by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | Estate Planning
Hopper made numerous changes to his estate planning documents instead of waiting for his divorce to be final. These included: Changing his life insurance beneficiary designation. Making sure Duffy was not listed in his will or trust as a beneficiary. Verifying that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Retirement Planning
There are several states, notably California, that have become increasingly aggressive in pursuing traditional IRA assets in liability cases. Accordingly, investors should seek to keep as much as possible in segregated ERISA-sponsored retirement investments, as they...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | Estate Admin, Estate Tax, Tax Planning, Trust Admin
The instructions for Form 8971 (report of final estate value for assets to be distributed) are not exactly clear on whether the form must be filed where an estate tax return (706) is filed merely for porting deceased spousal unused exclusion amount (DSUEA): The filing...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Man fires into crowd at gas station wounding three, armed citizen returns fire: During the course of the investigation, detectives determined that Macklin was the aggressor in the incident. He will be booked once he is released from the hospital. The other...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
“I could have shot him right in the head between the eyes. But I didn’t want to do that,” said the homeowner. Source: Armed 92-Year-Old San Jacinto Homeowner Scares Off Burglar « CBS Los Angeles If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, News & Commentary
Hard to believe, I know, but some consider this Super Bowl ad controversial. Protect family, folks. 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Probably the most obvious and most important part of the change when choosing to carry a firearm is the sense of security it brings. Source: The Change: A Woman’s Personal Journey With Concealed Carry | USCCA If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | News & Commentary, Venture Protection
Women who conceal carry couldn’t find what they need, so they’re launching their own startups tailored to lady shooters. Source: Women are reshaping the gun industry – Feb. 2, 2016 If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Firearm Training
Not the safest way to practice or the most stable shooting platform, but the stance may have other benefits. 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 | Feb 8, 2016 | 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 | Feb 7, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
A burglar allegedly attempting to steal property from a Sanger house Thursday night was surprised when the 70-year-old homeowner met him with a raised handgun and ordered him to the ground. Source: 70-year-old Sanger man pulls gun on burglar, detains him until police...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 7, 2016 | 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 | Feb 5, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Funny story — read it: “He said, ‘I want your car,’ I said, ‘so do I.’” Source: Woman thwarts robbery 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 5, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, News & Commentary
“Welcome to the life of dating Chloe, who is more of a man than some men sometimes.” Beautiful actress, off to a great start. I’m thankful she is in Hollywood. Now if we could just get her to remember to call that thing she pulls back a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 4, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Add drunk coyotes to your list of things to be frightened about: In Canada, coyotes build snowmen. Source: Coyotes staring down drivers may be high on mushrooms | Fox News If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 4, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, 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 | Feb 1, 2016 | Firearm Legacy
Florida gun trust colleague David Goldman reminds us again not to believe everything we hear on the internet, in this case the myth that no engraving is required when a NFA item is made for personal use under a Form 1. Mr. Goldman explains the difference between...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | Tax Planning
After years of lambasting other countries for helping rich Americans hide their money offshore, the U.S. is emerging as a leading tax and secrecy haven for rich foreigners. By resisting new global disclosure standards, the U.S. is creating a hot new market, becoming...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Multiple running gun battles, weapon hung up on holster (get kydex and dry practice!) but had the wits to seek cover in cooler until he could get the weapon out. Third robber waiting outside but after the shopkeeper, Bunthan Te, fought back, all robbers ran AWAY from...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Observant citizen, legally armed, notices cop struggling with bad guy trying to take his gun. Armed citizen persuades bad guy to stop. This is how it’s supposed to work, folks. “I think it’s important to note, with the uproar that we have on gun laws, that had...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | Firearm Training
Don’t mess with old guys, they’ll just shoot! Disparity of force ==> less rules: In a nutshell, the concept of victim/subject factors allows a victim to attempt to stop an attack by using more force sooner than another person in similar circumstances,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 29, 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 | Jan 28, 2016 | News & Commentary, Regulatory Compliance
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 | Jan 28, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Police say a dispute erupted between the victim and someone with the seller. The dispute escalated when the victim was punched in the head, causing him fall onto the pavement.The men then robbed the victim of his cellphone — at which point he pulled out a gun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
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 | Jan 27, 2016 | News & Commentary, Regulatory Compliance
Though he acquired a C&R in 2014, this collector’s license does not allow one to deal in guns as a business even if they meet the ATF’s test for being a curio or allow one to be “engaged in the business” of selling more modern firearms. In effect, when selling a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | Firearm Training
This is GREAT advice, for anyone actually. Get friends and family trained, and let them buy the gun that is right for them — AFTER they are trained: Don’t get me wrong: Giving someone the gift of self-protection is a wonderful gesture. But overall, those great...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
