by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Estate Planning
With its return on April 24, it’s time to check in again on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” The show not only entertains its devoted fans, it also provides a practical guide to succession planning do’s and don’ts. The (spoiler alert) deaths of Ned Stark, Joffrey...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Estate Planning, Family Maintenance, Family Protection
As keynote speaker at the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast held in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Cardinal Sarah said that modern society has descended to the point that “good becomes evil, beauty is ugly, love becomes the satisfaction of sexual primal...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Estate Planning
Client and prospect meetings need to include a review of the estate plan: Does it still work as expected? Is the trust funded? Have beneficiary designations been completed? Did any laws change? Have family or finances changed? How old are the documents? Was there a...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Career Preparation, Family Protection
This should make it easier to get through that stack of paralegal and intern resumes over the next few summers: In a move spearheaded by environmentalists, the Portland Public Schools board unanimously approved a resolution aimed at eliminating doubt of climate change...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
Family under siege — canaries in the British coal mine: Alarming figures uncovered in a Daily Star Sunday investigation reveal offences by females have rocketed in five years.Greater Manchester Police has seen a 270% rise.The figures from the Metropolitan Police...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Retirement Planning
From vision and hearing impairments to muscle loss, the Genworth R70i Aging Experience allows people to step into a future version of themselves to experience the physical effects of aging. Take a tour of the suit to learn more about its features. If attacked, do you...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 24, 2016 | Income Tax, Tax Planning
Colorado and Maine may raise taxes on top earners, while Minnesota is looking to apply the state’s Social Security tax to high incomes to care for senior citizens and people with disabilities. California voters could extend by 12 years a soon-to-expire income-tax...
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 | Charity
Charitable LLCs A charitable LLC, such as the Initiative or the Emerson Collective (run by Steve Jobs’ widow) is legally no different from a for-profit LLC. As such, it’s governed only by applicable corporate law, whereas a charity would further be subject to state...
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 24, 2016 | Health Planning
Eating curry at least once a week may help to stave off dementia, new research suggests. Source: Eating curry may help fight off dementia, new study suggests If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we hate it when people die embarrassed....
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 23, 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. Duringer, JD,...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 22, 2016 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
33% in favor? The world is going insane. A few weeks ago it would have been difficult to find anyone in favor of this nonsense. The federal government has ordered all public schools in America to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of the gender they...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 22, 2016 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
“Don’t rely on luck. Rely on 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...
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 | News & Commentary
Boxer said she felt threatened after outbursts and threats at the Nevada Democratic Convention from supporters of Sanders over the weekend.“I feared for my safety and I had a lot of security around me,” she told CNN’s Kate Bolduan on “At This Hour.” “I’ve never...
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 20, 2016 | News & Commentary
The suspect fled in a black, four-door sedan. Sheriff’s deputies searched the area but did not find him.“Because of the crime, we felt the need to make the community aware,” Stichter said.The suspect is described as being Hispanic in his 30s, 5 foot 2 inches tall, 145...
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 19, 2016 | News & Commentary
“It” happens here, too. No one killed this time. Have they killed before? Will they kill in the future? 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 | May 19, 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 | May 18, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
You train “shoot to STOP” not “shoot to kill” — though of course that may be the result of using lethal force. There must be no specific intent to kill. Article 7. Whether it is lawful to kill a man in self-defense? Objection 1. It would...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 18, 2016 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, News & Commentary, Religious Faith
This video/article makes an excellent point. Families are losing ground to the cultural marxists because FAMILIES are not setting the terms of debate. (BTW, I happen to think an excellent way of doing that is with your estate plan.) Last Friday, Obama’s cronies...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 17, 2016 | Charity, Firearm Legacy
OK — this one’s a hit. 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...
