What Is the Critical Response Team?

After a lawful self-defense incident, USCCA Members can call the Critical Response Team for help navigating what comes next. The team is available 24/7/365 to provide information and services, facilitate legal assistance and help members access available USCCA Membership benefits.

Emotions are high, your family is upset, and you’re shaking with adrenaline. You just had to use deadly force in a self-defense incident. You’ve called the cops … but now what?

The moments after any self-defense situation are an extremely stressful time, when even seasoned professionals can become overwhelmed and make life-altering mistakes. No victim of a self-defense incident should ever have to worry about what comes next, but sadly, responsibly armed Americans can still be arrested, have their property seized and face prosecution. That’s where the award-winning Critical Response Team steps in.

What Is the Critical Response Team?

The Critical Response Team is a group of highly trained and dedicated professionals available to help USCCA Members navigate the aftermath of a lawful self-defense incident. They are standing by 24/7/365.

As part of USCCA Law, an independent law firm built specifically to serve USCCA Members, attorney-client privilege is available from the first call to CRT — even before a member speaks directly with an attorney.

This award-winning group of compassionate and knowledgeable professionals is ready to jump into action the moment you call and can quickly provide vital information and services to help you and your family navigate the complex impact of a critical use-of-force incident.

What to Expect After Calling the Critical Response Team

After you’ve contacted the appropriate authorities, the Critical Response Team can help establish that you are safe, record vital information, facilitate legal assistance and help activate available USCCA Membership benefits.

When you call the Critical Response Team, your call goes directly to USCCA Law personnel working for the law firm. Their role is to help you get the support you need and, when immediate attorney assistance is needed, connect you with an attorney.

Here’s what happens when you call the CRT, your first call after 911:

1. Establish Security: A CRT team member will establish that you are safe and secure and ensure that the appropriate authorities have been contacted.
2. Facilitate Communication: Essential information, such as your emergency contact and current location, can be gathered so the team can begin coordinating support.
3. Connect You With Legal Support: If your critical incident requires immediate attorney support, the CRT can connect you directly with an experienced USCCA Law attorney. In locations outside the current USCCA Law coverage area, the CRT can connect you with an attorney from the existing preferred attorney network.
   Because the CRT is part of USCCA Law, attorney-client privilege is available from the first call. The CRT’s role is to connect members with legal support when they need it most.
   Members also retain the freedom to choose another attorney. If you already have an attorney you know and trust, you are not required to use USCCA Law.
4. Continue Supporting You: The Critical Response Team and USCCA Law experience does not end with the initial phone call. The team can continue helping coordinate support as you navigate what comes next after a self-defense incident.

The bottom line? No matter where you are in the process after a lawful self-defense incident, the Critical Response Team is there for you.

What Are the Critical Response Team’s Qualifications?

Every member of the Critical Response Team is uniquely qualified to provide outstanding personal service when USCCA members need it most.

Each team member has successfully completed education and certification in Critical Incident Stress Management, first response, crisis management and suicide prevention and is a member of the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

Continuing education is also a top priority for our team, with individual members maintaining involvement and qualifications in programs such as the National Guard Medical Evacuation and Risk Management.

Member Experiences With the Critical Response Team

So, what do members say about us? Check out just a few of the hundreds of testimonials from USCCA Members we’ve served:

“It brings me to tears knowing you guys swiftly helped me in this unfortunate crisis and provided me with strong counsel in my moment of need. Any moment having to defend yourself for any reason is an incredibly terrifying experience, especially in a circumstance in which one is injured. You helped me get home to my family, gave me the freedom to seek the medical attention I need and that alone makes me eternally grateful. I cannot thank you enough for your support.”
— USCCA Member

“I was involved in an incident back in July. I am so proud and grateful to be part of the USCCA. They truly made a difference in my life I will never forget. When I spoke with Alicia, she was able to calm me down and let me know we would work through this together. I could not have gotten through this without the support of this team. I am a USCCA Member for life.”
— Roberto, USCCA Member

What Sets the USCCA Law Critical Response Team Apart?

The people, the service, the dedication … any one of these aspects alone could set the amazing Critical Response Team apart from the rest.

Our team goes above and beyond, performing everything from informing and comforting family members to helping displaced victims find food, work and shelter in the aftermath of a defense incident.

Now, the connection between the Critical Response Team and USCCA Law creates a more direct legal-support experience built specifically for responsibly armed Americans. Rather than starting with an insurance company or searching for an attorney while dealing with the stress of a critical incident, members can make one call to the USCCA Law Critical Response Team. Attorney-client privilege is available from that first call, and the team can begin helping connect the member with experienced legal counsel.

USCCA Law works alongside the existing preferred attorney network, giving members access to dedicated USCCA Law attorneys where available while maintaining nationwide support through the network. And throughout the process, an attorney’s responsibility is to represent the member and put that client’s interests first.

USCCA Law Is Included With USCCA Membership

USCCA now has a dedicated law firm built specifically to serve its members. USCCA Law is included with USCCA Membership at no additional charge and works alongside the existing attorney network and other Membership benefits.

If you are ever involved in a critical self-defense incident, remember the first steps: Contact the appropriate authorities. Then call the number on your USCCA Membership card and press the star key to reach the USCCA Law Critical Response Team.

One call can connect you with a team built to help you navigate one of the most difficult moments of your life.
Learn more about USCCA Law, meet its attorneys and see how the Critical Response Team fits into the legal-support experience at USCCALaw.com.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should a USCCA Member call the Critical Response Team?
After contacting the appropriate authorities following a lawful self-defense incident, a USCCA member can call the Critical Response Team for help navigating the aftermath.

Is the Critical Response Team available 24/7?
Yes. The Critical Response Team stands by 24/7/365 to help USCCA members after a lawful self-defense incident.

What happens when you call the Critical Response Team?
A Critical Response Team member will establish that you are safe and secure, record vital information such as your location and emergency contact, facilitate the offer of an experienced Pro-Second-Amendment attorney and help activate available USCCA Membership benefits.

What happens if a USCCA Member is detained after a self-defense incident?
If a member is detained, a Critical Response Team member will stay connected with the member or emergency contact and ensure that the member’s attorney calls or meets the member at the detainment facility to establish representation.

Is the Critical Response Team the same as an attorney?
No. The USCCA Law Critical Response Team is not a substitute for an attorney or emergency services. The team provides member support and can provide resources for connecting members with qualified attorneys following a self-defense incident.