by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
“Did your French gun control stop a single [expletive] person from dying at the Bataclan?” Hughes said. “And if anyone can answer yes, I’d like to hear it, because I don’t think so. I think the only thing that stopped it was some of the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
This happened at a McDonald’s located right across the street from a police station, so you would think the police response time would have been excellent. (Unfortunately it was a drive thru and the line was really long.) SAN FRANCISCO – Police said a man has...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2016 | Firearm Training, News & Commentary
This video, produced by the French government to prepare the public for terror, is actually one of the best I’ve seen if you ignore the omission of any discussion of armed self-defense. For some reason, France seems to have a lot of experience with these kinds...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 21, 2016 | News & Commentary
Whether the cops were shot by the Muslim or by friendly fire, they should finally admit that at times they need to issue “hue and cry” for assistance from an armed citizenry. NYPD is notorious for its poor training. Meanwhile, officials said the two cops...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 15, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Two masked men carried out an armed robbery at South Coast Plaza late Friday night, police said. Source: Masked men hold up Zara at South Coast Plaza – The Orange County Register If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 15, 2016 | News & Commentary
A Muslim immigrant from Africa unleashed a bloody machete attack on patrons at a restaurant owned by a Christian Arab Israeli in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday night and the FBI is now investigating it as a possible act of “lone-wolf” terrorism. CBS News was first to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 15, 2016 | News & Commentary
If you are in the market for a gun safe, “I know a guy” — actually, several. Be careful out there. 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 14, 2016 | News & Commentary
Go figure: If you have a choice to be in a gun-free zone or a legal-to-carry setting, you are less likely to be the victim of a mass shooting where it is legal to carry guns. Source: Mass Shooters Prefer Gun-Free Zones If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim?...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 14, 2016 | News & Commentary
Cosmopolitan here instructs women on how they should interact with those it labels “gunsplainers” — Goebbels would be proud. 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 | Feb 13, 2016 | Archived, Horror Stories, News & Commentary
Uh-oh: Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead of apparent natural causes Saturday on a luxury resort in West Texas, federal officials said. Source: Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia found dead at West Texas...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | News & Commentary
So who’s buying all the guns? While there are, no doubt, current gun owners who are simply stocking up, multiple dealers – Relihan included – pointed to two groups that have stood out of late: women and first-time gun owners. Lee’s Weaponry owner Jeffrey Mathenia said...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | News & Commentary
During prohibition in the US, the SS Monte Carlo sat in international waters to allow gamblers, drinkers and revellers to indulge their vices Source: Wreck of notorious gambling and prostitution ship lost at sea in 1936 is revealed by violent El Nino storms –...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | News & Commentary
An FBI criminal complaint (view here) alleges an ISIS supporter named Khalil Abu-Rayyan planned to attack a church capable of seating 6000, by shooting and beheading people in a martyrdom attack. Key allegation is that he selected the church based on its status as a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | News & Commentary
I always counsel firearm students against purse carry. When I think of purse carry, I think of kids accidentally shooting themselves or others. Tragic cases of this abound. But the modern kid appears to be devolving into something more hideous. Be prepared — you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 10, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Does anyone take this guy seriously? Everyone out there with a phone that uses thumbprint for access knows the technology is not anywhere near perfect, and when you are in a hurry (like in a gun fight) it is far less than perfect. Then you have to remember that damn...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | News & Commentary
In what appears to be a great case for gun owners, sending shockwaves out possibly as far as California, the Fourth Circuit (decision pdf here) has remanded a case involving Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and “high capacity...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | News & Commentary
The San Bernardino terror attack in December has renewed a debate over the Second Amendment among local officials. One city official has responded to the Dec. 2, 2015, massacre by Islamic terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, by calling...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | News & Commentary
All of this is happening in a city with an “assault weapons” ban, a “violence tax” that raises the price of every gun and bullet sold at retail, that limits the number of gun stores and the locations of those stores, and, what the New York Times describes as, handgun...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 8, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary
Source: WalletHub Source: 2016’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry | WalletHub®
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 | 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 7, 2016 | News & Commentary
Will Everytown for Gun Safety please stop this, right now? Their video is an effective propaganda piece, eliciting a negative emotional response to guns. But the reality is quite different. Look at just two recent cases — one in Arizona, and one in...
