Category: Event

  • Criminal Assault Laws, Self-Defense & Display of a Weapon With Intent to Intimidate

    Display With Intent to Intimidate. The Spokane area Law Office of Mark Knapp PLLC handles many kinds of criminal defense cases. Many present issues of self-defense. The ability to claim self-defense depends on whether there is an imminent threat of death or grave bodily harm. The issue of self-defense often arises when a weapon is displayed during a road rage incident or some altercation.

    The Washington State Legislature enacted RCW 9.41.270, the Display With Intent to Intimidate law, in 1969. The statute prohibits display of a weapon in “a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.” (more…)

  • ATG Presents Safety Team Programs for North Idaho & Spokane Area Churches

    Action Training Group Monthly Membership Meeting. Kenny Moore spoke at our monthly ATG Membership Meeting at the Post Falls Cabela’s on May 26. Kenny led the security team at the Candlelight Church team in Coeur d’Alene when they got started.

    Kenny, a retired Lt. Colonel, USMC, shared that the best approach is to look at the very best current Church Security available in the United States, and tailor programs to meet the specific needs of each church environment. (more…)

  • Action Training Group Reaching Shooting Public & Veterans in Post Falls

    Action Training Group Reaching Shooting Public & Veterans in Post Falls

    On Tuesday, April 25, my wife and I visited a Disabled American Veterans meeting at the American Legion in Post Falls, Idaho. The objective was to invite the members to get involved in the Action Training Group, a shooting club that focuses on Church Safety training drills. We need volunteers to train new shooters, organize events as Range Safety Officers and build our group’s outreach to Church Safety Teams. (more…)

  • Action Training Group Presents Church Security Program

    ATG Monthly Membership Meeting. Our next ATG Membership Meeting on Friday, July 28th at 5:30 PM will be open to the public. Chuck Delgado will tell us about an officer-involved shooting in 1971. We will also discuss Reality Based Training scenarios and promote an upcoming event in which we will use SIRT pistols for Active Shooter Protocols, parking lot drills, church situations and car-jacking response drills.

    At the ATG Membership Meeting in May, Kenny Moore spoke to the Action Training Group about church security. Kenny talked about how to create a successful church safety team. He started the team at Candlelight Church in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In June, we discussed Church Safety & Use of Force to Detain (more…)

  • SAFEST Committee Forming in Federal Way for Armed School Volunteers

    The Citizen’s SAFEST (School Alliance For Every Student’s Tomorrow) Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00 PM. My email address and phone number are at http://www.firearmslawyer.net. Please contact me if you are interested in being involved with our committee or just wish to attend.

    Many of us see the need to protect our schools with more than dialogue and political band aids. Elected officials and others that implement public policy have an instinct to keep themselves safe politically- especially regarding anything that has to do with guns. (more…)

  • Law Classes for Armed Citizens Announced for Federal Way

    Saturday, June 25th ADTA Law of Armed Defense Meeting:
    Location: Regional Library at 34200 First Way South in Federal Way.

    The class is for members, the public and especially for armed citizens interested in knowing more about armed defense of self and others! We will cover Washington laws pertaining to your duty to carry a firearm responsibly and how to deal with the legal decisions ypu will encounter before, during and after an actual defensive encounter in which you are armed with a gun. We will also invite you to join the Armed Defense Training Association at the meeting but we will not pressure anyone. Our nonprofit corporation provides opportunities to participate in shooting activities that develop action shooting and tactical skills. (more…)

  • Federal Way Communicating Strategically via Twitter

    Twitter is useful for emergency preparedness, reacting to rapidly changing events and strategic responses to various threats and opportunities. The following is a copy of my last Tweet @FirearmsLawyer:

    MBRs $10 @Bunyan range Mar.23/30- Mar.23rd/30th event http://tinyurl.com/ArmedDefenseOrg
    #ArmedDefense #FederalWay #NRA #shootonthemove #SOTM

    Please note that the message above is an example of a Tweet that could help us with our problem of telling ADTA MBRs about a change in the upcoming events schedule. Federal Way and surrounding communities can also use it to coordinate emergency response efforts or churches can use it to organize an evangelistic mission. I know the Tweet seems almost like code at first glance (or gibberish) but it has to be 140 characters or less. (more…)

  • Armed Defense Training Association’s Events at Paul Bunyan

    We canceled the Law of Armed Defense Class previously scheduled for April 2 but will be announcing the new date and location very soon. Watch the ADTA calendar page for this and other upcoming events.

    Members of the Armed Defense Training Association recently participated in two live-fire events at Paul Bunyan Range in Puyallup. Dave Farrow and Bruce Wood, both experienced USPSA competitors and Range Officers, ran the courses of fire for the ADTA. Additionally, Dave is President of Paul Bunyan and Chairman of USPSA activities at Paul Bunyan. (more…)