by Attorney Sean Maloney | Apr 6, 2021 | Training
Don’t Make a Stupid “Heat of the Moment” Mistake By now you should know that when it comes to armed self defense, it’s usually not the shooting itself that trips you up legally. More often than not, it’s what you do afterward that gets...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Mar 16, 2021 | Training
Call 911 with a Singular Purpose As we discussed in a recent post, the authorities can use an “excited utterance” as evidence against you. And that applies not just to when you’re talking to police on the scene, but also to when you’re speaking...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Feb 9, 2021 | Training
The 5 Stages of Violent Crime Most people see violence as a random event. But actually, violent acts, and crimes in general, follow a fairly regular process. Since the ultimate form of self defense is avoiding a fight altogether, understanding the crime process and...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jan 26, 2021 | Training
Avoid Confrontation When Possible In The Art of War, Sun Tzu observed, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” That’s not only good advice for warfare, it’s good advice for self defense as well. When it comes to...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jan 19, 2021 | Training
No Duty to Retreat in Ohio – What Does it Mean to You? by Dean Rieck On Monday, January 4, 2021, Governor DeWine signed Senate Bill 175. This was the result of an historic effort by Buckeye Firearms Association to abolish the “duty to retreat,” an unfair...
