by Second Call Defense | Aug 18, 2023 | Beginners 101, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Self Defense, Training
You can legally defend yourself with a gun if the situation includes these 3 elements While specific laws vary, it is generally accepted in every state in the U.S. that you have a right to defend yourself with lethal force. Whether you exercise this right legally is...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Aug 13, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Self Defense
Why brandishing, shooting to wound, and warning shots are BAD ideas For every bit of good advice out there about self defense, there are at least 10 pieces of bad advice. Some of the very worst advice is about how to avoid the legal fallout of self defense by using a...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jul 20, 2023 | Featured Stories, Beginners 101, General, Membership Benefits
You have the skills and mindset to survive a physical attack. But what about surviving the devastating legal and financial attack that could follow? You can be arrested, jailed, sued, fired, and bankrupted even when you do what you think is right. A single pull of the...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jul 5, 2023 | Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Concealed Carry, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, General, Self Defense, Training, Videos
“Constitutional carry” is used within the gun community to mean no permit is required to legally carry a concealed firearm inside a given state, because the U.S. Constitution says Americans have the right to keep and bear arms. Pitfalls of Constitutional Carry In some...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | Jun 5, 2023 | Beginners 101, General, Gun Safety & Storage, Home Protection, Self Defense, Training, True Stories, Videos
Law Enforcement Officer Kerry Tanner is on the range shooting with his young daughter Cassidy and talking about gun safety for children. As an LEO, Kerry has seen many accidents where children who didn’t know how to handle firearms got a hold of them, with tragic...
by Attorney Sean Maloney | May 20, 2023 | Featured Stories, 911 Calls, Beginners 101, CCW Tips, General
In any self defense situation, your primary responsibility is to survive and protect those who are in your care. You may face one or multiple threats. Assuming that you have used good judgment and successfully ended the threat, you are now faced with the aftermath of...
