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Machete-Wielding Man in Stolen Truck Shot: Self-Defense or Crime?

A Tennessee man working with his father suddenly sees his father’s pickup truck being driven away by a thief. Father and son jump into the son’s vehicle, and pursue the stolen pick-up, eventually catching up near some railroad tracks. The father and son approach the stolen truck, only to have the thief start waving a […]

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The Legal Risks of Home Intrusion Pranks: A Deep Dive

Earlier this year 18-year-old United Kingdom prankster @SecretMizzy (real name: Bacari O’Garro) and a couple of friends simply walked into the home of a family of strangers.  The pranksters pretended they had come for a fictional study group, and made themselves comfortable on the sofa. O’Garro had played similar pranks where he abruptly sat down

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BWC: Non-Compliant Suspect with Fake Pew-Pew Ends Poorly

On June 1, 2023 a masked 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson threatened a liquor store clerk with an apparent pistol, committing an armed robbery along with several other masked young black men. Police arrived as the 14-year and other robbers fled the store carrying armfuls of merchandise. Police chased and tackled Richardson to the ground, at which

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LIVE! Law of Self Defense Platinum Q&A!

Today’s show takes a dive into the self-defense law questions submitted by our Platinum Members, who have access directly to me to submit their inquiries about self-defense law and self-defense/defense of others/defense of property hypotheticals. These tend to be wide-ranging, open-mic, where I don’t pre-screen the questions ahead of time, so even I don’t know

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Your Rights in a Fight: Indiana Self-Defense Law Breakdown

In yesterday’s live stream a Law of Self Defense member (hat tip, SirBrass) brought to my attention an interesting facet of Indiana’s self-defense immunity law, and helpfully provided me with the actual statute–and, indeed, the immunity law seems interesting enough to warrant an entire show. Indeed, all of Indiana’s self-defense statutes are fairly interesting, so

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LIVE INTERVIEW: Ohio Rep. Fights to Strengthen OH’s Self-Defense Laws!

The Law of Self Defense community is very fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy this live interview of Ohio State Representative Josh Williams (R), who is on the front lines to strengthen his state’s self-defense law. Along with colleagues he is fighting to advance HB233, a bill that would create a pre-trial opportunity for

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