Self Defense News

Second Call Defense Member Shoots 2 Armed Robbers We received an emergency call recently by a member who was forced to defend himself. An attorney immediately took the call and…

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…

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…

Beware the “Excited Utterance” One of the most important concepts to understand in the laws of evidence is what legal experts refer to as the “excited utterance.” An excited utterance…

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…

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…

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…

6 Exceptions to Justifiable Self Defense When gun owners run afoul of the law, it's often because they don't know the rules or say or do something stupid because they're…

Potential ATF Regulation of Pistol Braces, Duty to Retreat in Ohio, and More Second Call Defense co-founder Sean Maloney joins the Faxon Firearms podcast to discuss the potential ATF regulation…

Be Sure You Understand Deadly Force and the Law If you own or carry a firearm, you need to know what the law says about using deadly force. You don't…