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NRA blasts Garland over Second Amendment :: 03/17/2016

The National Rifle Association's Institute of Legislative Action announced Wednesday that it is firmly opposed to the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, highlighting the D.C. Circuit Court judge's judicial record on the Second Amendment.

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Alabama Self-Defense: Alleged ATM robber on bed rest, not yet charged :: 03/16/2016

Local authorities are waiting to charge a suspect who was shot while allegedly trying to rob a woman at an ATM last week because he is still under medical care.

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BE READY: New bra design conceals knife, pepper spray for protection :: 03/16/2016

RICHMOND, Va. – A scary encounter led a woman to develop a bra that can hold pepper spray and a knife.

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Florida Self-Defense: Tampa police investigate shooting death of intruder in Tampa Heights :: 03/16/2016

TAMPA — A man was shot and killed after he broke into a Tampa Heights home on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

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Minnesota Self-Defense: St. Paul Woman Stops Violent Attack on Husband by Drawing Her Gun :: 03/16/2016

A St. Paul, Minnesota man was brutally assaulted by a gang of 15 to 30 young men who were gambling in his driveway as he returned from work.

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Texas Self-Defense: Social Media Robbery Attempt Thwarted By Armed Victim :: 03/16/2016

Two people who attempted to by a dog via social media were set up in a robbery attempt in Tyler, Texas by a group of three or more black males, at least one of whom appeared to be armed.

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California Self-Defense: Suspected Intruder Shot by Homeowner After Entering Ontario Residence :: 03/15/2016

A suspected intruder was undergoing surgery after being shot by a homeowner in Ontario early Tuesday morning, police said.

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Florida Self-Defense: Family Laments Shooting Death of Teen Burglar By Homeowner :: 03/15/2016

In a properly functioning civil society, there is a “priority of life” for law enforcement officers in dangerous encounters.

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Oklahoma Self-Defense: Man fatally shot after violating protective order, assaulting ex-girlfriend :: 03/15/2016

A 21-year-old man is dead after he violated a protective order and broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Midwest City, Oklahoma, early Thursday morning.

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Virginia Self-Defense: 71 year-old Man Fights Back Against Armed Robbers :: 03/15/2016

Some men (and women, don’t go there) aren’t willing to go down without a fight. From 1 to 101, if we’re alive – we all have a little fight in us. Although the fight may wax and wane with age, the will to fight is always there.

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California Self-Defense: Drunk Home Invader Winds Up With Extra Shots :: 03/14/2016

File this one under “what else was he supposed to do?” A homeowner in Santa Clarita fatally shot a man who allegedly tried to break into his apartment, authorities said.

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Florida Self-Defense: Man on Dialysis Draws Gun, Stops Home Intruder :: 03/14/2016

What would you do if you were hooked up to your dialysis machine and witnessed an intruder breaking into your home?

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Michigan Self-Defense: Armed Michigan woman stops burglars amid rash of home invasions :: 03/14/2016

MOUNT FOREST TOWNSHIP, MI — Two burglars operating in northern Bay County were stopped mid-heist by an armed woman, police say.

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Washington Self-Defense: 7-Eleven customer shoots, kills hatchet-wielding attacker :: 03/13/2016

(CNN)A customer drinking coffee at a Seattle 7-Eleven Sunday morning drew a pistol and shot dead a hatchet-wielding man who went after him and the store clerk, authorities said.

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California Self-Defense: Torrance Armed Robbery Suspect Was Also Person Of Interest In Double Homicide :: 03/12/2016

Yesterday I posted about the jewelry storeowner in Torrance, California who defended himself from an armed robbery by shooting him. The suspect was killed, but now there’s word that he was a person of interest in a double homicide in Apple Valley (via ABC7):

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Florida Self-Defense: Woman Shoots Home Intruder After Altercation :: 03/12/2016

A 54-year-old woman received an alert that her home security alarm was going off at her house in Northwest Miami-Dade, just south of 79th street near I-95 Thursday night.

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South Carolina Self-Defense: Argument between exes leads to shooting in Sumter :: 03/12/2016

SUMTER, SC (WBTW) – One person suffered what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries after being shot following a domestic incident at a home in Sumter Friday afternoon.

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Florida Self-Defense: Armed employee holds workplace shooter at gunpoint :: 03/11/2016

A man was shot and killed by a disgruntled employee at a Jacksonville landscaping business Wednesday morning, but other employees say the incident could have been much worse had it not been for an armed employee who held the shooter at gunpoint.

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Mississippi Self-Defense: Wife, then husband, shot McCloud :: 03/10/2016

Eight days after he escaped from the Warren County Jail, Rafael McCloud’s luck ran out.  McCloud, 34, was found dead about 7 a.m. Thursday in the tub of a bathroom of a home he broke into, shot by the residents.

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Ohio Self-Defense: Police: 1 dead in possible OTR self-defense shooting :: 03/10/2016

A man who shot and killed another man in Over-the-Rhine Wednesday night is claiming it was in self-defense, Cincinnati police said.

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