Law of Self Defense

Law of Self Defense

Attorney Andrew F. Branca's weekly plain-English legal educational News and Question & Answer show on American use-of-force law--self-defense, defense of others, and defense of property, to enable law-abiding people to make better informed, more confident, more decisive, and more lawful use-of-force decisions.

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June 22, 2025 115 mins

It can be hard to tell given the nature of Progressive dominance over both mainstream media and social media, but the Democrat party is on the ropes, is code blue, is being told to arrange their affairs, and every other metaphor for an impending demise. 

The reasons are not surprising--the Democrats and their policies have been demonstrable failures for American citizens everywhere they have been applied, and Americans are...

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The most liberal court of appeals in the United States, the 9th Circuit, late last night ruled that it is the great and powerful President Donald J. Trump who is Commander in Chief of the federalized California National Guard, and not the feckless and pandering Governor Gavin Newsom.

This ruling overturns an insane temporary restraining order issued last week by the unelected, black-robed, tyrannical inferior federal distr...

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Yesterday the US Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case of US v. Skremetti, which involved a challenge to a Tennessee law that banned the surgical mutilation of sad minors. 

US v. Skremetti (SCOTUS): https://tinyurl.com/eyjn3heb

This Tennessee law was challenged by various groups that wished to be free to surgically mutilate sad minors, and who claimed they had a Constitutionally-protected right to engag...

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the Commander-in-Chief battle between the feckless pandering California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Article II Executive Branch President Trump fought its way into the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with each side presenting oral arguments to a three-judge appellate panel.

Panel:
Judge Mark Bennett--Trump 2018 (older gentleman)
Judge Eric Miller--Trump 2019
Judge Jennifer Sung--Biden 2021

At issue:  W...

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The White House activation of the California National Guard to protect Federal property and personnel in riot-torn Los Angeles has been challenged by the feckless pandering Governor Gavin Newsom. 

Newsom was able to secure a Temporary Restraining Order against Trump for a few brief hours last Thursday, with an unelected, black-robed tyrannical inferior federal district trial court judge out of San Francisco stripping the A...

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One of the most wonderful aspects of 2025 in particular and the second President Trump term in general has been watching Democrat politicians go full theater kid, act like emotionally uncontrolled drunks, and line themselves up for decades' worth of prison time in a Federal prison--all for "clicks." 

Today I share with you videos of several Democrat politicians committing federal obstruction and impeding of ...

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Imagine you’re in your car and find yourself trapped by hundreds of lawless rioters.  Or you’re going about your business and find yourself attacked by a mob of riotous people. What if you drive through the rioters to safety? Or pull your lawful pistol in self-defense? 

And what if you do any of that and unintentionally injury or kill an innocent person?

Join me as I break down all your lawful options, the likely ...

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Vance Luther Boelter, the man alleged to have assassinated a Minnesota state Representative and her husband, as well as their dog, and shot and attempted to murder a Minnesota state Senator and his wife, has now been charged with second-degree, unpremeditated murder.

I know—wait, WHAT? These assassinations and attempts were CLEARLY premeditated—Boelter even had a kill list in his car, including the names of these victims. ...

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This weekend saw a veritable MELTDOWN on the political right of the internet, based on a New York Times report that President Trump intended to offer deportation amnesty to illegal migrant third-world invaders employed on America’s industrial farms. 

Could this be true? Has Trump become a TRAITOR to America’s national sovereignty? Has he BETRAYED the tens of millions of us who elected him to save our great nation?  Has Tru...

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The rapidly imploding remnants of the foot troops of the Democrat Progressive party have become truly bifurcated.  On the one side, elderly boomers whose remaining natural life expectancy is measured in single-digits, and on the other pandered-to ultra-violent Antifa basement dwellers who burst into teas at the mention of their biological gender.  

Orchestrating both are the far-left Progressive puppet masters whose only r...

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The media is reporting that a person pretending to be a police officer who shot two Minnesota Democrat politicians and their spouses—killing state Rep Melissa Hortman, along with her husband, and severely wounding state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife—has been identified as Progressive fanatic Vance Luther Boelter.  

Boelter was an associate of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the failed Vice-Presidential candidate, who had app...

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The wins for President Donald J. Trump keep STACKING up!

First, we have the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals INSTAMATIC stop of the insane TRO issued by 83-year-old Clinton-appointed San Francisco Judge Charles Breyer ordering President Trump to turn over command of the National Guard in Los Angeles, America’s second largest city still being torn apart by rebellion, rioting, looting, and arson. 

Next, just when the la...

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As we all know, last night Israel appears to have delivered a boot to the face of the Iranian regime, a fight that has been long simmering. 

Join me LIVE as I share MY take on who is the good guy, who is the bad guy, some of the technical and tactical means of how this apparently overwhelming attack was pulled off, and what are the likely political and military implications for America!

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I cover the take down of CA Senator Alex Padilla who attempted to violently storm a press conference by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the Los Angeles tackle that magically birthed a pistol, a perfect example of how Florida is BASED AF, and I have a funny Trump clip to share with all of you. 

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After President Trump activated several thousand California National Guardsmen to protect Federal property and personnel in riot-torn Los Angeles, California Governor Gavin Newsom initially did nothing—for the good reason that he had no lawful basis on which to prevent Trump’s lawful activation of the Guard.

Twenty-four hours later, however, as conditions in California’s largest city continued to deteriorate, rather than a...

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We all remember the unelected, black-robed, tyrannical, inferior federal district court Judge Boasberg—he’s the guy who claimed to have personal jurisdiction over people not in his district and subject matter jurisdiction over the same immigration law that Congress has stripped from the federal courts. 

He even ordered that aircraft in international airspace be turned around to bring identified terrorists back to the Unite...

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Anyone who has ever raised children or managed people knows that nothing works quite as well to correct misconduct as does consequences.  When it comes to our government, however, we seem to forget this universal truth and instead rely on the weak hope that the people we elect to rule over us will be good people.

This is an error of existential proportions.

A government absent consequences is a government unchecke...

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Antifa has now laid siege to many of America’s major cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City, Philadelphia, Austin, Denver, and more.  

Antifa’s mission:  Insurrection against the American government’s lawful authority to deport illegal migrant third-world invaders who have infested our great nation at the cost of trillions of dollars and uncountable harm to the American citizenry. 

And that’s a GOOD...

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Gavin Newsom’s Lawsuit Against Trump BACKFIRES Spectacularly!  California Governor Gavin Newsom just filed a federal lawsuit claiming President Trump’s call for the California National Guard during the LA riots is “unlawful.” But here’s the kicker: this lawsuit is a TOTAL disaster! From being filed in the wrong jurisdiction to misrepresenting the law, Newsom’s latest move not only fails to stop Trump but might just give him MORE po...

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President Trump & Border Czar Tom Homan are FIGHTING BACK against the illegal migrant crisis in Los Angeles!  California's Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass are accused of enabling a third-world invasion, clashing with Trump in federal court and blocking LAPD from stopping violent riots.  Is this an insurrection against American citizens? 

In this explosive episode, we dive into the chaos: 

 V...

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