by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 28, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today won a major victory when a federal judge for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) declared the commonwealth’s ban on handguns to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Source: FEDERAL...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 28, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
A group of three men approached a taco stand in Los Angeles, Calif. and attempted to rob the business. An employee of the taco stand responded to the threat by retrieving a gun and firing at the thieves, striking one and causing his accomplices to flee. The wounded...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 26, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
But we still recommend having an estate plan because left to their own devices everyone else will do dumb things with your stuff while you are off enjoying eternal life, and more importantly, as a good steward you will want to use that stuff to transmit the wisdom you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 26, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Stupid criminal must not have seen the “We don’t dial 911” sign over the front door: “He broke in through the baby’s window, ok, and when he was coming out the door, my sister was coming out her bedroom door, he aimed and shot at her first and then...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 26, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
I support this. You can sign the petition here: RECOGNIZE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO OPEN CARRY FIREARMS AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AT THE QUICKEN LOANS ARENA IN JULY 2016 Source: Petition · Quicken Loans Arena: Allow Open Carry of Firearms at the Quicken...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 26, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
The new law allowing open carry in Texas requires a carry permit, and I suspect that is the main reason for the surge. Open carry is just a lot more comfortable in hot weather, often more practical and perhaps even safer, depending on the circumstances. He says the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 26, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
10.994 because of Montana which is not permitless in urban areas (in Montana that is basically one town with a bit too many cud-munching Dems): In March this year, West Virginia also adopted Constitutional Carry. You can now carry concealed without a permit...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds Gov. Butch Otter for standing up to New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg and signing SB 1389 into law. This important piece of pro-gun legislation allows...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | News & Commentary
This may be helpful to some older people I know. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
You have a gun for home defense. Okay. Do you also have a DOJ-approved crystal ball for predicting when the attack will happen? CARRY ALL THE TIME. The brother saw the initial victim face down on the floor with a gun pointed at him. So, the brother then ran...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Four men were charged Monday with aggravated burglary after the woman, who has a concealed carry license, singlehandedly captured two of them, holding them at gunpoint until deputies arrived. …. Soon after the two suspects were captured, a visiting great...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
An armed man got more than he bargained for Sunday night when he tried to rob a Richmond bar and ended up dodging bullets as he made his escape. Source: UPDATE: Patron fired gun at robbery suspect If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Late this morning, Odems heard repeated knocking at her door. She looked through the peephole and saw a man she did not know. She grew concerned and retreated to a closet in her bedroom armed with a .357 revolver. As Odems was on the phone with a 911...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
View More: Politics News|Live News|More News Videos MARCH 25, 2016, 8:14 AM|There is a new twist on some classic fairy tales, courtesy of the National Rifle Association. On the NRA Family website, the organization is sharing new endings to “Hansel and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 25, 2016 | News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 24, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Two issues raised by the following excerpt — disparity of force as justification for defensive fire; importance of carrying all the time, even at home: Noting that the unknown intruder or intruders “were a lot bigger than me and they were probably...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 24, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
The father told police that he heard someone knock on his door, according to the news station. He didn’t recognize the men so he and his son went upstairs. Moments later, when the father heard the intruders burst through the front door, he grabbed his son and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 23, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
THREE MEN APPROACHED THIS STORE AND DEMANDED HER PURSE. BUT INSTEAD OF HANDING IT OVER SHE PULLED OUT A GUN AND THREATENED TO SHOOT THEM. Source: Robbery foiled when woman pulls gun on bad guys | Oklahoma City – OKC – KOCO.com If attacked, do you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 23, 2016 | News & Commentary
First off, remember the Supreme Court can only hear a tiny fraction of cases submitted. Second, this may not be the best time to have this case heard. Granted, the ban on post office carry is a long-standing irritation to concealed carriers — high time it was...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 23, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Legacy
SOUTH PRAIRIE, Wash. — A Pierce County man says someone tried to break into his home twice in one week. But the second time, his 15-year-old son scared them off with a rifle. Source: Would-be burglars scared off by teenager with rifle at Pierce County home | Q13...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 23, 2016 | News & Commentary
…You haven’t met the estate planning tax attorneys in California, and you oughta pray you never do. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | News & Commentary
Here in California, we have our own two-legged and four-legged hazards (coyote, occasional deer and mountain lion) and in some cases a sidearm may be helpful. Maybe if Indian villages were armed, things would be different: India is home to 29,000 wild elephants, about...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | News & Commentary
