by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 25, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Glad FPC made this video as these particular bills (SB 1332 and AB 1511) are at the top of my kill list as dangers to Firearm Legacy planning. I am working right now on a custom-drafted corporate grantor gun trust for a Boy Scout council up in Northern California and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 25, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary, Orange County Events
Mr Trump closed the deal in Anaheim today with a characteristically great delivery. 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Archived, Estate Planning, Tax Planning
The 2016 U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth® survey explores who the wealthy are, where they came from, how they built and are sustaining their wealth and what they want to do with it. The survey revealed common success traits that create a picture of modern day...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection
The Obama administration has gone into overdrive in the last two months, pushing administrative policy changes to make it easier for ex-convicts to rejoin society, but at the same time sparking concern that reforms will increase crime and jeopardize safety. Source:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 23, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Thankfully most sheriffs are like this gentleman. 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 22, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Contact your state Assembly Member IMMEDIATELY Today, Thursday, May 19, anti-gun Senators continued the assault on your rights, voting through ten anti-gun bills and moving one step closer to the Governor’s desk. The ongoing feud between anti-gun senators and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 22, 2016 | Archived, 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 | May 20, 2016 | Archived, 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 | May 20, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
The National Rifle Association endorsed Donald Trump for president at its convention today.Chris Cox, the executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, made the endorsement immediately before Trump walked on stage.”Now is the time to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 19, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
If this is “common sense” why is California the only state running off this particular cliff? The package of bills, which de León called “common sense,” is now en route to the Assembly, who will vote on the bills as well. If approved, the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
From NRA-ILA: NINE Anti-Gun Bills Heading to the Senate Floor Yesterday, May 16, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed and sent nine anti-gun bills straight to the Senate floor. This move is of great concern not only for the egregious subject matter of the bills...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
California gun rights groups won an important victory today regarding Alameda County’s ban on gun stores within 500 feet of a residential zone. Read the full opinion here. In an attempt to further its conclusion that the 500-foot rule was reasonably tailored,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 14, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) warns that anti-gun lawmakers will be relentless in their legislative assault, as they want to secure success for their favorite gun control proposals before Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has a chance to step in and upstage them via...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 11, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Payback time: Just as vote-by-mail ballots are about to land in mailboxes, the Firearms Policy Coalition is releasing their legislative report card for the 2015 legislative session. Each legislator is graded based on how they handled priority legislation. Actions such...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 10, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Washington state has issued more than 25,000 concealed-carry licenses since the beginning of the year, according to the state Department of Licensing. This influx of new licensees, which averages more than 6,300 per month, has brought the state’s total number of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 9, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Available to both private and public colleges and universities of all sizes and in all 50 states, the NSSF Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative Grants are awarded to qualified applicants on a first come, first served basis each year. The 11 schools awarded grants for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 9, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Today the Trump campaign filed its delegate list with California’s Secretary of State, as required under CEC 6461. Mr Trump’s recent rise in the polls apparently led some in the campaign to shift focus toward the general election, opting mostly for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 8, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
So much irony here. The socialist watermelons hijack four green environmental bills and turn them into red socialist gun grabbing bills. Who’d a thunk it? From NRA-ILA: Contact the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee Now! Last week anti-gun legislators...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 3, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
From NRA-ILA: On Friday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a draft of a proposed rulemaking that would supposedly bring the agency into compliance with what it claims is its responsibility to report prohibited persons to the National Instant Criminal...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 3, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
As I often say, Legacy is only 10% giving stuff away and 90% training. And if you train your family to train others, that is a very fine legacy indeed. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed. And at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 28, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
California has seen a surge in gun sales in recent months, with background checks hitting new highs, continuing trends that began after last year’s terrorist attack in San Bernardino. Source: California gun sales spiking in 2016 | 89.3 KPCC If attacked, do you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 27, 2016 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
Apparently, we were suckered into believing Brad Pitt was pro-gun. Those of you who care about Firearm Legacy can now remove him from your wills — or at least, your Netflix playlists. On May 4, actor Brad Pitt (World War Z, Fight Club, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) will...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 24, 2016 | Archived, Firearm Legacy
