https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPusZCQ3Zhw A man with a concealed carry license shot and wounded a man trying to rob him at gunpoint on a CTA Green Line train Friday afternoon near the Cicero station, according to officials. About 4:45 p.m., the suspected...
Defensive Gun Use
UPDATED: Good Samaritans: People legally carrying guns have protected others
South Bend, Indiana, December 21, 2023 The suspect entered the gas station with a handgun and was attempting to rob it at gunpoint. As the suspect got into a struggle with the clerk, an armed concerned citizen discharged his firearm, striking the suspect. The South...
Carjacker in Philadelphia Shot by Victim
. . . It happened late Saturday night at North Mascher and West Berks streets in Kensington. Police say the suspect approached the victim who was sitting in a vehicle. The victim fired a gun through the windshield, shattering the vehicle's glass and hitting the...
Armed robber picks the wrong target with multiple armed citizens
This unfortunate robber ran into two people carrying guns for protection. . After obtaining the energy drink, the suspect pulled a pair of women’s panties from around his neck to cover his face. He went behind the counter and pointed a .45 cal. pistol at the head of...
Iowa gun-toting mother stops duo from kidnapping her son
Some news stories point out this mother used a gun to scare off the kidnappers, but others just say she scared away these two attackers without explaining how this mother was able to scare away a man and a woman. Fox station KDSM in Des Moines, Iowa reported that...
“Ax-wielding attacker shot by gun-permit holder who was defending himself”
A dramatic case of a concealed handgun permit holder defending himself. . Merced County Sheriff’s deputies say an ax-wielding man was shot Tuesday evening after he allegedly attacked a property owner who has a concealed-carry permit. . . . . the suspect, identified as...
Louisiana woman shoots and kills home invasion suspect to protect her children
Here is a dramatic example of a woman using a gun to protect herself and her family. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to reports of shots being fired at a residence on Klein Road just after 5 a.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, deputies...
“Good Samaritan” Armed Amazon employee stops shooter who opened fire at Arizona facility, police say “likely preventing further bloodshed”
This attack was stopped at the Amazon warehouse parking lot in Chandler, Arizona. More examples are available here. . An armed Arizona man is being credited as a "good Samaritan" by police after he shot an active shooter in an Amazon facility parking lot,...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 20 Cases During September 2022
Detroit, MI, September 1, 2022 (FOX 2 Detroit) Police were trying to pull over the car Thursday night after a hit-and-run but the 24-year-old refused to stop and led police on a slow-speed chase. It eventually ended on a homeowner's porch on Cherrylawn near Santa...
Woman with concealed handgun permit defends herself against four male carjackers, some armed
Here is a dramatic case where there is no way that this woman could have defended herself without a gun. A 23-year-old woman with a concealed-carry permit defended herself against four armed men who attempted to carjack her last week on the South Side of Chicago....
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 21 Cases During August 2022
Philadelphia, PA, August 3, 2022 (6 ABC) Police believe a deadly shooting in North Philadelphia was a case of self-defense. It happened right around 6 p.m. in the 2800 block of North Taney Street… According to Inspector D.F. Pace, the 27-year-old man was circling the...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 4.4%, the correct number is at least 34.4%. In 2021, it is at least 49.1%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 50%.
FBI ACTIVE SHOOTER DATABASE is available here for people who want to check all the casesDownload Data: For convenience, a PDF of the Excel file is also available here and a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories. FBI Active Shooting reports are...