Category: Self-Defense

It’s midnight, and you awaken to strange sounds somewhere outside the front of your home. You get out of bed, grab your firearm, run to your front window and look outside. That’s when you see a masked man in your... [Read More]

I want to talk today about some practical uses of our Castle Doctrine here in Colorado and how that might be applicable to you in the unfortunate circumstance where you may be dealing with an intruder. Castle Doctrine in Colorado... [Read More]

Everyone knows you can defend yourself in your home. But what about protecting other property? Using Force to Defend Property Florida Statute 776.031 allows a person to use or threaten to use non-deadly force if: they reasonably believe such conduct is... [Read More]

Defending Property Let’s discuss the law and the limits to defending your property in Georgia. Georgia law allows a person to protect their property with force from another’s unlawful interference or trespass onto that property. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, the... [Read More]

You can use force to protect your property in Missouri. However, you cannot use deadly force to protect your property. It’s a very important distinction to understand. Using Deadly Force You may use deadly force if there is an imminent... [Read More]

New Jersey allows for self-defense, but as you can well imagine, it’s a bit complex, and I want to give you some of the basics. Use of Force In order to understand that, you first have to understand the basic... [Read More]

Hi, Mark Edwards here. This month I would like to talk to you about the type of force that one can use to protect personal property. Deadly Force Is Not Justified To start with, I should note that generally the... [Read More]

Under what circumstances can I use deadly force to defend my property? Ohio law does not allow the use of deadly force to defend property under any circumstances. One can use basic force to defend one’s possessions, but not deadly... [Read More]

I’d like to talk to you today about defending your property. Deadly Force VS. Non-Deadly Force If you are in your occupied home and it is under attack by an intruder (that is a burglary) you can defend yourself with... [Read More]

One of the questions that we get quite frequently is, “How far can I go under the law to defend my property?” Everyone works hard, and nothing is worse than a thief because they look to take something that is... [Read More]