What is the Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network's Mission?

Our mission, indeed, our entire focus is the preparation, education and legal defense of Network members who defend themselves and their families, then face unmeritorious prosecution by the criminal justice system.

The Network is an organization of gun owners pooling their strength to protect one another when a member comes under scrutiny of the legal system after acting in self defense. Just as the earliest labor unions were mere groups of workers joined together to prevent abuse of individual workers, Network members have joined, not because they expect to use deadly force in self defense, but because they are well aware of the abuses the legal system can enact against the innocent man or woman forced to defend self or family.

Our members recognize that an individual may not carry much weight against the legal system. The Network's strength, its experts and $4,000,000+ Legal Defense Fund, provides vastly more power to protect your legal rights and legal survival.

A Network member is probably the least likely gun owner to be involved in a shooting or otherwise use deadly force. This is because of our aggressive educational program that starts when you join the Network. A 332-page book plus an informative series of a dozen educational video lectures is given to each new member. Our member education committment ensures that your understanding of use of force in self defense is first class. Our content-rich on-line journal carries on that mission each month.

The Network is a membership organization with a variety of services for members. Using the links to the right, you can browse through information about what you get with your membership, an introduction to the Network leadership, media coverage of the Network, why our members have joined, and answers to frequently asked questions.