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 | Dec 27, 2023 | Courts & Legal, Featured Stories, Home Protection, Lethal Force, Membership Benefits, Self Defense
Taking self-defense seriously means also taking the legal ramifications seriously as well. Beyond criminal liability, it’s crucial to grasp civil liability—know what it entails, anticipate potential outcomes, and safeguard yourself legally. Civil liability involves...
by Second Call Defense | Dec 8, 2023 | True Stories, Concealed Carry, Featured Stories, Membership Benefits, Self Defense
This is a first-hand account of a self-defense liability insurance incident experienced by a Second Call Defense member. The names have been changed to preserve anonymity. It was a chilly January evening when I finished work around 8:00 PM. I promised my girlfriend...
by Second Call Defense | Nov 29, 2023 | Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Self Defense, True Stories
This is a first-hand account of a self-defense incident experienced by a Second Call Defense member. The names have been changed to preserve anonymity. It was closing time at the pizzeria. At 11:00 PM, things had finally slowed down on a busy Sunday evening, made even...
by Second Call Defense | Nov 14, 2023 | Beginners 101, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, General, Membership Benefits, Self Defense, Terminology
Criminal Defense Liability – What You Don’t Know Can Incarcerate You! It is critical for individuals who own firearms for self-defense to have a solid understanding of criminal defense liability. The right to bear arms is protected by the Constitution but exercising...
by Second Call Defense | Nov 8, 2023 | Featured Stories, Self Defense
Do you have a plan in the event of a home invasion? Do you have contingencies to that plan based on where you may be in your home in the unlikely event of a home invasion taking place? If you take home self-defense seriously, it is important to have a plan,...