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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.
As an added bonus, watch even all the people WITHOUT a gun at the pool also strive to achieve maximum stupidity.
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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 ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
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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 kill a family pet?
The legal answer, like it or not, is that YES, this shooting of the dog was legally justified.
Anyone not uncontrollably subject to neurotic hysteria regarding this event, and capable of engaging their powers of reason and having a mind open to actual to law, facts, and reasoned analysis, is invited to join me LIVE at 11 AM ET to discuss!
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER 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 ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
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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 another example of police systemic racism and excessive force?
The answer is no—because, as usual, the devil is in the details.
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER 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 ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
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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 hand--at which point the deputy shot Fortson.
Kirk had previously concluded that the shooting of Fortson was an outright execution for Fortson having merely exercised his Second Amendment rights.
I critiqued Kirk's conclusion that the Fortson shooting was an outright execution on the basis that (despite claiming to be a criminal defense attorney providing legal analysis) he never made a single reference to any relevant Florida use-of-force law whatever, nor entertained any legal argument that might favor the deputy who shot Fortson.
It is frankly unimaginable to me that a criminal defense attorney can offer a legal analysis to the public on a use-of-event of high public interest and controversy without even once considering the likely defendant's legal defenses.
In my own critique I made actual use of the relevant Florida law that, combined with the facts available, provides a sound foundation for the legal conclusion that the deputy's shooting of Fortson was lawful, if awful.
The Kirk video we'll be taking a look at today is apparently in part a response to my critique.
Full disclosure: I have not myself watched this Attorney Kirk video, so I'll be seeing it for the first time during today's live stream.
So join me for my own LIVE response to Kirk's latest video in this series at 1PM ET!
In the interests of full transparency, here's my previous LOSD legal analysis of this unfortunate shooting (along with WGL content links):
LOSD: REAL LAWYER | The Roger Fortson Shooting: Awful? Lawful? Both? (5/13/24)
https://youtube.com/live/Zy1xcbAU2l0
WGL: The Florida Man Who Was Executed for Exercising His Constitutional Rights (5/13/24)
https://youtu.be/IWepSw11YiA?si=hO7QaGkgk1QbgflQ
LOSD: Sound Legal Analysis, or Shameful Misinformation? (5/15/24)
https://www.youtube.com/live/JEf63eHv0ac?si=dnHROCOoL2N1pFPZ
WGL: Charges Filed Against the Deputy Who Ended This Man's Life Because He Was Armed (8/25/24)
https://youtu.be/BPN8V2SgUkE?si=onqmYu0nW4j6SepR
#rogerfortson
THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER 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 ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect myself and my family.
LEARN which ONE I TRUST by clicking HERE:
https://lawofselfdefense.com/trust
Disclaimer - Content is for educational & entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice. If you are in need of legal advice you must retain competent legal counsel in the relevant jurisdiction.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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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 raised the legal defense of self-defense. At a bench trial the judge ruled that the defendant's conduct could not qualify as self-defense because he failed to satisfy Minnesota's generalized legal duty to retreat in the context of self-defense.
Minnesota is, indeed, one of the small minority of states (eleven) that impose a generalized legal duty to retreat before deadly force can be used in self-defense--but never before has this duty been expanded to include the mere threat of deadly force, as opposed to the actual use of deadly force.
In today's LIVE show we read through the DISSENT of State v. Blevins, consistent with our mission at Law of Self Defense of basing our understanding of the law of self-defense on ACTUAL law.
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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 conduct could not qualify as self-defense because he failed to satisfy Minnesota's generalized legal duty to retreat in the context of self-defense.
Minnesota is, indeed, one of the small minority of states (eleven) that impose a generalized legal duty to retreat before deadly force can be used in self-defense--but never before has this duty been expanded to include the mere threat of deadly force, as opposed to the actual use of deadly force.
In today's LIVE show we read through State v. Blevins, consistent with our mission at Law of Self Defense of basing our understanding of the law of self-defense on ACTUAL law.
Get Your FREE Copy of Our Best-Selling Book: "The Law of Self Defense: Principles"
Visit Here: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"
-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation)
The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.
➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors
➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble
➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.
➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples
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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 her death, streaming right through without commentary or pause.
THEN we’re going to do a legal analysis of this event applying ACTUAL law and ACTUAL police use of force policies to ACTUAL evidence—and not merely succumb to our emotions over this admittedly tragic and bad outcome shooting.
Emotionally hysterical hand-waving may make internet audiences feel good, and if that’s what you’re looking for it’s out there.
If you want actual legal analysis, however, you’re in the right place. That’s what we do here at Law of Self Defense, because emotionless analysis is how real lawyers practice law.
Plus, a BONUS—how YOU can better prepare to make better informed, more confident, more DECISIVE, and LEGALLY SOUND decisions in defense of yourself and your family, and your make yourself hard to kill.
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"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"
-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation)
The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.
➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors
➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble
➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.
➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples
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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!
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"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"
-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation)
The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.
➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors
➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble
➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.
➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples
Get Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
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 video of Grayson and a second deputy with him at the time--made clear that the shooting of Massey, while tragic, was almost certainly lawful self-defense.
This, of course, has led to a tsunami of protesting comments, as my analysis runs counter to the consensus view of this police use-of-force event.
In this live stream I will sift through a selected portion of the more substantive comments and questions I've received across social media, and address those with law-based analysis and the actual evidence in the case.
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"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"
-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation)
The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.
➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors
➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble
➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.
➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples
Get Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
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://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
"You are wise to buy this material. I hope you watch it, internalize it, and keep it to the forefront whenever you even think of reaching for a gun"
-Massad Ayoob (President of the Second Amendment Foundation)
The #1 guide for understanding when using force to protect yourself is legal. Now yours for FREE! Just pay the S&H for us to get it to you.
➡️ Carry with confidence, knowing you are protected from predators AND predatory prosecutors
➡️ Correct the common myths you may think are true but get people in trouble
➡️ Know you're getting the best with this abridged version of our best-selling 5-star Amazon-rated book that has been praised by many (including self-defense legends!) for its easy, entertaining, and informative style.
➡️ Many interesting, if sometimes heart-wrenching, true-life examples
Get Your Free Book: https://lawofselfdefense.com/getthebook
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