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Birmingham Woman Defends herself. Mom's Demand Action is Silent. :: 08/04/2014

Birmingham Police are investigating a home invasion that ended with the suspect being shot by the resident of the home.

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Clerk Fakes Illness During Robbery to Get His Own Gun :: 08/04/2014

While having a firearm is an important part of any defensive gun use, you should never forget your most valuable weapon – the one between your ears.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense Shooting-Home Invader Shot and Killed in Norristown :: 08/04/2014

A man who shot and killed another man during a home invasion robbery in Montgomery County was justified, officials said Monday.

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Florida Self-Defense Shooting-Man Shoots Knife Wielding Attacker in Gated Community :: 08/03/2014

This story just goes to show that you can't rely on living in a fancy gated community to prevent violent crime. Also, the phrase don't bring a knife to a gunfight comes to mind.

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Kids and Guns - 17 Year Old Alabama Boy Chases Naked Intruder w/Dad's Gun :: 08/03/2014

What is it about minors and defensive gun uses lately? This is the 5th incident we've documented in less than a month in which a minor has used a firearm in self defense or defense of another in one way or another. See the bottom of this article for a full list.

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Alabama Self-Defense Shooting-Home Invasion Stopped by Female Homeowner w/Handgun :: 08/02/2014

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(WIAT)–  Birmingham Police are investigating a home invasion that ended with the suspect being shot by the resident of the home.

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Kids and Guns - 15 Year Old Georgia Boy Saves Father by Shooting Attacker :: 08/02/2014

A fifteen year old boy in Columbia County, GA was forced to shoot his uncle, Ken­neth Wayne Newman Jr., after Newman came to the boy's home, destroyed property, assaulted his father, and put him in a choke hold while threatening to kill him.

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Virginia Self-Defense Shooting: Gas Station Clerk Outwits Robbers, Shoots One :: 08/02/2014

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Police say a man who walked into Maryview Hospital with a gunshot wound Monday night was shot during a robbery at a Chesapeake gas station.

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South Carolina Self-Defense Shooting: Home Invader Shot After Warning :: 07/31/2014

TAMASSEE, S.C. —Investigators with the Oconee County Sheriff's Office say they have determined a shooting that happened on Tuesday was self-defense.

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Texas Self-Defense Shooting - Police: Shooter Acted in Self-Defense :: 07/31/2014

UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas - A man is dead after an overnight shooting in Universal City.

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The PFA document, dialing 911, and the armed citizen :: 07/31/2014

In the first video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUAL6ie1ufc you'll see the message Bloomberg and his minions want to present. "Stop gun violence against women", through his Everytown USA group. The results are predictable.

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Florida Self-Defense Shooting-Walmart Parking Lot Assault :: 07/30/2014

Citing the "stand your ground" law, the State Attorney's Office on Wednesday said it will not file charges against the man who shot and killed another man July 9 in a Silver Springs Shores parking lot.

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Son Kills Man Attacking 72 yr. Old Mom :: 07/28/2014

A Twin Cities [MN.] area man, bloodied from one home invasion in far northern Minnesota, was fatally shot at a second home after gaining entry and assaulting the elderly homeowner, authorities said Monday.

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More might have died if doctor had not shot gunman. :: 07/27/2014

The patient who opened fire on a caseworker and psychiatrist at a unit of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital intended to kill the doctor and possibly others - and might have succeeded if the psychiatrist had not pulled his own gun, authorities said Friday.

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Darby PA - Doctor Shoots Patient with Long History of Crime :: 07/25/2014

Psychiatrist Lee Silverman may have saved lives Thursday afternoon, when a patient opened fire in a suburban Philadelphia hospital, killing a caseworker.

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Ex Wrestling Champ thwarts burglar :: 07/25/2014

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A hapless burglar in Arizona learned a hard lesson when he broke into the Phoenix home of former World Wrestling Entertainment heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan, police said on Friday.

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Man Shoots Dogs Attacking Neighbor :: 07/25/2014

Craig Sytsma left work Wednesday evening and went for a run along the shoulder of a rural road in Metamora Township in Lapeer County.

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Kids and Guns - 14 Year Old Alabama Boy :: 07/24/2014

Locust Fork, Alabama - A 14 year old boy used a 12 gauge shotgun to shoot and kill a man who was romantically linked to his mother.

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Robbers Use Gun On Gun-Free Campus To,What Else, Rob Four Ohio Students. :: 07/24/2014

Guns are forbidden on the campus of the private Case Western University in Ohio, so it has some built-in value as a safe place for anybody with criminal intent against person and property.

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Stand Your Ground Case - Locust Fork Alabama :: 07/24/2014

LOCUST FORK, Ala. (WIAT) — Self defense or homicide? That's what investigators are trying to figure out in the case of a shooting in Blount County. Early details point to domestic violence being a contributing factor in this case. WIAT 42 News was first on scene in Locust Fork yesterday as this story broke. Today we spoke with several investigators, the sheriff, and two defense attorneys, including the attorney representing the alleged shooter. We asked them all the same questions: is this a case of self defense and will Alabama's stand your ground law be applicable?

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