Including ...Reaching Young Armed Citizens • President’s Message • Attorney Question • News from our Afilliates • Book Review • Editor's Notebook • About this Journal
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Reaching Young Armed Citizens
An Interview with Attorney Alex Ooley
This month we share a conversation with Network Affiliated Attorney Alex Ooley and discuss his thoughts on reaching younger armed citizens with coaching and education about living armed safely and responsibly in today’s world. For members who prefer streaming video, enjoy our more casual video version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fOyF3AvDh8 .
eJournal: Alex, thank you for meeting with me. Members, this is Alex Ooley. He’s an attorney in Indiana – what part of Indiana?
Ooley: Southern Indiana, basically south of Indianapolis but closer to Louisville, Kentucky. Culturally, Southern Indiana is more like Kentucky than the rest of Indiana, so I feel pretty connected to Kentucky, but Indiana is a great state.
eJournal: You’re almost a southern boy, a lawyer, and I think you’ve mentioned in the past you’re an outdoorsman, too. Tell us a little bit about your law practice; help us get to know you a little bit.
President’s Message
A Handshake Deal
by Marty Hayes, J.D., President, Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network
I don’t remember when our society moved away from trusting a handshake. I do remember being told while growing up that a man’s word is his bond, and if one made a deal with another and they shook hands on it, it was as good as any written contract. Concurrently, when one person makes a promise to another, then that person lives up to the promise, period. Of course, that also means one should not make promises they cannot keep.
This must sound quaint to those born less than 50 years ago. Recently, the veracity of my word (the promises the Network makes to its members) has come into question. This disturbs me.
Attorney Question of the Month
As the result of the proliferation of video-capable smart phones almost all armed citizens are, if they choose, able to record video or still photographs of a scene and people present during an incident in which they defended themselves. Ability, however, is not the same as advisable! We asked our affiliated attorneys this question –
In your state is it legal to record another person without first obtaining their consent?
How do you suggest armed citizens undertake preserving images that might exonerate them balanced against the risk of appearing ghoulish after a self-defense shooting?
News From Our Afilliates
This month’s Networking column is addressed specifically to our affiliated instructors, although it affects students and others, as well. In the following conversation, an affiliated attorney who also teaches classes discusses his concern for firearms instructors, little mom-and-pop gun stores and other small businesses affected by the Corporate Transparency Act. While primarily addressed to small business owners, our visit is also a great way for members to meet Deron Boring who has generously served as an Ohio affiliated attorney for the past 13 years. Watch our video conversation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgGqTZ4c3rQ or meet Deron through the edited transcript below.
eJournal: It’s my pleasure today to introduce Deron Boring. He is an attorney in Ohio, and in addition to practicing law, is an acting judge, a firearms instructor and Second Amendment rights activist. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, Deron.
Book Review
The Four Pillars of Fighting: Mindset, Tactics, Skill, Gear
By James Yeager and Paul Markel
Independently published, 289 pages, paperback $16.99 or $6.99 eBook
ISBN 979-8385645008
Reviewed by Gila Hayes
Video dominates instruction and has cut badly into print books despite readers who prefer the written word, which accommodates rereading and reviewing key elements, following citations and other learning methods less well-served by video. Sadly, most of the dominant voices in firearms training are no longer producing books, relying instead on video. Recently, I set aside my reservations about the late James Yeager’s videos and learned a lot from his posthumously published book The Four Pillars of Fighting, compiled from a manuscript that was in-progress when he died and finalized by Paul Markel.
Editor’s Notebook
Thoughts on Independence Day
by Gila Hayes
A few days after we release the 198th edition of our monthly online members’ journal, the United States of America observes its 248th anniversary of declaring that we “are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States,” not colonies under British rule. The work we’ve done during the Network’s 198 months is a tiny fraction of the human experience played out on American soil and on the foreign battlefields where Americans fought to make our people safe and free for nearly two and a half centuries.
In a few days, 4th of July parties, parades, picnics and politicking will be in full swing. While I insist on recognizing Independence Day, more Americans call it the 4th of July, a trend indicative of how few will stop to ponder why they have the day off work, or consider the reason there is a parade, or acknowledge the sacrifices of those who fought for our freedom.
About this Journal
The eJournal of the Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Inc. is published monthly on the Network’s website at http://armedcitizensnetwork.org/our-journal. Content is copyrighted by the Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network, Inc.
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