Yesterday SCOTUS vacated and remanded a case (Caetano v Massachusetts) where the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld that state’s ban on stun guns. The Court’s short per curiam decision begins with this quote from Heller: The Court has held that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
After clearing malfunction — way to stay in the fight! If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | News & Commentary
“How is life in Brussels today?” The Left doubts while terrorism sprouts. An ad campaign by Brussels’ tourism department mocked the idea of a terrorist attack in the city with waffle jokes just two months before Monday’s massacres inside the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
As Californians are well aware, gun control advocates are working several different angles to destroy law-abiding gun ownership. They have rewritten the definition of a firearm several times, gone after ammunition, given the California Department of Justice authority...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
According to police, the suspects rang the doorbell of the woman’s home last Wednesday, but the resident decided not to answer. Likely assuming no one was home, the men went around to the side of the house, entered the screened in porch and kicked in the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 22, 2016 | News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
Give the libs an inch and they will take a doggone mile. New York, Washington State and now San Francisco is following suit by mandating all rifles and shotguns be either locked or dismantled. Maybe Democrat Supervisor Mark Farrell – author of the proposal – missed...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
Gas stations are a higher-risk venue: The woman suspected to have pulled the trigger in a gas station shooting seen in high definition surveillance video has been arrested Source: Suspect arrested in gas station shooting caught on high-definition surveillance video...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 21, 2016 | Firearm Legacy
Once upon a time, Hansel and Gretel lived with their parents in a cabin near the woods. Times were tough and, like most in their village, their family was struggling to make ends meet. One night, the siblings overheard their parents talking, worried about making it...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 20, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo COLORADO CITY -Students at Craver Middle School in Colorado City spent the past two days learning everything about safely handling guns — where they’ve come from, why we have them, and how to shoot...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 20, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Well, I just wrapped up another weekend at our local gun show, giving lots of free legal advice and informing my neighbors about the many benefits of having a gun trust as part of a complete estate plan, and that a gun trust is the only effective way to carry on the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 20, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
One of the victims, who has a valid Texas handgun license, drew his weapon and pointed it at the suspects. The suspects fled, and the victims went inside and asked store employees to call the police. Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph – Licensed handgun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 20, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 19, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 19, 2016 | News & Commentary
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 19, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
He was assaulted by a mob of 15 to 30 young men gambling on his driveway. They threw rocks and jabbed a stick at his face, striking him just below his left eye.“With one of my older neighbors, who knows what would have happened,” Chang said.Chang’s wife also has a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 19, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Hampton Police Public Information Officer Ashley Jenrette said, “The victim did fear for his safety. He was cooperative. He called 911, he remained on scene so officers could speak with him…he will not be charged.” Source: PD: 71-year-old victim shoots teen during...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 18, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at Protect.FM, we believe good estate plans protect families. We make it easy for your family to attain the comfort of skill at arms. David R. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 18, 2016 | Family Protection, News & Commentary
Except in a very few states (like California), shall-issue rules for concealed carry permits are old news and no longer exciting. The new trend is to allow permitless carry, open or concealed: If you’re not aware of the movement underway across the United States to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 18, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Rather than “law-abiding” we’ll just use “peaceable” to describe this family; glad they defended themselves: Deputies said a mother, father, and adult son were inside this home off Franklin Road when several people pulled up in a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 18, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Suspect apparently killed one lady in a home invasion, and then three hours later attempted a second home invasion: Police say Trent Ames was asleep in his mother’s home on County Road 9, just south of Fouke, Ark., when he reportedly was awakened by...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 16, 2016 | Family Protection, News & Commentary
The massacre of Christians continues, often with guns. What if Christian parents actually shot back? Suspected al Qaeda terrorists shot dead a five-year-old boy who fell to his knees and prayed for his life during a terror attack on a tourist resort in Ivory Coast,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 16, 2016 | News & Commentary
Great thread over at Calguns. We’ve seen how women (including my wife and daughter) love AR-15’s due to the low recoil, and how light they are. Why not seniors, and for the same exact reasons? Seniors in general, like women in particular, face a higher...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 16, 2016 | Archived, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
News reports like the video above portray Obama’s nomination of “centrist” Merrick Garland to fill Justice Scalia’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court as some sort of reasonable outreach by Obama to the Senate. “Above politics” indeed...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 15, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
The victim asked to remain anonymous, but he did share his account of what happened. “That’s why I pulled the gun and tapped the window to let him know, I’ve got a gun. And then he took the advice and jumped back over the rail and got out of...