Attorney Andrew F. Branca's weekly plain-English legal educational News and Question & Answer show on American use-of-force law--self-defense, defense of others, and defense of property, to enable law-abiding people to make better informed, more confident, more decisive, and more lawful use-of-force decisions.
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Daniel Penny Verdict Watch! Hung Jury? REAL LAWYER
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A couple of hours ago the jury in the Daniel Penny NYC subway choking trial sent a note to the judge that after four days of deliberations they were unable to come to a unanimous decision on the most serious of the two charges, manslaughter. What’s likely REALLY happening in the jury room? And what are the implications for Daniel Penny’s legal fate…
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Real Lawyer: Nick Fuentes PEPPER SPRAYS Stalking WOMAN! Was SELF DEFENSE Justified?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Not yet an LOSD Member? Why not? It only costs 99¢! Try it out HERE: https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial So, internet personality Nick Fuentes responded to a woman ringing his door bell with a camera in hand by giving her a face of pepper spray. Could this be lawful self-defense? Let’s talk about it…
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REAL LAWYER | Say THIS To Avoid Arrest after Self-Defense!
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Not yet an LOSD Member? Why not? It only costs 99¢! Try it out HERE: https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial One of the most common questions I get is, “Andrew, what can I say in the aftermath of shooting someone to try my best to not get arrested.” And I’ve got the answer for you—and the answer, is “I …
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“Why Gary Why”: Justice, Gary Plauché Style! | REAL LAWYER
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Not yet an LOSD Member? Why not? It only costs 99¢! Try it out HERE: https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial What happens when a father learns his son had been kidnapped and molested by the child’s karate teacher? Nothing good for that karate teacher who the father ended with a bullet through the head—a…
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REAL LAWYER: How To Legally Survive a “Wolf Pack” Attack!
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Not yet an LOSD Member? Why not? It only costs 99¢! Try it out HERE: https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial You’re sitting on a park bench on a lovely fall day with your sweetheart, when suddenly you’re surrounded by a gang of 10, 20, 30 robbers demanding your phone, watch, wallet, purse. Shockingly, t…
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Could Cowboy Lawfully Pull on Spandex Kicker? | Real Lawyer
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Spandex-clad bicyclist throws a missed kick at an older cowboy’s face. Would it have been legal for this cowboy to pull a pistol, and even shoot, in self-defense? Let’s take a look at the video and discuss! FREE Law of Self Defense HARD TO CONVICT Class! Join us for our 100% FREE Law of Self Defens…
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FA meets FO: Johnny Somali Slugged by Navy SEAL!
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial We have a remarkable example of “F-around and find out,” coming to us from out of South Korea, where the repugnant internet prankster “Johnny Somali” got himself absolutely ROCKED by a South Korean Navy SEAL—and we have the vi…
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Friends, Americans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears: Peanut's Eulogy
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Some thoughts on the vicious and unnecessary killing of the dearly loved pet squirrel Peanut by the fascist State of New York, some personal thoughts of how this event is emblematic of our current body politic, and a closing c…
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REAL LAWYER: Murder? Manslaughter? Or Self-Defense?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial A cop shoots an unarmed man who had no malicious intent. The bullet misses, but the cop is charged with attempted murder. Let’s take a look at the video and see whether attempted murder is the sensible charge here—or whether t…
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LIVE! BREAKING: Jordan Neely Had Pulse AFTER "Choke"
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial BREAKING NEWS! In today's opening statements for the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny over the death of homeless drug-addict Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway, the public was first shown police body-worn camera footage …
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Liberal GUN HANDLING: This Is Why We CAN'T Have NICE THINGS! | Real Lawyer Reacts
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial A Democrat with purported “Gun Expertise” hosts a range day and doesn’t just get a reporter injured, he nearly explodes everyone invited!! I’ll explain on this episode of The Law of Self Defense. A Democrat running to replace …
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REAL LAWYER: Shooting at a Texas Thief: Lawful Citizen’s Arrest?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial A thief tries to rob an old lady of her purse, and things go badly for him. He imprudently chose Texas as the jurisdiction for this robbery attempt, and he quickly finds himself surrounded by a half-dozen good Samaritans ready…
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REAL LAWYER: Daniel Penny Prosecution: What REALLY Killed Jordan Neely?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Daniel Penny, the young marine who restrained a drugged, mentally deranged, and threatening Jordan Neely on a New York subway car, after which Neely expired—a confrontation captured on viral video, which I’ll share with all of…
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REAL LAWYER: When Is a Car a Deadly Weapon?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial A man is slumped over the wheel of a car and police respond. When they open the vehicle door the man wakes up and starts slamming his own car into vehicles, endangering the officers standing right there. Multiple officers depl…
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REAL LAWYER LIVE: Elroy Clarke--Good Shoot? Bad Shoot?
