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Being a Good Client After a Self-Defense Shooting
Former State Prosecutor Tom Grieve discusses the ins and outs of being a good client after a self-defense shooting. It’s something you’ll want to think about and prepare for ahead of time so that you…
Continue Reading →What’s the Difference? Up-Front Funding vs. Reimbursement Protection Plans
As a responsibly armed American, you should be considering protection for the aftermath of being involved in a self-defense incident. In this week’s “Ask an Attorney” video, Tom Grieve discusses the…
Continue Reading →Firearms and Alcohol
Anytime we pick up a gun, we are taking on an awesome responsibility. Obviously, when we decide to carry a firearm in public, everything we do takes on additional responsibility as well as risk. Most…
Continue Reading →Understanding the Second Amendment
It seems gun rights will always be a heatedly debated topic. And the Second Amendment will always be at the center. With references from both the anti-gunners and the pro-2Aers, it’s important to…
Continue Reading →USCCA’s Live Self-Defense Training Just Keeps Getting Better and Better
I have had the pleasure of working with the United States Concealed Carry Association’s Live Training Broadcast (LTB) team since just about the beginning. Sometimes folks ask me: What has it been…
Continue Reading →Your Right to Silence vs. Your Right to an Attorney
Summary In this week’s “Ask a Self-Defense Attorney” video, Attorney Tom Grieve discusses the difference between raising your right to silence and raising your right to an attorney. These are two…
Continue Reading →Why the USCCA?
In a world full of decisions, you often have to make one choice. Such is the way when pondering where to eat or what movie to see; there are likely more than a few options, but which is the right…
Continue Reading →Preemption vs. Local Ordinances
You may have seen the news about Chief of Police Loren Culp, who turned the tables on legislators by declaring his Washington State town of Republic a “Sanctuary City” … for gun owners! See the full…
Continue Reading →When Cops Misunderstand the Law
Many law enforcement friends have told me that police officers sometimes show a lack of understanding of the law, especially when it comes to transporting a firearm. As one sergeant friend says, “Ask…
Continue Reading →10 Things to Think About AFTER You Decide to Carry Every Day
Whether you live in a constitutional carry state or a state that requires navigating multiple layers of bureaucracy before you can get a concealed carry permit, you need to think about more than just…
Continue Reading →Here We Go Again…
When the movie Jaws first came out, the tagline on the promotional videos back then was: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” So when a gaggle of House Democrats staged a…
Continue Reading →Americans Oppose Obama’s Push On Gun Control
Only a few days after President Barack Obama addressed the American public with his plans to take executive action on gun control, Rasmussen released a report that confirms most voters oppose these…
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