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Ohio Self-Defense: Man who shot bar patron had valid CCW permit :: 06/24/2015

YOUNGSTOWN — Police say the man killed at an Oak Street bar at 2 a.m. Sunday was shot by a bar employee who has a valid concealed carry handgun permit.

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Texas Self-Defense: Robber Shot And Killed By Store Owner In Fort Worth :: 06/24/2015

FORT WORTH – An attempted robbery at a Fort Worth grocery store ended in one of the alleged robbers shot to death by the owner.

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12 Effects of Post Shooting Syndrome :: 06/23/2015

Defending yourself with a gun is not something any rational person ever wants to do. It's something you do only when there is no other choice.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Restaurant Cook Shoots Armed Robber, Protecting 20+ Lives In Detroit :: 06/21/2015

Customers at a Detroit restaurant are calling an employee a hero for shooting an armed robber that pointed a gun at customers during a Sunday morning holdup:

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Illinois Self-Defense: Police: Genoa Stabbing Death Was Self-Defense :: 06/19/2015

There will be no charges for a Genoa woman after the stabbing death of her husband on May 14, 2015. According to a joint release issued by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County State's Attorney's Office, Genoa Police responded to the home for a domestic incident which led to the death of Jene Burno.

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North Carolina Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots alleged robber in Hope Mills :: 06/18/2015

HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left a suspected robber dead and a man wounded.

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Teen killed after locating phone with finder app :: 06/18/2015

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Authorities are warning those who use phone-finder apps to be careful after a Canadian teenager was shot and killed when he went to retrieve his cell phone. Jeremy Ryan Cook, 18, was gunned down on Sunday in London, Ontario, according to police. Cook had left his phone in a taxi cab, and then electronically tracked it to a parking lot.

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New York Self-Defense: Suspect fatally shot while attempting to rob group of bikers (VIDEO) :: 06/17/2015

A man is dead after he attempted to rob a group of men outside of a motorcycle club in Queens over the weekend.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Local Media Stunned That Good Guy Could Legally Shoot Bad Guy :: 06/16/2015

A female Knoxville convenience store clerk is very lucky that her male friend was at the right place at the right time. The man was sitting in his parked vehicle when he noticed an armed robber force the clerk behind the counter at gunpoint. The male friend retrieved his own handgun from his vehicle and quickly ended the threat:

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I'm Lucky To Be Alive - Amber Kunau :: 06/15/2015

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- I read the stories of Carol Bowne’s death and think it could have been me.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Hamilton shooting may be result of self-defense :: 06/13/2015

HAMILTON, Ohio -- A shooting in Hamilton sent one man to a hospital but police say the incident isn’t as simple as it first appears.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Woman who shot 5 burglars: 'Protect what's yours' :: 06/12/2015

Detroit — A 34-year-old woman who opened fire on five home invaders was recovering Wednesday from a gunshot wound to her leg as Detroit Police investigated the incident.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Would-be robber with fake gun no match for pistol packing pharmacist :: 06/12/2015

An attempted robbery at a Kansas City, Missouri, pharmacy Tuesday was thwarted by the pharmacy owner and his .45.

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Teen burglar's death raises rare vigilante questions in Germany :: 06/12/2015

An 18-year-old alleged burglar was shot dead by a German man on his property, in what the man says was self-defense. Unlike the US, such cases are extremely rare in Germany, which has strict gun control laws. A 40-year-old homeowner shot an alleged burglar - an 18-year-old who later died in hospital - in the German city of Hanover earlier this week.

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Texas Self-Defense: Houston Home Invasion Defense: Five to the Face :: 06/12/2015

A Houston homeowner fought back against an armed intruder after he tried to enter his home. A couple was visiting the homeowner Friday morning and when they were leaving the home, an armed man tried to enter. The homeowner quickly grabbed his pistol and opened fire on the suspect, shooting him five times in the face . . .

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There's been a rare breakthrough in the fight against campus sexual assault :: 06/12/2015

A new study in The New England Journal of Medicine could shed light on a rare victory in the fight to combat sexual violence on college campuses.

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After Being Forced to Take on Five Intruders, Detroit Homeowner Has Some Informed Advice for Her Fellow Women :: 06/11/2015

A Detroit woman realized that she needed to be able to protect herself from criminals after a group of men broke into her home roughly three years ago. She turned to the Second Amendment, obtaining a concealed handgun license.

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Florida Self-Defense: Woman claims self-defense after shooting abusive husband :: 06/11/2015

A man is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds after his wife, who said she acted in self-defense, shot him during a domestic dispute in Groveland, Florida, late Monday night.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Woman fires at home burglars: 'I let loose on them' :: 06/10/2015

Detroit — Five men who broke into Dietta Gueye's east side home early Tuesday morning got more than they bargained for when the 34-year-old woman opened fire at them with the 9 mm Glock she keeps by her bedside.

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Oregon Self-Defense: Would-be Portland robber wields knife, but victim pulls gun :: 06/10/2015

Police are looking for the man who threatened and demanded money from a woman on Gilman Street.

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