Law of Self Defense Attorney Andrew F. Branca

New Mexico has charged actor Alec Baldwin with reckless manslaughter over his shooting dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget western movie "Rust." Baldwin's immediate conduct that results in the firing of the bullet that killed Hutchins ought to be enough, on the legal merits, to support his conviction beyond any reasonable doubt--he (obviously) never checked to ensure there was no live ammo in the gun, he pointed what he knew to be a real gun directly ...

A 77-year-old Oakland CA homeowner is confronted by multiple burglars in a stolen vehicle, armed with a crowbar, a fake gun, and disparity of numbers. He manages to fatally shoot one burglar, and holds another at gunpoint for police.Result? The HOMEOWNER is arrested on charges of murder. Can this REALLY be the use-of-force law of California? THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. S...

Car thieves wave an apparently full-auto Glock with a drum magazine at the door camera of the victim's home, obviously threatening overwhelming deadly force if the victim attempts to thwart their theft of his vehicle. Would the owner have been legally justified in simply shooting THROUGH his door at the thieves in defense of himself? In defense of his home? In defense of his vehicle? THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!There are lots of self-defense "insurance" compani...

Today's show is a brief follow-up to yesterday's "If Only USCCA Had Done It Right: Part 1"Unfortunately, yesterday I had a hard stop at the top of the hour, and wasn't able to fully complete my thoughts on this topic--so I do that in today's show.PLUS I'll comment on the recently announced new USCCA policies.THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST!There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are sim...

The United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) along with its partner Delta Defense LLC purport to pay their members legal expenses if the member is involved in a use-of force event. Indeed, their sophisticated internet advertising campaigns frequently feature CEO Tim Schmidt assuring the public that "We've got your back!"In recent years, however, USCCA has refused to meet that apparent obligation to its members. When asked about this the organization has either provided no particularl...

The legal defense for actor Alec Baldwin, scheduled for a manslaughter trial next month over the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of "Rust, is once again trying to get his indictment dismissed, this time with prejudice (meaning, he could not be re-indicted). An earlier effort to have the indictment dismissed on the premise that it "failed to allege a criminal offense" was recently swatted down by trial Judge Mary Marlowe Summer--but now the defense is taking another swing.Th...