Florida woman claims self-defense after police said she shot girlfriend to death and let her body rot for a week
Florida police say a woman shot and killed her boyfriend Leave her body to rot The victim’s family spent a week last year desperately searching for her. But attorneys for Shannon McCarthy, 45, filed a motion Friday to dismiss the second-degree murder charge against her, claiming self-defense under the state’s self-defense law. “I’ll make you […]
Florida ballerina – who said she killed husband in self-defense – convicted in ‘Black Swan’ murder trial
A former ballerina accused of shooting and killing her estranged husband has been found guilty in what has been called a “black swan” murder trial. Ashley Benefield, 33, had been charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing her husband, Doug Benefield. According to People magazine, the couple met at a Republican fundraiser in 2016 […]
More Americans Armed for Self-Defense Than Ever Before
According to a CNN report based on a recent survey of gun owners, more Americans than ever before are arming themselves for self-defense. CNN I got it. The survey, released Thursday, surveyed 2,477 “American adults who reported owning a gun between May and June 2023.” WATCH — AWR Hawkins: A disciplined militia is the foundation […]
Armed Guards Protect Sonia Sotomayor Although She Rejected the People’s ‘Private Right of Armed Self-Defense’
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the dissent but was escorted by armed guards. McDonald’s v. Chicago (2010), which denied the “private right of armed self-defense.” In July, one of Sotomayor’s armed guards shot and killed a man attempting to carjack her outside her home. by New York PostIncident Occurred Shortly after 1 a.m. on […]
Friends of college student booked for murder of homeless man claim he acted in self-defense
A teenager currently in a Los Angeles County jail on suspicion of killing a homeless man said he acted in self-defense, friends say. Shortly after 8pm on Monday, 19-year-old Ivan Gallegos and two friends heard a car alarm going off nearby and after calling police, the two went to investigate the alarm themselves. “Throughout his […]
Bear reportedly killed in self-defense in Connecticut
Connecticut State Police were investigating the shooting and death of a 450-pound adult male bear Monday morning and the gunman’s claim that it was in self-defense. The bear was killed after “reportedly feeding in an unlocked dump” in Canton, a city of about 10,000 people about 13 miles northwest of Hartford, said Paul Coppleman, a […]
Florida man shoots and kills neighbors over dispute about basketball hoop; police say video proves it wasn’t self-defense
Florida police say a man opened fire. killed my neighbor The entire exchange was captured on surveillance video over an argument over a basketball hoop. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in an arrest report that 63-year-old Norman Scott confronted his neighbor on May 4 and shot them both around 5:30 p.m. The victims […]
Stun guns, pepper spray and more: What you must know about self-defense tools and their legal status
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Felon Has ‘Right to Possess Firearm for Self-Defense’
On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that felon Stephen Duarte has “the right to possess a firearm for self-defense.” court news service I got it. Duarte has been convicted of five felonies and was a member of a Los Angeles street gang. Mr. Duarte’s decision to uphold […]
Self-Ownership and the Right to Self-Defense
Self-defense is an ancient common law right under which necessary and reasonable force may be used to defend one’s person or property. As Sir Edward Coke expressed it in 1604: “The house of everyone is to him as his Castle and Fortress as well for defense against injury and violence . . . if thieves come […]