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THIS Is When You Can Legally SHOOT FIRST!
Today’s show focuses on the question of when is a defender legally permitted to shoot first, and we’ll explore that question with several shootings captured on video.
Fair warning—each of these videos shows people being shot, sometimes with apparently fatal results.If that makes you uncomfortable, no shame, but this might not be the show for you.
I should also point out that we don’t have all the facts for each of these videos that would allow us to come to some definite conclusion about whether these particular shootings are likely lawful or not.
Nevertheless, the videos are useful as providing frameworks within which we can understand how to properly frame the legal questions, through which more fully developed facts would get us to a legally sound answer. After all, if you can’t even ask the right question, you certainly can’t get to the right answer.
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Defenders Punished, as Criminals Go Free!
Today’s show covers two men who used guns in defense of either themselves or others, only to find themselves promptly and firmly punished by the legal system that routinely allows criminals to walk free. Ironically, both men are from New York City, though the events took place on opposite sides of the nation.
The first of these is Vince Ricci, a retired New Yorker who now lives in Los Angeles. At around 7:30 PM on Saturday, Nov. 4, Ricci was about to enter his home carrying a cup of coffee, when he suddenly found himself the victim of an armed robbery by two men. Ricci managed to get his own pistol into action and drove the two men off with gunfire. This event was caught on video, which we’ll share with you today.
This week we learned that Los Angeles County, the issuing authority for gun permits in LA, has revoked Ricci’s concealed carry permit.
The second man we’re discussing today is New Yorker John Rote. Rote was on a subway platform when he happened to see a woman being mugged by an apparently deranged homeless man. Rote retrieved a revolver from his backpack and used it to drive the mugger away—including by imprudently firing two warning shots.
Rote was immediately arrested, charged with multiple crimes, and is currently out on bail awaiting prosecution. Not helpful to Rote’s circumstances is that the woman victim has announced that she became most frightened when she realized Rote had brought a gun to her defense.
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Know WHEN Disparity of Numbers Equals DEADLY FORCE!
On November 1, high school student Jonathan Lewis Jr., protesting that a smaller student had been robbed and dumped into a trash can, was beaten unconscious by a pack of 8 or more other students. Jonathan would die of his blunt force trauma after six days on life support.
The core question of today's show: WHEN does a disparity of numbers between attackers and a defender justify the use of deadly defensive force?
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Do NOT Do Stand-Your-Ground Like THIS!
It's rare but very pleasant to come across a solid use-of-force legal analysis by another lawyer, so I was pleased to see exactly that happen with the account @JaimePretellEsq with respect to a use-of-force event that occurred recently in Florida.
In this event, two white men beside an SUV appear to be mocking a black man outside a strip mall, and the black man ultimately presents a gun and shoots them as they attempt to flee. One of the victims was injured and the other was killed, and the shooter is now charged with murder.
The event was captured on video, which I'll share with you in today's show.
Attorney Jame Pretell did a sound job analyzing this use-of-force event on Twitter, and he seems an account worth a follow--certainly I followed him. I mostly add some additional context.
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Car Wash Robbery: Go for the Knife?
A car wash clerk in Concord CA find himself the victim of a felony robbery carried out by a masked woman wielding a large knife, at various points holding the point of the knife within inches of the clerk's neck. The robbery was captured on video, which we'll share with all of you today.
The clerk is entirely compliant with the robbery, and makes no effort to either resist or defend himself--even when the robber momentarily places her knife down on the register in order to more expeditiously rifle the drawer.
Could the clerk have seized the knife? Could he have then used it on the robber? Could the clerk, if armed with a pistol, have used that pistol as deadly defensive force upon the robber?
That's what we'll discuss in today's Law of Self Defense Show!
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Florida Man Attacks Cops with Car: Could Cops Have Shot Him?
Last Thursday, on November 9, Ralph Bouzy ambushed several police officers, using his speeding car as a deadly weapon to cause several of the officers critical injuries--at last report there was a good chance one officer would lose a leg. Bouzy then exited his crashed car, and advanced on the officers, including one officer seriously injured in the intentional ramming attack.
Not that it should matter, but this is the racially energized world we live in: Bouzy is black, and the officers involved appear to be white.
