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You’re riding your motorcycle down a backwoods road, when you’re waved down by a pedestrian. You stop, and he compliments you on your bike. In fact, he likes your bike so much, he produces a knife and demands you turn it over to him. What are you LEGALLY allowed to do to defend both yourself […]

A brief decision handed down last Friday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court touches upon a number of interesting use-of-force legal doctrines, including the legal duty to retreat (or not), “soft” stand-your-ground, defensive display of a firearm, and more. Sadly, the court’s reasoning in this decision is much muddier than it would have been had

As two men happen to be walking towards each other, one pretends to launch a punch, but holds back the blow–it’s just a “sucker-punch prank.” The other fellow responds by beating the prankster to the ground, leaving him unconscious. We have the video, and we’ll share it with you in today’s show! Was the counter-attack

Alec Baldwin has been re-indicted for the October 2021 manslaughter of cinematographer, wife, and mother, Halyna Hutchins. Join me on today’s show to recap of my prior legal analysis of this unlawful killing. As always, you can find our aggregated, public-access legal analysis of this Baldwin case here: lawofselfdefense.com/baldwin Disclaimer – Content is for educational &

In this episode of the Law of Self Defense Q&A Show we’ll address a variety of self-defense law questions, including: Does an attached garage/enclosed porch count as part of my “castle”? (00:05:14) How is curtilage defined, and what does that do for me? (00:06:20) If burglary justifies deadly defensive force, what qualifies as burglary? (00:13:14)

In an apparent road-rage event, a man approaches a green SUV with a pistol in hand, and uses the muzzle to tap on the driver’s side window, then lowers his handgun to his side. The response from inside the SUV is a fusillade of fire, with fatal results. Lawful self-defense or excessive force by the

A young black woman gets to throwing hands at two men–one white, one black–in what appears to be an airport coffee shop. At one point she attempts to strike the men with a large metal chair, and ultimately she hurls herself over the counter before finally stomping away. The men defend themselves against these attacks,

It was late October 2021 in upstate New York when Jason Jones was arrested after engaging in disorderly conduct outside a police station, after just leaving a bar. While in the station, a shirtless and barefooted Jones grabbed a gallon jug of hand sanitizer and liberally coated himself in it–presumably in preparation for going hands-on

How many bullets are TOO many bullets? That’s the legal question we ask in today’s show, using a couple of high-volume fire police shooting videos as context, and exploring the self-defense law element of IMMINENCE, with a particular focus on the AOJ Triad. . Join me LIVE at Noon ET, Thursday, January 11, to discuss.

A Mississippi 11-year-old calls 911 saying that his mother’s dangerous ex-boyfriend had arrived at their home unexpectedly and was acting aggressively. Cops show up at the house, guns out, and start clearing.  The mother exits first, and the a clearing cop starts calling for the boyfriend to come out unarmed. A human form rushes out