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Iowa Self-Defense: Police-man who shot Davenport intruder to death acted in self defense :: 01/13/2017
SUMNER, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say a rural northeast Iowa homeowner was shot by a suspected home intruder before returning fire and killing the man.
Arizona Self-Defense: Good Samaritan shoots, kills suspect beating wounded DPS trooper on I-10 :: 01/12/2017
TONOPAH, Ariz. - A suspect is dead and an Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper is recovering after he was ambushed and shot early Thursday on Interstate 10, according to DPS officials.
Arizona Self-Defense: Phoenix woman shoots at intruder coming through window overnight :: 01/12/2017
PHOENIX - A woman and child are okay after a suspect attempted to break into their South Phoenix home overnight.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Would-be victim shoots alleged robber :: 01/12/2017
OLNEY (WTXF) - A man is in the hospital after police say he tried to rob the wrong guy in Olney, overnight.
Arizona Self-Defense: Pregnant Phoenix Mom Drives Off Home Intruder With Gun :: 01/11/2017
A pregnant mother awoke early this morning to the sound of shattering glass in her Phoenix home. Instead of sitting there hopeless pleading for mercy as Shannon Watts and Moms Demand Action would prefer, she armed herself and opened fire to protect herself and her children.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Bystander shoots suspected carjacker in Philadelphia :: 01/11/2017
A carjacking suspect crashed a truck and tried to escape before getting into a fight with a witness who shot him in the leg Wednesday, Philadelphia police said.
Florida Self-Defense: Man fatally shoots home intruder :: 01/10/2017
SARASOTA COUNTY -- A man fatally shot a home intruder when he was attacked by the burglar inside his own home after returning from out of town.
Georgia Self-Defense: Idiot tries to rob gun store - receives instant justice :: 01/10/2017
Two armed men chose the wrong place to attempt a robbery Monday morning, when an employee at the Cobb County gun shop confronted them and shot one dead at the scene, Cobb County police said.
Texas Self-Defense: 78-year-old fatally shoots alleged robber outside N. Houston home :: 01/10/2017
HOUSTON - The family of a 78-year-old homeowner in north Houston says their dad was just trying to protect himself and them when he opened fire on a would-be robber in the family’s yard around 5:30 a.m. Monday.
Florida Self-Defense: Suspected Intruder Identified in Freeport Home Invasion :: 01/09/2017
Walton County Sheriffs deputies are investigating a home invasion that left one man dead in Freeport.
Louisiana Self-Defense: New Orleans woman scares off burglar by picking up knife first, then gun :: 01/09/2017
A woman twice scared off a burglar by pulling out a knife and then a gun, but New Orleans police say eventually the suspect, Deangelo Adams, came back with his own gun.
Kentucky Self-Defense: One Man Killed, Another Wounded In Home Invasion :: 01/08/2017
UPDATE: The McCracken County Sheriff's Department has released the names of the two men involved in Saturday night's shooting in Reidland. They're identified as Toby William Reed, 39, of Cunningham, Kentucky and Robert Christopher Ingram, 34, of Paducah, Kentucky.
Indiana Self-Defense: Authorities seeking suspects in Bartholomew County home invasion :: 01/05/2017
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the suspects involved in an home invasion on County Road 675 West.
Texas Self-Defense: Pistol-packing ETX grandma stands her ground against armed intruder :: 01/05/2017
BOWIE COUNTY, TX (KSLA) - An ArkLaTex grandma was not about to let an armed intruder take her alive.
Defending Yourself Against a Knife Attack :: 01/04/2017
In the past several months, curbside stabbings in Jerusalem, slashings in New York and an edged-weapon assault injuring eight at a shopping mall in Minnesota are clear examples of a disturbing trend of knife attacks against civilians. Although we may all be potential victims of physical violence, few of us are fully equipped to handle such assaults.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Fatal home invasion: He grabbed me and pushed me into the apartment :: 01/04/2017
A man accused of attacking a woman returning to her home around 10:40 Monday night died after he was shot during the home invasion.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Police: Wounded homeowner who killed home invasion suspect 'acted accordingly' :: 01/04/2017
A short time after arriving home, there was a knock on the door and the father answered it. That's when two men forced their way in at gunpoint. The homeowner was also armed and a physical altercation ensued.
Utah Self-Defense: Father shoots son in self-defense, police say :: 01/04/2017
HOBBLE CREEK CANYON, Utah (ABC 4 Utah) - A disturbing domestic violence situation erupts in gunfire, sending a mother, father, and adult son to the hospital.
California Self-Defense: North Long Beach Resident Shoots, Kills Alleged Burglar :: 01/03/2017
A north Long Beach resident apparently shot and killed a burglar early Monday in the first shooting death of the year.
Georgia Self-Defense: Kenya Moore scares off three trespassers at Moore Manor by waving gun :: 01/03/2017
Kenya Moore of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” did what any vigilant homeowner would do when trespassers arrive: she waved a gun at them and scared them off.
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