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York jury acquits PA Castle Doctrine defendant of attempted homicide :: 01/08/2015
Hours after Rickey John Kelley took the stand in his defense, a jury acquitted the Warrington Township man of the most serious charges he was facing for shooting his ex-girlfriend's husband, who was her new boyfriend at the time.
The Absolute Concealed Carry Guide :: 01/06/2015
The average person concealed carrying (CC) a firearm is just like any other law-abiding citizen. They’re welders, doctors, stay-at-home moms, and journalists, and they make up a quickly growing portion of the population here in the United States. And not only do they stand for themselves, they stand for others. In fact, legally armed citizens stop more than twice as many crimes as law enforcement officers do, and with a less-than-2% error rate compared to the 11% error rate among law enforcement. In the world of legally-owned firearm owners there are more than 2.5 million cases of justified self-defense annually involving the drawing of a weapon, and in 92% of those cases the mere presence of the gun is either enough of a deterrent or enough to hold a criminal until law enforcement arrives.
Wisconsin Self-Defense: Home Invader Collects Bullet In The Groin :: 01/05/2015
His name is Derek Amoroso, but I don’t think he’ll be amorous with anyone for a while, after collecting a bullet in the groin when he invaded the wrong house.
Indiana Self-Defense: Pregnant Woman Wrestled Gun Away From Home Invader, Then Shot & Killed Him :: 01/04/2015
This defensive gun use started out going very badly for the potential victims, but ended up going OK thanks to the couple’s will to live.
Craigslist Robber Tries to Pay With Counterfeit Cash and Makes Threats but His Victim Was Armed . . . :: 01/03/2015
Earl May Jr. is currently in police custody and will likely be facing a myriad of charges after the man tried to pull a fast one during a Craigslist transaction.
Washington Self-Defense: Fatal shooting near JBLM deemed self-defense :: 01/03/2015
LACEY, Wash. — A New Year's fight between two brothers who had been drinking early Thursday ended with one of them dead in a street near Lacey.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Surveillance Cameras Show Store Owner Opening Fire on Armed Robber :: 01/02/2015
Police are searching for an armed robbery suspect who is luck to be alive after a run-in with an armed store owner in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Florida Self-Defense: Pastor Wields Pistol Inside Church, Critically Shoots Former Disgruntled Employee In Self-Defense :: 01/01/2015
A gunfight reportedly broke out between a pastor and a disgruntled worker inside a Florida church on Tuesday after the man opened fire at the pastor upon learning that he was being dismissed from his position. The church maintenance employee fired at Pastor Terry Howell, who allegedly whipped out his own gun in self-defense and critically shot Benjamin Parongan inside Living Water Fellowship Church in Osceola on Tuesday morning, the Associated Press reported. Parongan is currently in stable condition at Osceola Regional Medical Center.
Gun Store Owner Responding to Alarm Encounters Thieves - 1 Dead, 1 Wounded :: 01/01/2015
19-year-old Latorious Walker and 17-year-old Lamar Brooks struck a Louisiana gun store twice in the same day. The armed store owner put an end to their criminal careers.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Masturbating Dog Thief in Critical Condition After Being Shot by Resident in PA :: 01/01/2015
According to NBC Philadelphia, a man, identified as Angel Suarez Medero, climbed onto a second story apartment balcony in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Texas Self-Defense: Manager of Fireworks Stand Wins Gunfight Against 2 Armed Robbers in Texas :: 01/01/2015
One alleged armed robber is in critical condition and another is on the run after they chose the wrong fireworks stand to rob in Texas.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Axe Handle-Wielding Suspect Killed, Another In Custody After Assault, Robbery Attempt :: 12/31/2014
DAISYTOWN (KDKA) — One suspect is in police custody and another is dead after shots were fired during an assault and attempted robbery Sunday night at a mobile home in Washington County.
Louisiana-Self-Defense: Man tries to take ex-girlfriend at gunpoint before new boyfriend fatally shoots him :: 12/20/2014
An early morning altercation between a woman, her ex-boyfriend and her current boyfriend ended with one man dead and the other injured after the ex-boyfriend attempted to forcefully take the woman at gunpoint from the River Ridge, Louisiana, home Sunday.
NOT MY NANA: Teen Kills Home Invader That Targeted His Grandmother :: 12/18/2014
A 14-year-old North Carolina boy shot and killed one of two drug-craving home invaders who were attempting to break into his grandparents’ home to steal her prescription drugs.
Ohio Self-Defense: Ohio Clerk Shoots 2nd Robber in Three Years :: 12/15/2014
Grayson Matthews, above, has bad luck. He has had to defend the family convenience store twice. Once, back in 2011, he shot a robber who was pretending to have a shotgun. That guy was wearing a plastic bag over his head with eye holes cut in it. It must have been hard to see out of. From journal-news.com:
Shooting to Live :: 12/14/2014
Too often gun owners forget that defensive gun use is about saving lives. BearingArms.com's editor Bob Owens reports for the December issue of Townhall Magazine.
ALABAMA: Birmingham Man Shoots Two Home Invaders :: 12/13/2014
A 68-year-old Alabama man was surprised by two robbers that came into his home through an unsecured window, but he wasn’t nearly as surprised as the two home invaders were when they started taking fire.
North Carolina: Farmer Returned Home After Receiving a Call From His Concerned Wife. As Soon as He Entered the House, Mayhem Broke Loose. :: 12/12/2014
It turned out to be anything but a normal Monday morning for one man in Lumberton, North Carolina.
Alabama: He Followed a Woman Home and Pushed His Way Inside. Little Did He Know What Was on the Other Side of the Door :: 12/11/2014
Samantha Cart was returning home from walking her dog early Tuesday morning in Avondale, Alabama, when an intruder burst through the door before she was able to lock it.
Colorado: Police: Witness shoots man 'manhandling' woman :: 12/11/2014
DENVER - A man is claiming self-defense after he allegedly shot another man who he said was involved in physical dispute with a woman. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
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