Episode Details

USCCA legal advice can be dangerous. We break down why this specific guidance could jeopardize your self-defense case. Decades of your life hang on what happens in the first few minutes after a self-defense shooting. Recently, a USCCA promotional guide claimed to have the "exact words" you need to say to 911 and responding officers to ensure you are viewed as the victim. The problem? As criminal defense attorneys who have spent over 30 years keeping people out of cages, we can tell you this cookie-cutter approach is a recipe for a prison sentence. In this video, Attorneys Andy Marcantel, Marc J. Victor, and Joey Hamby tear down this highly dangerous promotional material line-by-line and reveal: The 911 Trap: Why "spilling your guts" to a dispatcher locks you into a legal theory when your memory is the least reliable. The "Good Shoot" Myth: Why giving a statement based on the assumption that you were in a "perfect shoot" can destroy your case. The Evidence Error: Why trying to do police work and point out evidence on the scene can fatally compromise your defense. The Invocation Failure: Why telling the police "I intend to cooperate fully" is the absolute worst way to ask for a lawyer.