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Nevada Self-Defense: DA: Fatal shooting in parking lot was clear case of self-defense :: 05/04/2020

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Monday that the fatal shooting of a man last month by the head of a Las Vegas motorsports company was “a clear case of self-defense.”

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Kentucky Self-Defense: Deputies: Hebron homeowner shoots at, collars burglar :: 05/03/2020

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office says a man is behind bars the worse for wear after he tried to burglarize a home and was shot at and collared by the homeowner.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Off-duty firefighter shot while cutting lawn and talking to neighbors on Far South Side returned fire in self defense, police say :: 05/02/2020

An off-duty Chicago firefighter who was shot several times while chatting with friends and cutting the lawn on the Far South Side Thursday night fired back at the assailant in self-defense, officials said.

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South Carolina Self-Defense: North Charleston police won't charge 16-year-old girl with shooting stepdad in self-defense :: 05/02/2020

North Charleston police said they’re not planning to a charge a 16-year-old girl with shooting her mother’s husband after hearing she did so in self-defense.

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Kansas Self-Defense: Police: 2 Kansas men dead in self-defense homicide :: 05/01/2020

TOPEKA–Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting that resulted in the death of two Kansas men is being investigated as a possible self-defense homicide.

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Texas Self-Defense: El Paso County hemp grower reports gunbattle with invaders who might have mistaken plants for marijuana :: 05/01/2020

On Wednesday night, a 59-year-old hemp grower was forced to defend himself and his wife when four armed intruders invaded their small, eastern El Paso County farm, possibly believing that it was an illegal marijuana operation with lots of cash on hand.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Would-Be Robber Killed, Accomplice Wounded in South St. Louis, Police Say :: 04/30/2020

Armed thieves were shot, one of them fatally, by a man they tried to rob on Wednesday night in south St. Louis, police say.

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California Self-Defense: Suspected burglar shot and injured by homeowner in Lake Elsinore :: 04/29/2020

A man suspected of breaking into a house in Lake Elsinore on Monday night was shot and injured by the homeowner, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Man shot while attempting to burglarize Bay County home, police say :: 04/29/2020

BAY CITY, MI — Police are investigating the shooting of a suspected burglar in Bay County.

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Four Reasons to NEVER Carry Just a .38 Snubnose :: 04/28/2020

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Despite the fact that revolvers are among the most recommended carry guns for new and female shooters, they aren’t all great choices.

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Washington Self-Defense: Maple Valley man defends property :: 04/28/2020

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — A Maple Valley man said people in of two vehicles opened fire on his house with his kids inside.

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California Self-Defense: Clerk shoots armed suspect trying to rob liquor store in Lindsay :: 04/27/2020

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A store clerk shot an armed suspect who tried to rob a liquor store in Lindsay on Sunday night, police say.

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Kentucky Self-Defense: Man shot and killed after he broke into home of woman he'd been dating, Lexington police say :: 04/26/2020

A 24-year-old man died after police said he was shot after breaking into a home in north Lexington late Friday night.

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Kentucky Self-Defense: LPD: Suspect shot in leg by victim's son :: 04/25/2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- Lexington Police say the son of a woman shot a man they say was strangling the woman early Friday morning.

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Texas Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots state hospital escapee after finding him in pool :: 04/25/2020

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - On the evening of April 22nd, a woman looked outside her window and noticed a man in nothing but his underwear in her pool.

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Florida Self-Defense: Deputies: DeLand mother, 76, shoots daughter in self-defense :: 04/24/2020

Volusia County deputies said the daughter was repeatedly beating the mother, who warned her to stop, before shooting her.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Man shot by concealed-carry holder in Gresham charged with trespassing :: 04/23/2020

CHICAGO - A man who was shot after allegedly breaking into a home Wednesday in Gresham on the South Side is facing charges.

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Maine Self-Defense: Buxton homeowners share story, message of preparedness after holding intruder at gunpoint :: 04/22/2020

BUXTON, Maine — Eric and Missy Bartlett woke up to their dogs' barks that Saturday night and instantly knew something was wrong. 

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California Self-Defense: Sacramento County homeowner shoots suspect who led officers on chase :: 04/21/2020

A suspect who led law enforcement on a vehicle chase from Rocklin to Sacramento County on Monday was shot by a bystander after getting out of the vehicle and running from the scene, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Washington Self-Defense: Man shot, critically injured in University Place after allegedly jumping a couple :: 04/21/2020

Two men were shot in University Place early Tuesday after one allegedly attacked the other as he was walking with his girlfriend.

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