Ultimately, the officers took Bouzy into custody using their non-deadly force Tasers to compel Bouzy's compliance with arrest. Bouzy is now charged with three counts of attempted murder.
The question arises, however, whether any one or perhaps several of the officers involved would have been legally privileged to have used deadly force upon Bouzy--specifically, their service pistols--rather than limiting themselves to their non-deadly force Tasers.
Join us as we discuss this issue in today's Law of Self Defense Show!
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Secret Service Shoots for No Good Reason--And MISSES!
This past Sunday, November 12, US Secret Service agents assigned to the protection of Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Joe Biden, observed several people breaking into their parked and unoccupied SUV in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington DC.
Their response was to discharge a firearm--apparently in the absence of any legal justification for the use of deadly defensive force.
Can we make it make sense? Join us for today's Law of Self Defense Show breaking down this circus of an event!
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Andrew Branca Has Sit Down with CCW Safe!
Last week I stopped at CCW Safe HQ in Oklahoma City, and had an extensive chat with Stan Campbell, COO, and Don West, National Trial Counsel.
I had a great time talking with those two great guys with key strategic roles at that great organization, and I hope you enjoy it as well!
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When Proper Chokeholds Unexpectedly Become Murder
Right now, this very week in Wisconsin a man named Michael Mattioli is being tried for murder of Joel Acevedo on the grounds that Acevedo died as a result of the choke hold placed by Mattioli. The defendant claims he applied the chokehold for the sole purpose of self-defense, and only to the extent necessary for self-defense—and yet he could end up convicted of murder and spend the rest of his life in prison.
Daniel Penny placed drug addict Jordan Neely in a purported choke hold on May 1 of this year, in defense of himself and other passengers on a NYC subway car.Neely died during the struggle, and now Penny is charged with second-degree (reckless) manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide (reckless, inattentive, careless).
Earlier this year I participated in the legal defense of a Colorado man tried for murder, reckless manslaughter, and criminally negligent homicide after he placed a man in a chokehold in self-defense, and the man died.(We secured that defendant’s acquittal, with the jury telling us afterwards that my expert witness testimony was key to their decision to acquit.)
I believe there’s something else than murder or manslaughter at play in these and other instances in which chokeholds have been associated with death, under circumstances in which the person who placed the choke was utterly shocked that the death occurred.
Let's discuss!
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How Much Training Do You REALLY Need for Lawful Self-Defense?
I recently came across video of a violent interaction between a uniformed police officer making a traffic stop and the driver of the stopped vehicle. The encounter went poorly for the officer.
Of particular note was the remarkably high level of both gun handling and aggression on the part of the stopped driver, who aggressively engaged the officer with gun fire and even pursued the officer while continuing to fire.
This event raises the important question of just how much training a normal law-abiding citizen needs if they are to be prepared to lawfully defend themselves, their family, and their property from violent criminal predation.
We discuss that and more in today’s Law of Self Defense Show!
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Members Only! Can You Still Shoot After Mortally Wounding Attacker?
You're ambushed by a deadly criminal predator--fortunately, you manage to instantly inflict a mortal injury on him.
Can you continue to use deadly defensive force even though you've effectively already killed your attacker?
Today's show addresses this important questions--and does so in a way that also documents your knowledge so that it can be shared with a jury if you're ever criminally charged in this kind of scenario.
In today's show we both explain the importance of documenting your specialized knowledge to ensure that you are hard to convict if ever compelled to defend yourself and your family (in the public portion of the show), and we also share a very blood video of a gunfight in a bank that precisely illustrates and documents today's question (in the members-only portion of today's show.
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Man Punched by "Statue"! Lawful Self-Defense?
A street performer "statue" attired in the style of Teddy Roosevelt eventually got enough pestering from an apparently intoxicated pedestrian that he threw a granite-like right fist into the pedestrian's face.
Fortunately for us, the event was captured on video!
Lawful self-defense?
Join us LIVE at Noon ET to discuss!
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Self-Defense, BROOKLYN Style?
This past Sunday night Jason Pass was filmed fatally shooting Bladimy Mathurin (47) and Chinwai Mode (27) in a Brooklyn NY hallway. This morning, Pass charged at police with a 6" knife, and this time it was he who was fatally shot, by police.
