Constitutional Law

New book on self defense law

Mitch & Evan Vilos, "Self Defense Laws of All 50 States," available here. This must have taken forever to research and write. It has the statutes of every State, notes on major case law in each, and practical explanations of each of these entries. Then charts on when deadly force can be used in each State, a prosecutor's opening statement in a self-defense case (just to show how your actions might be portrayed), and "the mother of all self-defense laws," which they suggest promoting to your State legislature. Concisely written, it still spans 554 pages.

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on December 20, 2010 (boomark / email).