Domino’s Pizza Driver on ‘Paid Leave’ After Shooting, Killing Alleged Robber
On June 24, Breitbart News reported that a Hollywood, Florida, Domino’s Pizza delivery driver shot and killed one of two alleged armed robbers who demanded his money.
Tag: Self-Defense
Black Pastor: Armed Congregants Won’t Allow Attackers Time to Reload
On June 28 Bishop Ira Combs said various congregants in his church are armed and that any would-be attackers would not given the chance to reload if they began shooting.
Man Allegedly Pulls Gun, Gets Shot By Armed Domino’s Pizza Driver
On Sunday, a man allegedly pulled a gun on a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver and got shot by the driver, who turned out to be armed. The incident took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Op-Ed: New VPC Study Challenges Prevalence of Gun Use in Defensive Situations
“Guns are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes.”
Such is the claim made by a new report released by the Violence Policy Center this month. According to the report—in which they cite data from the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report—there were “only” 259 justifiable homicides across the country in 2012 involving a private citizen’s use of a firearm, compared to the 8,342 criminal homicides that occurred the same year. Put another way, for every defensive use of a firearm that year, there 32 guns implicated in a criminal homicide.
Columbia University Study: 1 In 3 Americans Are Gun Owners
A recently released Columbia University study shows that 1 in 3 Americans are gun owners. The study was conducted by assistant professor of epidemiology Bindu Kalesan and included an examination of “gun ownership information gathered from study subjects aged 18 years old
Activist Launches #WeWillShootBack Urging Blacks to Self-Defense
In the wake of the heinous attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a 28-year-old activist named Taurean Brown is urging blacks to prepare to defend themselves should such an attack occur again.
UBER Driver Shoots Passenger Who Was Allegedly Choking Him
On June 28, an UBER driver stopped his car to pick up a passenger and ended up shooting the man after allegedly being attacked and choked.
Washington Post: Forget The Confederate Flag, Focus on Gun Control
On Friday, The Washington Post ran a column asking readers to “look away from the Confederate flag” and look instead at the gun alleged Charleston attacker Dylann Roof held in his hand.
Man Puts Gun To Ex-Wife’s Head, She Takes It, Orders Him Out Of The House
On June 24, a Fort Myers, Florida, man put a gun to ex-wife’s head, only to have her take it from him when he tried to manipulate the slide and clear a jam. She then reloaded the gun and ordered her ex-husband out of the house.
Comedian Jim Jefferies: Gun Ownership Should Go the Way of Slavery
On June 26, the Huffington Post ran a column focused on how Australian comedian Jim Jefferies “shoots down [the] 2nd Amendment with humor.”
Uber Driver Robbed At Gunpoint Two Weeks After Company Disarmed Drivers
On Wednesday, an Uber driver in Queens was robbed by a man who allegedly got in his car, pointed a rifle at him, and demanded his money.
Armed Domino’s Driver Turns Tables, Shoots Alleged Robbers
On June 24, a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver was approached by two alleged robbers who demanded his money. The driver pulled his gun and opened fire, killing one of the suspects.
Texas Man Shot Before He Killed His Armed Assailant
A Dallas man shot and killed an armed man who was attempting to rob him outside a Benihana restaurant earlier this week. The robbery victim was also shot during the confrontation and survived his wound.
Puerto Rican Court: 2nd Amendment Means No License Required For Open Carry
On June 19, a Puerto Rican commonwealth court abolished the territory’s registry and licensing requirements for firearms, thereby making the Second Amendment the only requisite necessary to carry firearms openly or concealed.
Uber Bans Guns After Driver Uses One to Stop Attempted Mass Shooting
On June 19, Uber announced it has banned both drivers and law-abiding passengers with concealed permits from having guns with them for self-defense while in Uber vehicles.
Obama: Guns Part Of ‘A Legitimate Set Of Traditions’ That Need ‘Common Sense’ Controls
On June 19, President Barack Obama gave an interview to WTF with Marc Maron in which he described guns as part of “a legitimate set of traditions” that need to be subject to “common sense” controls.
Democrat Strategist: Charleston Could’ve Been Worse if Church-Goers Had Been Armed
During the June 19 airing of MSNBC’s The ED Show, Democrat strategist Bob Shrum said the attack on innocents at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church could have been worse if church-goers had been armed for self-defense.
Killer Mike: ‘I Wish Those Folks in that Church Had Been Armed’
On June 18, President Obama called for Hollywood celebrities to join him in pushing gun control in the wake of the Charleston attack but not every celebrity is falling in line.
Survivor of 1993 Church Massacre: ‘By God’s Grace I Managed To Return Fire’
On June 18, Breitbart News reached out to missionary and author Charl van Wyk for comment on the heinous attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Van Wyk survived a church massacre in South Africa in 1993 by returning fire on the attacker. He has since become an advocate for gun rights.
Study: Self-Defense Gun Uses Are a Figment of the NRA’s Imagination
On June 17, the Violence Police Center (VPC) released a study claiming that widely accepted numbers for annual self-defense gun uses are a figment of the NRA’s imagination and have “no basis in fact.”
Donald Trump: ‘Fully Support and back Up the Second Amendment’
On June 16 Donald Trump officially announced his run for president and in so doing reminded those attending the announcement that we must “fully support and back up the Second Amendment.”
Armed Bystander Intervenes, Kills Man Allegedly Holding Female Clerk At Gunpoint
On June 15, an armed bystander intervened after seeing an armed man allegedly holding a female convenience-store clerk at gunpoint. The armed bystander shot the suspect once, killing him.
Rasmussen: Only 1 in 5 Americans Want to Live Where They Can’t Be Armed
A Rasmussen poll released on June 12 shows that only one out of five Americans want to live in a place where they can’t be armed.
Homeowner Shoots Alleged Intruder Five Times in Face
On the morning of June 12, a Pasadena, Texas, homeowner reportedly shot an alleged intruder five times in the face with a semiautomatic pistol at 3 a.m.
San Francisco’s Hollow Point Ban Endangers Lives: Just Ask The NYPD
Hard left gun control proponents have a habit of passing laws–ostensibly to save lives–which actually do just the opposite. San Francisco’s hollow point ammunition ban is just such a law.
