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Law of Self Defense VIDEO: Just because it’s lawful to present the gun doesn’t mean it’s lawful to press the trigger

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 20, 2018 205 Comments

License to Use Force Ends When the Threat Ends

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Law of Self Defense: A Self-Defense Cascade of Failure

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 18, 2018 77 Comments

"Defender" Drives Off Two Burglars and HE Is Convicted!

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Law of Self Defense: Milwaukee Restaurant Attack

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2018 112 Comments

Proportionality of Force & Highly Defensible Property

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Law of Self Defense: Self-Defense Claim Lost When Defender Becomes Aggressor

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 04, 2018 47 Comments

Evergreen: Media Misunderstands Self-Defense Law

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Supreme Court reverses 9th Circuit, rules for officer in police excessive use of force case

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 02, 2018 51 Comments

Qualified immunity protects officer who shot woman holding large knife who "had taken steps toward another woman standing nearby, and had refused to drop the knife after at least two commands to do so"

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Idaho Expands Right to Use Deadly Force Against Intruders

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 27, 2018 14 Comments

Mere "stealthy or surreptitious" entry is sufficient to justify deadly force

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U. Cincinnati Officer Who Shot Sam DuBose Wins $350k Settlement From University

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 22, 2018 18 Comments

Ray Tensig was tried twice for murder, with two hung juries, prosecutor finally gave up

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Wyoming Joins the Large Majority of “Stand-Your-Ground” States

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 20, 2018 15 Comments

As many as 36 states now qualify as SYG jurisdictions

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Appeals court invalidates D.C.’s “good reason” constraint on public carry of firearms

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 25, 2017 18 Comments

D.C. Circuit Court grants permanent injunction against law that infringed "right to carry a gun in the face of ordinary self-defense needs”

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No Third Trial for Cincinnati Officer Ray Tensing in Sam DuBose Shooting

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 18, 2017 39 Comments

Prosecutor Joe Deters throws in the towel, forwards case files to Department of Justice

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Florida Judge Rules Recent Changes to Self-Defense Immunity Law Are Unconstitutional

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 05, 2017 50 Comments

Judge rules legislature exceeded its authority, in decision that confuses "Stand Your Ground" and Self-Defense Immunity concepts

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Florida Changes Burden of Proof of Self-Defense Immunity

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 10, 2017 14 Comments

The statutory change explicitly specifies criminal immunity

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We Are Diminished: Bob Owens Passes at 46

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 09, 2017 18 Comments

Prolific champion of the gun community tragically takes his own life

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Michael Slager Takes Federal Plea In Walter Scott Shooting Death

Posted by Andrew Branca on May 02, 2017 20 Comments

Civil rights violation plea allows former officer to avoid state murder trial

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A Good Deal On Self-Defense Knowledge

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 14, 2017 6 Comments

USCCA is offering "The Law of Self Defense" in a steeply discounted package

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Terence Crutcher shooting Officer: “if he would’ve just done as I asked him”

Posted by Andrew Branca on April 03, 2017 48 Comments

60 Minutes interview of Betty Shelby

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“Popcorn Shooting” Defendant Has Self-Defense Immunity Hearing

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 21, 2017 74 Comments

Goal: Show that shooting was more likely than not self-defense

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