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Alaska Self-Defense: Suspect fleeing from cops stopped by armed homeowner :: 04/04/2016

A man wanted by authorities out of Wasilla, Alaska, was apprehended last week thanks, in part, to an armed homeowner who shot the suspect during a physical altercation.

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Man shot to death after confrontation at Mandeville gas station :: 04/04/2016

It started Monday morning as a call from a gas station clerk in Mandeville to police about an abusive customer. But it quickly escalated, and by the time officers arrived, it had turned into a fatal shooting. The customer, 42-year-old Shawn Breland, lay in an aisle, shot three times in the chest and stomach.

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Texas Self-Defense: Drunk man searching for ex-girlfriend shot after attack attempt :: 04/04/2016

HARRIS COUNTY, TX (KTRK) -- Deputies say a heavily intoxicated man was shot while attempting to get into an apartment in northwest Harris County overnight.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Armed Citizen Tells Robbers, 'My Gun Is Bigger Than Yours' :: 04/03/2016

An armed citizen cornered armed robbers and told them, “My gun is bigger than yours.”

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Ohio Self-Defense: Deli Worker Draws Gun, Forces Two Armed Robbers to Surrender :: 04/02/2016

The owner of Suleyman’s Supermarket is thankful one of his friends was helping him run the deli on Cleveland’s West Side on Wednesday night when two teenagers entered the store and held them up at gunpoint.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Naked man breaks into Memphis family home :: 04/02/2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Memphis family said a naked man broke into their home Thursday morning.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Home invasion suspect critically injured :: 04/01/2016

The Washington County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched Thursday night to the 20,000 block of Route AA for a home invasion where a person had been shot.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Disabled Vet Survives Alleged Home Invasion, Says 'My Gun Saved My Life' :: 03/31/2016

On March 30 a disabled veteran outside of Savannah survived an alleged home invasion and afterward credited his gun with saving his life.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Teen robber with airsoft runs away after facing armed store owner :: 03/31/2016

An attempted robbery at a Mexican grocery store in Des Plaines, Illinois, Saturday morning was foiled when the owner pulled out a pistol of his own, sending the teen suspect and his accomplice fleeing from the store.

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The Messy Reality of Self-Defense :: 03/31/2016

Louisiana- (Ammoland.com)- This is an adult discussion.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Man Walking With Online Hookup Fatally Shoots Armed Robber :: 03/30/2016

Late Friday night in Chattanooga, TN, 30 year old Joshua Smith decided he was not about to become a statistic.

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Texas Self-Defense: 61 Year Old Texas Woman: "I am glad I was able to defend myself" :: 03/30/2016

A 61 year old woman in Terrell, TX awoke to a noise she thought at first was her cat. But after hearing the sound of men’s voices, she realized someone was breaking into her home.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Chicago Son Saves Mother From Same Fate His Father Met :: 03/29/2016

When his father was shot and killed in a home invasion in 1962, Anthony Tate would never have imagined that history would attempt to repeat itself more than 50 years later.

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More Seniors, Fearing Crime, Flock to Shooting Ranges :: 03/29/2016

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio—On a recent Monday at the Austintown Senior Center, activities included painting, bingo and shooting guns.

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Texas Self-Defense: Family Dollar Store Clerk Shoots Alleged Armed Robber :: 03/29/2016

A masked man entered the Family Dollar store around 9:30am on Friday morning in an attempted robbery.

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3 tactical lessons learned from US mass shootings :: 03/28/2016

It’s important to learn lessons from the past. Tragically, the United States has seen a lot more than three active shooter situations in its history, but after every one these horrible crimes, there is the opportunity for us to acquire the tactical knowledge that may help us to neutralize similar threats in the future. Below are three tactical lessons we must learn courtesy of three deadly shootings in the United States.

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Arkansas Self-Defense: Female Cop Shoots Home Invader :: 03/28/2016

Police are releasing more details from a Saturday night shooting involving a female officer.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Man Fires Warning Shot, Sends Armed Intruder Running :: 03/28/2016

A man says he returned home around 10:00 AM Thursday morning only to discover an armed intruder was already in the house.

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Awesome self-defense tool or accident waiting to happen? :: 03/27/2016

A gun maker is causing a stir online with an ultra-concealable handgun designed to look like a common smartphone.

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California Self-Defense: Man killed after trying to rob taco stand :: 03/27/2016

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man was shot to death after he tried to rob a Los Angeles taco stand.

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