Massad Ayoob: Castle Doctrine, The McCloskeys & Why You Should Remain Inside. Critical Mas EP51

I was on a jury for a self defense case where the whole reason it even went to trial was because the accused was in his front yard. Typical anti-gun prosecutor trying to punish a law abiding citizen for defending himself and family. We deliberated for all of 2 minutes and unanimously found him not guilty. I think about that and cringe every time I hear someone brag about getting out of jury duty. Had it not been for a jury of levelheaded citizens, an innocent man would have went to jail.

I shot an attacker, in my front yard and was arrested, charged with attempted homocide, released on RoR and "sweated" by the cops for 2 weeks as they scrambled to find any shred of blame to pin on me. Charges were dropped and record expunged when they realized it was 100% THEIR fault for refusing to stop the attacker after multiple requests, and hearing recorded phone threats, over a 12 hour period. NEVER DEPEND ON COPS OR GOVERNMENT TO DO THE RIGHT THING OR TELL THE TRUTH

Very interesting to hear that interpretation... The country I live in has far stricter gun laws than the US, but over here the considerations are different when it comes to the "castle" definition: If your property is enclosed by a fence, that property still is considered part of your home. And anybody overcoming the obstacle of the fence, be that by breaking it, or climbing over it, is already considered to be breaking into your home.

Ayoob's book taught me about using narrow spaces to keyhole multiple attackers. That probably saved my life in 1992.

I feel like I am sitting in a classroom, listening to a very knowledgeable “professor “ telling us the right and wrong things in life ! Thanks Massad and WC !

I try to watch Ayoob once a week. Thinking though situational self-defense regularly and then hearing related case law presented cogently is incredibly helpful. Thanks for all you do here.

During the “summer of love”, Molotov cocktails seemed common. You can’t always protect your home from inside…. Thanks Mas.

This was a video that really needed to be made. Thank you for educating the masses.

We all love you Mr. Ayoob. Your teachings are extremely valuable.

I have been a follower of Mr. Ayoob teachings since the early '80s and I hold my thoughts of Mr. Ayoob with the upmost reverence. The definition of a wise man and most compassionate for those behind the trigger and those in front of the muzzle and from him will you only get the truth.

He speaks better than any college professor I ever had. What a brilliant man!

I wish we had this still in England 😞.. we used to have a saying "an Englishmans home is his castle 🏰" no longer

Also don’t forget in a lot of states it comes down to pointing the weapon at someone. I was 22 in Georgia and had an incident where these two individuals (father and teenage son) loved pulling to the stop sign in front of my house and doing burnouts. I finally had enough and yelled at them when they did it while I was outside. The two decided to get out of the truck and start walking intently toward me on my property. I kept my home defense AR by the front door whenever I went out so I reached in and grabbed it. I stepped back out with my AR in the lowered ready state and advised to the two if they make one step further I will shoot. They ran back to the truck and called the police which my wife had already done. Once they had ran back to the truck I stepped back inside sat my AR down, removed the magazine and waited for the police. Once the cops arrived I came outside without my weapon and with both hands in the air to show I was not a threat. The cops got my statement and the guys statement who had to admit that he sent his son home and I did not point the gun at him. The officers determined that since I had not directly pointed the gun at the two that I was not the aggressor and indeed was simply ready to defend myself. This infuriated the guy whom I heard screaming at the cops about how I was allowed to just have an AR15 outside without consequences and the officers basically said “yes, you aggressed on his property and he did not point the rifle at you”. Had I lost my cool and waved my AR at the two then I would have been in trouble; however, since I kept it at a lowered ready state, had two aggressors coming towards me and also presented myself once the cops arrived in a non threatening and non aggressive manor that I was not at fault in any way shape or forum. The guy was furious and was warned by the officers to not go on my property again. I never heard them do another burnout in front of my house after that.

What a privilege to have this guy bringing so many important lessons!

Mr Ayoob, thank you for taking the time to go over these very important issues. You're always giving things to ponder that I had taken for granted. Like you said, better to find out here, than later. Thanks again.

That was an incredibly fast 14 minutes! Held my attention from start to finish as well! A Masster class from the Masster! Thanks!

As a former urban LEO and former prosecutor Massad continues to elegantly educate us all. "Pulling it all together" in a sage precise comprehensible manner. Massad you are a "gift" to our world 💪🇺🇸✝ Thank you kind Sir❗

This is really good advice. From a safety standpoint, you don't want to be standing in your front yard in the open with no cover or concealment in a dangerous situation. The interesting thing about the St. Louis incident was I never saw any video of the people who were destroying property and trespassing in the neighborhood. Stay in your home hidden behind locked doors with your tools and engage only if someone is breaking in or you are in imminent danger.

Thank you SO much for this. It's those little details that hang people every day; and this has gone a long way in clearing them up as relates to this subject.

Leaving the ego when picking up a firearm is imperative. Great video!