Home Defense

A Las Vegas elderly man’s son opened fire on alleged masked intruders at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, killing one and wounding another.

A Fayette County, Georgia, homeowner shot and wounded a murder suspect during an alleged home invasion just prior to 2:00 a.m. Thursday.

An alleged intruder was shot by a teenage boy around 10 p.m. Friday night after breaking the window of a Phoenix, Arizona, home.

A homeowner in Chicago’s Belmont Cragin neighborhood shot an alleged intruder shortly before 1:00 p.m. on Labor Day. 

Alleged would-be intruders — one of whom apparently masqueraded as a maintenance worker — attempted to enter an apartment by kicking the door but were dissuaded when the resident opened fire.

Women used guns for self-defense 13 times between July 29, 2023, and August 12, 2023, a FOX News report pointed out.

A Tucson, Arizona, woman was home alone when 42-year-old Jayson Magrum allegedly tried to enter her home and she ultimately shot him dead. 

An alleged Hammond, Louisiana, intruder took off all his clothes and fled after being shot by a homeowner early Wednesday morning.

A Bakersfield, California, intruder was shot by a resident and hospitalized in critical condition after allegedly forcing his way into a home around 8 p.m. last Friday.

A 75-year-old woman who was home alone at 2 a.m. in Oakland, California, used a .357 Magnum against alleged intruders.

An apartment resident shot and killed an alleged intruder around 1 a.m. Monday morning in Atlanta, Georgia. 

A Rockingham County, North Carolina, man who absconded probation was shot and killed by a homeowner while allegedly trying to enter a storage building on the homeowner’s property.

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Amar Gandhi says a California father who opened fire on an armed attacker to save his family is a “hero.”

An armed intruder in an McDonald County, Missouri, home was discovered by two homeowners around 9:30 a.m. and confronted, shot, and detained, for police.

An alleged Foley, Alabama, home intruder was shot and killed Tuesday night at about 11:10 p.m. after he reportedly threatened the homeowner’s life.

A pregnant woman opened fire on an alleged robber then held him at gunpoint outside a Houston, Texas, All Season Food Store on Tuesday night.

Police officers found an alleged intruder in a ditch after a Colorado Springs homeowner opened fire on him Tuesday evening around 7:45.

A Wilson’s Mills, North Carolina, father shot and killed an alleged intruder Sunday night after the suspect allegedly accosted the man’s 11-year-old daughter in the family’s back yard.

Once you have settled on the caliber and type of firearm you want to keep for home defense, it is worth spending a little time considering a light that can be added to illuminate the night when evil strikes. 

A Centerville, Ohio, woman called 911 to report an intruder Thursday morning and while she spoke to the dispatcher her husband retrieved a firearm and shot the suspect dead.

An alleged intruder was shot and fatally wounded by an occupant of a Gastonia, North Carolina, home Thursday night. 

An alleged burglar was found in a “pool of blood” after a homeowner opened fire on him just after midnight Friday morning in Beaumont, Texas.

An alleged intruder was shot dead Sunday morning after entering a Phoenix, Arizona, home, where he was confronted by the homeowner.

A homeowner in Los Angeles’ Northridge neighborhood escaped unharmed after an unidentified gunman opened fire on him as he pulled into the driveway of his house.

An alleged knife-wielding intruder was hospitalized after a Constantine Township, Michigan, homeowner shot him Friday night around 10 p.m.

A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, homeowner opened fire on two alleged masked intruders Friday night around 8:30 p.m. after the family dog was tased. 

A homeowner in Greece, New York, awoke to strange noises Monday morning, ascertained there was an intruder in the home and stopped the suspect with one shot. 

An alleged intruder faced a barrage of bullets Monday night, after forcing his way into a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, home around 10 p.m.

An alleged intruder entered an Austin duplex Tuesday morning around 5:30 a.m. and was shot dead by a resident.

An alleged intruder kicked in the door to a home in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Wednesday afternoon and was shot dead by the individual renting the home. 

A DeKalb County, Georgia, homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder Thursday morning just prior to 5:30 a.m.

An apartment resident in Garland, Texas, killed two alleged intruders Saturday morning around 2:30 a.m. during an exchange of gunfire.

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A Chicago resident was awakened by a dog barking around 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning then discovered an alleged intruder in his basement and shot the interloper.

A homeowner in Kingsport, Tennessee, encountered and shot an alleged home intruder Wednesday night around 8 p.m.

An Auburn, Washington, homeowner confronted and shot an alleged car thief in his driveway Monday morning around 6:30.