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Videos show Arizona police cruiser ramming armed robbery suspect :: 04/15/2015
Dashcam videos released Tuesday show an Arizona police officer using his cruiser to slam into an armed robbery suspect who was walking down a street while holding a rifle and firing it in the air.
Washington Self-Defense: Concealed Carrier Stops Bat Wielding Attacker in Walmart :: 04/15/2015
A Washington man found out that you don’t bring a baseball bat to a gunfight. A concealed carrier was able to defend himself from a man in a Walmart who grabbed a baseball bat and began to assault him in front of his children.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Gun and hammer used in deadly road rage incident :: 04/14/2015
Kenneth Catlett said he acted in self-defense when he shot a man who followed his son to his Louisville, Kentucky, home after an incident of road rage sparked in an adjacent state.
Tennessee Self-Defense: It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: Memphis Mob Gas Station Attack Edition :: 04/14/2015
You know the old expression “It’s better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it?” This. Here. While the unarmed man attacked by the swarm/mob/gang at this Memphis gas station had a gun in his car, Orrden Williams, Jr. was very lucky to be able to get to it.
Arizona Self-Defense: Man Pistol-Whips Concealed Carrier. That Was A Mistake. :: 04/13/2015
Three men were walking across a bridge in Phoenix early Sunday morning when a stranger approached them, pulled out a handgun, and began pistol-whipping one of them.
Florida Self-Defense: Serial Craigslist robber gets shot after stabbing intended victim :: 04/13/2015
A 26-year-old man remains in critical condition after he was shot while attempting to rob another man during a Craigslist transaction in Ocala, Florida, last week.
Nebraska Self-Defense: Armed store owner helps stop suspect during brutal stabbing :: 04/11/2015
A suspect who was savagely stabbing a man as his two children watched in horror was stopped with the help of the owner of a nearby furniture store who held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.
Female homeowner buys a gun after security system fails :: 04/10/2015
A woman in San Jose thought that an elaborate security system was enough to keep her safe in her own home, but when that system failed to keep a burglar from breaking into her house early Tuesday morning, it left her rethinking safety – and owning a new gun.
Maryland Self-Defense: Domestic dispute ends fatally, but will wife face charges? :: 04/09/2015
A woman who fatally shot her husband during a domestic dispute early Sunday morning in Rhodesdale, Maryland, has not yet been brought up on charges and authorities are silent on whether she ever will.
Georgia Self-Defense: Pizza delivery man packs heat, stops attempted robbery :: 04/07/2015
DOUGLAS, GA (WALB) - Police say a robbery attempt was stopped when the potential victim pulled out his gun.
Oklahoma Self-Defense: Defensive Gun Use of the Day: 92-Year-Old Blind Woman Chases Off Burglars :: 04/07/2015
Twylia Smock of Tulsa, Oklahoma is a 92-year-old and legally blind woman. Still, using the great equalizer, she was able to successfully defend herself and her home where she’s lived for over 60 years. Smock’s neighborhood has been targeted recently after many of the homes were damaged by storms. She had just locked her back door one evening last week when she heard burglars attempting to break in . . .
Texas Self-Defense: Houston Father Drives Away Three Home Invaders With Gunfire :: 04/07/2015
A Houston father defended the lives of his wife and child this morning around 5:00 AM when three home invaders kicked in his front door. The man grabbed a gun of his own and opened fired in defense of his family:
Choosing A Concealed Carry Gun for Women :: 04/06/2015
Women and men are different in many ways. They don’t necessarily do the same things the same way. So why would a woman carry a gun the same way as a man? Sure, there’s no reason they can’t, but due to fashion and lifestyle sometimes carrying a 1911 is not feasible. So a woman needs to choose a carry gun that will fit her daily life. Be it a pocket gun for a purse for a full-size Glock, a woman needs the chance to figure out for herself what she needs in a carry gun . . .
Georgia Self-Defense: Home Invader Shot, Killed in Georgia :: 04/06/2015
A man attempting to rob a group of people in a Newton County apartment early Friday morning made a targeting mistake. One of the people he attempted to victimize fought back and won.
Gun goes off in Altoona church during Easter Vigil mass :: 04/06/2015
ALTOONA, Pa. —Police say a gun went off at about 11 p.m. Saturday at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona, Blair County. Jason Wagler was sitting with his fiancee at Mass and heard the gunshot.
Georgia Self-Defense: Hero Concealed Carrier Shoots Carjacker, Saves Woman :: 04/05/2015
A Georgia man is being called a hero after shooting a carjacker, possibly saving the life of the woman who owned the car, who was clinging desperately to the vehicle’s hood.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Son shoots drunk father, who assaulted grandmother :: 04/04/2015
A domestic dispute involving a family at a Trinity, North Carolina, home last week came to an abrupt end after a 21-year-old man shot his father while protecting his grandmother.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Aunt of suspect fatally shot while robbing car lot: 'He wasn't an angel' :: 04/04/2015
A 32-year-old man, who police said a criminal history, was fatally shot while attempting to rob a car lot in Chattanooga last week.
Michigan Self-Defense: Female Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder to Save Brother :: 04/02/2015
At about 3:40 a.m. on March 30, a Detroit female homeowner retrieved her gun and ran downstairs, where she fired multiple shots and wounded one of two alleged intruders, leaving him in critical condition.
More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense :: 04/02/2015
When James Craig was a young man in the 1970s, he says law-abiding people wouldn't dream of carrying guns. But then he left town to pursue a career in policing. In the years he was gone, Michigan liberalized its gun laws, making it easier for people to get concealed-carry permits.
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