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Ohio Self-Defense: Agents with concealed carry permits restrain armed intruder :: 03/15/2019

After getting caught up in an armed standoff with an intruder in a vacant property, a father-son real estate duo has reignited a longstanding conversation about agents and guns.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: West Philly store owner shoots, kills man attempting to rob him :: 03/15/2019

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police say a man is dead after being shot by the owner of the store he was trying to rob in West Philadelphia on Thursday night. 

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Taking A Life In Self-Defense :: 03/15/2019

Standing in the master bathroom of his Bend, Oregon, home, Brennan Pebbles is describing the night a home intruder shot a rifle through his front window, killed his roommate, and then hunted him through his house.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Man Charged After Woman Shoots Him in Self-Defense :: 03/14/2019

Felony charges were filed against a man accused of attacking a woman Sunday morning before she shot him in self-defense at a South Loop apartment building.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: One dead in Tannersville shooting :: 03/14/2019

TANNERSVILLE — A Pocono Township woman allegedly shot and killed her husband, Joevandie LaTorre, 41, in self defense on Wednesday afternoon.

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Utah Self-Defense: Murray homeowner fatally shoots intruder :: 03/12/2019

MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Police in Murray are investigating after they say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder.

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Illinois Self-Defense: Woman shoots man in self defense in luxury South Loop apartment :: 03/11/2019

A woman shot a man in self defense Sunday morning in a luxury apartment in the South Loop.

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Virginia Self-Defense: Woman likely shot and killed man in self-defense, Newport News police say :: 03/11/2019

A 30-year-old man found shot to death inside a Newport News rooming house Saturday likely was killed by a female resident acting in self-defense, a police spokesman said Monday.

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Wisconsin Self-Defense: Double shooting that killed one ruled justifiable :: 03/06/2019

A double shooting on Milwaukee's north side in which one man was killed and another wounded was committed in self defense, Milwaukee police said Tuesday.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Man arrested after leading police on wild chase through 3 counties :: 03/05/2019

A 31-year-old Brown City man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say he led them on a pursuit through three mid-Michigan counties.

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New Mexico Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots suspected intruders in Los Lunas :: 03/05/2019

LOS LUNAS, N.M.- Two people were shot after forcing their way into a home in Los Lunas, according to New Mexico State Police.

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Texas Self-Defense: Man shoots woman in self defense after being pepper sprayed, police say :: 03/05/2019

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi police are investigating a shooting on the 5900 block of Weber that sent one woman to the hospital.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Cleveland deli owner opens fire at two men who tried to rob him :: 03/04/2019

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland police are searching for two men who attempted to rob Clark Deli on W. 73rd Street Sunday morning.

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Arkansas Self-Defense: One dead, one injured in Blytheville shooting :: 03/03/2019

BLYTHEVILLE, AR (KAIT) - Authorities are investigating a shooting Sunday that left one person dead and another person injured, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson.

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Louisiana Self-Defense: Men stop, pull gun on alleged kidnapper in Natchitoches Parish :: 02/28/2019

Two men helped to rescue a woman, one pulling a gun on her alleged kidnapper Wednesday morning in Natchitoches Parish, according to a release.

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Arkansas Self-Defense: Armed robber shot by Jacksonville store clerk :: 02/27/2019

JACKSONVILLE, ARK. (KATV) - A man was taken to the hospital after he was shot while robbing a store in Jacksonville on Thursday.

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Indiana Self-Defense: Teen shot, killed trying to rob Indy pawn shop :: 02/27/2019

INDIANAPOLIS — A teen was shot and killed when he attempted to rob a pawn shop Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Gun store clerks chase after suspected thieves; hold them at gunpoint until police arrive :: 02/27/2019

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — Gun store clerks in Murfreesboro took action to stop a group of suspected teenage thieves.

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Alabama Self-Defense: Caught on Camera: Homeowner shoots at suspect :: 02/26/2019

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) -- The Mobile County Sheriff's Office has taken to Facebook to warn criminals that homeowners are fighting back. 

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Texas Self-Defense: 3 men ambush man and girlfriend in southeast Houston, police say :: 02/24/2019

HOUSTON - Houston police said three men ambushed a man and his girlfriend in southeast Houston on Saturday night. 

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