to be occurring. The deputy knocked on the door, standing on either side for

It’s finally happened–you’ve encountered “sum dude” who is trying to kill you. Fortunately, you’ve prepared for this fateful day, and are armed for a deadly force encounter–with a hand grenade. You pull the pin, toss the frag, and BOOM! Problem solved! Or IS it? Can it POSSIBLY be lawful to use a hand grenade to