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The shooting by police of Elroy Clark in Charlotte FL this past Wednesday, captured on the officers' body worn cameras, has just gone viral this morning, so I'm providing the Law of Self Defense community with a quick breakdown and legal analysis right away, in an effort to stay ahead of the usual histrionics and misinformation. FREE Law of Self De…
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REAL LAWYER: TikTok “Door Kick Challenge”—Can You Shoot?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial You’re in your home minding your own business, when suddenly you hear—you even feel—a terrible crash against your front door. Another crash, and you can hear wood splintering. You take up your gun and fire a shot at the invade…
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Father's Heroic Defense: Knife-Wielding Attacker Stopped in Beverly Hills | Real Lawyer Reacts
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Today we take a look at a case in which a man is walking with his wife and tiny child in one of the most expensive and exclusive urban neighborhoods in America—Beverly Hills—when he’s suddenly set upon by a crazed homeless per…
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REAL LAWYER: How Gun Accidents Become Felony Manslaughter
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial A Florida man is helpfully teaching his girlfriend how to handle firearms when—OOPS!—the AR-style rifle he’s handling fires a round through her head, with predictably fatal results. No one investigating this shooting believes …
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REAL LAWYER: When Can I Use My Gun Against Unarmed Attacker?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Could it EVER be lawful to shoot an UNARMED person? How about to shoot into a CROWD of unarmed people? The perhaps shocking answer is: YES, it can. The key to avoiding prison, of course, is knowing WHEN it can. In today’s s ho…
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REAL LAWYER: When Can Police Force Open Your Safe?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Today we’re going to explore an interesting topic raised recently by a member of the Law of Self Defense community, and that is, when can the police force open your safe? The short answer is: Pretty much any time they want to.…
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Understanding Self Defense: When to Retreat or Shoot?
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Sharing here a discussion between myself and Mickey Schuch of CarryTrainer.com about some thoughts on when one should retreat when facing a violent encounter. Enjoy! BECOME AN EXPERT IN SELF-DEFENSE LAW IN ONE DAY! Only twice …
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State of Emergency? No Second Amendment for YOU!
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Today I’d like to talk about an interesting declaration made by the Chief Donald C. Hagan II, of the City of Okeechobee Police Department, in which he announces the authority to suspend the Second Amendment rights of the citiz…
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Why Your Self Defense Could Lead to Conviction!
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Sharing here a discussion between myself and Mickey Schuch of CarryTrainer.com about how even the most lawful cases of self-defense can still end up in a conviction. Enjoy! BECOME AN EXPERT IN SELF-DEFENSE LAW IN ONE DAY! Only…
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LOSD Members receive early access to this content. Try out LOSD Membership for only 99¢! https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial In the wake of Hurricane Helene, and with increasing reports of looting starting to take place, an interesting question comes to mind-- When can you use deadly force against looters in the aftermath of a natural or man-made di…
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Dana Loesch Show: Father of School Shooter Facing 180 Years!
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Second Amendment stalwart and good friend Dana Loesch was kind enough to have me on her show recently to discuss parents being held responsible for their active-shooter children, and then also kind enough to share that show with me so that I could share it with all of you. Enjoy! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST! There ar…
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Carry Trainer v. Law of Self Defense!
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Mickey Schuchs, the owner-operator of the excellent self-defense training company Carry Trainer, was recently kind enough to have me on his show for 90 minutes or so, and then even more kind to send me the copy of the completed show so that I could share it with the Law of Self Defense community directly. Enjoy! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSU…
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Might Alec Baldwin Be Re-Tried? Yes! SHOULD he be? YES!!
