You used your gun: what next? Many concealed carry classes give little to no useful information or worse yet something completely wrong that can put you behind bars. In this course, you will be getting the facts and the laws about surviving an encounter with law enforcement (both kinetically and legally).

What kind of questions will the 911 operator likely ask you? Should you keep them on the line or hang up? What kind of answers should you give and not give? When is some information too much information? How are you supposed to handle the responding officers when they arrive?

What kind of tactics and strategies are they likely to employ on both you and your family along with other witnesses and how can you be prepared?

This course will also bring you through what it is like to be arrested, have your rights read and be processed through jail. When do you get your phone call? How long can they hold you? When can you call an attorney? Also, what can an attorney really do for you now?

Most people have no idea how the American criminal court process actually works or what it even looks like. We have all seen lawyers and trial shows on TV and in the movies. However, you need to be a criminal attorney to know that, surprisingly, Hollywood gets nearly everything dead wrong. As a result, most defendants in court go in thinking that they know how things will work only to be rudely surprised that they not only do not know what is going on but what they thought they knew was entirely inaccurate, incorrect and working against them.

In this course, you will learn about how the justice system actually works at both the 10,000-foot view down to many of the trench-level details as you start your self-defense case and follow it through the justice system up to trial.

Did you know that only 1%-3% of criminal cases even go to a jury trial? Do you know the main ways that cases are actually defended? What kind of strategies do prosecutors and judges use that both you and your defense team will need to contend with?

Learning about jury trials is integral to understanding your self-defense case, but learning about everything that leads up to the trial will allow you to understand a lot more about that trial and how cases can be won -or lost- before the first juror is ever sworn in.

The American criminal jury trial: We all know about it. But how much of what you know is wrong?

If you are like most people, you think that you know the basics of how a jury trial works. If you are also like most people, you will be shocked to learn just how much of what you know is not only dead wrong but can be extremely self-defeating. This class will completely change your perspective on how jury trials really work.

In this course, we will start with voir dire, also known as jury selection. How does this mysterious process actually work? What kind of jurors are the prosecution and defense both looking for? What kind of tactics and strategies will be employed in the bruising battle to get the jury that both sides want? Next, how does an opening statement actually work? Then to the case: how does the evidence look, what are some of the commonly misunderstood but important rules of evidence like hearsay, circumstantial evidence and more that people get wrong all the time?

Finally, to the closing arguments followed by jury instructions: that essential piece to the justice system that they never teach you about in school or most concealed carry classes. Even though you will have heard about the concept of jury instructions and a few examples in the opening talk concerning Wisconsin’s Use of Force laws, here you will see a deeper dive into common instructions -and battlegrounds- in real cases. How are the jury instructions actually assembled and chosen? What kind of pivotal role can that play in your case?

Advance your knowledge as an Active Defender by finally demystifying the cornerstone of the American justice system.

You are trying to follow the law. This is how to not become a client.

A lot of potential problems and legal tripwires are out there to avoid while owning, possessing and carrying firearms. What is more, is that many people keep repeating the same handful of mistakes that can land them behind bars whether during the use of force or otherwise. What are those same mistakes that people keep seeing? What are some basic pointers and legal facts to keep in mind to not be another statistic in a book or defendant in the courtroom?

In the closing talk that everyone will attend, Attorney Tom Grieve will involve the audience as you get to test your knowledge to see if you can get the right answer. Attorney Grieve will be using real-life stories and cases to see if you can get the right answer, spot the problems (if any) and arrive at the right conclusion. The results will both shock and enlighten you as you hopefully have a good time, learn even more life-saving information and close the seminar on a high note.

The grand finale of our exclusive VIP experience at The Active Defender will be an intimate closing session with our team of self-defense experts. As a privileged VIP attendee, you will gain access to this small-group gathering just for premium guests.

In this special concluding discussion, you will engage directly with our instructors and attorneys to reinforce crucial lessons from the event. We will immerse you in real-life self-defense scenarios, and then collaborate on analyzing appropriate responses and outcomes. Expect thought-provoking conversations as we weigh factors like proportional force, disparity of force, duty to retreat and affirmative defenses together.

Rather than just observing, you will play an active role in applying your expertise. Only Platinum and VIP ticket holders receive access to this impactful small-group closing session with the Counterpoint experts. It is an invaluable opportunity to reinforce lessons and synthesize key takeaways before returning to the real world.