Hartford, CT, October 3, 2022 (CT Insider) The two suspected carjackers in Monday's deadly triple shooting appeared to take their victim by surprise, ambushing him in a brazen attempt to steal his car at gunpoint in broad daylight before he shot them, killing one,...
Defensive Gun Use
UPDATED: People legally carrying guns have helped police officers solve crimes
Durham, North Carolina, February 26, 2026 Following a fatal workplace shooting at a Durham pizza restaurant, an armed customer followed the suspect outside and held him at gunpoint until police arrived and arrested him. The suspect was charged with first-degree murder...
Chicago: Man shoots, wounds suspected robber in shoot out on Green Line train
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...
UPDATED: Good Samaritans: People legally carrying guns have protected others
Memphis, Tennessee, April 22, 2026 The suspect allegedly fired a shot into the air before firing additional shots toward the parking lot of a neighboring tire shop. An armed customer at the tire shop returned fire, critically wounding the suspect. Memphis Police...
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....