According to Louisville Metro Police Department spokeswoman Alicia Smiley, a woman was sitting in her vehicle in the parking garage near the intersection of 5th and Jefferson Streets when a man with a knife approached her then demanded money and her purse,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 25, 2016 | Health Planning, News & Commentary
Something to think about when filling out that trust mill health care directive: They’d be just like … ice cream trucks. Source: British Columnist Katie Hopkins Wants ‘Euthanasia Vans’ Because There Are ‘Too Many Old People’ If...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Don’t ever come between a mom and her kids. These two armed carjackers are very lucky she was not armed: Armed carjackers picked the wrong mom to mess with Monday evening. Surveillance footage from the Tom Thumb service station in Hialeah, Florida, shows...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 25, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Tough to know what to do in a situation like this, especially with so many kids present. My only criticism, based on very few facts and perfunctory analysis, is that if possible the guy with the shotgun should have been taken out first and perhaps there should...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 25, 2016 | Firearm Legacy
Blast from past Minuteman days: http://daveduringer.blogspot.com/ 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2016 | Estate Planning, Horror Stories
File this under “Estate Planning Horror Stories”: Lots of things can go wrong when parents transfer real property to children outright instead of in trust. Here is just a quick example from a colleague posting on an attorney listserv (see these frequently,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Though victimized, more in Albuquerque decided to be victors by defending themselves. Justifiable homicide rate spiked to 15% (normally is around 5%). Note that one of the cases involved famous CNN anchor Lynne Russell: Throughout 2015, similar scenarios played...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 21, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
“Damn the Second Amendment,” she says. Follow @guntrust 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 20, 2016 | Firearm Legacy
Follow @guntrust 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 20, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Draws his 1911 to subdue robber, fortunately did not have to fire: A line cook at a Palmer pizza restaurant was on a shopping trip with his family at the 5th Avenue Mall Sunday when he came across a security...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 18, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
The Second Amendment is not about hunting, and there is really no excuse for spreading such nonsense especially after the Heller and McDonald cases and the near total sweep of concealed carry across the country, together with the new trend of open carry. Governor...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 18, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Do you like the new Eddie Eagle video NRA came out with last year? Eddie Eagle slightly revised his words to better reach young kids: Stop. Don’t touch. Run away. Tell a grownup. That’s a little better than the old: Stop. Don’t touch. Leave the area....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 16, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, GunLaw.Pro
[UPDATE: For the last three years (since August 2016) I have not generally recommended the lifetime funding of gun trusts in California. Passage of AB 1292 in July 2019 has significantly enabled and clarified use of gun trusts — however, there are limits...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 15, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
As I posted back on January 4, based on the summary issued by Justice, new rule 41F (published in the Federal Register today and thus effective July 13, 2016) will hit the gun trust mills hard but gun trusts are still the smart way to hold all guns and this is not...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2016 | Firearm Legacy
Editor’s Note: Most of us probably grew up having fairy tales read to us as we drifted off to sleep. But how many times have you thought back and realized just how, well, grim some of them are? Did any of them ever make your rest a little bit uneasy? Have you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
I’ve posted previously about a company (Holy Smoke LLC) that loads ammunition with cremated remains for a ballistic sendoff. The idea has popped up in the news again, so read the comments at TTAG–lots of interesting ideas: “LaVerkin resident Walter ‘Jim’...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 14, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Defensive gun use at retail stores is very common. What makes this instance different is that the employer allowed the weapon and praised the use of it (unlike the shameful pizza companies that knowingly send defenseless young drivers to their deaths), plus of...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2016 | Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
The IRS has concluded that a gun trust (a particular sample it reviewed) qualifies as an “ordinary trust” under Treas. Reg. section 301.7701-4 even though it has no ascertainable beneficiaries. (None of the gun trusts I draft are like this, but there are...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Warning shots are almost never a good idea. If he really felt personally threatened, he would not be firing warning shots. “He was turning, slowing down, as if he were to attempt to draw a gun, so I wanted to deter that threat,” said the bystander.The...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 13, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Intruders put a gun to her neck, but failed to notice she also had a gun: Investigators say Carlisle and another man knocked on the door, then forced their way inside when a woman answered the door. Carlisle then put a gun to the woman’s neck.The homeowner...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
A 90-year-old retired Leuzinger High School football coach fired a gunshot into a wall and held an intruder for police early Wednesday, minutes after he awakened to find the man in his Hawthorne home.Jim Chadwick, who coached at the Lawndale hi Source:...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 12, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use
Don’t forget this happens, too: A man fatally shot a dog that was attacking a 7-year-old boy in Esplen late Saturday night. Source: Dog Fatally Shot After Attacking 7-Year-Old Boy « CBS Pittsburgh Follow @guntrust If attacked, do you want to be Victor or...