Andrew F. Branca is an attorney and the internationally recognized expert on self-defense law. Andrew consults on criminal cases nationally and teaches self-defense law to police, tactical instructors, and civilians. Andrew regularly provides legal expertise for news outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and NPR, and was a featured speaker at the 2014 NRA Annual Meeting. Andrew has shot competitively since his youth, and is a multi-division Master-class competitor in the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA). He is an NRA certified firearms instructor, and a life-long absolutist for the Second Amendment.