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Valet with gun stopped attack on GM worker :: 02/11/2016

A parking valet with a concealed weapon permit is being credited with stopping a knife-wielding woman who attacked a female employee at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren this morning, leaving the victim hospitalized in critical condition.

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Lethal Force and the Law at the Great American Outdoor Show :: 02/10/2016

Every 13 seconds in the United States a firearm is used in self-defense. And every time a firearm is used in self-defense, even just the brandishing of it, there will be an investigation.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Police: Gun owner saved cop from attack by kids :: 02/10/2016

POLICE ARE crediting a vigilant gun owner with saving the life of an Upper Darby cop Friday after he saw the officer being attacked and surrounded by a large group of teens.

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Washington Self-Defense: Would-be victim with carry permit shoots shotgun-wielding robber :: 02/09/2016

An attempted robbery late Saturday night in Mount Vernon, Washington, was thwarted by the would-be victim who was carrying a handgun and fatally shot the suspect.

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Florida Self-Defense: Man Robs Store With Fake Gun, Gets Shot By Clerk's Real One :: 02/08/2016

The morning didn’t go too well for a man who decided to use a fake gun to rob a store and was shot in the neck by a store clerk before he fled the business.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Mother of 2 surprises teen burglars with gunshots :: 02/08/2016

A Georgia teen was shot after he and two friends broke into an Ellenwood home Friday night, only to be met by a mother armed with a gun.

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Indiana Self-Defense: "I will crush your skull in:" 52-year-old woman fights off attacker with staple guns :: 02/08/2016

INDIANAPOLIS — A 52-year-old woman was able to fight off an attacker using a staple gun.

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North Carolina Self-Defense: Man dies in alleged domestic shooting :: 02/08/2016

The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Friday shooting in which a woman allegedly fatally wounded her husband. 

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Texas Self-Defense: Video shows shop owner turning the tables on robber during struggle in north Houston :: 02/08/2016

HOUSTON - Surveillance video shows a shop owner fighting for his life, then turning the tables against a robber in north Houston Friday morning.

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Women carrying guns in style with new designer bags :: 02/08/2016

Gals, are you looking for a new stylish handbag?

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Active Shootings Are Just This Fast :: 02/07/2016

How do you think you’d respond in the event of a so-called “active shooter” situation?

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Texas Self-Defense: Dallas Police: Resident Shot And Killed Armed Burglar :: 02/07/2016

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – An East Dallas resident shot and killed an armed suspect who police say tried to burglarize his house.

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California Self-Defense: Salinas homeowner interrupts burglary, kills suspect. :: 02/06/2016

In an apparent self-defense move, a Salinas homeowner killed one of two burglary suspects Thursday night after coming back home with his children and interrupting the crime.

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Oklahoma Self-Defense: OKC Police - Burglary Suspect Arrested After Being Shot By Homeowner :: 02/06/2016

OKLAHOMA CITY - An alleged burglar was arrested Friday morning after police say he broke into a residence on the 6500 block of E. Wilshire in Oklahoma City, suffered a gun shot, and fled the scene.

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In defense of self-defense: why campus carry is a good idea :: 02/05/2016

My experience in the media has exposed me to far too many tragedies resulting from high-profile shootings. Of the disturbing images, perhaps the most harrowing came from the attack on a military recruitment center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Concealed Carrier Thwarts Possible Mass Shooting in NOLA :: 02/05/2016

Richard Macklin, a convicted felon with a gun, whipped it out and started firing into a group of ATV riders in New Orleans on Sunday. He was’t prepared for one of the other riders in the group to pull a licensed concealed weapon and return fire.

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Massad Ayoob: Gunfighting Fact vs. Fiction :: 02/05/2016

Sometimes, what seems like good advice at the time is proven later to be not so great. The record shows that decades ago, when more adult Americans smoked than not, popular magazines carried ads in which physicians endorsed this or that brand of cigarette. Brand A was an excellent aid to digestion after meals, one doctor said. The menthol in Brand B was soothing to a sore throat, another physician opined.

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Rural Oklahoma school posts armed staff warning :: 02/05/2016

A rural school district in Oklahoma put up signs this week alerting visitors that some staff members have access to guns, in what it says is an effort aimed at deterring school violence.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Shots fired in Wednesday night parking lot robbery at Kedron Village retail center :: 02/04/2016

At approximately 8:13 p.m. on Feb. 3, Peachtree City Police officers responded to a report of an armed robbery in the parking lot of Chick-fil-a at Kedron Village.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Police: Man shot, killed by woman inside El Mirage home; children were inside home during shooting :: 02/02/2016

EL MIRAGE, AZ - Detectives are investigating a homicide as a case of self-defense, after a man was shot and killed inside a home near 117th Avenue and Cactus Road Sunday night, according to Sgt. Robert Peoples with the El Mirage Police Department.

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