# Criminal charges **URL:** \ **Category:** Legal & Second Amendment\ **Created:** [March 13, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/criminal-charges/89986 "2023-03-13T01:57:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/criminal-charges/89986/5 "2023-03-13T02:35:01Z")
@jpperrigan , check those old threads. Hopefully those will clarify your concern. As @Karacal mentioned - if you are _charged_, you use USCCA, because you are covered for this. If you are _convicted_… that’s another story. > [@YES, this is a concern](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/yes-this-is-a-concern/44264): > > [[- YouTube] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNIDvf9Oov0) We join the USCCA for Self-Defense protection and for financial protection should we need that defense. I’ve asked for a response from Tim Schmitt, but I won’t hold my breath. to me, this is a deal breaker. > [@Why I Cancelled My USCCA Membership](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/why-i-cancelled-my-uscca-membership/89223): > > So I recently was at the Great American Outdoor Show and was talking to a rep from US Law Shield, who proceeded to $hit talk USCCA. I didn’t care much for their plan, mostly because they don’t offer any civil damages coverage, but it got me thinking that it’s time go over USCCA’s terms of service and explore other options. I had been a member of USCCA for 7 years, but didn’t carry outside the home much until recently. So I called to clarify the coverage, and the rep was very argumentative, talki… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/criminal-charges/89986)._