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Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of “Rust” was dismissed with prejudice by trial Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer. The “prejudice” part of that means that the prosecution is prohibited from re-trying Baldwin on these manslaughter charges. Last week special prosecutor Kari Morrissey filed a motion to reconsider this dismissal with prejudice with Judge Somm…
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Did Deputy “Execute” Airman Roger Fortson, or Is That Defamation
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If you'd like immediate and early access to Law of Self Defense content, consider becoming a Law of Self Defense Member for just 99¢ here --- https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial Intentionally and falsely characterizing someone of having committed a crime is generally defamation per se, meaning that the person wrongfully accused is presumptively enti…
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Fast Food Tables Turned When Robber Sticking Up Restaurant Shot By Someone At Drive-Thru Window
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[If you'd like immediate and early access to Law of Self Defense content, consider becoming a Law of Self Defense Member for just 99¢ here --- https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial] Police have identified the man who was shot by a drive-thru customer while he was in the process of committing an armed robbery at a restaurant in Santa Ana on Saturday. S…
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Pro-Israel Protestor Shoots Gaza Supporter Who Charges, Tackles Him: Self-Defense?
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A man with strong feelings that the military actions of Israel in Gaza amount to genocide decides to charge across a busy street and tackle a man participating with others in a pro-Israel protest—and ends up shot in the abdomen by the man he attacked. Now the shooter, Scott Hayes, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon an…
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When Can Police LAWFULLY Enter Your Home & How Can You LAWFULLY Stop Them?
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So a video is making the rounds of the internets in which a police officer responding to a noise complaint is standing just inside the doorway of a home while the female homeowner shouts at him to get out of her house. The officer refuses, makes a bunch of zany claims—such as “I own your house now”—and ultimately places the woman under arrest and h…
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TYREEK HILL VIDEO: Police Demonized Over Non-Compliance, AGAIN!
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NFL wide receiver Tyreek Hill is clocked speeding by police and pulled over. Once stopped police see he’s also not wearing his seatbelt. That’s two driving infractions right there—but that’s not enough for Hill. Hill also decides to be unlawfully non-compliant with lawful orders given by the police for purposes of safety, to the point where the pol…
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Florida Man Road Rage with a Gun! Shoot? Drive Away? Be Patient?
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[If you'd like immediate and early access to Law of Self Defense content, consider becoming a Law of Self Defense Member for just 99¢ here --- https://lawofselfdefense.com/trial] You’re driving along, your wife in the passenger seat beside you, when a car cuts you off. That driver jumps out with a GUN in HAND as he angrily approaches your vehicle, …
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“Go Ahead, Make My Day” Is NOT Lawful Self-Defense
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Today we’re going to take a look at a video of a fatal shooting out of Cincinnati OH that many on the internets are characterizing as obvious self-defense, but where state prosecutors have charged as murder—and the prosecutors here are probably right, on the legal merits. The reason this killing is likely unlawful rests on the element Innocence, on…
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The Second Amendment secures our right to keep and bear arms—at least when it’s not being neutered by home-grown fascists--but does it secure a right to be STUPID with a gun? Join me to watch an utter absence of common sense when it comes to exercising Second Amendment rights, in this particular case while lounging by a swimming pool of all places.…
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Cop Shoots Family Dog in Iowa! Lawful? Like It or Not, Yes!
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A Davenport, Iowa police officer shoots dead a 2-year-old Labrador in front of the dog’s family—including the mother, young child, and a young cousin. The officer was never bit, or even so much as scratched, by the dog. Did the officer simply EXECUTE this poor dog? Could there be ANY legal justification for this officer’s use of deadly force to kil…
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Police Shoot Fleeing Malachi Williams in the BACK! Lawful? YES!
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A white police officer shoots a fleeing black suspect—Malachi Williams--in the back, at a moment where the suspect presents no immediate threat to the officer. Worse, the officer’s body worn camera footage shows no apparent indication that the suspect was armed. Is this police shooting of a fleeing, apparently unarmed, black suspect in the back yet…
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You Choose: Actual Lawyering Lawyer or Internet Popular Lawyer?
