The Andrew Branca Show

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona , which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney Andrew Branca as he breaks down the major...

In this episode, we delve into the landmark 1966 US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona , which gave rise to the famous "Miranda rights" that are now a staple of police procedures in the United States. Surprisingly, this crucial decision was a close 5-to-4 ruling by the Supreme Court, a fact that is not widely known to the public. Join Attorney Andrew Branca as he breaks down the major...

Today we discuss the troubling reporting of a road-rage incident in which one woman shot both another woman and that other woman’s daughter—both shooting victims survived.   The media has been reporting on this event with headlines like this: “No charges for woman who wounded mother, daughter.”  The local police department did request from prosecutors an arrest warrant for the shooter. Yet no such...

In June 2022, Mark Winger, a Texas gun store employee, shot a fleeing thief in the back and was initially charged with murder.  However, last week he agreed to a plea bargain deal of eight years deferred adjudication.  Despite Texas allowing deadly force in defense of property, there are specific conditions that must be met to stay within the law.  Join us as we examine why the Texas justification...

In today's Part 2 we read the dissent from Ohio v. Wilson. Ohio man Tyler Wilson got into a gas station verbal argument with one Billy Reffet. The argument escalated to the point that Wilson felt obliged to fire warning shots into the night sky, claiming he'd intended to merely frighten Reffet off, rather than to harm him. Wilson would be charged with attempted murder and felonious assau...

Ohio man Tyler Wilson got into a gas station verbal argument with one Billy Reffet. The argument escalated to the point that Wilson felt obliged to fire warning shots into the night sky, claiming he'd intended to merely frighten Reffet off, rather than to harm him. Wilson would be charged with attempted murder and felonious assault. At trial he attempted to raise the legal defense of self-def...

IMPORTANT: During this show I mention some ambiguity about the Alec Baldwin trial judge and schedule. I CAN NOW CONFIRM: Judge Morrow will be the judge for Baldwin trial, as she was for the Gutierrez trial, and the Baldwin trial jury selection is schedule for July 8, 2024, and trial is sheduled to begin on July 9 and run through July 19.  Yesterday "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez was fou...

In this video, we delve into the intriguing interview between Alec Baldwin and George Stephanopoulos. Join us as we provide a critical analysis of the conversation, discussing the key points, body language, and underlying messages conveyed by both parties. From Baldwin's demeanor to Stephanopoulos' probing questions, we break down this thought-provoking interview and offer our insights o...

In this video, we delve into the ongoing trial of Hannah Gutierrez, who is facing charges of manslaughter and evidence tampering in connection with the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie "Rust." The trial enters its third day of proceedings on Monday, with opening statements already delivered last Thursday. Join us as we provide a brief analy...

In today's show we cover a variety of use-of-force videos, for lessons learned! First, an angry woman attacks, and the dangers of relying on incomplete videos of use-of-force event! Second, prankster fakes a robbery, and finds out! Third, hard to trust the system when judges act like THIS! Fourth, when fighting over a gun, being first counts! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE&quo...

In 2023, the year after the seminal Supreme Court's Second Amendment decision of Bruen , the state of Illinois chose rebellion and passed into law the most severe gun control law in its 200 year history, effectively banning both "assault weapons" and many other commonly owned firearms. An suit by gun owners brought by gun owners against the new law failed in Federal trial court, and...

Friend of the show Konstadinos Moros (@MorosKosta on Twitter) and fellow lawyer C.D. Michel have written an awesome law review article for the Wyoming Law Review, just published: "Restrictions 'Our Ancestors Would Never Have Accepted': The Historical Case Against Assault Weapon Bans." THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST! There are lots of self-...

A police officer dumped a full mag into a police cruiser with a handcuffed suspect inside, believing he'd just been shot by that suspect's suppressed weapon. A fellow officer then joined in, firing more shots at the cruiser. The problem: There was no suppressed weapon, or any weapon at all, nor any evidence of any impact to the officer.  There was merely an acorn that fell onto the cruis...

