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Georgia Self-Defense: Video shows woman shooting at burglars during Gwinnett home invasion :: 09/23/2016

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Police are hoping someone can help identify two home invaders. They were caught on camera as a woman in the house shot at them.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Philly robber with fake gun shot, hitches ride on moving car to escape :: 09/23/2016

An attempted robbery of a family of three outside a Philadelphia church last week didn’t quite turn out as planned after the robber soon discovered the female victim was armed.

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Naked trespasser killed girlfriend, stuffed body in tool box before he was shot by homeowner :: 09/22/2016

Authorities in Lafayette, Louisiana, have connected the deadly shooting of a naked trespasser last week with the body of a young woman found stuffed in a toolbox Tuesday.

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Maine Self-Defense: Police say victim fired gun to ward off attacker :: 09/22/2016

OWLS HEAD, Maine — Police say the victim in a threatening case fired off a gun Tuesday night to ward off an attacker.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Resident shoots gun at would-be intruder in Murrysville break-in :: 09/22/2016

A Monroeville man escaped injury but not arrest after he allegedly tried to break into a Murrysville home Thursday.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Armed Cornville man confronts burglar; suspect begs homeowner not to shoot :: 09/21/2016

CORNVILLE - A Cornville man confronted a burglar with a handgun and ordered him to lie on the floor around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, according to a press release from Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Mother of 3 shoots man trying to force his way into her home :: 09/21/2016

A mother of three young children said all she thought about was protecting her children when she shot a man as he attempted to force his way inside her home in Warner Robins, Georgia, early Friday morning.

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Alabama Self-Defense: Customer shoots at bank robber during morning Homewood holdup :: 09/20/2016

A masked man robbed a Homewood bank Monday morning, forcing everyone inside to huddle in a corner and hand over their cell phones.

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A Law Professor Explains Why You Should Never Talk to Police :: 09/20/2016

James Duane doesn't think you should ever talk to the police. Not just, "Don't talk to the police if you're accused of a crime," or, "Don't talk to the police in an interrogation setting"—never talk to the cops, period. If you are found doing something suspicious by an officer (say, breaking into your own house because you locked yourself outside), you are legally obligated to tell the cop your name and what you're doing at that very moment.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Chicago property owner shoots burglars, ages 16 and 11 :: 09/20/2016

Two youngsters are recovering from injuries they sustained after they broke into an apartment building in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood Sunday morning.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Home intruder stopped by armed resident, arrested :: 09/20/2016

An armed Mount Joy Township resident recently stopped an unwanted who broke into their home.

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Minnesota Self-Defense: Minnesota Mall Attacker Referenced Allah Before Stabbing Rampage, Police Chief Says :: 09/18/2016

A knife-wielding man in a private security uniform who injured eight people at a mall in central Minnesota Saturday evening asked at least one victim whether they were Muslim and referenced Allah during the assault, authorities said Wednesday. 

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Kentucky Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots, kills would-be burglar :: 09/17/2016

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A would-be burglar is dead after a homeowner shot and killed him.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Pastor's wife takes - thou shalt not steal - very, very seriously :: 09/17/2016

“When we got our guns,” Pastor Robert Cook told the CBS News affiliate in Philadelphia, “we hoped we’d never have to use them.” That sentiment, shared by millions of law-abiding citizens who provide for their own safety, unfortunately got tested in the northeast section of Philly last night. While coming back to their residence next door to their church, an armed robber assaulted Cook. His wife, who also has a permit to carry, shot the robber and probably saved the lives of her husband and son:

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Florida Self-Defense: Wal-Mart employee shoots would-be robber dead, police say :: 09/15/2016

A Wal-Mart employee shot and killed a man who apparently attempted to rob him early Wednesday in the parking lot outside the store near University Drive and Oakland Park Boulevard, police said.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Kick, Kick, Boom! Elderly Homeowner Stops Criminal Cold :: 09/15/2016

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said an intruder was shot and killed in self defense as he attempted to break into the home of an elderly man in Augusta, GA.

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Kansas Self-Defense: Concealed Carrier Saves Mother, Baby, Good Samaritan By Killing Armed Robber :: 09/12/2016

A robber is dead, another suspect is in custody, a baby is safe, and two people are recovering in the hospital following an armed robbery attempt at a Shawnee, KS Walmart on Sunday night that was thwarted by a concealed carrier who saved three lives.

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New Mexico Self-Defense: Intruder's hockey stick no match for elderly victim's .38 :: 09/12/2016

An intruder was shot and killed after attacking an elderly homeowner in his Tijeras, New Mexico, home Thursday evening.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Victim shoots suspect during attempted robbery in Granite City :: 09/09/2016

GRANITE CITY, Ill. (KMOV.com) - A man pulled a gun and shot a suspect who tried to rob him in Granite City early Friday morning.

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Florida Self-Defense: Woman grabs gun, saves husband during home invasion :: 09/08/2016

A Florida woman stood up against three intruders who broke into her Port Richey home last week, intervening when one of them aimed a gun at her husband.

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