A California legislative panel has approved seven gun-control bills. Here’s a list of the bills approved by the committee: SB-1407 Firearms: identifying information. Introduced by Sen. Kevin de Leon, this bill would require people who make homemade guns to get a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 19, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Montana, challenging the state law that does not allow concealed carry licenses to be issued to legal resident aliens, because only citizens are issued such permits in the Big Sky...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 18, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
On Tuesday, April 19, both the Senate and Assembly Committee on Public Safety have hearings scheduled on firearm-related bills. The following firearm-related bills are expected to be heard by the Senate Public Safety Committee. Please contact the Senate Committee...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 15, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
House Bill 786 accomplishes the following: Expands current permitless carry options to include belt and shoulder holsters. Legislation passed in 2015 had authorized Mississippians who are eligible to possess a firearm under state and federal law to carry a pistol or...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 15, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
After terrorist attacks in the past six months killed 130 people in Paris, 32 in Brussels and 14 in San Bernardino, law enforcement agencies have taken precautions to keep the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival safe. Source: COACHELLA 2016: Recent attacks...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 15, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
On April 11 the Kingsburg Joint Union High School District’s board voted unanimously to adopt a policy allowing teachers and staff with concealed carry permits to be armed on campus for self-defense. Source: CA School Board Votes Unanimously To Arm Teachers If...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 15, 2016 | Archived, Retirement Planning
The Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule, released Wednesday, differed enough from the proposed version that the DOL felt compelled to publish a lengthy chart detailing where the two diverged. Source: Did the DOL Gut the Fiduciary Rule, or Save It? If attacked,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 7, 2016 | Archived, Retirement Planning
Fact Sheet Department of Labor Finalizes Rule to Address Conflicts of Interest in Retirement Advice, Saving Middle-Class Families Billions of Dollars Every Year U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration I. Summary Since 1974, when Congress...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 4, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Shelby, who sits on the Appropriations, is chairman of the subcommittee that watches over the Justice Department. He said the president is wrongfully using his pardon powers in ways that counter his own administration’s policy – which says commutations are for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 4, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
The March record is the eleventh straight monthly record for background checks. The unprecedented streak, which began in May 2015, has included all-time records for both monthly and yearly sales. With 7,682,141 checks processed through the FBI’s National Instant...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 4, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Source: SB 6165 – 2015-16 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 3, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
As noted previously, ATF’s new Rule 41F eliminates the Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO) signoff requirement for acquiring NFA items, and replaces that with a requirement to notify the CLEO. This new Idaho law ensures privacy of that notification: Yesterday,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 31, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Could lead to an outbreak of common sense, too bad it won’t happen in Cleveland: AUSTIN — While gun rights advocates wrangled Monday with the Secret Service over firearms at the Republican National Convention, the Texas GOP confirmed it will allow both open and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 31, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
On Monday, a judge ruled that several gun restrictions in the Mariana Islands Commonwealth violated the Second Amendment. The Commonwealth, located near the Philippines, is a 179-sq.-mile U.S. territory with a population of about 55,000. At issue was the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 31, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Today, Thursday, March 31, Governor Terry Branstad (R) signed House File 2279, the Hearing Protection Act, into law. HF 2279 passed the House of Representatives with a 74-24 vote and the Senate with an overwhelming, bipartisan 46-4 vote. HF 2279 will go into effect...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 30, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
“I think some conservative Republicans feared there would be an anti-gun vent to the presentation and I think some Democrats feared there would be a pro-gun vent to the presentation,” said sponsor Weiler.Utah is not the first state to move towards training for youth...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 30, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Riveting decision nails aerospace employer: Despite the clear language of Mississippi’s law, numerous employers have for years openly defied it. They insisted that because the legislature did not expressly provide for a remedy in the law, they could still continue to...
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 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 | 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 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 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 | Archived, News & Commentary
The California State Sheriffs’ Association opposes “The Safety for All Act of 2016” gun control ballot initiative proposed by Gavin Newsom. Read CSSA’s letter here. If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 14, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Killings in Los Angeles have surged by 27.5% so far in 2016 compared to the same period last year as the city continued to see a rise in violent crime, LAPD officials said Tuesday.The jump in homicides along with double-digit increases in aggravated assaults and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 8, 2016 | Archived, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
In response to Obama’s executive orders restricting gun trusts, Congress will consider a “Family Firearm Protection Act” to preserve the firearm legacy by exempting transfers to family members. Responding to President Obama’s efforts to improve the...