Gun ownership is an investment of both time and money. Like any investment, it’s wise to protect it to ensure you can realize a return on it. Diversification is an effective way to reduce the risk of your investment portfolio, and we can apply the same concept to your investment in self-defense preparation.
Many people purchase a firearm and consider that investment alone is enough to prepare them for a self-defense encounter. However, if that is the extent of your preparation your investment and freedom is still at great risk.
Fortunately, whether you spend $500 or $20,000 a year on guns, ammo and gear, the cost to protect your investment is pennies on the dollar.
So, what does it mean to diversify your investment in self-defense? In this article, we cover the many obvious and not so obvious costs of preparing to defend yourself and the aftermath of a self-defense incident.
Let’s start with the obvious…. SAFETY. Every budget should include annual line items for safety.
Gun Owner Safety Costs:
- Gun Safety Training. Ongoing familiarization with the NRA gun safety rules, continued training on gun handling, marksmanship, Hunter Safety classes, home defense techniques, and other.
- Medical/First Aid Training. First aid training, stop the bleeding, dressing/packing wounds, CPR, triage for more advanced situations.
- De-escalation Training. Learn how to de-escalate situations using conversation and body language.
- Communication with Law Enforcement Training. Learn what to say and what not to say to law enforcement before, during, and after a self-defense incident. Avoid being mistaken as the bad guy.
- Safety Gear. Includes up to date hearing protection (ear pro), eye protection, first aid kit, trauma kit with modern tourniquet, charged cell phone or satellite phone, flashlight,
- Safe Storage. Gun safes for home and vehicles (where required or desired) to prevent theft and unauthorized access (e.g., by children).
Now, let’s cover some of the other costs.
Gun Owner Legal Compliance Costs:
- CCW Permit. Where required, cost of permit and associated training.
- Hunter Safety. Time and cost of Hunter Safety classes required to obtain hunting license.
Gun Owner Memberships, Books, and Subscriptions:
- Associations. Membership dues for joining local gun rights advocacy groups (e.g., NRA, Firearms Policy Coalition, Buckeye Firearms Association, Virginia Citizens Defense League, etc.)
- Magazines and Books. Dive deeper into firearm knowledge, competency, and skills and stay current with latest developments in guns, ammunition options, gear, carry options, changes in the law, etc.
Gun Owner Travel and Fees:
- Range Fees and/or Memberships
- Hunting Fees (license fees and hunting leases)
- Travel and Lodging
Fairly obvious stuff right. Particularly for experienced users. Check, check and check.
An Essential Part of Your Gun Budget – What’s Missing?
Glad you asked. The answer is Legal and Financial Protection in the Case of Self-Defense (or accidental discharge).
You’ve bought guns and gear. You’ve trained yourself in how to use them. Your investment has fully prepared you to defend your life or your loved one’s lives as a last defense. And then, God forbid, comes a day when you must draw down on your investment. You find yourself using your weapon in righteous self-defense to save your life or the lives of others.
But your budget has not accounted for what comes next! Well, let me tell you from experience as a self-defense lawyer. What comes next can easily ruin your life, physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially.
The aftermath of a self-defense incident can result in:
- Arrest
- Bail
- Confiscation
- Legal Defense
- Civil Defense
- Loss of respect
- Psychological damage
What you don’t know can incarcerate you, or worse. Don’t say it can’t happen to you. We’ve all seen the stories on the news. Not every cop and prosecutor believe you have a right to defend your life with deadly force. Good guys with a gun get charged all the time by aggressive prosecutors looking to make a name for themselves and unscrupulous attorneys looking to make a buck.
Righteous as your self-defense may be, chances are it’s going to cost you and cost you big. Even if you are eventually cleared of wrongdoing, your bank account and/or assets will suffer.
Your investment… well… not good.
Second Call Defense is a membership organization that for as low as $14.95 a month can protect you and your investment from implosion. Pennies on the dollar. For the cost of a box of 9mm ammunition each month, you can get for a year:
- Immediate access to a qualified attorney 24/7
- Immediate cash for up to $1,000,000 bail bond coverage
- UNLIMITED CRIMINAL DEFENSE COVERAGE
- UNLIMITED CIVIL DEFENSE COVERAGE
- Accidental Shooting Coverage
- Psychological counseling
- Peace of Mind
- Lots more!
Join Second Call Defense Today
Second Call Defense has a 100% success rate defending our Members. We ensure that you’re never alone in the aftermath of a self-defense incident and we will never ask you to pay us back for your legal defense. Click here to become a Member of Second Call Defense.
*Second Call Defense is not insurance and does not sell or promote insurance products. Second Call Defense is a membership organization that provides its members access to the “Second Amendment Support Foundation, Inc.,” which provides the means necessary to protect Second Call Defense members from the legal aftermath of exercising their right to self-defense. For an overview of the differences between Second Call Defense Member Benefits and traditional insurance, click here.
