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When “Imminence” Does Not Mean “Immediate”

On March 5, 2020 Stephanie Clark, mother of a 5-year-old, found herself once again subject to violent domestic abuse by her live-in boyfriend. After inflicting serious physical and mental abuse for some time, the boyfriend threatened to break Clark’s ribs after she had fallen asleep. Clark retrieved a gun, shot the boyfriend once, then retrieved […]

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Nashville Breakdown! w/ Guest TC Fuller, Combat Vet, Retired LEO

On March 27, 2023 a murderous armed lunatic shot their way into a school and killed six people–three 9-year-olds and three adult school staff. It seems likely that this horrific death toll was no higher only because of the aggressive heroism of the Nashville police officers who flooded into the school and confronted the murderer.

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Shooting to Slide Lock: Self-Defense or Overkill?

Today we’ll take a look at several videos of defensive handgun uses in which the firearm is shot to slide lock–meaning, shot empty. Can this be lawful self-defense, or is it illegal overkill? How many shots is too many shots? LAW CARDS! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lawcards/law-cards Gracie Jiu_Jitsu 101 FREE SEMINAR (Colorado Springs), April 8: gjj101.com NEW! Law

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Saturday Grab Bag Show!

Just a quick live show today to cover some short use-of-force stories that have come across my desk this week, none of which is of sufficient depth for a dedicated show of its own (at least, not yet). LAW CARDS! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lawcards/law-cards Gracie Jiu_Jitsu 101 FREE SEMINAR (Colorado Springs), April 8: gjj101.com NJ v. Macchia: https://lawofselfdefense.com/macchia

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Does a Jury Have to AGREE on EXACTLY HOW You Failed Self-Defense?

A decision just issued by the New Jersey Supreme Court addresses the question of whether a jury has to unanimously agree on exactly how a defender failed self-defense in order to convict him of the charged use-of-force crime. Gracie Jiu_Jitsu 101 FREE SEMINAR (Colorado Springs), April 8: gjj101.com NJ v. Macchia: https://lawofselfdefense.com/macchia NEW! Law of

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Shawn Kemp Goes Hot! Self-Defense or Unlawful Defense of Property?

Retired basketball player All-Star and current cannabis entrepreneur Shawn Kemp got into a gunfight outside a Tacoma shopping mall last week after his efforts to recover the cell phone stolen from his car resulted in an exchange of gunshots. Although Kemp was originally arrested at the scene after the other party fled, he appears to

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