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Can You Lawfully Use Deadly Defensive Force To Stop An “Unarmed” Aggressor? Yes, if …

FLASH SALE: Save Up to 75%, $450 on LEVEL 1 Advanced Course PLUS State-supplement! Read content to learn 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 couple of news stories that illustrate some […]

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Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show: April 29, 2021

Welcome to this episode of our ONLY open-access content, our weekly News/Q&A Show. The video version of this show, as well as a transcript of the show, is available at the Law of Self Defense Blog (http://lawofselfdefense.com/blog), with links to all relevant content mentioned. In today’s News/Q&A Show we touched on a broad range of questions submitted for the show,

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South Carolina Bill to Add Defensive Display to Home Defense & Immunity Statutes

24 HOUR FLASH SALE: Defense of Property Course, SAVE UP TO 65%! Read to learn 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 news about South Carolina House Bill 3432, the full text of

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New Rules of Engagement When Defending Against Rioters, Looters & Arsonists

24 HOUR FLASH SALE! “Lawful Defense Against Rioters, Looters & Arsonists” Up to 60% Off! Read to learn 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 news about some new rules of engagement when

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Video Legal Analysis: Two Recent Police Shootings of Knife-wielding Aggressors

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of Self Defense. Today I’d like to share with you some legal analysis of videos of two recent police shootings of knife-wielding aggressors—the shooting this past Tuesday of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Ohio, and the shooting last March

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Chauvin Post-Trial Sentencing: What to Expect

Welcome to our ongoing post-trial coverage of Minnesota v. Chauvin, following Chauvin being found guilty on all counts.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense.With the guilt phase of Chauvin’s trial now completed with verdicts of guilt on all counts—second-degree “felony” murder, third-degree “reckless” murder, and second-degree “reckless” manslaughter—we now move on

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LIVE Chauvin Trial Day 15:  Witness & Jury Intimidation, Cranked Up to 11

Welcome to our ongoing LIVE coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense. Today we’re expecting to hear the closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense (likely with a follow-up rebuttal closing by the prosecution), as

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Chauvin Trial: Verdict Prediction (of Sorts), with Reasons

Welcome to our ongoing coverage of the Minnesota murder trial of Derek Chauvin, over the in-custody death of George Floyd.  I am Attorney Andrew Branca for Law of Self Defense. While we’re waiting for closing arguments tomorrow morning, and for the court to release the final form of the jury instructions with which the jury

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