Join me LIVE as I delve into Alec Baldwin's legal defense team's outrageous antics in the trial for the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust." With arguments that seem more fit for a soap opera than a courtroom, Baldwin's defense team is making waves with their emotionally charged and legally absurd motions. Witness the drama unfold …

Shocking video has been released showing a North Carolina Department of Transportation worker attempting to use a pistol to prevent the theft of his work truck. He fires several rounds at the thief, who manages to drive the truck away backwards. Unfortunately, the thief then drives the truck back to the scene of conflict, running down and killing t…

Watch as a shocking incident unfolds in San Jose, CA, where a group of brazen car thieves steal a Corvette in plain sight of security cameras, knowing they are being filmed, while threatening the owner's life if he attempts to prevent the theft. Should such thieves threatening deadly force to complete their crime themselves be at jeopardy of deadly…

Watch as a dramatic incident unfolds on the streets of Philly as a driver transporting a significant amount of cash becomes the target of a brazen armed robbery. The intense confrontation, captured on the victim's dash camera, escalates into a shootout between the two parties. With both individuals armed, the situation quickly turns dangerous, lead…

Today's Show: In today's show we cover the Courtney Clenney Arthur hearing testimony of the lead investigator, Detective Brecino. Specifically, we cover Brecino's cross-examination by Defense Counsel Frank Prieto. Overview: This week we're covering "OnlyFans Killer" Courtney Clenney, who on April 3, 2022 killed her boyfriend Christian Obumseli with…

In today's show, we'll be following a live stream of the trial, Wisconsin v. Zacharia Anderson. This trial resulted in the murder conviction of defendant Anderson, with Anderson sentenced in May 2023 to life in prison. Despite not initially following the trial due to it not being a self-defense case, many respected lawyers concluded that the trial …

Today's Show: In today's show we cover the Courtney Clenney Arthur hearing testimony of the lead investigator, Detective Brecino. Specifically, we cover Brecino's direct examination by Assistant State's Attorney Khalil Quinan. Overview: This week we're covering "OnlyFans Killer" Courtney Clenney, who on April 3, 2022 killed her boyfriend Christian …

In this video, we explore the 1939 US Supreme Court decision in US v. Miller, which was the Court's first substantive ruling on the Second Amendment. The case involved Jack Miller and Frank Layton, two individuals with criminal histories, who never appeared in court to argue their side against the Federal government. The decision ultimately ruled t…

Today's show is Part 2 of 2 of our reading of the law review article "The Peculiar Story of United States v. Miller," by attorney and legal scholar Brian L. Frye. In 1939, the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in US v. Miller, shaping the interpretation of the Second Amendment. This case ruled that the Amendment only protected firear…

Today's show is Part 1 of 2 of our reading of the law review article "The Peculiar Story of United States v. Miller," by attorney and legal scholar Brian L. Frye. In 1939, the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in US v. Miller, shaping the interpretation of the Second Amendment. This case ruled that the Amendment only protected firear…

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney An…

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney An…

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney An…

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona, which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney An…

Today we discuss the troubling reporting of a road-rage incident in which one woman shot both another woman and that other woman’s daughter—both shooting victims survived. The media has been reporting on this event with headlines like this: “No charges for woman who wounded mother, daughter.” The local police department did request from prosecutors…

In June 2022, Mark Winger, a Texas gun store employee, shot a fleeing thief in the back and was initially charged with murder. However, last week he agreed to a plea bargain deal of eight years deferred adjudication. Despite Texas allowing deadly force in defense of property, there are specific conditions that must be met to stay within the law. Jo…

In today's Part 2 we read the dissent from Ohio v. Wilson. Ohio man Tyler Wilson got into a gas station verbal argument with one Billy Reffet. The argument escalated to the point that Wilson felt obliged to fire warning shots into the night sky, claiming he'd intended to merely frighten Reffet off, rather than to harm him. Wilson would be charged w…

Ohio man Tyler Wilson got into a gas station verbal argument with one Billy Reffet. The argument escalated to the point that Wilson felt obliged to fire warning shots into the night sky, claiming he'd intended to merely frighten Reffet off, rather than to harm him. Wilson would be charged with attempted murder and felonious assault. At trial he att…

IMPORTANT: During this show I mention some ambiguity about the Alec Baldwin trial judge and schedule. I CAN NOW CONFIRM: Judge Morrow will be the judge for Baldwin trial, as she was for the Gutierrez trial, and the Baldwin trial jury selection is schedule for July 8, 2024, and trial is sheduled to begin on July 9 and run through July 19. Yesterday …