Craig Tucker, a retired Marine colonel with an impressive military resume, has apparently been hired by the state of California to provide expert witness testimony to support the state's assault weapons ban. Which is fine, except that he's apparently insane. For example, did you know that a single 5.56mm round can separate the upper half of a person's body from the lower half? No, I...

You're lawfully armed with a pistol and suddenly find yourself facing a hostage scenario. Right before you a man is holding a machete to the neck of a wimpering woman. There's no time to call for the police or wait for help--the woman is an instant away from being killed.  You decide to intervene in the woman's defense. You draw your pistol, fire--and unintentionally hit and kill th...

This is part 2 of 2 of our coverage of the Gina Carano v. Disney lawsuit. Actress Gina Carano announced on Twitter today that she is suing Disney over her firing from their Star Wars TV show, "The Mandalorian."  Interestingly, apparently her suit is being financially backed by free-speech advocate Elon Musk, who had promised to support people in court if they had harm inflicted upon them...

Today I'll be completing the reading of this past week's decision by the Hawaii Supreme Court to tell the Supreme Court of the United States to piss off re: the Second Amendment.  In an absolutely ridiculous decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court has simply thumbed its nose at the entirely of the modern Second Amendment law of the US Supreme Court, going so far as to prioritize "Aloha s...

In an absolutely ridiculous decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court has simply thumbed its nose at the entirely of the modern Second Amendment law of the US Supreme Court, going so far as to prioritize "Aloha spirit" over the SCOTUS rulings of Heller, McDonald, and Bruen. I don't claim a great deal of Second Amendment expertise myself, but I can read a court opinion, I can spot legal non...

Actress Gina Carano announced on Twitter today that she is suing Disney over her firing from their Star Wars TV show, "The Mandalorian."  Interestingly, apparently her suit is being financially backed by free-speech advocate Elon Musk, who had promised to support people in court if they had harm inflicted upon them because of content they posted on Twitter. In today's Law of Self De...

Gun Owners Foundation has filed a Federal lawsuit against New York because the state's fascist gun control framework effectively makes it impossible for non-residents to exercise the Second Amendments under the US Constitution. In this Law of Self Defense show I do a live reading of the complaint by the plaintiffs! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE "INSURANCE" PROVIDER I TRUST! There a...

Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is looking at 60 years in prison on Federal fraud charges, after recently having been convicted of perjury. This is the same woman who fabricated an investigation and persecuted six Baltimore police officers over the in-custody death of black male Freddy Gray, way back in 2015. I covered the trials of those six officers in real-time--in all case...

Today I react to two YouTube videos about the USCCA/Alan Colie controversy that seem to come to opposite conclusions! THERE IS ONLY ONE SELF-DEFENSE INSURANCE PROVIDE I TRUST! There are lots of self-defense "insurance" companies out there. Some are hot garbage. Some have limited resources. Some are simply, in my view, untrustworthy. But there is ONE that I PERSONALLY TRUST to protect mys...

Join me for a reading of the Federal district court Rhode v. Bonta decision finding that California's ammunition background check law, passed as Proposition 63 by popular vote, is an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment! Another GREAT Second Amendment analysis under Bruen by the great and powerful Federal District Judge Roger T. Benitez! Learn the Self-Defense Law you NEED to...

Certainly it can be lawful to shoot someone attacking your or another person. In Texas it can even be lawful to shoot someone engaged in stealing.  But is it EVER lawful to shoot someone who is running AWAY, and not presenting as a threat to anybody? Today's show looks at video from a Texas gas station in which EXACTLY that happened. Lawful? Or Murder? Learn the Self-Defense Law you NEED to B...

An argument between two men in a bodega goes ballistic when one of them pulls a handgun.  Unfortunately for him, this turns out to be a poor decision, as the other fellow simply takes the handgun from him. Worse, the other fellow then proceeds to shoot the aggressor to the ground, firing at least five additional shots into him as he lays there. Could this be lawful self-defense? Murder? Manslaught...