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Pinellas sheriff facing false arrest lawsuit in stand your ground case :: 11/28/2018
In a recently filed complaint, Mary Georgia Michielson said deputies falsely arrested her after she stabbed her husband during an argument in July 2017.
South Carolina Self-Defense: Anderson man who shot and killed suspected burglar says he'd never fired a gun before :: 11/28/2018
ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX CAROLINA) John Harkness can't do much. "I got a bad heart, I've had a heart operation, I'm on dialysis, I'm on oxygen," Harkness said. He says he goes to doctors' appointments and back to his Anderson home to rest. The door to his place of comfort though is now marked with bullets holes and it started with a knock at his door.
Florida Self-Defense: Cocoa police: Laundromat shooting was in self-defense :: 11/27/2018
COCOA, Fla. — Police say a shooting at a laundromat Monday in Cocoa was a self-defense case.
Florida Self-Defense: Woman shoots her boyfriend in act of self-defense :: 11/27/2018
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Treasure Coast woman shoots and kills her boyfriend in what deputies are now calling self-defense.
Mississippi Self-Defense: Man shot in Gulfport took sledgehammer into pawn shop :: 11/21/2018
Workers at a downtown pawn shop say they fired shots at a robber who then found himself being shot at by police on Monday night.
Training as a team; Two Person Armed Defense :: 11/17/2018
Have you ever considered combining your live fire training with another person that you may spend a great deal of time with in your daily life, perhaps a good friend, a coworker or your spouse? With today’s continued threat by an active shooter, training as a team is certainly a valid approach.
Georgia Self-Defense: Police: Deadly shooting at Atlanta park was self-defense :: 11/15/2018
A man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man at a northwest Atlanta park Saturday night, police said.
Illinois Self-Defense: Shooting of 59-year-old man in Austin ruled self-defense :: 11/15/2018
An investigation into a shooting that fatally wounded a man Sunday night during a domestic-related altercation in the Austin neighborhood has been closed after investigators determined it was committed in self-defense.
Oregon Self-Defense: DA: North Bend man murdered estranged wife, attempted to kill 3 others in shooting :: 11/15/2018
NORTH BEND, Ore. - A man murdered his estranged wife and attempted to kill three others in a shooting Tuesday night, exchanging gunfire with one of the neighbors and shooting at another as they attempted to stop the suspect from leaving the scene, the district attorney in Coos County says.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: State Sen. Kim Ward, 'red-blooded woman,' went for gun to ward off intruder :: 11/14/2018
Within hours of when she’d been prepared to shoot an alleged intruder if he came through the kitchen door of her mother’s Chartiers Township home, state Sen. Kim Ward was ready to joke about the chain of events that had threatened to erupt in violence.
Can't go to the range this month? 4 ways to practice pistol skills at home :: 11/13/2018
If you are like most folks today, you find it difficult and perhaps even cost-prohibitive to go to the gun range on a weekly or even monthly basis. Make no mistake; I believe you should get on the range for live fire and good training as often as possible. But there other training methods that you can employ without ever leaving your home if you just can’t get to the range this month.
Illinois Self-Defense: Man Shot On Red Line Disarms Shooter, Beats Him With Gun :: 11/13/2018
CHICAGO — A South Shore parolee who was shot on a Red Line train over the weekend disarmed the shooter and then pistol-whipped the 24-year-old man with the gun, breaking the weapon in two, according to authorities. Both men were hospitalized, and the shooter told Chicago police that he was acting in self-defense, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Barber Shoots Man in North Philadelphia Barbershop, Police Say :: 11/13/2018
A barbershop owner shot an alleged attacker inside his North Philadelphia Philadelphia barbershop Monday morning, Philadelphia police said.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Former mayor won't face charges for shooting man in pharmacy :: 11/12/2018
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mayor won’t face charges for firing at an armed man who tried to rob his pharmacy last month.
Washington Self-Defense: Grandfather shoots grandson, police believe it was self defense :: 11/12/2018
The family present said the son was a “common source of domestic violence to everyone in the house.”
Missouri Self-Defense: Gun owner helps save Missouri mother of 3 during violent attack after hearing blood-curdling screams :: 11/07/2018
At the sound of a woman's "blood-curdling screams," a Missouri gun owner sprang into action Saturday -- and now Benjamin Seadorf is reportedly being credited with helping to save the woman from a vicious attack.
Alabama Self-Defense: Police: Man killed Sunday was shot in self-defense :: 11/05/2018
A man fatally shot in Montgomery on Sunday was killed in self-defense, investigators said Monday.
South Carolina Self-Defense: I would've killed him if I had to: Mother of 3 shoots home invasion suspect :: 11/02/2018
A mother of three in South Carolina said she used her firearm to protect her family when a stranger tried to enter her house.
Florida Self-Defense: Armed trucker able to defend himself against gas station attacker :: 11/01/2018
A trucker was uninjured Tuesday morning after defending himself against an attacker at a gas station in Florida.
Alabama Self-Defense: Alabama McDonald's gunman killed by armed dad, who is injured in shootout :: 10/29/2018
A brave dad reportedly opened fire on a masked gunman inside an Alabama McDonald’s on Saturday, fatally shooting the intruder while suffering serious injuries himself.
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