The shooting on Sunday involving Pass and his two victims have raised some questions on social media about whether this use of deadly force could potentially have qualified as lawful self-defense--in part because Mathurin had initially approached aggressively into Pass' personal space while holding up a pair of scissors.
Join me today LIVE at Noon ET as we break down this use-of-force event, applying actual New York State use-of-force legal principles, and note where a claim of self-defense would have more, or less merit!
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Hockey Homicide! Murder? Manslaughter? Accident?
This past Saturday, October 28, hockey player Adam Johnson had his neck fatally slashed by the ice skate of opposing player Matt Petgrave. The event was captured on video, which we'll share in today's show. CAUTION: The video shows the infliction of a fatal injury.
The legal questions then arise: First, was this an intentional use of force by Petgrave on Johnson? Second, if intentional, would this killing be murder, manslaughter, or negligent homicide?
These questions require both a legal and factual analysis in order to arrive at a reasoned answer, and we'll tackle both of those in the context of the video of the event in today's show.
I do note that this event took place in the United Kingdom, not America. As is our practice, however, we'll analyze this event using American principles of law.
See you all LIVE at NOON ET today!
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Mass Shooters: The SIMPLEST Self-Defense Scenario!
On Wednesday night a man identified as Robert Card engaged in a mass shooting, with news reports indicating as many as 18 people killed and many more wounded. Photos indicated he used an AR-pattern rifle to commit his vicious attack on innocents.
It may seem counterintuitive that a madman gunning down innocent victims represents one of the SIMPLEST self-defense scenarios an armed citizen might encounter, but in fact that's the case.
Join me LIVE at Noon ET on Friday, October 27, to discuss!
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Homeowner Shoots Through FRONT DOOR At FAKE POLICE! Lawful?
Late last week several purported Seattle police officers began attempting a violent intrusion into an Auburn WA home (Auburn, incidentally is a full 17 miles outside of the Seattle city limits).
The homeowner, perhaps finding the claims of these intruders to be police as less than credible, responds by firing a fussilade of rounds through his own front door at the intruders, inducing them to flee.
Could this be a lawful use of force in self-defense and defense of dwelling? Even if the homeowner was shooting blindly through the door and unable to visually target specific intruders? What about the risks of that gun fire to innocent neighbors? What if the intruders had turned out to be actual police serving a no knock warrant?
We answer all those questions and more TODAY, on our LIVE Law of Self Defense Show, airing at Noon ET!
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
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CLAIM: Supreme Court Is Giving GUNS to DOMESTIC ABUSERS!!!!!
The Federal case of US v. Rahimi, working its way to the Supreme Court involves the question of whether a presumptively law-abiding American citizen can be denied their Second Amendment rights when constrained by a domestic violence restraining order, in the absence of any finding of dangerous on behalf of the person constrained by the order.
Although gun control propagandists will argue that Rahimi is about giving guns to domestic abusers, in fact Second Amendment advocates readily agree Second Amendment rights can be denied to people demonstrated to be dangerous.
It is the absence of any showing of dangerous that is key to Rahimi.
Today's show is a reading of a recent 3-judge panel decision out of the 5th Circuit finding that the deprivation of Second Amendment rights as a consequence of a civil domestic violence restraining order in the absence of a showing of dangerous is an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment.
Rahimi is now heading to the Supreme Court for further argument.
Tomorrow's show, incidentally, will be my reading of an amici curiae authored by Second Amendment law giant Attorney David Kopel, and friend of the Law of Self Defense community, Attorney Konsta Moros. In this amici curiae Kopel and Moros present powerful legal argument in support of the 5th Circuit decision being read today.
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THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
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Gun Control, Israel Massacre, Brooklyn Stabbing & MORE!
I was just a guest on Mark Walter's Armed America Radio program again, and we discussed a bunch of topics including the Israeli massacre, the Second Amendment, gun control, the Brooklyn stabbing death of the white BLM activist by a young black man, the offensive use of pepper spray, the mere reasonable appearance of a threat, and much, much more!
Enjoy the show!
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
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SHOCKING Moment BJJ Saves PREGNANT COP's LIFE!
I was recently sent video of an instance in which a bystander's modest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills were nevertheless sufficient to save the life of a pregnant police officer who was struggling with a violent and apparently deranged criminal suspect.
It's also notable that I started my own BJJ just over a year ago (with about half that time off for medical reasons), and I share some of my choices, insights, and experiences.