In this video, we delve into the intriguing interview between Alec Baldwin and George Stephanopoulos. Join us as we provide a critical analysis of the conversation, discussing the key points, body language, and underlying messages conveyed by both parties. From Baldwin's demeanor to Stephanopoulos' probing questions, we break down this thought-prov…

In this video, we delve into the ongoing trial of Hannah Gutierrez, who is facing charges of manslaughter and evidence tampering in connection with the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust." The trial enters its third day of proceedings on Monday, with opening statements already delivered last Thurs…

In today's show we cover a variety of use-of-force videos, for lessons learned! First, an angry woman attacks, and the dangers of relying on incomplete videos of use-of-force event! Second, prankster fakes a robbery, and finds out! Third, hard to trust the system when judges act like THIS! Fourth, when fighting over a gun, being first counts! THERE…

In 2023, the year after the seminal Supreme Court's Second Amendment decision of Bruen, the state of Illinois chose rebellion and passed into law the most severe gun control law in its 200 year history, effectively banning both "assault weapons" and many other commonly owned firearms. An suit by gun owners brought by gun owners against the new law …

Friend of the show Konstadinos Moros (@MorosKosta on Twitter) and fellow lawyer C.D. Michel have written an awesome law review article for the Wyoming Law Review, just published: "Restrictions 'Our Ancestors Would Never Have Accepted': The Historical Case Against Assault Weapon Bans." THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST! The…

A police officer dumped a full mag into a police cruiser with a handcuffed suspect inside, believing he'd just been shot by that suspect's suppressed weapon. A fellow officer then joined in, firing more shots at the cruiser. The problem: There was no suppressed weapon, or any weapon at all, nor any evidence of any impact to the officer. There was m…

Craig Tucker, a retired Marine colonel with an impressive military resume, has apparently been hired by the state of California to provide expert witness testimony to support the state's assault weapons ban. Which is fine, except that he's apparently insane. For example, did you know that a single 5.56mm round can separate the upper half of a perso…

You're lawfully armed with a pistol and suddenly find yourself facing a hostage scenario. Right before you a man is holding a machete to the neck of a wimpering woman. There's no time to call for the police or wait for help--the woman is an instant away from being killed. You decide to intervene in the woman's defense. You draw your pistol, fire--a…

This is part 2 of 2 of our coverage of the Gina Carano v. Disney lawsuit. Actress Gina Carano announced on Twitter today that she is suing Disney over her firing from their Star Wars TV show, "The Mandalorian." Interestingly, apparently her suit is being financially backed by free-speech advocate Elon Musk, who had promised to support people in cou…

Today I'll be completing the reading of this past week's decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court to tell the Supreme Court of the United States to piss off re: the Second Amendment. In an absolutely ridiculous decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court has simply thumbed its nose at the entirely of the modern Second Amendment law of the US Supreme Court, goin…

In an absolutely ridiculous decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court has simply thumbed its nose at the entirely of the modern Second Amendment law of the US Supreme Court, going so far as to prioritize "Aloha spirit" over the SCOTUS rulings of Heller, McDonald, and Bruen. I don't claim a great deal of Second Amendment expertise myself, but I can read a …

Actress Gina Carano announced on Twitter today that she is suing Disney over her firing from their Star Wars TV show, "The Mandalorian." Interestingly, apparently her suit is being financially backed by free-speech advocate Elon Musk, who had promised to support people in court if they had harm inflicted upon them because of content they posted on …

Gun Owners Foundation has filed a Federal lawsuit against New York because the state's fascist gun control framework effectively makes it impossible for non-residents to exercise the Second Amendments under the US Constitution. In this Law of Self Defense show I do a live reading of the complaint by the plaintiffs! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "I…

Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is looking at 60 years in prison on Federal fraud charges, after recently having been convicted of perjury. This is the same woman who fabricated an investigation and persecuted six Baltimore police officers over the in-custody death of black male Freddy Gray, way back in 2015. I covered the trials of…

Today I react to two YouTube videos about the USCCA/Alan Colie controversy that seem to come to opposite conclusions! 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 ON…

Join me for a reading of the Federal district court Rhode v. Bonta decision finding that California's ammunition background check law, passed as Proposition 63 by popular vote, is an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment! Another GREAT Second Amendment analysis under Bruen by the great and powerful Federal District Judge Roger T. Be…

