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...
Sugar Creek, Missouri, September 20, 2025 Police in Sugar Creek responded to a shooting that left a woman injured while driving, and her husband helped officers identify the suspect nearby. When the suspect fled and attempted to enter a semi-truck, the driver used his...
Compton, California, October 19, 2025 The suspect allegedly groped a woman inside a beauty supply store before threatening employees and customers while reportedly holding what appeared to be a knife. An armed customer fired a warning shot and then fatally shot the...
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...