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Self Defense Tip: Don't Give Chase After a Gun Fight :: 04/01/2015

A St. Paul, Minnesota man with a permit to carry a concealed firearm did everything by the book, until he decided to give chase. I wish this story had ended better, but we’re using it as a “what not to do” example to implement into your decisions . . .

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Store Owner Defends Himself Against Box Cutter Attack :: 04/01/2015

The owner of Discount Tobacco & Beer in La Vergne, TN had closed up his store as usual Monday night.  While taking the trash out around 10:35pm, he says a man came from behind the store and asked if they were still open.

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Texas Self-Defense: Brick-wielding ex-boyfriend shot, killed by woman's new beau :: 04/01/2015

A woman's ex-boyfriend was shot to death after he showed up at her house attempting to attack her and her new boyfriend with a brick, according to Harris County Sheriff's office.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Intruder shot by Detroit homeowner after breaking into house :: 03/31/2015

DETROIT - Authorities say a 21-year-old man was shot Monday when he broke into a home on Detroit's east side.

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Kentucky Self-Defense: Liquor Store Clerk Teaches Armed Robber That Robbing Liquor Stores is a Bad Life Decision :: 03/30/2015

The store clerk working at Kute’s Liquors in Louisville, KY was ready for the life threatening situation that a would be armed robber put him in.

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Texas Self-Defense: Homeowner Wins Gunfight Against Two Armed Robbers, One Shot, Both in Jail :: 03/30/2015

A homeowner in Texas found himself in a gunfight with two armed burglars. The fight ended with one of the suspects shot and both suspects behind bars. The homeowner was not injured.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Phoenix man shoots neighbor stabbing his mother during drug-induced rampage :: 03/29/2015

A gory scene in the middle of the street of a Phoenix neighborhood Sunday night came to an end when an armed resident fatally shot a 29-year-old man who was repeatedly stabbing his own mother during what she described was a drug-induced rampage.

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Kentucky Self-Defense: Kidnapping thwarted by kids' karate skills, grandpa's .45 :: 03/29/2015

When a strange man came to take a child playing outside a Frankfort, Kentucky, home Saturday evening, he likely didn’t expect that the kids would put up a fight, giving their grandpa a chance to grab his gun from his truck and eventually shoot the man.

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Oklahoma Self-Defense: Man Says If It Weren't For His Gun, He And His Wife Might Be Dead :: 03/29/2015

A rural Oklahoma man says that if it wasn’t for his gun he doesn’t know what would have happened to him and his wife during a Wednesday night home invasion.

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Tennessee Self-Defense: Shots that killed robber at Miller Auto Sales 'justifiable' :: 03/29/2015

Police say the fatal shots that 27-year-old Alan Miller fired on Thursday afternoon were justifiable.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Concealed Carrier Shoots Two Armed Robbers in Philiadelphia :: 03/28/2015

“Unbeknownst to the robbers, the 27-year-old victim has a permit to carry…has his handgun with him,” Police Lieutenant John Walker says. “He’s able to draw his handgun, firing multiple times, striking both robbery suspects.”

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Georgia Self-Defense: GOTCHA: Armed Customer Captures Bank Robber :: 03/27/2015

An alert customer noticed when 25-year-old Mark Katchem slipped a note to a Wells Fargo bank teller, demanding money. After Katchem left the store the customer—a military veteran—quickly went to his vehicle, grabbed his pistol, and put the young criminal nose-first on the ground.

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Domino's Gun Ban Victims Pile Up: Delivery Driver Shot, Killed in New Orleans :: 03/26/2015

Breitbart News has previously reported that Domino’s Pizza bars their drivers from keeping guns with them for self-defense. Sadly, this does not stop armed attackers from preying on the unarmed drivers.

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Opinion: Prepare for possibilities not probabilities :: 03/26/2015

Cops and military personnel wear body armor not because they’re going to get shot, but because it could happen.  Statistically speaking, the likelihood of getting shot on the job is remote, but nobody can dispute that cops get shot at and, therefore, those who wield guns for a living must prepare to shoot others and to get shot.

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Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Gunman Shot Dead Inside West Philadelphia Barbershop :: 03/22/2015

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police say the lives of several people were likely saved by a man who shot and killed a gunman inside a West Philadelphia barbershop.

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Anatomy of a Murder: Philadelphia 15-year-olds murdered married father in failed robbery: cops :: 03/21/2015

How criminals think: Criminals go after easier, less risky targets - Two 15-year-old Philadelphia boys face murder charges for shooting a man while he walked his dog, firing the final round as he pleaded for his life, authorities said.

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Florida Self-Defense: Disabled Veteran Joshua Anderson Shoots Two Men to Save Pregnant Woman: Cops :: 03/20/2015

A disabled veteran in Florida who said he shot two homeless men in order to protect a pregnant woman will not be charged because he acted in self-defense, authorities said Wednesday.

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Lawmaker Tells Story of Using Gun to Prevent Rape :: 03/20/2015

When State Representative Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda went to college, she brought a gun with her. She didn't think she'd need it.

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Texas Self-Defense: Manager Was Armed And Ready When Two Robbers Targeted His Store :: 03/20/2015

According to recent reports, a Dallas convenience store was the scene of a robbery attempt and shooting earlier this month.

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Missouri Self-Defense: Police: Fatal shooting in Joplin home invasion was self-defense by house guest :: 03/19/2015

JOPLIN, Missouri — Joplin police say a fatal shooting during a home invasion was self-defense.

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