Spoiler: As you. might expect, a large part of my choosing BJJ in particular was because it is an exceptionally LEGALLY-SOUND martial art.
Enjoy the show!
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
You have a GUN so you're hard to KILL--know the LAW so you're hard to CONVICT.
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CHANGED OPINION: Houston Gun Store Shooting!
No lawyer can be said to be engaged in good faith critical thinking if he’s not amenable to a reasoned change in opinion. I was reminded of this reality last evening while standing in line for the “Rise of the Resistance” ride at Disneyland in Orlando, Florida, reading a particular comment in response to a Law of Self Defense video I’d hurriedly posted that morning.
I produce this morning’s video to acknowledge that this is one of those rare occasions in which I’ve been compelled by reason argument to change my opinion of a use-of-force event.
A man--who happens to be black--enters a Houston TX area gun store and immediately takes money from an unattended register. As he's departing the store, another man--who happens to be white--engages the black man with a revolver, killing him.
That white man has now been indicted by a grand jury on a charge of murder, and a lawyer interviewed by the media about this case states unequivocally that the shooter's conduct was "outside the bounds of the law."
Is this legal opinion correct? Learn why it's NOT!
LIVE at Noon ET!
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There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
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You have a GUN so you're hard to KILL--know the LAW so you're hard to CONVICT.
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9th Circuit in OPEN REBELLION Against Supreme Court on Second Amendment!
This week the 9th Circuit, sitting en banc, granted a request by California's Attorney General to leave in place the state's current ban on standard-capacity magazines.
In doing so, they stand in open rebellion against the United States Supreme Court--purportedly their superiors--in their refusal to even pretend to apply the constitutional legal analysis required the the Court's decision in Bruen.
Join me today as I read the petulant 6-page majority opinion continuing the denial of Second Amendment rights to law-abiding Californians.
Much more importantly, I also read the substantive 36-page dissent which would find the standard-capacity magazine ban unconstitutional. This dissent is a solidly grounded legal analysis deeply sourced in the Supreme Court's modern Second Amendment jurisprudence, including Heller, McDonald, and Bruen.
It also reflects appropriate outrage at the feckless 9th Circuit majority.
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE INSURANCE PROVIDE I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
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TERRIFYING Moment When OC Spray Is Used OFFENSIVELY!
We normally think of OC (pepper) spray as being a less-than-lethal defensive weapon useful for dealing with non-deadly attacks.
But what happens when OC is used OFFENSIVELY?
In this real-world case captured on video, that offensive use of OC led directly to the death of the OC aggressor.
Worth considering also is how an OFFENSIVE use of OC differs from a DEFENSIVE use, in terms of use-of-force law and real-world tactical options.
Join me LIVE on Wednesday, Oct. 11, Noon ET to discuss!
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE INSURANCE PROVIDE I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
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Aggressor PRETENDS to Have Knife, Then THIS Happens!
A masked aggressor arguing with two men appears to pretend to be presenting a knife, when one of his two victims decides to take decisive defensive action against the mere APPEARANCE of threat.
Lawful? Let's take a look at the video of this use-of-force event and talk about it!
Join me at Noon ET on Tuesday, Oct. 10 to DISCUSS.
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Israeli Massacre ENDS Second Amendment Debate FOREVER!
Watching hundreds of Israeli citizens being massacred, raped, and kidnapped by violent Hamas invaders has been utterly horrific.
Sadly, these atrocities were made all the easier because Israel generally prohibits the private possession of arms for purposes of self-defense. There is no "Israeli version" of America's Second Amendment.
How differently would the last days have been if the victims of Hamas had been armed only as well as a typical American home, where the AR-pattern rifle is perhaps the most commonly owned long gun in the country? Then, at least the massacre would have come at an instant and substantial cost to the attackers.
Today's show will be very brief, but very important--and it's really just a reading of a tweet from our friend of the Law of Self Defense community, Second Amendment Attorney Kosta Moros. Kosta has been a guest on show before, and surely will be again, and I've always found him to be exceptionally thoughtful on the law generally and the Second Amendment in particular.
Incidentally, you can follow Kosta on Twitter here, and I urge that you do: @MorosKostas
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE INSURANCE PROVIDE I TRUST!
There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
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