Defense Stories

Video Shows Why "Standing Your Ground" In Self Defense Is The Only Smart Option :: 02/25/2016

Blindly attempting to back up and create distance from an armed attacker can create a situation where you will back into or over something that can cause you to lose your balance and give the attacker an advantage.

Minnesota Self-Defense: Suspect fatally shot during robbery :: 02/23/2016

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. - Brooklyn Park Police say it appears a man who was fatally shot Monday night was attempting to rob someone who was legally carrying a gun.

Oklahoma Self-Defense: Tulsa homeowners fight back, kill intruders in 2 separate break-ins :: 02/23/2016

Two suspects were fatally shot less than 24 hours apart last week while breaking into two separate homes in Tulsa.

Florida Self-Defense: Liquor Store Clerk Kills Breastaurant Cook Robber In Tampa Holdup :: 02/22/2016

A pair of would-be liquor store robbers in Tampa Bay attempted to target the wrong man.

Ohio Self-Defense: Cleveland Gas Station Security Guard Stops Gunman :: 02/21/2016

At approximately 2:40AM, February 20, 2016 in the 3900 block of West 117th St., a security guard for the Gas USA station added his name to the thick gray line.

Beyond Belief: Man Recounts Self-Defense Killing :: 02/20/2016

A Montgomery County man who was cleared of murder after he fatally shot a man who drunkenly confronted him at a holiday party spoke with News4's Jackie Bensen. "I wish it didn't happen. I wish there were another way it could have happened," Frank Trujillo said. (Published Friday, Feb. 19, 2016)

Judge orders state to reimburse ex-UW student cleared in stabbing case :: 02/20/2016

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has ordered the state to pay a 22-year-old man the money his family spent on successfully defending him in a case in which he stabbed another University of Washington student during a fight last year.

Correcting Your Vulnerability Index :: 02/19/2016

I read an article yesterday on NRA’s America’s 1st Freedom called What is Your Vulnerability Index? In it, author and friend Clay Turner suggests a new way of calculating how changes in our circumstances may affect our vulnerability.

North Carolina Self-Defense: Man, 71, shoots home intruder :: 02/18/2016

HICKORY, N.C. — A 71-year-old man said he didn’t have a choice after shooting a man who was breaking into his Hickory home Monday night.

Ohio Self-Defense: Knife-Wielding Thug Invades Home of Neighborhood 'Defender' and Learns the Hard Way How Fitting That Description Is :: 02/18/2016

He’s known around the Lockland, Ohio, neighborhood as “a guy who welcome[s] everyone” but doesn’t shrink back when trouble comes.

Self-Defense Tip: Hide Your Gun When You Answer the Door :: 02/17/2016

Under longstanding precedents in American — and before that, English — law, a person’s home is their castle. It may be protected against intruders by force. If a person may not use force to protect their home, in a very real sense, they no longer own it.

If you're legally blind, you can carry a weapon in Georgia :: 02/16/2016

ATLANTA — (WSB-TV) -- A gun owner who's legally blind is making his friends nervous. That's because Georgia allows legally visually impaired people to carry guns.

Nevada Self-Defense: Doggie Door Home Invader Collects Bullet To Face in Las Vegas :: 02/16/2016

A knife-armed man on an attempted home invasion spree in Las Vegas had his night ruined when he tried to enter a home via the doggie door, and caught a bullet to the face for his effort.

New York (Long Island) Self-Defense: NY Homeowner Walks into Robbery, Grabs Rifle: Police :: 02/16/2016

Whe a Long Island homeowner walked into a robbery as it was unfolding inside his home, he confronted the suspects and grabbed a semi-automatic rifle to shoot after the robbers as they fled the home, police say.

Self-defense pro says pepper spray is not enough protection :: 02/16/2016

Local self-defense experts say relying on a stun gun or pepper spray is not enough to truly keep yourself safe from a potential attacker.

SPECIAL REPORT: Well Armed Women :: 02/16/2016

She had her concealed pistol license, but Marcy Jankovich didn't feel comfortable carrying.

California Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots, kills attempted burglary suspect in Ontario, police say :: 02/15/2016

ONTARIO, Calif. (KABC) -- A homeowner shot and killed a burglar attempting to break into his Ontario home on Sunday, according to police.

When The Intruder is a Cop :: 02/15/2016

Ohio – -(Ammoland.com)- [Recently] at work I responded to an urgent call for backup. An armed homeowner pulled a gun on one of my fellow officers. In the end, everything turned out fine. No one got shot. By the time I arrived at the home, both officer and homeowner had secured their respective weapons and were talking peacefully. It was a tense situation for a few seconds and could have ended tragically. Here’s how it went down…

How Many Rounds Are Fired in the Typical Gunfight? :: 02/11/2016

A common question a lot of concealed carriers and gun owners ask is how many rounds are fired in a typical gunfight. This is such a broad question that the only way to begin to tackle it is by breaking it into pieces. Another big problem in trying to find the answer to this question is that statistics aren’t uniformly kept for all incidences involving self-defense.

Tennessee Self-Defense: Woman stabs burglar in self-defense :: 02/11/2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The mother of two small children stabbed a burglar in self-defense while trying to protect herself and her family's home.

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