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George Floyd: Probable Cause for Officer Chauvin Charges?

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense members-only content! Today we focus on the George Floyd-case court decision last Thursday denying the motion to dismiss the criminal charges against the four officers charged in Floyd’s death, with the exception of a single charge against Officer Chauvin that was dismissed.  As you might expect, I’ve been […]

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Turning Self-Defense Into An Unlawful Killing: Or, Does Duress Excuse? (Take 2)

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense members-only content! Today we’re responding to an interesting question, related to a use-of-force event caught on video, sent to us by Tammy, one of our Platinum members.  Usually we answer these kinds of questions in our weekly News/Q&A Show (taking place LIVE at 4PM TODAY!), but given the

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Turning Self-Defense Into An Unlawful Killing: Or, Does Duress Excuse?

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense members-only content! Today we’re responding to an interesting question, related to a use-of-force event caught on video, sent to us by Tammy, one of our Platinum members.  Usually we answer these kinds of questions in our weekly News/Q&A Show (taking place LIVE at 4PM TODAY!), but given the

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Failing to Qualify for Self-Defense Because of … Marijuana

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense members-only content, for October 19, 2020.  Today we’ll take a look at a recent decision out of the Georgia Supreme Court that illustrates how one can lose the right to self-defense completely because of being engaged in conduct that’s technically criminal even if completely non-violent—in this case, the

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Denver Shooting Errors: “OC is Non-Deadly Force!” and “Han Shot First!”

Welcome to today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content, in which we take a look at some of the key issues in this past weekend’s protest/anti-protest shooting in Denver of Lee Keltner by Matt Dolloff. As is often the case in such events the initial “facts” surrounding the shooting are a combination of true facts,

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Understanding the McCloskey Case:  Most People Are Getting It Wrong

Hey folks, in today’s Law of Self Defense Members-only content I’d like to touch upon the McCloskey case, in part prompted by yesterday’s grand jury indictment of them as well as the apparent widespread misunderstanding around the legal issues—practical, theoretical, and political—in this case. The McCloskeys have been indicted on the felony unlawful use of

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