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Nevada Self-Defense: Las Vegas police: Woman kills ex-boyfriend in self-defense :: 10/29/2018
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A woman shot and killed her ex-boyfriend in a case of self-defense at a bar in northeast Las Vegas early Saturday morning.
Sixty-seven defensive gun uses by people legally carrying guns in public over the past three months :: 10/26/2018
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 26, 2018 (FOX6 News)
Kentucky Self-Defense: Man who shot at Kroger shooting suspect not expected to face charges :: 10/25/2018
The individual who exhanged gunfire with the suspect arrested in connection with Wednesday's high-profile shootings at the Jeffersontown Kroger is not expected to face any charges, police officials have confirmed.
New York Self-Defense: Bronx J Market grocery store owner fatally shoots would-be robber :: 10/23/2018
SOUNDVIEW, Bronx (WABC) -- The owner of a Bronx grocery store shot and killed a man he says was trying to rob his business.
Oregon Self-Defense: Man fires shot at another man on Springwater Corridor in SE Portland :: 10/22/2018
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - Portland police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning on the Springwater Corridor trail in southeast Portland.
Illinois Self-Defense: Lindenhurst Man Fatally Shoots Robber In Hammer Attack: Police :: 10/18/2018
WAUKEGAN, IL — After a botched gun robbery early Tuesday in Lindenhurst, one man is dead and the other has been charged with his murder and armed robbery, according to the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. Police received a 911 call around 2:30 a.m. about a possible robbery at a home in the 300 block of Teal Road. When officers arrived, they found a Chicago man dead and an Evanston man being detained at the scene by a resident.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Armed Homeowner Shoots Police Officer, NO Charges Filed :: 10/17/2018
Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- On October 10th, 2018, at about 5:30 a.m. at 522 Hathaway, in Owensboro, Kentucky, a young police officer was involved in a shootout with an armed homeowner. The officer had been chasing a suspect, and was searching a fenced in area.
California Self-Defense: CA Teen Shoots, Kills Dad Who Was Choking Mom :: 10/16/2018
As adults, we often think of teens as not being able to make good decisions. In truth, plenty of teenagers give us ample reason to think that. My own son, who is generally a pretty smart and upstanding kid, gives me plenty of reason to think such a thing. I can only imagine what kind of other reasons teens provide their parents as to their inability to make good choices.
Georgia Self-Defense: Shop clerk spoils armed robbery plans with gun of his own (VIDEO) :: 10/16/2018
A Georgia vape shop clerk employee faced off with two masked men armed with a handgun but evened the odds with one of his own.
Tennessee Self-Defense: Police report: Homeowner fired shotgun at alleged intruder :: 10/12/2018
The man shot and killed allegedly trying to break into a home in northwest Knoxville doesn't have a criminal record in Tennessee.
Colorado Self-Defense: Homeowners tell 11 News they shot intruder in self-defense :: 10/07/2018
An intruder was fatally shot Saturday night after the alleged victims say he attacked one of the homeowners.
New Mexico Self-Defense: Suspected burglar shot dead by Albuquerque homeowner :: 10/05/2018
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Police say the way an intruder got into an Albuquerque home should serve as a warning to others.
California Self-Defense: Police: Woman shot her captor :: 10/04/2018
INVESTIGATION— Members of the Ventura County Fire Department and Ventura County Sheriff’s Office investigate a vehicle where a man was discovered shot on Saturday night. The person who shot him won’t be arrested, police said, because it was done in self-defense. JOEL COUNCIL/Acorn Newspapers
Florida Self-Defense: Man dies after shootout near Altamonte Springs - shooter claims self-defense, cops say :: 10/04/2018
A 21-year-old man who was wounded Tuesday in a shootout near Altamonte Springs has died, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
California Self-Defense: Woman gets captor's gun, shoots him, Thousand Oaks police say :: 10/01/2018
CAMARILLO, Calif. – A woman who’d been held against her will in a California apartment managed to get her captor's gun and shoot him in self-defense early Saturday, authorities said.
West Virginia Self-Defense: Hero Mom Shoots Pedophile Found Trying To Rape Daughter In Bedroom :: 09/27/2018
Some crimes are so disgusting that we should all be able to get together on the fact that they’re evil. Child rapists fall into that category. Even the vilest criminal in prison has no use for this kind of scum, and they take delight in making prison a “special” experience for these individuals (I can’t think of them as “people”).
Texas Self-Defense: Man shot; shooter claims self-defense :: 09/19/2018
A Brazos River Acres man claimed self-defense when he shot a man who he said was trying to run him over with a vehicle, Sheriff Roger Deeds said.
Florida Self-Defense: Armed Teen Demands Sex From Woman, Flees When Concealed Permit Holder Intervenes :: 09/16/2018
A Clay County, Florida, woman says an armed teen confronted her in a Walmart, demanded sex, then ran out of the store after a customer with a concealed carry license intervened.
Florida Self-Defense: Gas station customer shoots robber, cops say :: 09/16/2018
A man with a concealed-weapons permit shot one of three men who tried to rob him at a gas station just outside West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.
Washington Self-Defense: Teen fires arrow at cougar, saving life of her 6-year-old brother :: 09/16/2018
A teenage girl in Washington state is being credited with saving her 6-year-old brother from being attacked by a cougar earlier this month.
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