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In this Law of Self Defense show we take a look at a bit of road rage video sent into our office. The video appears sourced from a foreign country, but there are nevertheless important lessons and introspections we can draw from this event, in terms of how best any of us might deal with […]

Two California police officers pursuing a man armed with a knife suddenly shoot him down from perhaps 40 feet away, and in the apparent absence of the suspect presenting as an imminent deadly force to anyone. One then claims on the radio that the suspect turned and charged at them with the knife–conduct not apparent

A man refuses to obey a woman’s orders to leave her home, despite her having armed herself with a pistol.  Instead, the man openly mocks her as he live streams their confrontation.  Eventually he advances on her, threatening violence and professing that the woman is too afraid to use her gun against him. That’s when

Booze, cars, guns & rage make a deadly combination—and, indeed, proved this combination proved deadly to 17-year-old Peyton Blitstein when he found himself facing enraged, drunk, gun-wielding and recently “resigned” ex-cop Adam Holen. We break down the video of the final confrontation between ex-cop Holen and the car full of teenagers he believed were driving

Two Maine police officers involved in the 2021 shooting of an autistic man have just been cleared by the state Attorney General. In today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only video breakdown we’ll explore the legal dynamics of the use-of-force event itself–which, frankly, appear pretty clear–as well as the public policy issues around sending armed police

An officer approaches a masked young black man with an apparent Glock tucked in his waistband, at gun point. Despite repeated orders to not reach for the Glock, the suspect does so, pulling it from his waistband. The cop shoots the suspect. Later it turns out the the “Glock” in question was a highly-detailed replica

On October 21, 2021, actor #AlecBaldwin pointed what he knew to be a real gun at Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, while filming on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico, without first ensuring that the real gun was not loaded, and shot and killed her. On these simple facts alone Alec Baldwin’s conduct

The Ohio legislature is considering House Bill 233 which would re-write the state’s self-defense law to provide for self-defense immunity–the right to have a low-cost pre-trial hearing determine a claim of self-defense, and avoid the terrible cost, time, and risks of a full-blown trial. A quick read of the proposal suggests that this would be

Two men bump chests in a bar. One starts swinging his fists at the other. The other responds by promptly presenting a handgun and shooting the puncher. Lawful self-defense by the shooter? Or an unlawful use of deadly force? Resources: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu “Boyd Belts” Become a Law of Self Defense Member for JUST 99 CENTS!

A pair of armed home invaders pretending to be apartment maintenance men first try to talk their way into a defender’s apartment–without success. They next take turns trying to kick down the apartment door, repeating their efforts until they suddenly start hearing loud noises. The apartment resident has decided to defend his “castle” by sending