CCW Safe Podcast
1) Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 4: The Threat Must Be Imminent and Serious
Criminal defense attorney Don West explains the core legal standard for the justifiable use of deadly force in self-defense, and firearms instructor Steve Moses provides a nuts-and-bolts tactical tran...Show More
2) Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 3: Understand the Legal Consequences
Shawn Vincent talks with attorney Don West about the legal consequences of self-defense, including a discussion of the potential charges an armed defender could face in the wake of a self-defense shoo...Show More
3) Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 2: Get Training
Steve Moses talks to Don West and Shawn Vincent about how proper self-defense training from qualified, credentialed instructors gives armed defenders the competence and confidence to make smart decisi...Show More
4) Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 1: The Goal of Self-Defense Is to Break Contact
Lesson 1: The Goal of Self-Defense Is to Break Contact Breaking contact with an aggressor can mean using deadly force when justified, or simply walking away—with a range of actions in between, includi...Show More
Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 1: The Goal of Self-Defense Is to Break Contact
1:11:38 | Nov 3rd, 2025
5) In Self-Defense Podcast 138: Defensive Display Done Right
Firearms trainer Erick Gelhaus joins the podcast to talk about the tactical and legal benefits of a low-ready defensive display when a threat justifies the potential use of deadly force.
6) In Self-Defense Podcast 138: Educating the Judge and the Jury in a Self- Defense Case
After more than 25 years in law enforcement, Doug Deaton became a consulting and testifying expert witness for defense attorneys and armed defenders in self-defense cases. True self-defense trials are...Show More
7) In Self-Defense Podcast 137: Defensive Display with Greg Ellifritz
Retired police officer and firearms instructor Greg Ellifritz joins the podcast to talk about defensive display and brandishing incidents he responded to as a law enforcement officer. While brandishin...Show More
8) In Self-Defense Podcast 136: Foolish Burglars
A Wisconsin man came home to his apartment late at night and was surprised to find his home had been the target of burglars. He was even more surprised when one of those burglars returned to retrieve ...Show More
9) In Self-Defense Podcast 135: Lapeer Gas Station Shooting
An armed defender in Lapeer, Michigan was convicted of murder for shooting a man who was attacking him with a crowbar. It turns out, the shooter actually left the scene of the initial confrontation an...Show More
10) In Self-Defense Podcast 134: The Scott Hayes Self-Defense Case
Don West and Steve Moses join Shawn Vincent to explore the case of Scott Hayes, a pro-Isreal demonstrator who was violently tackled by an unarmed pro-Palistineian demonstrator. Hayes fired a single, n...Show More