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 | Charity, Estate Tax, Gift Tax, Income Tax, Property Tax, Religious Faith, Tax Planning
Through our work with the Andersons, Pitcairn has seen firsthand how a family can build a lasting philanthropic legacy, and we’ve identified five key traits that contributed to their success. We believe other wealthy families can better achieve their own philanthropic...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Religious Faith
Historically, abortion was decriminalized for the first time by Lenin, in 1920. In America, it was only done 53 years later, in 1973, through the famous trick of the Roe vs. Wade case. No-fault divorce was enacted for the first time in the Soviet Union 1918, shortly...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | News & Commentary
“Did anyone try to help the woman?,” FOX 29 asked, “No one, just bystanders, smiling laughing. Just standing around like a normal day, like nothing was even happening,” the witness said. You can see from the video that no one tries to intervene...
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 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Good video. Just remember never to store a gun while you are using it, and while awake you should nearly always be using at least one (safely holstered). 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 | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Good intro to the OLD way to clean guns. Ugh. 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...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Why does this video leave me feeling like I just watched PBS and listened to NPR? NRA does certain things better than anyone, and I wish it would stick with those things. 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 | May 16, 2016 | Firearm Training
Below are a few notes from Day 2 of my recent private training — didn’t cover quite as much as Day 1 as I needed to get on the road about noon (one of the perqs of private training is you can set your own schedule): Shoulder straight down on Count 3—no...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 14, 2016 | Firearm Training
At the outset of Carry Life, we made a reference to defensive pistol icon Col. Jeff Cooper’s awareness levels, or as he called it, the “Cooper Color Code.” The code itself is simple in concept, and of long standing. It—or something very like it—is essential to the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 14, 2016 | Family Protection
Next time some money-laden fudd brings up hunting with shotguns to draw a line between you and them, make sure they know their market share is shrinking and that the real action is on your side of the line: Sixty-six percent (66%) believe self-defense is the main...
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 14, 2016 | Firearm Training
PAHRUMP, NV — Halfway through a two-day private training session with instructor Matt Jeng at Front Sight, here are my notes from Day 1 (see also Day 2): Finger on trigger at Count 4, slack out beginning ~ Count 4.5 (when you can see sights) Thumbs relaxed to...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | Firearm Training
Regular “Carry Lifers” know we much prefer to stick to the useful, the objective, the constructive. Now and again, however, we happen across such outrageous claptrap that comment becomes necessary, mainly because it’s not useful, objective (or corrective, as in this...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | News & Commentary
More than 100 so-called “medical” groups called for an end to the ban on federal funding for gun-control efforts by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In reality, the list is padded with political advocacy groups, such as five chapters of Physicians for Social...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | News & Commentary
FBI background checks for gun purchases have surged by more than a third this year, compared to the first quarter of 2015. Source: Gun background checks surge 36% this year – Apr. 7, 2016 If attacked, do you want to be Victor or Victim? At SacredHonor.US, we...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 13, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
PAHRUMP, NV — At Front Sight this weekend for two days of handgun private training. Most of the training I’ve done over the last year has been with rifle and this is my first handgun training since last June, when I was finally able to pass Front...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 12, 2016 | News & Commentary
Protect and serve: At the time of the March 8 shooting, Watsonville police detective Elizabeth Sousa recommended that parents keep their children’s bedrooms away from street-facing windows. “I personally would make sure that you keep your children...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 12, 2016 | News & Commentary
Record numbers of women are applying for concealed carry permits in the state of Washington. From the beginning of 2013 through the end of April, the population of female CCW holders has increased 62%. Women now comprise over a quarter of the 535,596 Washington...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 12, 2016 | Firearm Training
First, the good news: the number of deaths resulting from the accidental or negligent discharge of a firearm is at a 25 year low, if not an all time low. This applies to all age groups—there were 69 fatal accidental shootings involving someone under the age of 15 per...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 12, 2016 | News & Commentary
I can understand some parents saying this, and I’ve had a few clients give everything to charity rather than their kids — but a congressman? Things are so partisan today most folks vote the straight party line, even though they don’t know s*** about...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | May 11, 2016 | Family Protection, Firearm Training
» QUESTION: With the evolving current events in the United States and the rest of the world, the two of us have made the decision to own one or more firearms, probably handguns, for personal protection purposes. We have resisted this measure for some time simply due...
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...