The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns, and were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
The list of active shooting cases that were averted by people legally carrying guns that were missed in the FBI Active Shooting reports. The FBI's definition of active shootings is narrow: it involves cases where a gun is fired in public and not part of some other...
This is a revised, updated version of a post originally written on April 21, 2015. We have most seriously updated this list starting at the beginning of 2020. UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh wrote in the Washington Post on April 20, 2015: "Have civilians with...
Eastpointe, Michigan, July 10, 2025 A McDonald’s employee in Eastpointe fatally stabbed her manager after an argument, returning to the restaurant with a knife and attacking her multiple times. A legally armed customer in the drive-thru intervened, firing a shot to...
Houston, Texas, July 29, 2025 An 18-year-old suspect allegedly robbed a victim at gunpoint outside a home in the Cloverleaf area, taking their wallet and keys. When other residents confronted him, he opened fire, and an armed resident returned fire, striking him in...
Farrell, PA, May 24, 2024 A Farrell patrolman approached a driver sitting in the parking lot. The suspect suddenly pulled the gun out and aimed at the officer, who fired while retreating, but fell to the ground. The suspect then got out of his car and was walking...