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 | News & Commentary
If gun control works anywhere, shouldn’t it work on an island? New figures show that the number of murders and manslaughter deaths increased by 14 per cent last year bringing the annual total to 574, or 11 deaths a week. Source: Violent crime jumps 27 per cent...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 4, 2016 | News & Commentary
Matthew Hay-Chapman's account of how he first noticed the pris…The man in this video is Matthew Hay-Chapman. He is the homeless man credited with helping San Francisco police capture two Orange County jail fugitives last week, and he could now possibly...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Feb 1, 2016 | News & Commentary
Fellow Second Amendment activists, remember when one of Sheriff Hutchens’ underlings surreptitiously spied on the Board of Supervisors using security camera access, capturing Chris Norby’s notes on the dais and Janet Nguyen’s texting, during those...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | News & Commentary
Homicides per 100,000 population: Caracas, Venezuela – 119.872. San Pedro Sula, Honduras – 111.033. San Salvador, El Salvador – 108.544. Acapulco, Mexico – 104.735. Maturin, Venezuela – 86.456. Distrito Central, Honduras – 73.517. Valencia, Venezuela – 72.318....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | News & Commentary
“The citizens need to know they need to be able to protect themselves because if they call 911, we can’t guarantee we’re going to get there in time to help you,” says Police Protective League President Jamie McBride. Source: Only On 2: LAPD Officers Say More Patrol...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 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....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | News & Commentary
Terrified Germans are looking for firearms for protection against incoming migrants, but the law requires them to jump through bureaucrat hoops just to obtain gas cartridge guns or signal pistols. German specialty weapons shops are allegedly selling three times as...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | News & Commentary
This short FBI drone video excerpt, only 41 seconds long, captures the shooting of Lavoy Finicum by law enforcement up in Oregon. The death of this father of eleven is a tragedy, but it does appear he MAY have been reaching for a gun. It all happened so fast. Perhaps...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 30, 2016 | News & Commentary
In exchange for Herring withdrawing last month’s state reciprocity cancellations, Republicans agreed to legislation that states anyone with a permanent protective order for a domestic violence offense will be banned from carrying a firearm for the two-year life of the...
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 | News & Commentary
This is why crime is falling now in Australia: Australians own as many guns now as they did at the time of the Port Arthur massacre, despite more than 1 million firearms being handed in and destroyed, new research reveals. Source: Gun Amnesgties Fail to Cut Arms |...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2016 | News & Commentary
Second Amendment advocates are firing away at a decision by Honolulu officials to destroy $575,000 worth of perfectly good handguns in a move one critic called the “height of anti-gun stupidity.” Source: ‘Anti-gun stupidity’: Honolulu destroys $575G worth of police...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Robert Farago over at TTAG asks whether Ted Cruz is correct in asserting this: United States – (AmmoLand.com)- Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz recently told a rally that rape soared in Australia after gun confiscation. The anti-gun left jumped into full...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 28, 2016 | Archived, News & Commentary
Costa Mesa isn’t alone in its crime bump. All eight of Orange County’s cities with populations over 100,000 saw double-digit jumps in serious crime through the first half of 2015, according to FBI data. Some cities, such as Garden Grove, Orange, Irvine and Santa Ana,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | News & Commentary
What is it about Open Carry that causes cops to go nuts? Is it the Deterrence that could put them out of a job (including whatever bad cops do when they moonlight)? Is it the Education that revives the militia ethic? As I like to say: Open Carry is Ultrasound for the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | News & Commentary
Indeed, and while the experts are doing whatever it is they do “over there” we must fight smart at home. That means getting trained to defend soft targets if necessary because the experts cannot be everywhere. Nor should they be. Meanwhile, we have reports...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 27, 2016 | News & Commentary
No charges despite injuring 7 homes, 9 vehicles, and 2 ladies (shooting the 71-year-old in the back)! PLEASE, at least retire them so they can save us from mass shootings with their larger magazines: When one of the women threw a newspaper onto the pavement in the...
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 | News & Commentary
The Air Force on Wednesday said its review of “active-shooter incidents across the country” found that many ended without police intervention because someone present with a weapon stopped the shooter. Source: AF Reminds Commanders: Authorized...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 26, 2016 | News & Commentary
Some lessons here, this is exactly what liberals and some libertarians want. I think we’re turning Japanese, I really think so: Japan is well known for many things, and its obsession with sex is one of them. And yet nearly half of singles in Japan have no...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 26, 2016 | News & Commentary
Amazing. What are the chances of a retired cop “being there” compared to a regular citizen? Maybe they can help out with extra after-action report-taking, interviewing of witnesses, but they are not going to “be there when it counts” any more...
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 | News & Commentary
I love it when clients bring their guns. These guys don’t–Happy Recession to them: Starbucks Target Chipotle Chili’s Sonic Panera Bread Whataburger Source: 7 Companies That Don’t Want Guns In Their Stores If attacked, do you want to be Victor...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 24, 2016 | News & Commentary
UPDATE: The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of three accused felons who escaped from the Orange County jail, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutch Source: UPDATE: U.S. Marshals offering $30K reward as dragnet...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2016 | News & Commentary
Sorry to be blunt, but she should be thankful she didn’t get what she deserved because she deserved more (shots): An out-of-town teacher who publicly railed against gun violence was shot in the shoulder by a masked gunman as she tried to save her 20-year-old...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jan 23, 2016 | News & Commentary
The linked article also provides a list of previous school shootings in Canada, a country that historically loves gun control: “Right now, La Loche is devastated,” said an emotional First Nation chief after at least four people were killed and a suspect...