by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 1, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
Exactly two weeks after the Czech Republic announced that they would challenge restrictive changes to the European Union’s European Firearms Directive in the European Court of Justice, the small nation has once again acted to defend themselves against...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 1, 2017 | News & Commentary
Judge Benitez held that standard capacity magazines like those affected by the ban are “arms” within the meaning of the Second Amendment. He further ruled that the law burdens the “core” Second Amendment right of possessing an arm commonly held by law-abiding...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 1, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
Mr. Mattis has been under pressure from conservative activists and Republicans in Congress to deny recruitment to transgender people They also want him to roll back President Barack Obama’s decision last year to let transgender troops remain on active duty...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 1, 2017 | News & Commentary
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 32% of Likely U.S. Voters think it’s better for the country if Democrats oppose the president in every way possible. Sixty-four percent (64%) say it’s better for the country if...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 1, 2017 | News & Commentary
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who broke Watergate together, have different takes on the media’s treatment of Trump. Woodward thinks the media is too tough, Bernstein thinks it’s not tough enough. Not surprising — as people they are as...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 28, 2017 | Dying Embarrassed, Firearm Training, Horror Stories, News & Commentary
Some people should not have guns. She said Ruiz also “had plenty of guns. He liked guns.” Source: Minnesota woman charged with killing boyfriend in video stunt – StarTribune.com
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 28, 2017 | News & Commentary
PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has been arrested on child abuse charges after authorities said she gave birth to a child fathered by an 11-year-old. Source: News from The Associated Press
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 27, 2017 | News & Commentary
A snapshot of the patients who took advantage of the law mirrors what’s been seen in Oregon, which was the first state to legalize the practice nearly two decades ago. Though California is far more diverse than Oregon, the majority of those who have died under...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 24, 2017 | News & Commentary
This is what government does — it slurps up life in pursuit of its drunken dreams: Vision Zero is ruining L.A.’s streets, especially in Councilman Mike Bonin’s district. Commutes are doubling, shops are losing business, and Garcetti and Bonin...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 23, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
Federal law does not restrict individuals from transporting legally acquired firearms across state lines for lawful purposes except those explicitly prohibited by federal law to include convicted felons; persons under indictment for felonies; adjudicated...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 20, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 18, 2017 | Family Protection
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 70% of American Adults say being a father is the most important role for a man to fill in today’s world. Just 17% disagree, but 13% are not sure. Source: Fatherhood Still Seen as Man’s Most...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Dying Embarrassed, Horror Stories
After Clarke made a left turn near the end of the orchard, Debard was unable to “stabilize herself” and was thrown from the cart. The two wine glasses she was holding shattered and Debard fell upon the fragments. She died at the scene, and Clarke...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | News & Commentary
SHEFFIELD, England, June 5, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) — A new study indicates that teen pregnancy rates drop when liberal sex-ed funding is cut, the UK’s Catholic Herald reported. Source: Teen pregnancy rate falls 42.6 percent after UK cuts sex-ed, birth-control...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Archived, Family Protection
More and more coyotes are being spotted within urban areas of Southern California. Here’s a look at coyote attacks reported from August 2012 to 2016.Between August 2012 and August 2016 there have been 50 coyote attacks in Southern California in which a person...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Archived, News & Commentary
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — New California gun legislation would ban anyone convicted of hate crimes from purchasing a gun.Current law bans criminals convicted of felonies from owning guns.The Disarm Hate Act would apply to misdemeanor hate crimes. Source: California...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Family Protection
In contemporary America, as in the West generally, we are witnessing a diminution of traditional self-reliant values. With this, there has been a strong shift to a passive, group think perspective. It’s our belief that the demand for extreme gun control goes...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Family Protection, Religious Faith
The Left went bananas over the so-called travel ban because it was just one more example of a spotlight on the clash between civilizations — Islam and Catholicism. The Left may be insane but they aren’t stupid. They know Islam is a not really a religion as much...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | News & Commentary
As Sean Davis put it on Twitter as the caterwauling over the Paris pullout began: “If you can’t tell me how many genders there are or when human life begins, I’ll kindly pass on your theories about the weather next century.” Source: Why liberals care about...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | News & Commentary
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Firearm Legacy
Under Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s proposal, members who are allowed to conceal carry a weapon in their home state would be able to in Washington. Loudermilk, R-Ga., said the problem is that the nation’s capital does not recognize concealed carry licenses from...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 14, 2017 | Firearm Legacy
So the mass-shooter-of-the-day is today again, as it so often is, a Democrat. This one, a little more notorious perhaps since he was a Bernie supporter and specifically targeted Republican congressmen. Plus it seems he was a decent shot. And there is no indication, at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 13, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy
I recently encountered a brainwashed anti-gun millennial and gave her this snappy response: Millennial: “I’m not into guns.” [Cold tone makes it clear she hates not only guns, but their owners.] American: “SOME people should NOT have guns. But...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 7, 2017 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
Mastering Life Ministries’ 850 videos were recently all barred from Vimeo. Many of the videos addressed healing from childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and pornography addiction. Source: Former transgenders share sex change regret stories in new...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jun 7, 2017 | Pet Protection
What is your pet saying? “Secure my retirement with a pet trust.”
