by Second Call Defense | Feb 13, 2025 | 911 Calls, CCW Tips, Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Podcasts, Training
If you’re ever involved in a self-defense shooting, you will need to call 911 for assistance. But while making a call sounds simple, it can actually lead to serious legal trouble if you do it the wrong way. Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms... 
by Second Call Defense | Dec 5, 2024 | Training, 911 Calls, Featured Stories, General, Self Defense
This article was contributed by James C., a Colorado resident, on behalf of Second Call Defense I had the opportunity to take the FASTER Level 1 course this summer, opening my eyes to how some schools are taking the threat of an active shooter scenario seriously and... 
by Second Call Defense | Jul 1, 2024 | True Stories, 911 Calls, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, Self Defense
KRQE reported on a harrowing home intrusion in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 2024. Anissa Tinnin and her 4-year-old granddaughter were enjoying the evening when they came face to face with a criminal trying to escape from the police. Her fast thinking got him out... 
by Second Call Defense | Jan 24, 2024 | Featured Stories, 911 Calls, Beginners 101, CCW Tips, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Home Protection, Self Defense
Calling 911 for help is a high-stakes event and how you handle it can make the difference between being charged with a crime or facing the expense and emotional trauma of a civil suit. Calling 911 when in trouble is a natural response, we are all trained to do it in... 
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... 
by Attorney Sean Maloney | May 8, 2023 | 911 Calls, Beginners 101, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, Home Protection, Self Defense
You might think you know all you need to know about calling 911 after using a firearm for self defense. But most likely, you got your information from TV and movies, which are not the best sources. Watch a character on TV call 911, and it appears to be a quick and... 