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Texas Self-Defense: Former mayor gets gun pulled on him after breaking into home, assaulting ex :: 09/07/2016
A man who once served as mayor of New Braunfels, Texas, was arrested Friday night after he allegedly broke into a home and assaulted a former girlfriend before the owner of the home where she was staying pulled a gun on him.
Florida Self-Defense: Intruder shot after Tampa resident spies him on home surveillance phone app :: 09/01/2016
TAMPA — A burglar was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday after the occupant of a home spotted him remotely on her mobile surveillance app and called her father to investigate, police said.
Georgia Self-Defense: Man fatally shot while stalking ex-girlfriend :: 09/01/2016
A man accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed by her acquaintance outside of a home in north Macon, Georgia, Sunday night.
Gun-Toting Senior: My Friends Like To Knit, I Like to Shoot :: 08/31/2016
As senior citizens continue to be a driving force behind record firearm sales, one gun-toting senior says, “My friends like to knit, I like to shoot.”
Tennessee Self-Defense: Knox County store clerk armed with gun chases off knife-toting robber :: 08/30/2016
KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Knox County deputies are searching for a man who tried to rob an East Knox County store with a knife, only to be chased off by the store clerk who was carrying a handgun.
Georgia Self-Defense: Robber shot dead after striking woman’s 14-year-old son with a crow bar :: 08/29/2016
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Thursday that the woman who shot and killed a suspect during a robbery at an Augusta, Georgia, Subway restaurant will not face charges.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: West Philly Home Intruder Shot in Ex-Girlfriend's Home After Altercation :: 08/29/2016
A man was shot and killed in the West Philadelphia home of his ex-girlfriend after he broke in, assaulted the mother of his two children and got into an altercation with her new boyfriend. Police said the 33-year-old man first tried to break into the home on Markoe Street through a kitchen window just after midnight Wednesday morning.
Louisiana Self-Defense: Man shot dead after violating restraining order :: 08/25/2016
After violating a restraining order, a man was shot and killed by his estranged wife’s neighbor outside of a home in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, Friday evening.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Sevier County homeowner holds robbery suspect at gunpoint :: 08/24/2016
SEVIERVILLE (WATE) – A suspect in a home invasion is in custody thanks to a homeowner in Sevier County.
Michigan Self-Defense: Police: 91-year-old shoots attempted robbery suspect outside Eastpointe Rite Aid :: 08/23/2016
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (WXYZ) - Eastpointe police say a 91-year-old man shot an attempted robbery suspect outside of a Rite Aid on 9 Mile around 10 a.m. Monday.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Woman says she shot husband in self-defense :: 08/23/2016
CORDOVA, TN (WMC) - Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman said she shot her husband Sunday morning.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Teen clerk shoots suspect attempting to rob mom's shop :: 08/22/2016
A young man stood up against an armed robber who attempted to take cash from his mother’s store at gunpoint in the Allison Hill area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, last week — the entire ordeal captured on camera.
Indiana Self-Defense: CCL-holder chooses not to fire back during violent encounter :: 08/19/2016
A legally armed citizen in Evansville, Indiana, was faced with a split-second decision after a meeting turned violent and ended in gunfire. Despite being shot at, the man chose not to shoot back, thinking first of the safety of the child who was with the man shooting at him.
Missouri Self-Defense: Key witness in high-profile murder case fatally shoots intruder :: 08/18/2016
The key witness in a high-profile murder case in which the suspect’s conviction was overturned shot and killed a man who confronted her at her home in O’Fallon, Missouri, but investigators believe the two are unrelated.
New York City Self-Defense: Off-duty officer's cousin uses cop's gun to shoot robber :: 08/17/2016
The cousin of an off-duty police officer used the cop’s gun to shoot a thief who was trying to rob them outside a Brooklyn bar early Tuesday, police sources said.
South Carolina Self-Defense: 80-Year-Old Scares Off Robber Who Wore Scream Mask :: 08/17/2016
Camden, SC (WLTX) - Camden police say the 80-year-old owner of a laundromat in Camden was able to scare off a robber wearing a Halloween mask by firing his gun.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Brave KY Homeowner Takes on Four Armed Robbers to Protect Family :: 08/16/2016
A homeowner in Olive Hill, KY fought back against four armed robbers who broke into his home early Saturday morning, leaving one of the suspects dead.
Michigan Self-Defense: Resident shot home invader who claimed to have killed cop :: 08/16/2016
CLARE COUNTY, MI (WNEM) - Police said a resident shot a man who allegedly broke into a home in Clare County.
Ohio Self-Defense: Home invasion suspect shot, killed in Cleveland :: 08/16/2016
CLEVELAND - A man was killed on the city's east side on Sunday after he broke into a home and was shot by a man living at the residence.
Florida Self-Defense: Man convicted of road rage killing released, killed in similar incident :: 08/15/2016
A man who was just recently released from prison after serving more than a decade for killing a man during a road rage incident was ironically killed during another road rage incident that erupted on a Plant City, Florida, street Wednesday.
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