Episodes

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 78: Tatiana Whitlock on the Melinda Herman Case
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021

Firearms instructor Tatiana Whitlock joins Don West, Steve Moses, and Shawn Vincent to discuss the Melinda Herman case, where the mother of 9-year-old twins fought off a home intruder with a six-shot revolver. The conversation includes discussion about ammunition capacity, revolvers versus semi-automatics, and how to deal with a stranger knocking aggressively on your front door.

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 77: Tatiana Whitlock on the Kristen McMains Case
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021

Tatiana Whitlock joins Don West, Steve Moses, and Shawn Vincent to share her insights on the Kristen McMains case where a young woman was violently attacked and escaped with her life thanks to the pistol she kept in her purse. The conversation includes discussion about the right weapon choice for women, and the challenges of off-body carry.

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 76: Claude Werner on “Serious Mistakes Gunowners Make” Part 2
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021

Claude Werner, “The Tactical Professor,” joins Don West, Steve Moses, and Shawn Vincent for a wide-ranging conversation based on his book “Serious Mistakes Gunowner’s Make.” Claude says, “Good decisions are made in advance,” and he emphasizes the importance of having a self-defense plan in mind before you find yourself in a potentially deadly encounter.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 75: Claude Werener on “Serious Mistakes Gunowners Make” Part 1
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021

The Tactical Professor, Claude Werner joins Don West, Steve Moses, and Shawn Vincent to discuss his book, “Serious Mistakes Gunowners Make,” and how defenders can avoid “negative outcomes.”

Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 74: Back to Basics: The Womack Shooting Legal Lessons
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021

Don West explains how the fundamental legal elements of self-defense fell in place in the justified Womack shooting. Steve Moses offers additional tactical lessons for concealed carriers.

Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 73: Back to Basics: The Womack Shooting
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021

Steves Moses joins Don West and Shawn Vincent to explore one of our Touchstone cases. Although it’s agreed that, legally, the defender was completely justified in this shooting, Steve offers some tips to concealed carriers on how to deal with a potential threat before it demands the use of deadly force.

Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
In Self Defense - Episode 72: Warning Shots, Defensive Display, and the Power of Light
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021


Thursday Dec 31, 2020
CCW Safe Podcast- Episode 64 Brandishing
Thursday Dec 31, 2020
Thursday Dec 31, 2020

This week National Trial Counsel Don West, Critical Response Coordinator Gary Eastridge and Critical Response Team Member Rob High discuss one of the most often asked topics we deal with. When should you draw or reveal your weapon in a self defense situation? What happens when you do and the situation ends? With over eighty years of legal and law enforcement experience between them the guys take a deep dive into a complex issue.

Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
In Self Defense - Episode 71: The Defender’s Dilemma
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020

Don West and Shawn Vincent are joined by Steve Moses to discuss the challenge of an armed defender facing a physical threat from an unarmed attacker. The conversation includes the legal risk of defensive display, the difference between de-escalation and disengagement, and how body language can communicate a defender's ability and willingness to defend themselves.

Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
In Self Defense - Episode 70: Tatiana Whitlock
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020

Steve Moses joins Don West and Shawn Vincent to speak with firearms instructor Tatiana Whitlock. Tatiana presents self-defense scenarios as “problems” to be solved, and she notes that a firearm is not only the only tool in the self-defense tool box.
To learn more about Tatiana visit here website here.

