Self Defense legal assistance programs

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Oldjarhead

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The proliferation of concealed carry holders has skyrocketed in the last ten years in the USA. Especially now that all fifty states have some type of firearms carry law. I have also noticed that a fair number of self defense legal assistance programs have sprung up, in response, offering all kinds of immediate assistance after a self defense incident.

Has anyone on this forum ever called upon one of these legal services in the aftermath of a self defense incident. If so how well/bad did it work out for you? I have looked at:

www.texaslawshield.com
www.ccwsafe.com
www.usconcealedcarry.com
www.secondcalldefense.com
www.armedcitizensnetwork.org

I want to pick a good one. I recently got a Texas Concealed Handgun License.So your help/opinions will be most helpful. Thanks.
 
I'm a member of ACLDN. I've not had to use my weapon, so I can't personally vouch for their response. In fact, they've had only 10 cases where a member was involved in a self defense incident. In all 10 cases, however, they responded by providing the necessary funds to the member's attorney and all 10 were cleared of any wrong doing.

I suspect that you'll find that any of the groups you mentioned have few actual incidents that they needed to respond to.

I have found the educational materials ACLDN provides every year to be informative.

I do like the fact that ACLDN responds both to cases where shots were fired as well as where no shots were fired.
 
+1 for ACLDN. I have not had to use their services, but they do seem to be serious and professional. Also, Massad Ayoob supports them. :)
 
I went with CCW Safe, since they provide a lawyer experienced in self defense cases. Some of the other services promise to link you with a lawyer in their network which they claim to be skilled in this area. However, when I asked for the actual lawyer's names that I could call upon in my area, there were only two and both were bankruptcy or real estate attorneys. Not exactly who I would want helping me defend against charges related to the self defense use of a firearm. When looking at this whole matter, you need to separate the two issues of legal defense versus insurance coverage what would come into play if their were a civil judgment against you. I am not a lawyer, and I cannot give legal advice, but I was more concerned about having a legal defense service available to me on a 24/7 basis than I am in liability protection. Being former military, the CCW Safe coverage is only $75/year which is reasonably and yet gives me some peace of mind.
 
Self defense legal assistance programs

I looked at several of these. As I am a retired peace officer with 30 years of service, and a LEOSA carry permit holder, so far I have not pursued it. It is in the back of my mind though. I know a lot of defense attorneys, from my years as a courthouse security deputy. All of the good ones require money up front from $ 10,000 to $ 15,000 before they will take your case. I would not buy any legal defense insurance that would not let me have a say in who is being hired to defend me. They must have a lot of experience in defending people accused of violent crimes. Things have changed since I retired, so I would contact the supervisor at the courthouse security detail and get their input on who the best defense attorneys are. Any citizen can investigate them, as I would. If you do not get a good one you can end up in prison. The criminal justice system is not what most people think it is, so be vigilent.
 
I'm with Texas Law Shield. No, I've never had to use them as thankfully, I've never had to draw in self defense.
But the idea of having an attorney ready to work on my behalf without asking for money up front (other than my annual membership fee) does provide a certain feeling of comfort.
 
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