Bad Decisions Don’t Automatically Make Self-Defense Unlawful
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.
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Every Decision You Make Could Be Used Against You in Court
Some things a prosecutor uses against you are easy to explain. Some take work. Some just make you look bad. Lessons from 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial.
Acquitted for Shooting a Man, Convicted for Hitting a House
California Undersheriff Pleads Guilty in Pay-to-Play Gun-Permit Scandal
Rick Sung’s guilty plea closes an eight-year Santa Clara County carry-permit corruption investigation. The case shows what happened when officials treated the right to bear arms as a favor.
Bowhunter Who Left Elk to Bear Found Not Guilty
A Wyoming jury has acquitted a Cody bowhunter of wasting a game animal after he abandoned an elk carcass that a bear had fed on. Ron Niziolek, 63, was found not guilty on Aug. 28 of two misdemeanor charges — wasting a game animal and possessing the parts of a wasted animal — after a […]...
Ruby Ridge at 34: The NFA Was Weaponized Against Randy Weaver—Now Its Registration Scheme Is Falling
Ruby Ridge began with an alleged National Firearms Act violation involving two shotguns. Thirty-four years later, the NFA registration scheme behind that prosecution is finally beginning to fall in federal court.
A Five-Hour Recording No One Had Examined Ends the First-Degree Murder Case Against a Virginia Pharmacist Who Shot Her Husband
Prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge against a Manassas pharmacist after a five-hour audio recording surfaced. Read the original story: A Five-Hour Recording No One Had Examined Ends the First-Degree Murder Case Against a Virginia Pharmacist Who Shot Her Husband
“It Was Like a Switch”: The 35-Year-Old Who Fired Back at the Twin Falls In-N-Out Shooter Speaks Out
The armed citizen who fired back at the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooter speaks out. Police say he and an off-duty trooper saved lives. Read the original story: “It Was Like a Switch”: The 35-Year-Old Who Fired Back at the Twin Falls In-N-Out Shooter Speaks Out
Three Dead Outside a Twin Falls In-N-Out, Armed Bystander Engaged the Shooter With a Suppressed Pistol Causing Him to Retreat
Three dead outside a Twin Falls In-N-Out. The shooter is dead, and video shows an armed bystander engaging him in the lot. Read the original story: Three Dead Outside a Twin Falls In-N-Out, Armed Bystander Engaged the Shooter With a Suppressed Pistol Causing Him to Retreat
Air Force Veteran Acquitted of Murder After Jury Accepts Self-Defense Claim in Fatal Front Porch Shooting
BARSTOW, CA — A retired military veteran who shot and killed an unarmed man on the front porch of his own home was acquitted of murder and manslaughter Wednesday, with jurors accepting his argument that he acted in lawful self-defense and defense of his family. As reported by Daily Press, Patri...