Podcast Episodes

Know WHEN Disparity of Numbers Equals DEADLY FORCE!

On November 1, high school student Jonathan Lewis Jr., protesting that a smaller student had been robbed and dumped into a trash can, was beaten unco…

2 years, 10 months ago

Do NOT Do Stand-Your-Ground Like THIS!

It's rare but very pleasant to come across a solid use-of-force legal analysis by another lawyer, so I was pleased to see exactly that happen with th…

2 years, 10 months ago

Car Wash Robbery: Go for the Knife?

A car wash clerk in Concord CA find himself the victim of a felony robbery carried out by a masked woman wielding a large knife, at various points ho…

2 years, 10 months ago

Florida Man Attacks Cops with Car: Could Cops Have Shot Him?

Last Thursday, on November 9, Ralph Bouzy ambushed several police officers, using his speeding car as a deadly weapon to cause several of the officer…

2 years, 10 months ago

Secret Service Shoots for No Good Reason--And MISSES!

This past Sunday, November 12, US Secret Service agents assigned to the protection of Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of President Joe Biden, observed…

2 years, 10 months ago

Andrew Branca Has Sit Down with CCW Safe!

Last week I stopped at CCW Safe HQ in Oklahoma City, and had an extensive chat with Stan Campbell, COO, and Don West, National Trial Counsel.

I had a …

2 years, 10 months ago

When Proper Chokeholds Unexpectedly Become Murder

Right now, this very week in Wisconsin a man named Michael Mattioli is being tried for murder of Joel Acevedo on the grounds that Acevedo died as a r…

2 years, 10 months ago

How Much Training Do You REALLY Need for Lawful Self-Defense?

I recently came across video of a violent interaction between a uniformed police officer making a traffic stop and the driver of the stopped vehicle.…

2 years, 10 months ago

When Can You Lawfully Use BJJ As Deadly Defensive Force?

Most people think of Brazilian Jui-Jitsu (BJJ) as a non-deadly means of self-defense, and imagine using such skills to defend against a non-deadly fo…

2 years, 10 months ago

Can You Still Shoot After Mortally Wounding Attacker?

You're ambushed by a deadly criminal predator--fortunately, you manage to instantly inflict a mortal injury on him.

Can you continue to use deadly de…

2 years, 11 months ago