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 29, 2017 | Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
This is a solemn day of mourning, and remembrance of those brave souls who fought and died in service of our country. It is also a day to joyfully celebrate their legacy, enriched by their spent blood. What is legacy? To many it means only money, but an...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 29, 2017 | Estate Planning, Family Protection
These results are from the 2012 Allianz Life American Legacies Pulse Study* which surveyed baby boomers (age 47 to 66) and “elders” (age 72 and older). Allianz Life conducted a similar study in 2005. Interestingly, despite the financial crises that occurred...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 27, 2017 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection
“The family therefore holds directly from the Creator the mission and hence the right to educate the offspring, a right inalienable because inseparably joined to the strict obligation, a right anterior to any right whatever of civil society and of the State,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 27, 2017 | News & Commentary
“This is a form of child abuse, pure and simple,” National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown told LifeSiteNews. “A child has a mother and father … period. To introduce an additional sexual partner into the home is to create confusion and chaos for...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection
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by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Family Protection
The family is a society whose primary end is to transmit life and to raise children. Because it is the source of life and of new human relationships, it constitutes the fundamental and irreplaceable cell of society. All the classical philosophers and political...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Firearm Training
The CPRC tracks permit numbers across the country and publishes an annual report on concealed carrying in the United States. As of late last year, the number of Americans with carry permits hit the 15 million mark, and the current estimate of permittees is at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Career Preparation, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
“What spoils kids is not letting them taste the natural consequences of their mistakes. When we give them the impression that their choices don’t have natural, logical consequences and we rescue them from those — when we say, ‘Hey, you do that...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | News & Commentary
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Rob Bishop (R-UT) introduced H.R. 2620, the “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act.” This bill would remove ATF’s authority to use the “sporting...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Firearm Training
Sometimes you might be able to identify a suicide bomber before he detonates. Here’s what to look for: – Clothing that is bulky or excessive for the weather (to hide the bomb) – Hands hidden (possibly holding the switch to detonate the bomb)...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | Firearm Training
Both cops and armed citizens need to be aware of the fact that if we choose to take a shot against a terrorist wearing a bomb vest or belt, we should alter our traditional target areas. If we shoot for the body, we will likely create the very type of explosion...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | News & Commentary
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — A coordinated attack involving a number of suicide bombers took place at the Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Thirty one people are confirmed dead and as many as sixty injured. In one harrowing video, a security guard is...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 26, 2017 | News & Commentary
What, other countries lack amazing people protecting them? What is different about Americans? Armed, perhaps? “It’s everywhere. It’s constant. It’s nonstop. The good news for us in America is we have amazing people protecting us every day. But it can happen...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2017 | News & Commentary
Melania Trump’s spokeswoman confirms that she’s a Catholic The first lady met with Pope Francis on Wednesday at the Vatican, where he blessed a rosary for her Then she went to a Vatican-affiliated pediatric hospital where she met with children,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 17, 2017 | Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Probate Admin, Trust Admin
The trusts I draft are usually pretty thick, thicker than clients expect. But no matter how thick the trust, the plan can fail if spouses are not in agreement on the underlying character of the property (separate or community). This might have been the case with the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 17, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Spendthrift Children
“Great wealth transfer” has joined “silver tsunami” in the lexicon of aging America. It refers to the wave of wealth, estimated to be in the trillions, which will flow from the oldest generation in the coming decades. Yet evidence suggests that many Americans...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 17, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
“Looking at the numbers, 78% feel the next generation is not financially responsible enough to handle inheritance,” says Chris Heilmann, U.S. Trust’s chief fiduciary executive.And 64% admit they have disclosed little to nothing about their...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2017 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2017 | News & Commentary
Violence and intimidation against Republicans are quickly becoming the new normal in an increasingly tense political climate. Source: Violence Against Republicans And Trump Supporters New Normal | The Daily Caller
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2017 | News & Commentary
Teach for America and EdX are partnering to provide a training course for middle-school math teachers on how to incorporate social justice into their curricula.According to the course developers, regular math is “too abstract” for many students, and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2017 | News & Commentary
Some observers may have thought that level of extremism would have died out after lawmakers in Florida were forced to pursue a state law that would bar school districts from suspending students for “brandishing a partially consumed pastry or other food item”...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 15, 2017 | Asset Protection, Creditors & Predators, Estate Planning, Income Tax, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning
Just so we’re clear — I don’t sell IRA’s, I draft trusts, including the type that will make your IRA’s actually work as intended. Read the article, but keep in mind that although “trusteed IRAs” are an improvement over the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 15, 2017 | Estate Planning, Tax Planning
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a Tax Court’s ruling regarding a discount for lack of control and lack of marketability.1 The Tax Court had rejected an estate’s expert’s 31.7 percent discount conclusion and agreed with the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 15, 2017 | Career Preparation, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship
Yikes. If ever there was a need for financial mentorship, it’s now. And yes, you can do that with your estate plan. How millennials feel about money and financial issues, in eight charts Source: Millennial Money Matters
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 15, 2017 | Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Charity, Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Punishment, Religious Faith
Some families construct a legacy of memories and real estate, say by buying a vacation property that is held in a trust or other structure so it is equally owned by all heirs. “That keeps it intact for at least another generation and ensures that it is not...