Certainly it can be lawful to shoot someone attacking your or another person. In Texas it can even be lawful to shoot someone engaged in stealing. But is it EVER lawful to shoot someone who is running AWAY, and not presenting as a threat to anybody? Today's show looks at video from a Texas gas station in which EXACTLY that happened. Lawful? Or Murd…

US Federal trial judge Kathryn Mizelle, presiding in Florida, has just ordered that defendant Emmanuel Ayala cannot be tried for the crime of unlawfully possessing a firearm in a post office because the law against such possession is itself is an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment. The judge's order is very long--53 pages!--and I…

An argument between two men in a bodega goes ballistic when one of them pulls a handgun. Unfortunately for him, this turns out to be a poor decision, as the other fellow simply takes the handgun from him. Worse, the other fellow then proceeds to shoot the aggressor to the ground, firing at least five additional shots into him as he lays there. Coul…

A couple are awoken at o-dark-thirty by the sound of loud banging on their front door. As the man retrieves a firearm the woman calls 911 to report an apparent home invasion. Then the glass in the the door shatters and the male homeowner fires a single shot through the front door. When police arrive they find a very drunk and very deceased college …

Shocking absolutely no one, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) has issued a press statement defending Alec Baldwin's apparent manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of low-budget western "Rust," after the actor was again indicted for manslaughter last Friday. (See our show on that news here: https://youtu.be/MILXfooJESE) …

The Republican-controlled legislature is advancing House Bill 5 (HB5), also known as the "Safer Kentucky Act," and it includes a ton of tough-on-crime provisions that other states that value the safety of their residents out to consider modeling. (Kentucky's governor is a Democrat, but the Republican legislator is a super-majority with veto-overrid…

You're riding your motorcycle down a backwoods road, when you're waved down by a pedestrian. You stop, and he compliments you on your bike. In fact, he likes your bike so much, he produces a knife and demands you turn it over to him. What are you LEGALLY allowed to do to defend both yourself and the bike? Join me to discuss your FOUR MAIN LEGALLY-S…

A brief decision handed down last Friday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court touches upon a number of interesting use-of-force legal doctrines, including the legal duty to retreat (or not), "soft" stand-your-ground, defensive display of a firearm, and more. Sadly, the court's reasoning in this decision is much muddier than it would have been had the…

As two men happen to be walking towards each other, one pretends to launch a punch, but holds back the blow--it's just a "sucker-punch prank." The other fellow responds by beating the prankster to the ground, leaving him unconscious. We have the video, and we'll share it with you in today's show! Was the counter-attack legally justified? Did the pr…

Alec Baldwin has been re-indicted for the October 2021 manslaughter of cinematographer, wife, and mother, Halyna Hutchins. Join me on today's show to recap of my prior legal analysis of this unlawful killing. As always, you can find our aggregated, public-access legal analysis of this Baldwin case here: lawofselfdefense.com/baldwin Learn the Self-D…

In this episode of the Law of Self Defense Q&A Show we'll address a variety of self-defense law questions, including: Does an attached garage/enclosed porch count as part of my “castle”? (00:05:14) How is curtilage defined, and what does that do for me? (00:06:20) If burglary justifies deadly defensive force, what qualifies as burglary? (00:13:14) …

In an apparent road-rage event, a man approaches a green SUV with a pistol in hand, and uses the muzzle to tap on the driver's side window, then lowers his handgun to his side. The response from inside the SUV is a fusillade of fire, with fatal results. Lawful self-defense or excessive force by the driver? Learn the Self-Defense Law you NEED to BE …

A young black woman gets to throwing hands at two men--one white, one black--in what appears to be an airport coffee shop. At one point she attempts to strike the men with a large metal chair, and ultimately she hurls herself over the counter before finally stomping away. The men defend themselves against these attacks, at one point vigorously thro…

It was late October 2021 in upstate New York when Jason Jones was arrested after engaging in disorderly conduct outside a police station, after just leaving a bar. While in the station, a shirtless and barefooted Jones grabbed a gallon jug of hand sanitizer and liberally coated himself in it--presumably in preparation for going hands-on with the th…

How many bullets are TOO many bullets? That's the legal question we ask in today's show, using a couple of high-volume fire police shooting videos as context, and exploring the self-defense law element of IMMINENCE, with a particular focus on the AOJ Triad. . Join me LIVE at Noon ET, Thursday, January 11, to discuss. Learn the Self-Defense Law you …