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Today's LIVE show is in response to the video posted on August 25 by the channel "Washington Gun Law" (Attorney William Kirk) regarding the shooting death of Roger Fortson by a Florida deputy back in May. The deputy was responding to reports of an apparently violent domestic violence complaint when Fortson responded to the door knock with a gun in …
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SHOCKING New Duty-to-Retreat Law! The DISSENT!
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Last week the Minnesota Supreme Court filed its ruling in the case of State v. Blevins, a case in which the defendant pulled out a machete on a train platform and brandished it at several people. Today we read the DISSENT of that ruling. We previously read the majority opinion of that ruling HERE. The defendant was charged with felony assault, and …
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REAL LAWYER: NEW Minnesota Duty-to-Retreat Law: What's it MEAN?
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Two days ago the Minnesota Supreme Court filed its ruling in the case of State v. Blevins, a case in which the defendant pulled out a machete on a train platform and brandished it at several people. The defendant was charged with felony assault, and raised the legal defense of self-defense. At a bench trial the judge ruled that the defendant's cond…
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Sonya Massey Shooting: Awful but Lawful Self-Defense
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Today I’m going to share with you proof that the tragic shooting death of Sonya Massey at the hands of then-Deputy Sean Grayson was to a reasonable degree of legal certainty a lawful use of deadly force in self-defense. FIRST we’re going to review once again the body worn camera footage of the encounter between Sonya Massey and deputies that led to…
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Helmet v. Skull! Lawful Self-Defense, or Criminal Assault?
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Can you LAWFULLY use your motorcycle helmet as a defensive weapon? How about if it’s against a driver in oncoming traffic who just almost KILLED you? Join us to take a look at a video where EXACTLY that happened! Get Your FREE Copy of Our Best-Selling Book: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles" Visit Here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook "Y…
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LIVE! Sonya Massey Shooting: Legal Analysis Q&A
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On Wednesday I published the video of my legal analysis of the Sonya Massey shooting. Massey was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson inside her own apartment earlier this month. Grayson has since been fired and charged with murder and other crimes. In my legal analysis I concluded that the available evidence--in the form of the body worn camera …
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REAL LAWYER: The Legal TRUTH of the Sonya Massey Case
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A white cop shoots a black woman through the head in her own kitchen and is now charged with murder and other felonies. But could it be instead that this killing was simply lawful self-defense, and rather obviously so? Learn the TRUTH of the police shooting of Sonya Massey. FREE BOOK: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles" Visit Here: https://lawofs…
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HOW Incompetent Was Secret Service Agent? THIS Incompetent!
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President Donald Trump was shot by an attempted assassin on Saturday, July 13, a day that exposed a horrific degree of incompetence of both the US Secret Service generally and some of its purportedly elite agents on scene in particular. Exactly how incompetent were some of those agents on scene? In today's show we illustrate exactly their level of …
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REAL LAWYER: When the OTHER Guy Is Armed, TOO!
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An Indianapolis driver got very angry with another vehicle, and approached that other in a rage with a gun in hand. Turns out the other vehicle also had a gun, and the day ended poorly for Indianapolis man. Was this shooting an unnecessary murder? Manslaughter? Or could this have been an entirely lawful killing of another human being in the middle …
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Attorney Branca & Dana Loesch Talk Trump & Baldwin
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This past Tuesday Dana Loesch was gracious enough to invite me on as a guest on "The Dana Show." We talked both the Trump shooting and the Baldwin dismissal. It was great fun! Join us for this playback of that interview! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST! There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some…
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REAL LAWYER: How to STOP an Assassination INSTANTLY
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This past Saturday a rifle-armed assassin came within millimeters of killing President Donald Trump. Fortunately, the President survived with a flesh wound to his ear. Perhaps even worse, the more we learn about this assassination attempt, and especially the US Secret Service preparations for and response to this threat, the more inexcusable the wh…
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Alec Baldwin Manslaughter Trial: DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE!
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JUDGE DISMISSES TRIAL WITH PREJUDICE! Join me to discuss! $10,000 GIVEAWAY ALERT! Join us LIVE for an exclusive event where we dive deep into Alec Baldwin's self-defense case and its implications for self-defense law and concealed carry. Hosted by Attorney Andrew Branca and special guest Adam Baldwin, this is an event you won't want to miss! Event …
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