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...
Hiawassee, Georgia, July 18, 2024 The inmate was reportedly caught by a resident after escaping his work detail in Towns County. The resident ordered him to the ground and held him at gunpoint till the duputies arrived. A Town’s County resident helped catch a trustee...
Chicago, Illinois, October 25, 2024 The bystander, a 23-year-old man with a valid Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card and Concealed Carry License, was reportedly driving by when he saw the altercation. Witnessing the man and woman involved in a heated...
Las Cruces, NM, February 11, 2024 A Las Cruces Police Officer was stabbed with a "large kitchen knife" by the assailant while responding to a trespassing call. A witness intervened, using the personal handgun that was in his vehicle and running toward the altercation....