Defense Stories

Iowa Self-Defense: Concealed Carrier Stopped Stabbing Spree Of Self-Professed Demon Hunter :: 11/07/2016

A concealed carrier may have been the difference between life and death for several people when a mentally ill man speaking of demons went on a stabbing spree at an apartment complex in Cedar Falls, Iowa last month.

North Carolina Self-Defense: Neighbor kills man who was attacking woman, Garner police say :: 11/07/2016

GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) – A man was shot and killed by a neighbor while the man was attacking a woman in a domestic-related incident in Garner on Sunday morning, police say.

Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Man, 82, shoots and kills home intruder :: 11/07/2016

An 82-year old man used a gun that’s been on his nightstand for 30 years to shoot a burglar in Uniontown early Friday morning.

Georgia Self-Defense: Clarkston resident shoots, kills intruder; two suspects arrested :: 11/04/2016

DECATUR, Ga. - Two men have been arrested for their involvement in a home invasion in Clarkston that left a third suspect dead.

Ohio Self-Defense: Elderly Hamilton man shoots robbery suspect :: 11/04/2016

An 88-year-old man had just finished washing his car in the front yard of his Lindenwald residence Tuesday night when a man and a woman cornered him, demanded money and forced him into the house.

Missouri Self-Defense: They Aimed Their Guns At A 73-Year-Old . . . And That REALLY Ticked Him Off. :: 11/03/2016

I think I’ve mentioned before that many of the most dangerous people I know are grandparents, tempered by decades of military and or law enforcement service, and honed to a razor’s edge by a lifetime of fighting.

North Dakota Self-Defense: Pipeline worker pulls rifle as he’s surrounded by protesters near Standing Rock :: 11/03/2016

A security contractor who was given the job last week to take pictures of damaged pipeline equipment near Standing Rock, North Dakota, pulled a gun as he was approached by protesters, some of whom were armed with knives.

Ohio Self-Defense: Middletown woman fends off would-be burglar with butt of gun :: 11/03/2016

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — A Middletown woman fought off a would-be robber, beating him with the butt of her gun early Monday morning.

Kansas Self-Defense: Gun owner stops burglary :: 11/01/2016

One man was arrested after being held at gunpoint Monday afternoon in Newton.

Virginia Self-Defense: 1 killed, 1 wounded after man shoots Henrico home invasion suspects :: 10/31/2016

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. – Police said a tenant shot two suspects during an early morning invasion at a townhouse in Henrico County early Saturday morning.

Ohio Self-Defense: Dayton woman fires warning shot at man wearing clown mask :: 10/30/2016

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Dayton police responded to a report of a ‘shots fired call’ Thursday.

Idaho Self-Defense: Rigby teen saves his and his dad's lives during home invasion :: 10/29/2016

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - A home invasion is scary enough in itself, and it's taken to another level when shots are fired.

North Carolina Self-Defense: Pizza Hut Employee Shoots, Kills Robbery Suspect :: 10/29/2016

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A west Charlotte Pizza Hut employee shot and killed a man who was trying to rob the restaurant early Sunday morning, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Woman pulls out her gun during attempted robbery :: 10/28/2016

TAYLOR TOWNSHIP - A man attempting to rob a woman in Centre County on Wednesday night quickly realized he chose the wrong person.

Georgia Self-Defense: Woman draws gun on possible burglar in Columbus: What to do if this happens to you? :: 10/27/2016

COLUMBUS, Ga.- Imagine being startled by two men, one of them shirtless, walking up the steps into your home, one of them actually puts his foot inside the door. What do you do? One woman grabbed her gun and let the intruders know that she was armed.

New Hampshire Self-Defense: Auburn resident fired shot at intruder, police said :: 10/27/2016

Auburn — A resident shot a gun at an intruder that attempted to burglarize their home, police said.

Tennessee Self-Defense: Nashville Robbers Start Running When Good Samaritan Opens Fire :: 10/27/2016

The quartet of hoodlums who targeted a woman in Nashville correctly pegged their quarry—a woman returning to her apartment Wednesday evening—as an unarmed victim. What they didn’t count on was the alert neighbor who witnessed the robbery, pulled out his gun, and started busting caps in her defense.

Virginia Self-Defense: Food Delivery Driver Delivers To Robbers At 1,100 Feet-Per-Second :: 10/27/2016

Last Friday night around 11 p.m., a group of three men in Henrico, VA attempted to rob a delivery driver. One of the men pulled out a handgun and demanded the driver’s money.

Resident hears pounding at front door and arms himself. Then man allegedly charges at him -- big mistake. :: 10/26/2016

The resident of a house in Spokane Valley, Washington, told police he heard pounding on the front door and side of the home Sunday night — so he armed himself before heading outside, the Spokesman-Review reported.

South Dakota Self-Defense: Police: Shooting Friday night was self-defense :: 10/26/2016

Police discuss a weekend shooting that was the result of self-defense. A shooting that left a man wounded on Friday night was done in self-defense, Sioux Falls police say.

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