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Ohio Self-Defense: Columbus man kills home intruder in self-defense, police say :: 08/09/2017

A homeowner shot and killed an intruder in self-defense late Monday on Kingsberry Street, according to Columbus police.

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Texas Self-Defense: Man wounded in exchange of gunfire with robber taken to local hospital :: 08/09/2017

WACO, Texas (KWTX) A man who was wounded early Tuesday in Waco in an exchange of gunfire with a robber was taken to a local hospital.

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Arkansas Self-Defense: Blytheville Police release details behind deadly armed robbery attempt :: 08/08/2017

BLYTHEVILLE, AR (KAIT) - The Blytheville Police Department is investigating a death that happened after an attempted robbery at the Domino's Pizza on 6th Street around 10:30 Sunday night.

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Campus rape survivor: Carrying gun would have prevented attack :: 08/08/2017

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Pro-campus carry legislators have promised to bring back the issue next session. Florida is one of 20 states that ban any form of campus carry.

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Florida Self-Defense: 3 Stabbed Before Man With Gun Stops Robber :: 08/08/2017

SEMINOLE, FL — Two good Samaritans suffered stab wounds on Sunday when they tried to come to a woman’s aid in a Publix parking lot in Seminole. That’s when Pinellas County deputies say a third good Samaritan with a gun stepped in and put an end to the struggle without firing a shot.

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Washington Self-Defense: He broke into an apartment, police say, but left with a gunshot wound, not valuables :: 08/08/2017

A man broke into a Puyallup apartment late Sunday and got a bullet for his trouble.

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Florida Self-Defense: Elderly Home Owner Shoots, Kills Suspected Home Invader :: 08/07/2017

LAKELAND, Fla. -- An elderly couple was woken up by someone who broke into their home overnight, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.  And now that intruder is dead.

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Michigan Self-Defense: Man, 61, shoots teenager trying to steal his gun in Detroit :: 08/07/2017

DETROIT, MI (WDIV) — A recent robbery attempt in a Detroit gas station backfired when a teenager picked the wrong man to mess with.

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Georgia Self-Defense: Mom who killed home invader: It was either him or me, and I wasn't going :: 08/06/2017

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Homicide detectives are investigating a deadly home invasion in Cobb County.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Police: Armed Woman Stops Road Rage Attacker with One Shot :: 08/04/2017

Police in Glendale, Arizona, say an armed woman stopped a road rage attacker with one shot on Wednesday.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Concealed carrying customer stops pharmacy robbery :: 08/03/2017

An attempted robbery at a Phoenix drug store Tuesday evening was foiled by a customer who was legally carrying a concealed handgun.

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Arizona Self-Defense: Nude man walks into Tempe home, chased out by homeowner :: 08/03/2017

TEMPE, AZ - Authorities are continuing to search for a man who walked into a Tempe home without any clothes on.

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Indiana Self-Defense: Armed neighbors help stop Jeffersonville home intruder :: 08/03/2017

JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - Neighbors on one Jeffersonville street immediately became first responders after a man forced himself into one of their homes.

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Indiana Self-Defense: Greenwood Homeowner Holds Burglary Suspect At Gunpoint :: 08/03/2017

GREENWOOD, Ind. – An Indianapolis man is in jail after police say he broke into someone’s home only to be held by the homeowner at gunpoint until the cops arrived.

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Massachusetts Self-Defense: Man shot while breaking into sister's home in Dighton :: 08/03/2017

DIGHTON, Mass. (WPRI) — A New Hampshire man was shot Wednesday while trying to break into a family member’s home in Dighton, according to the town’s police department.

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West Virginia Self-Defense: Man Shot, Killed at Bethlehem Home :: 08/03/2017

BETHLEHEM – A homeowner shot and killed a man inside his Bethlehem home Wednesday afternoon, but police are releasing few additional details.

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Indiana Self-Defense: Johnson County homeowner holds joyriding teen vandals at gunpoint :: 08/02/2017

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. – A joyride resulted in four Johnson County teens getting in trouble with the law.

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Texas Self-Defense: 66-year-old jewelry store owner beaten during robbery, shoots 2 suspects, third in custody :: 08/02/2017

After several days on the run, a suspect wanted for the attempted robbery of a Texas jewelry store last week that left one accomplice dead and another injured, was captured Thursday by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.

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Florida Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots and kills alleged attempted burglar :: 08/01/2017

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — An alleged intruder was shot dead by a resident early Sunday at the Raintree Apartments South of Clermont.

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North Carolina Self-Defense: Burglary suspect shot multiple times :: 08/01/2017

FAIRMONT — A woman defended her home from a burglar by shooting the man multiple times with a .40 caliber handgun, according to the Fairmont police chief.

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