Armed Defender's Dilemma Lesson 6: Don’t Shoot Before the Threat is Imminent
From CCW Safe by Mike Darter
March 30, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 267
About this episode
The episode discusses the legal implications of shooting before a threat is imminent with insights from legal experts.
Don West and Steve Moses join Shawn Vincent to talk about the concept of the “window of justification” and to explore the legal perils for armed defenders who shoot before the threat of great bodily harm or death is imminent.
People in this episode
Host: Shawn Vincent
Guests: Don West, Steve Moses
Topics covered
- legal justification
- armed defense
- imminent threat
- self-defense laws
- great bodily harm
Keywords
- armed defense
- self-defense
- legal perils
- justification
- imminent threat
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