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Florida Self-Defense: Domestic dispute turns deadly when woman runs to neighbor for help :: 01/26/2016
A 32-year-old man is dead following a domestic dispute at an Ocala, Florida, home early Sunday morning, but authorities say the man who pulled the trigger isn’t likely to face charges.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Two concealed weapons holders killed suspect during barbershop robbery :: 01/25/2016
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Two concealed weapons holders who were victims of an armed robbery at a Columbia barbershop shot and killed one of the suspects on Friday night.
Self-Defense Shootings Spike In Albuquerque :: 01/24/2016
Criminals in one New Mexico town are finding out the hard way that violent crime is a good way for them to end up injured or dead, as citizens take up their arms in lawful self-defense.
Ohio Self-Defense: Alleged burglar stopped by armed resident :: 01/23/2016
A Springfield resident stopped an alleged burglar at gunpoint over the weekend.
Woman Chases Down, Snaps Photo Of Suspected Burglar :: 01/23/2016
One Memphis woman took matters into her own hands when she caught someone trying to break into her home.
Arkansas Self-Defense: Man shot by homeowner during robbery in Blytheville :: 01/22/2016
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A Blytheville homeowner has shot an apparent burglar as the two exchanged gunfire.
Florida Self-Defense: Armed Carjackers Try Stealing Woman's Car, Quickly Learn They Picked The WRONG Mom To Mess With :: 01/22/2016
A planned carjacking ended with humiliation and then with arrests Monday night as two armed suspects were no match for one very determined Florida mom.
Georgia Self-Defense: Athens convenience store clerk pulls gun on would-be robber :: 01/22/2016
A weekend attempted robbery of a southside Athens convenience store was thwarted by a gun-toting clerk, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report made public on Wednesday.
Texas Self-Defense: Police: Clerk shoots at men who robbed South Austin store, wounding 1 :: 01/22/2016
A clerk shot and wounded one of two men Austin police say were responsible for an armed robbery of a convenience store in South Austin Wednesday night.
3 handgun retention options for open carry :: 01/21/2016
You never—ever—want to let anyone take your gun away from you. Anyone trying to take your gun away may very well try to kill you with it, which is what I will assume if anyone ever tries to take my gun off me.
Florida Self-Defense: Robber dies after being shot by 2 clerks at the same time :: 01/21/2016
An attempted robbery at a Deerfield Beach, Florida, convenience store Friday evening was thwarted by, not one, but two clerks who fired back at the suspect, and the store owner, who lauded their actions, says he has no qualms about having half a dozen guns stashed in his business.
Pakistan Self-Defense: He Was a Pistol-Wielding Chemistry Teacher Students Called 'The Protector.' And When the Taliban Invaded His School, He Fought Back. :: 01/21/2016
A chemistry teacher at the Pakistani university where at least 21 were slaughtered Wednesday died trying to shield his students from a flurry of bullets.
Alabama Self-Defense: MPD: Man Defends Himself with Own Gun :: 01/20/2016
Mobile police have identified the robbery suspect as 18-year-old Michael Clark but, they won’t be releasing the name of the man who shot him.
Alaska Self-Defense: Dayton native stops attempted armed robbery in Alaska :: 01/20/2016
A Dayton native is being praised for stopping an attempted armed robbery at an Alaska mall.
Georgia Self-Defense: Self-defense shooter: 'I just started fighting back' :: 01/19/2016
A metro Atlanta man says he’s thankful he had an old hunting rifle handy when two armed men burst into his home Wednesday and began pistol-whipping him and his mother.
Police: Home invaders targeted wrong house :: 01/19/2016
Police: Home invaders targeted wrong house
Alaska Self-Defense: Law Abiding Citizen Uses Gun To End A Violent Crime :: 01/18/2016
A law abiding citizen in Anchorage, Alaska used a gun to end a violent robbery on Sunday.
Florida Self-Defense: Armed store owner brings robbery spree to an abrupt end :: 01/18/2016
The owner of a convenience store in Cocoa, Florida, stopped an attempted robbery last week, hospitalizing one suspect, while helping nab the other two, but once in custody, authorities realized one of the suspects was wanted for a robbery that occurred four days earlier.
Florida Self-Defense: Store clerk kills robber in shootout; second time a bandit has been shot there :: 01/18/2016
A Deerfield Beach convenience store clerk shot and killed a masked robber this weekend — the second time in six years that store personnel shot a would-be robber.
Armed Citizens Stop Mass Murder. . .January 2016 :: 01/16/2016
The President said taking away our guns will make us safer. Some reporters said the same thing. They say a good guy with a gun never stops a bad guy with a gun. Well isn’t this a surprise.
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