Traveling Across State Lines with Firearms - What You Need to Know
A cross-country road trip can turn into a felony arrest faster than most gun owners realize, and federal law only protects you if you follow its rules to the letter. Attorney Emma K. Wittmann breaks down FOPA, how state lines can quietly strip away that protection, and what to actually do before you hit the road with a firearm.
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Justice or Just Luck?
A ten second bar fight ends fast, but deciding whether it was self-defense or a crime can take months, and it often comes down to one prosecutor asking a single question: what would twelve jurors think? This piece breaks down exactly what prosecutors weigh when they're deciding whether to charge you, and why the same set of facts can go two very different ways depending on who's reviewing them.
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Can You Go to Jail Even if it was Self-Defense? Absolutely Yes.
You did everything right. You were in real danger, you defended yourself, and the threat is gone. But being right and being able to prove it are two very different fights, and Attorney Howard A. Snader breaks down why self-defense claims can still land you in handcuffs, in court, and in front of a jury months later.
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Protecting Your Pet
Think pulling a gun to stop someone from hurting your dog is self-defense? Legally, pets count as property, not people, which means that "protective" instinct could get you charged with a crime, not praised for it.
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How the Supreme Court Kept Hawaii's "Vampire Law" From Sucking the Life Out of Bruen
Hawaii tried to get around the Supreme Court's Bruen ruling with a sneaky workaround: instead of banning concealed carry outright, it flipped the rule so every business was off limits to gun owners unless the owner said otherwise. AFF attorney Howard Snader breaks down how the Supreme Court saw through the trick in Wolford v. Lopez, and what it means for gun owners going forward.
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How Many Shots Is Too Many?
There is a saying that we teach young lawyers when we are training them on how to cross-examine a witness in court. We tell them, “Don’t ask one question too many.” The young lawyers then ask: “How do I know which question will be one too many?” The answer is that you don’t know until the answer hurts your case.
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Just Shut Up!
After a self-defense incident, many people believe the best thing they can do is immediately tell law enforcement, “I was defending myself.” While that may seem logical, making any statement—no matter how short—can create significant legal problems down the road.
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The Legal Boundaries of Defense of Property in the United States
Most people assume they have the right to protect their property by any means necessary, and most people are wrong. Attorney Andrew C. Marcantel breaks down exactly how far the law allows you to go before force becomes a crime.
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AOR Covers You Even if You Are a Prohibited Possessor
Many traditional self-defense programs will reject claims from individuals classified as prohibited possessors. Even if your use of force was justified, your status as a prohibited possessor at the time of the incident may prevent your defense from being covered.
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AOR Covers What Other Traditional Insurance-Backed Programs Won’t
Traditional self-defense insurance programs are built around fine print designed to protect the company, not you, with exclusions for things like expired permits, gun-free zones, and impairment that can leave you without representation the moment you need it most. Because AOR is backed by a law firm and not an insurance company, there are no hidden exclusions — if you claim self-defense and meet our three criteria, we cover what other programs won't.
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