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Carry a Firearm, Not a Byrna

by | April 14, 2025 | Blog, Defensive Gun Use, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life | 0 Comments

Carry a firearm, not a Byrna! While it is definitely a good idea to carry a non-lethal alternative for self-defense, there are many such alternatives that are smaller and easier to carry than a Byrna. Very few people would carry both a firearm and a Byrna. If i have...
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Study: Armed Citizens Beat Police at Stopping Mass Shootings

by | April 8, 2025 | Asset Protection, Blog, Creditors & Predators, Defensive Gun Use, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Fortune, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life | 0 Comments

A new study by Lott and Moody shows that armed citizens are much more effective than uniformed police at stopping potential mass shootings. The study concluded: The results favor intervention by armed citizens. Unlike uniformed police officers, armed citizens are...
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Judge VanDyke’s Brilliant Dissent Video (Duncan v Bonta)

by | April 8, 2025 | Blog, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life | 0 Comments

The video at top left is a brilliant "dissent video" by Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the Ninth Circuit, part of his recent dissent in Duncan v Bonta. (Video below that is my daughter Ayn, who is now finishing up her first year at University of Florida School of Law.)...
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31% of Gun Owners Have Used Gun Defensively, 82% of Uses Require No Firing

by | April 2, 2025 | Blog, Defensive Gun Use, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Life | 0 Comments

A recent study indicates that 31% of gun owners have used a gun defensively at least once over their lives. (I am in this category, and many of my students have confirmed their own defensive gun use (DGU) experiences.) Furthermore, the same study indicates 82% of...
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Man Sentenced for Attempted Murder of Pismo Beach Cop Loaded Rounds Backwards in Mag

by | April 2, 2025 | Blog, Dying Embarrassed, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Life, News & Commentary | 0 Comments

I should probably have a "Dumb Criminals" category but as an estate planner i'll stick with "Dying Embarrassed". This man was convicted of attempted murder because, even though he pointed his semi-auto handgun at a Pismo Beach cop's head and pulled the trigger, he had...
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Security Trusts for UHNW and ULNW Families

by | April 1, 2025 | Asset Protection, Blog, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Planning, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Income Tax, Life, Tax Planning, Trust Admin | 0 Comments

The recent shooting of a healthcare CEO has promoted increasing discussion of new security protocols among ultra high net worth (UHNW) families and their businesses, involving perhaps purpose-built security trusts funded with business interests, provisions in family...
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US Persons and Entities Now Exempt from Corporate Transparency Act BOI Reporting

by | April 1, 2025 | Asset Protection, Blog, Estate Planning, Fortune, News & Commentary, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Tax Planning, Trust Admin, Venture Protection | 0 Comments

Pursuant to new interim final rule issued by FINCEN on March 21, 2025, US persons and entities are now exempt from Beneficial Ownership Interest (BOI) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act. Aside from being extremely burdensome and vague in some cases, the...
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Will Concealed Carry Insurance Protect You?

by | April 1, 2025 | Asset Protection, Blog, Creditors & Predators, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Planning, Fortune | 0 Comments

Will concealed carry insurance actually protect you and your family? There are concerns (for example, see thread here) where policies may not be delivering as expected. You have to read proposed policy language carefully to see what is covered and what is excluded....
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Victory for #2A in Duringer v Morro Bay

by | March 19, 2025 | Asset Protection, Blog, Career Maintenance, Creditors & Predators, Defensive Gun Use, Dying Embarrassed, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Fortune, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Horror Stories, Life, News & Commentary, Punishment, Religious Faith, Venture Protection, WorldExaminer.com | 0 Comments

Victory for the Second Amendment in Morro Bay today as Plaintiff David R Duringer files acceptance of Defendants' FRCP Rule 68 Offer of Judgment in favor of Plaintiff in his federal case, Duringer v Morro Bay et al. More details to follow and an update will be posted...
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Duringer v Morro Bay #1A #2A #14A Federal Suit Filed

by | January 3, 2025 | Blog, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, GunLaw.Pro, Honor, Life, News & Commentary, Punishment, Religious Faith | 0 Comments

Attorney David R. Duringer has filed a 92-page federal complaint (Duringer v Morro Bay) in US District Court, Central District of California, against the City of Morro Bay and several other defendants, for violation of his civil rights under the US Constitution,...
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