Podcasts

Hey Law of Self Defense Members, Today I was interviewed by Jacob Paulson of ConcealedCarry.com on the subject of “When can I use my gun as a threat?” In addition to that question, the roughly hour-long interview covered a bunch of other topics, as well. Enjoy! –Andrew Attorney Andrew F. Branca Law of Self Defense […]

Hey folks, Welcome, everyone, to today’s members-only Law of Self Defense content! I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca. I’m sure everyone in the Law of Self Defense community will recall the McCloskeys, the St. Louis couple who defended their home against a mob of threatening trespassers and now find themselves charged with four-year felonies

Hey folks, As I’m sure you all know, we primarily cover use-of-force law cases here, not gun or weapons law cases. That said, I’ve always considered myself a 2nd Amendment absolutist, have owned guns all my life, and of course routinely carry concealed for the protection of myself and my family. In that light I’m

Welcome Law of Self Defense Members, To our members-only Law of Self Defense Show for August 13, 2020. In this show we’re covering the appellate court decision: People v. Williams, 2020 IL App (3d) 180189-U (IL Ct. App. 3rd 2020) This decision was handed down on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. You’ll note that, as always,

Hey folks, Welcome to a BONUS OPEN-ACCESS Law of Self Defense Cases of the Week show for August 12, 2020. Normally our Cases of the Week shows are MEMBERS-ONLY content, but occasionally we come across one we’d like to share with the broader community, and this case is one of those. People v. Lovejoy, 2020

Hey folks, Welcome to our News/Q&A Show for August 13, 2020. These News/Q&A shows air LIVE every Thursday at 4PM ET, and are our ONLY open-access weekly content available to non-Members of Law of Self Defense. In today’s show we cover the following news items from the past week: VIDEO: Man points shotgun at cops:

Welcome Law of Self Defense Members, To our members-only Cases of the Week show for August 11, 2020: Easton v. State, 2020 Ind. App. Unpub. LEXIS 946 (IN Ct. App. 2020) Monday, August 3, 2020 You’ll note that, as always, today’s decision is linked to its full-text version–we do that to encourage you to go

Hey folks, Last week I was interviewed for about an hour by Arik Levy, host of the Firearms Nation podcast, and that interview was just released today. Rather than duplicate Arik’s effort, I’ll simply share his synopsis of the show: Andrew Branca is the man behind the Law of Self-Defense. It’s not only a great

Hey folks, In this weekly episode of the Law of Self Defense News/Q&A Show for August 6, 2020, we cover these use-of-cases related stories in the news, and answer questions asked live during the show: News Items George Floyd: Just-released body camera footage McCloskeys: Prosecutor’s fights against efforts to dismiss felony charges Michael Brown: Newly

Hey folks, Before we jump into things, I’d like to give you all a heads up on a small change we’re making in how we deliver our Cases of the Week content to all of you. For some months now we’ve been producing a single Cases of the Week Show each week, on Tuesdays.  It’s