Self Defense Legal Seminar - April 30 Near Dulles

[DFI]

We will be holding a legal seminar at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 30, 2011.

Register online at:
http://www.defensiveforce.com

Seminars are held at the Hilton Garden Inn Dulles North. Cost is $100, $90 for members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL). Please register to reserve a spot; each session will be limited to 20 people. Bring pen and paper to take notes.

Read some testimonials from previous legal seminar attendees here: http://defensiveforce.com/?page_id=106.

***Self Defense Law in Virginia ***

Plenty of shooters are willing to invest in their shooting skills but not many invest in their understanding of the legal boundaries of self-defense.

A legal seminar is not a concealed handgun course – it is a legal class on the statutes and case law governing the open or concealed carry of a handgun. If you received your CHP after a basic concealed handgun course with no discussion of the legal implications of using a handgun in self-defense, this is for you. This DOES meet the Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) requirements, but I would have to see you shoot safely first (ethical requirement, not a legal one). Plan on three hours of in-depth instruction.

The seminar covers the following topics:

•General legal guidelines for the use of force
•Justification versus Excuse
•Self-defense
•Virginia’s lack of a “castle doctrine” – and why it (mostly) doesn’t matter
•Defense of Others
•Defense of Property
•Purchase and possession of arms in the Commonwealth of Virginia
•What is “open carry” and what is “concealed carry” in Virginia? Not quite what you think.
•Virginia Knife Law (a surprisingly active area of the law)
•Interacting with Law Enforcement Officers
•Travelling armed: planes, trains, and automobiles
•What to do when in other jurisdictions: a practical “travelling” mode for reciprocal states

Throughout the class, students will be taught the law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and what other states typically do. While it is impossible to know the laws of every state that you enter, it is essential that armed travellers have a sense of how different the laws of Virginia are from most other states.

The travelling part is not just one subject; it is covered throughout the brief so that students have an idea how to deal with the laws governing self-defense in other states. The important part is knowing how they generally differ from Virginia (and they differ a lot).

Cost is $100, $90 for members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL). You must reserve a spot; each session must have a minimum of six students, however, regsitration will be limited to 20 people per session so that the instructor can address participant questions.

Disclaimer: The information provided in the seminar is not intended as individualized legal advice. I am not your lawyer. You are not my client. Participation in this seminar is expressly intended NOT to create an attorney-client relationship. Students will sign a waiver and agree to hold harmless Defensive Force Instructors, LLC before class starts.

[angelcryHawk]

This new law won't affect to those who collect knife's right??

[ConcealedCarryAcdmy]

I haven't yet attended this course, but I've heard very good things about it. It's on my list.

[Batty67]

Very good class, great instructor = well worth my time and $. Small class though, only 3 people. I feel like I did most of the talking in terms of Q&A, I suppose more participants would have helped, and the instructor would likely agree...