Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

I've got it. Great read. The main five principles are covered (great to know!) and each state is mentioned in the various tables and charts. Have you been to the website? http://lawofselfdefense.com/ Didn't know there was one. Thanks! Hey Tommy, this is Andrew Branca, the author of the book. If you...

Blah, blah, blah. Whatever. Anyone here wants to follow gunderwood's legal advice on the law of self-defense . . . well, good luck. He's certainly verbose about it. Maybe that will get you off. A little short on the a actual statutes, jury instructions, and case law . . . but, heck, what trial cour...

Don't you guys bill by the hour? I ask because Gunderwood actually will manifest with every single piece of information you ask for eventually. Which you will respond to. Which he will respond to...in depth and the cycle continues like the rising and setting of the sun. So if you plan on having an ...

The point was that the locals didn't want to touch it because the law was clear about AOI/fear and Zimmerman as you state followed it near perfectly. The trial only ever happened because the Feds leaned on some people. You couldn't possibly be more wrong. I watched every second of that trial, every...

Would you prefer to compare IQ numbers or the quality of our educational institutions rather than the issues? I for one don't because to me, the words of wise man on the street are worth more than all the rich/powerful/educated fools of the kingdom combined. Argue with your mind, not your resume. H...

As a side note, are you seriously accredited to practice law in all 50 states? That would be very impressive. Of course not. Are you off? I never said I was. I practice law in only one state, Massachusetts. I study the self-defense law--statutes, jury instructions, and case law--of all 50 states, a...

gunderwood wrote:For being a lawyer you apparently don't understand the rules of debate.

Haha, OK, well, you're not a lawyer. You could have just said so and saved the rest of us a lot of inquiries.

Good night, sir.

--Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

VA has no such requirement to justify the response as "balanced" or any other BS. Again, VA is NOT MA or other states/countries that have practically banned SD like Great Briton. If you are justified in using deadly force you are justified. That means demonstrating AOI and fear of death o...

This is bad advice. It makes a HUGE difference if the person you shot has an entry wound in the front or the back of his body. While there ARE legitimate reasons why you may have ended up shooting somebody in the back--many of them cited above--to say it simply doesn't matter is ridiculous. You'd b...

Remek wrote:[Y]ou seem to be pretty confident on something I see no reason to be so confident about.

Well, I clearly expended far too many words and several posts on what Mr. Remek managed to communicate in a sentence.

Thank you, sir. I bow to your conciseness.

--Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

OakRidgeStars wrote:Good discussion tonight, guys

Assuming part of that was directed at me, thanks!

--Andrew, @LawSelfDefense

The biggest risk you would face in this instance is there being public outcry from the thug community to charge you with something because most prosecutors won't touch that with a 10ft pole; it's almost a guaranteed loss. E.g. Zimmerman trial. Dear God. Prosecutors LIVE for those kinds of cases. Th...

Let's add a twist to it. Suppose you were not the victim, but you were a close bystander and saw it happen from the start. Would you draw? You bet I would. As I said when I posed the question, if the blow comes as it's supposed to, I don't think you can defend. That is, they won't go for it unless ...

If I make it past the first punch (remember I don't know if it's just one punch or what at that point), in 1-2 seconds my gun is going to be half empty as I'm usually good for ~3-4rnd/sec of aimed center of mass fire at such a close distance That's awesome. Your defense attorney is going to have a ...

The law in VA is quite clear on these points and you should have nothing to fear. This is utter nonsense. ANY TIME YOU USE DEADLY FORCE, INDEED ANY FORCE, AGAINST ANOTHER PEROSN YOU HAVE PLENTY TO FEAR. PLENTY. Someone whose conduct is 150% consistent with the law is STILL in PLENTY of peril. Even ...

Have any court decisions that I can read myself? I can see your argument, but its hard to swallow, because shooting someone in the back is like rear ending someone with your car: a very strong prima facie case is made that it's your fault, and the criminal was not threatening you any longer. What i...

But it's a macho thing. You stick to that story bud, cause it's all you have. Don't see any way to react to something like that. If I have to waste my time watching everyone I pass until they are well past me then I just won't go there. These kids are in Hoboken, Paterson, Jersey City, Newark, etc....

Zimmerman Trial Update & NRA Discount Coupon Hey folks, My apologies for my posts here becoming a bit more sporadic, but it's a busy time on the home front, and I sometimes just can't find time each evening to drop in and leave an update. For those still interested, however, my wrap-up of day 9 ...

Zimmerman Trial Day 8: Live Video, Analysis & Reader Poll: DNA Inconclusive & Judge Nelson Terse Hey folks, Just wrapped up Day 8 of Florida v. Zimmerman, and things went no better for the prosecution today than in prior days–indeed, the morning was pretty much a disaster for the offense. Fo...

Zimmerman Trial Day 8: Live Video, Analysis of State's Case & Witnesses Hey folks, Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking n...