OOLEY LAW BLOG

This interview is reposted from the Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network and was originally posted at the following link: https://armedcitizensnetwork.org/family-concerns-during-and-after-self-defense When armed citizens discuss training, two philosophies emerge: one is the alpha family member training to be the sole protector

Many are not aware that firearms are not allowed on Corps of Engineer property. However, there is a push to end this prohibition, and the Firearms Policy Coalition has created a way to make your voice heard on the issue.

Although we assume most politicians and government officials believe they are doing the right thing when it comes to the purported health crisis we are facing, we are very concerned about the bias most government officials have in their view of the world that the exercise of draconian government power and control is an appropriate solution to allegedly provide for the safety of the public at large.

Indiana recently passed a new law eliminating confusion in the courts and establishing that the waiting period to obtain an expungement begins on the date a felony conviction is entered and does not start anew if that conviction is later reduced to a misdemeanor.

A man was convicted of felony intimidation in Elkhart County after threatening his wife. Intimidation is normally a misdemeanor, but in this case, the charge was enhanced from a Class A misdemeanor based on the allegation that he “drew a deadly weapon” while committing the offense.

In Cavanaugh’s Sports Bar & Eatery, Ltd. v. Eric Porterfield (Case No. 20S-CT-88), a Eric Porterfield sued Cavanaugh’s Sport Bar for negligence after he was left permanently blind following a fight in the bar’s parking lot.

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an opinion in Bryce A. Burton v. Martin Benner and Indiana State Police (Case No. 19S-CT-549) finding in favor of the off-duty state police officer

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill determined in an official opinion issued on April 2, 2020, that cities and towns may not order licensed gun dealers to close under emergency orders issued by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

Guy Relford has organized a group called “The 2A Project.” The goal of this group is to promote our right of self-defense, as bestowed by God and as protected against government infringement by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 32 of the Indiana Constitution.

In Heuring v. State (Case No. 19S-CR-528), the Indiana Court of Appeals explored the concept of probable cause when considering the requirements for a search warrant.