by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 29, 2020 | Firearm Training, News & Commentary
The federal Department of Homeland Security has declared gun stores and shooting ranges to be part of our nationwide “essential critical infrastructure workforce” in sharp contradiction to what many localities are doing in shutting down gun stores...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2020 | Defensive Gun Use
Next time some politician says you should block your kids from accessing your firearms, even if trained, consider this: Deputies arrived and found an adult male with a gunshot wound to his lower back. Deputies learned that the subject that had been shot was...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 29, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training, FREE content, guntrust.org members
[The video of this shooting is disappearing from the internet so I am posting it for students — take advantage of my offer of virtually unlimited free firearm training for you and everyone at your California place of worship.] The shooting occurred today...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 23, 2019 | Family Protection, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
New Puerto Rico law, Act No. 168, greatly expands gun rights in the US territory effective next week on January 1, 2020. The law adopts a “shall-issue” type of concealed carry permit issuance and cites specifically the need to comply with Supreme...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 22, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Training
I regret that i lack time to blog more Defensive Gun Use (DGU) stories, even some interesting ones, but i cannot let 2019 close without blogging this recent story about a woman eight months pregnant who used an AR-15 to defend her husband and 11-year-old...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Several decades ago, an effort to add gun training to California curriculum was opposed by pediatricians here. But other states are discovering the value of this training: Then again, it might. In much of the country, the words guns and schools do tend to go...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 18, 2019 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Religious Faith
Excerpts: Christianity elevated matrimony to a sacrament, affirming its indissolubility. When the Roman Empire collapsed the only reality which endured to form the basis of a new society was the family. The birth of the Middle Ages coincided with the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 17, 2019 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
Florida now joins several other states in allowing teachers to carry. Smart teachers will step up and do so. Smart school districts will make it a job...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Oct 4, 2019 | Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Incapacity Planning
Enactment of AB 1292 has made estate planning much easier for California gun owners. Read our in-depth article here before access is restricted to members...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 17, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
An attempted robbery suspect was shot to death after police say he beat a movie theater manager with a bat….. The manager reportedly pulled out a gun and shot and killed the man who was beating her. Story...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 7, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use
A 14-year-old girl fired a 9mm pistol at someone looking to break into her home, according to the Lawrence County Constable Association and confirmed by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Story here. See our list of similar cases of kids using guns for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 15, 2019 | Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Incapacity Planning
When Governor Newsom approved AB 1292 on July 12, he made estate planning easier for California gun owners. Why would Sacramento Democrats make death easier for us? I can only speculate, but I’m guessing it’s because the confusing state of the law put non-gun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Not technically a defensive gun use, but kid commando gets even more bonus points for using close contact weapon: “You hit them in the back of the head with a machete?” the 911 operator asked after Braydon told the story. “Did you see if he was bleeding at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2019 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Trenton, MO, police officer Jasmine Diab, 24, a single mother of a five-year-old girl, was shot in the abdomen by a prisoner she was transporting. A small group of concerned citizens, one of whom was armed, was able to rescue the officer and subdue the suspect...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Mar 24, 2019 | Firearm Training
Here is a current list of those who have passed Front Sight’s Handgun Combat Master skills test: 1. Dr. Ignatius Piazza (Glock 22)—Cert Date Unknown2. Mr. Mark Flinn (Glock 21)—21 Sept 19973. Mr. Lawrence (Lenny) Boulton (Glock 22)—21 Sept 19974. Mr. Brad...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use
And these are just the ones picked up by media: Source: Sixty-seven defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns in public over the past three months – Crime Prevention Research CenterCrime Prevention Research...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use
[UPDATE AND CORRECTION: The article linked below is incorrect — due to some very unclear media accounts. Apparently there was an armed white guy who failed to respond, but story here indicates it was another armed citizen, who happens to be BLACK, that actually...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Defensive Gun Use, News & Commentary
Good shoot: A brave dad armed with a pistol stopped what could have been a mass shooting Saturday inside an Alabama McDonald’s when he took down a masked gunman who had stormed in and opened fire. The unidentified father was leaving the establishment with...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 3, 2018 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Health Planning, Incapacity Planning, Tax Planning
Here is a great little slideshow on top estate planning priorities to avoid tragedy and missed opportunity (“Top 10 Dangers Facing Senior Citizen Clients”) which I summarize below (adding a little California-relevant detail of my own), with a link...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 1, 2018 | Firearm Training
On the importance of dialing 1911 prior to 911: In modern times, we know that people shot with handguns have an 85% chance of survival, provided they get medical treatment. The chances are far lower with shotgun or rifle, but even then modern medicine can...
