Self-Defense

A 17-year-old suspect allegedly pulled a gun on a Terre Haute, Indiana, cab driver Monday and got shot when the driver pulled out his own gun in self-defense. 

Deputy District Attorney Amy Hunter indicated Monday in court that alleged Antioch church shooter Emanuel K. Samson intended to kill at least ten white churchgoers.

A homeowner in Thurston County, Washington, tried to use a stick to fight off an intrusion suspect but ultimately had to shoot him in the chest.

Houston Police say a home invasion suspect was shot by a homeowner then stabbed himself numerous times before dying.

A father in Lancaster, California, fired one shot to protect his children and killed a home intrusion suspect.

A Warren County Kentucky homeowner opened fire on four suspects, at least one of whom was armed.

A Memphis woman who shot an intrusion suspect said, “I feared for my life and everyone in my house.”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday that will allow teachers to be armed for classroom defense.

A student who plans to become a Marine helped tackle and disarm one of the shooters at Colorado’s STEM School Highlands Ranch Tuesday.

A pastor and his wife opened fire and killed an alleged home intruder while he was breaking into their house in Houston, Texas.

Police in Reno, Nevada, have determined a woman was justified in fatally shooting a suspect who allegedly tried to sexually assault her friend in the early morning hours of April 20, 2019. 

A man allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend via text then broke into her home, only to be shot dead.

Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, arrived on the scene of a reported home invasion to find one of the suspects lying in the street with multiple gunshot wounds.

The Florida House voted Tuesday in support of legislation allowing districts to arm teachers, thereby sending the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) desk.

A report indicates that the April 27, 2019, San Diego synagogue attacker acquired his firearm “legally.”

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein had asked the Border Patrol agent in the Chabad of Poway to pray armed and it was that agent that chased Saturday’s attacker out of the building.

At least seven people were shot, one fatally, in the Western District of Baltimore during a Sunday evening cookout.

A concealed carry permit holder shot and killed an alleged carjacker Friday in Chicago.

President Donald Trump spoke to the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on Friday, stressing that concealed carry can thwart heinous, high profile attacks.

President Trump addressed the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum and said, “The Second Amendment is not going anywhere.”

A witness to what appears to be a foiled gas station robbery said the clerk opened fire and shot the alleged robber “quite a few times.”

The gun was the only tool I could use to truly protect myself and equalize the disparity of force that I was born to endure.  

Rapper Bun B shot an alleged home invader who was holding his wife at gunpoint Tuesday.

The Florida Senate passed legislation on Monday that will allow teachers to be armed to shoot back if their classroom comes under attack.

A 19-year-old Vicksburg, Mississippi, resident wrestled a gun away from an intrusion suspect Monday morning then shot the suspect dead with the gun.

A man who allegedly stole a car with a six-year-old boy inside it was pursued and ultimately shot by the boy’s father.

A White Center, Washington, homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder Monday morning while on the phone with a 911 dispatcher.

A suspect who allegedly broke into a 12-year-old’s bedroom in Louisville, Kentucky, was confronted by the homeowner then shot six times.

Democrat presidential hopeful and gun control advocate Kamala Harris says she owns a firearm “for personal safety.”

California’s Shasta County Sheriff’s Office says a man shot his own brother in self-defense Wednesday.