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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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Succession Fail as Lack of Trust Protector Dooms Murdoch Plan to Control Woke Kids

by | December 23, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blended Families, Blog, Bloodline Protection, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Creditors & Predators, Dying Embarrassed, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Movies, Estate Tax, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Fortune, Gift Tax, GST Tax, Honor, Income Tax, News & Commentary, Operation & Governance, Religious Faith, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning, Trust Admin, Venture Protection | 0 Comments

As my practice matures and I take on more high-net-worth clients, it's amazing how poor the estate planning is among some of these families. Sometimes, there is no planning at all! In other cases, there is very simple cookie-cutter planning, which is always bad...
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Atty Dave Duringer on Hometown Radio with Dave Congalton KVEC 920AM 20241203

by | December 4, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blended Families, Blog, Bloodline Protection, Business Succession, Buying or Selling a Closely Held Business, Career Maintenance, Career Preparation, Charity, Creditors & Predators, Defensive Gun Use, Entity Formation, Estate Admin, Estate Planning, Estate Tax, Family Maintenance, Family Protection, Financial Mentorship, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Fortune, Gift Tax, GST Tax, GunLaw.Pro, Health Planning, Honor, Incapacity Planning, Income Tax, Life, Limitation of Liability, News & Commentary, Operation & Governance, Pet Protection, Probate Admin, Property Tax, Punishment, Regulatory Compliance, Religious Faith, Retirement Planning, Spendthrift Children, Tax Planning, Trust Admin, Venture Protection, WorldExaminer.com | 0 Comments

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Texas Federal Court Issues National Injunction Against CTA!

by | December 4, 2024 | Asset Protection, Blog, Estate Planning, Fortune, Operation & Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Venture Protection | 0 Comments

A Texas federal court has just saved a zillion businesses (and family trusts and mere holding companies) the effort of complying with the onerous filing burden under the draconian, oppressive, vague and unconstitutional Corporate Transparency Act (and zillions more...
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