Education in Self-Defense Law for Responsibile Citizens
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The Five Fundamental Elements of Self-Defense Law
In this country, there are five fundamental elements related to self-defense (Innocence, Proportionality, Avoidance, Imminence, and Reasonableness). They apply in all fifty states. Each state may make it's own rules about an element, but they are about 80% consistent. You cannot possibly know the boundaries of a legal self-defense action unless you are familiar with these elements. Each one is a building block of keeping any action you take within the category of legally justified.
You should know that any self-defense action is required to pass all five to be considered legal. If you fail to pass even one element, you will not be allowed to claim self-defense for your actions. That can be disastrous if you go to court.
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Defend Yourself, But Stay Out of Prison
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Sub-Title: Five Self-Defense Mistakes That Can Land You in Prison.
American courts are very intolerant of mistakes in self-defense cases. This book describes the five fundamental legal elements of self-defense law and how a defender could run afoul of each. Each chapter has scenarios that illustrate possible violations that invalidate a self-defense claim. Knowing the law before an incident occurs will help your self-defense actions stay within the boundaries of the law and help you make better, more confident decisions.
This book is available on Amazon. Just go to Amazon,books, and enter author's name. It is available in Kindle and paperback editions.
Self-Defense Law Facts
Sub-title: The Law and Concerns For Armed Americans
The only way to understand the boundaries of self-defense is to know the law. Topics in this book range from the fundamentals to advanced. All of it should be in your memory banks. Information in this book could be useful when your safety or life as you know it needs a decision that makes your self-defense actions justified and excused.
Once a threat is encountered, it is way too late to think about or learn the boundaries of a legal response. The chapters in this book (and other books) can be your best chance of having enough education in the law to avoid mistakes and make decisions that can keep you our of serious legal trouble.
This book is available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions. Go to Amazon, books and enter my name.
$9.99
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