…gh. A few times a year, I’ll be standing in a checkout line with a full cart of groceries when my cloak suddenly activates. The clerk turns to the person behind me and starts chatting with him while ringing up the groceries, completely oblivious to my presence. She usually comes back to reality with a visible jump – and an embarrassed apology – when the person behind me declines to purchase the groceries the clerk has just rung up. All while I… Continue reading →

…only considered the “first person on the scene” so we need to know as much as we can, as quickly as we can so that help (and the right help) can get to you and get what needs to be done safely for everyone involved. Notes: Protip: Don’t handle firearms while driving. It’s a little like texting while driving, but noisier. ↩ As always, like Will Rogers, all I know is what I read in the papers. More information may… Continue reading →

…that element to be there? What important information did the news account leave out and how could that information alter the victim’s legal situation? Get in the habit of asking yourself these questions, so that you become easily comfortable with applying the elements of A,O,J to situations which may allow the legal use of deadly force. The Basic Standard You may legally use deadly force only when there is an immediate and otherwise… Continue reading →

…yself. Notes: Protip: Don’t handle firearms while driving. It’s a little like texting while driving, but noisier. ↩ As always, like Will Rogers, all I know is what I read in the papers. More information may come out as the investigation goes forward. My blog post is based on the news article linked above which reflects information available to me on 1/5/2015, not on anything that may come to light in the future. ↩ Leaving… Continue reading →