Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a news story about a fatal shooting that took place two days ago just a few miles from my own home, in Douglas County CO. Actually, the […]
Q: Can Deadly Force Ever Be Used Against a Merely Non-Deadly Force Threat? A: Yep. Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with a you court decision out of New York State from a few months ago, that just came to my attention this week. I found it interesting both because
Q: Does Self-Defense Justify Unlawful Possession of a Firearm? A: It Depends! Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Hey folks, I apologize for the paucity of content last week—I was traveling internationally in the expectation that I’d have at least minimal internet access, but unfortunately that expectation was not met. The good
I’M BACK! And hitting the ground running! Read More »
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Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show: June 3, 2021 Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a report of a non-fatal shooting by an FBI Special Agent riding a Maryland (DC-area) Metro train. Although the shooting itself took place back on December 15,
FBI Agent Charged with Attempted Murder: Case Touches on Every Element of Self-Defense Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you yet another news story that illustrates some important use-of-force concepts around the question of whether a thrown punch can qualify as a deadly force attack against which
Again: One Punch, One Kill—Fists as Deadly Force Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you the report that three police officers in Tacoma Washington have been charged with manslaughter, murder, and other felonies over the in-custody death of one Manuel Ellis. It
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a Federal appellate court decision out of the 7th Circuit that was authored by none other than current Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett, back when she
Amy Coney Barrett: Cops Who Lie On Probable Cause Are An Affront to the US Constitution Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you another outrageous piece of anti-police propaganda published by the failing New York Times in its ongoing efforts to feed gasoline to the nascent race war unnecessarily dividing
New York Times Lies Yet Again: Suggests Grand Jury Process Unique to Law Enforcement Read More »
Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you a truly remarkable motion filed this past Tuesday by the attorney for Tou Thao—one of the four officers charged in the death of George Floyd—asking that Judge
