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Michigan Self-Defense: His life was in danger, son says of man who shot, injured intruder :: 07/19/2016
JACKSON, MI – The last time someone broke into Richard Snyder's Jackson home, the perpetrator beat him, leaving him with fractured cheek bones and bruised ribs.
Kentucky Self-Defense: 2-time rapist shot dead by ex-girlfriend after violating protective order :: 07/18/2016
A 43-year-old man with a colorful criminal history was fatally shot Saturday night after he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Leitchfield, Kentucky.
Arkansas Self-Defense: Realtor holds intruders at gunpoint :: 07/17/2016
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - A realtor preparing to show a Jonesboro house found three suspects inside the home and held them at gunpoint until police arrived.
Maryland Self-Defense: 7-Eleven clerk caught on video disarming shotgun-wielding would-be robber :: 07/17/2016
A Maryland convenience store clerk is being hailed a hero after he was caught on camera disarming a would-be robber who pointed a shotgun at his face.
France Self-Defense: Nice Terror Attack Stopped by Civilian Jumping into Truck :: 07/16/2016
Law enforcement sources in Nice confirmed Friday that the July 14 terror attack was cut short by a citizen who jumped into the cab of the semi-truck and fought with the terrorist driving the vehicle.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Resident shoots man trying to break into home, police says :: 07/16/2016
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A homeowner shot a man who he said was breaking into his house on Friday.
Oregon Self-Defense: Portland Homeowner Confronts Intruder With Lengthy Criminal History :: 07/16/2016
A homeless man who broke into a Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood home in Portland, Oregon was shot dead after being discovered by the homeowner.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Armed Robber Tries To Make 80-Year-Old Scream, Elderly Man Makes Robber Scram :: 07/16/2016
An armed robber in Camden, SC wearing a Scream mask wasn’t expecting a great-grandfather to call ‘cut’ on his criminal act.
Oregon Self-Defense: Portland homeowner opens fire on multiple intruders, kills 1 :: 07/15/2016
A home invasion robbery in Portland early Thursday morning turned deadly after the armed homeowner fought back against his assailants.
Texas Self-Defense: THIS is What Fort Hood Soldiers Are Capable of Doing When Armed! :: 07/15/2016
When a man and woman became involved in an altercation in their vehicle at 1:30 a.m. in Prince Solms Park in New Braunfels, TX, seven soldiers from Fort Hood intervened to resolve the situation between the two.
Florida Self-Defense: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Armed Intruder :: 07/14/2016
A homeowner confronted, then shot and killed one of two armed men who had “unlawfully” entered his home.
Nevada Self-Defense: Good Samaritan pulls gun to stop alleged hit-and-run driver :: 07/13/2016
Amazing moments were caught on camera Monday night when an armed citizen helped take down a man who tried to flee the scene after allegedly hitting a pedestrian with his car.
Texas Self-Defense: Robber with AK-47 shot by Waffle House customer, DeSoto police say :: 07/13/2016
DeSoto police have identified the suspect in an aggravated robbery at a Waffle House last week.
Missouri Self-Defense: St. Louis Cop Shoots Intruder After Online Argument About Black Lives Matter :: 07/12/2016
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a former high school football star forced his way into an officer's home and was shot and killed after a Facebook argument late Saturday afternoon over Black Lives Matter.
Maryland Self-Defense: Police on double homicide in Severn - It looks like . . . he shot them in self-defense :: 07/11/2016
“It looks like they tried to break into his house and he shot them in self-defense.”
Idaho Self-Defense: Off-duty corrections officer protects neighbors during violent domestic dispute :: 07/10/2016
A teen boy was shot by his mother’s ex-boyfriend in their Boise home last month, but when the family sought the help of their neighbor, a corrections officer who was off-duty at the time, the woman stepped up to the plate and protected her neighbors until police arrived.
Georgia Self-Defense: Jewelry store employee fatally shoots robber :: 07/07/2016
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say an employee of a jewelry store in Atlanta shot and killed an armed robber.
Nevada Self-Defense: Las Vegas police arrest man shot by homeowner Tuesday morning :: 07/05/2016
A homeowner shot and wounded a man who broke into his Summerlin home Tuesday morning.
Georgia Self-Defense: Armed robbery, kidnapping victim shoots and kills attacker :: 07/03/2016
DEKALB COUNTY, GA (CBS46) - An armed robbery victim shot and killed his attacker Saturday night in DeKalb County, according to police.
Florida Self-Defense: Florida Grandmother - I Decided It is Either Them or Me :: 07/02/2016
A Boynton Beach grandmother survived being confronted by three home intruders, thanks to a bit of quick thinking and a mighty thief deterrent.
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