Every bullet that you fire in self defense has a lawyer that you may not be able to afford attached to it.
Never forget this.
This is not a problem for the sheep or the wolves. Just sheep dogs. Can I become a sheep or wolf? No, I have picked my path and will stick to it. Can I afford this path? Probably not, but can I afford to change said path? No.
It is hard not to talk to the cops after an incident, and to say, “talk to my lawyer.” Well, I don’t have one. Most of us do not.
They set the system up to screw up and screw us they do. All you can do is train and keep your wits about you.
My humble opinion ..............
My attorney is not a criminal attorney either.
You DO HAVE a wife, or a brother, sister, mother, father, uncle or aunt who can secure a criminal attorney for you. Nothing says that you MUST retain the same attorney throughout the affair. Some attorneys are excellent at getting you out of jail and that’s where their capabilities stop. That’s when you hire another attorney for the trial if there is going to be one. All of this requires strategic planning that cannot possibly be done until the event occurs.
Young guns take heed.
Me? Not a peep until Lonnie Deland or Mitch Vilos are here... that kind of backup isn't cheap, but neither are hospital bills, or God forbid, something worse. Live is too precious to even consider cost when the time is at hand.
I was Created as a 'Ram' [dont have the fangs to chase a wolf to his den, but am HARDHEADED and dwell among the sheep] - and the best stance for a defensive creature is to practice the simple things and stick to them...you dont HAVE to have a lawyer on retainer...but perseverance in being 'traumatized' may help get the phone call to find one...
MY .02