Austin, Texas, May 1, 2025 (FOX 7 Austin) Austin police said on May 1, around 6:59 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting that someone had been shot at the Shell gas station at 2001 E. Riverside Drive… The investigation revealed Valerio-Rodriguez went to his...
Defensive Gun Use
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 26 Cases During April 2025
Houston, Texas, April 1, 2025 (KHOU 11) The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Elm Street near Renwick Drive. Officers with the Houston Police Department's South Gessner Patrol Division responded to the scene following reports of gunfire… In an update, HPD said the...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 26 Cases During March 2025
Evansville, Indiana, March 5, 2025 (14 News) Officials say one person was hurt after dispatch received multiple shots fired call in an Evansville housing complex near Highway 41. They say callers told them they heard at least 8 to 12 shots around 8:15 p.m. near the...
At Real Clear Politics: She Saved Her Life. 7-Eleven Fired Her
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. Also published at The Daily Signal, Zero Hedge, Yahoo, and World Net Daily. . Stephanie Dilyard is lucky to be alive. . Yet last week, 7-Eleven fired the 25-year-old after she used her gun to save her own...
Seattle Armed Carjackers Stopped by Armed Victim
Seattle armed carjackers meet their match as a licensed concealed handgun permit holder stops their attack, the attempted carjackers are now in critical condition. Seattle police are investigating an attempted armed carjacking in the Belltown-Queen Anne area that...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 25 Cases During February 2025
Juneau, Alaska, February 3, 2025 (Juneau Empire) A driver fatally shot another motorist he said was threatening him with what appeared to be a rifle shortly after midnight Monday in the roundabout at Mendenhall Loop Road and Stephen Richards Memorial Drive, according...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports from 2014-2024 regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 3.7%, the correct number is at least 36%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 52.5%. In 2024, it was 62.5%.
Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories. We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting attacks. FBI Active...
A Woman “had no other choice but to defend herself and that is why people have guns.” She was six months pregnant and had two other children in the house. She survived years of domestic abuse and defended herself against “a terrible domestic assault.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWOs6orCFls Wednesday, April 17, 2025 . . . We learned on April 18 that it appeared to be domestic violence-related, and no charges were filed at the time. Wednesday, we spoke with District Attorney General Frederick Agee. He told...
Mass Public Shooting near Chicago Stopped by a Concealed Handgun Permit Holder (Graphic video of aftermath)
Two men opened fire at a party, wounding five people, but a concealed handgun permit holder quickly intervened. He shot both attackers, killing one and injuring the other. Police have taken the surviving suspect into custody. A video of the aftermath is available...
At Real Clear Politics: Another Armed Civilian Saves the Day
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at Real Clear Politics. It was also published at New York Sun, The Blaze, Zero Hedge, World Net Daily, AOL, Nemos News Network, The Highland County Press (Ohio), and The Ohio Press Network. . Over the last few days, Americans have...
At Least Two Volunteer Church Members Shot An Active Shooter and Stopped the Attack at Sunday Church Service. “You are your own first responder”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avZqV3BhTYE "You are your own first responder," said Jay Trombley who was a member of the volunteer security team at Crosspoint Community Church. A church member saw the attacker carrying an AR-15 rifle and immediately acted—ramming him...
Shooting Attack in Seattle Stopped By Concealed Handgun Permit Holder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ZXrQw3r5c While the police were able to arrive on the scene within two minutes of the attack, the attack had already been stopped by a concealed handgun permit holder. . On May 28, at about 10:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to...











