Pittston Township, PA, June 1, 2022 (WNEP, Times Leader) Christopher Carmona from New York City is charged with shooting a woman outside her car in the Walmart parking lot in Pittston Township on June 1.Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said Monday the...
UPDATE: From WXIN.com: "While police are crediting an Indiana man with shooting and killing a suspect in the Greenwood Park Mall shooting Sunday, mall policy prohibited him from carrying at all. . . . 'The real hero of the day was the citizen that was lawfully...
This is a revised, updated version of a post originally written on April 21, 2015. UCLA Law Professor Eugene Volokh wrote in the Washington Post on April 20, 2015: "Have civilians with permitted concealed handguns stopped such mass shootings before?" We...
Tacoma, WA, May 3, 2022 (FOX 13 Seattle) The incident happened at the Quality Inn and Suites in the 8800 block of South Hosmer Street at 11:49 p.m. Tuesday.According to police, the man walked into the hotel and threatened three employees with a knife.Police say one of...
Mobile, AL, April 4, 2022 (Fox 10 TV) Daniel Ruffin is charged with attempted murder, domestic violence, and other crimes following the April 4 incident.According to police, Ruffin fired at the car on Illinois Street. No one was hit by the bullets, but a child inside...
Killeen, TX, January 18, 2022 The man was wanted in connection to a string of robberies in the area and has an active warrant out of Dallas for aggravated robbery. When police officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant at the suspect’s house that morning, the man...
Woodbridge, VA, February 27, 2022 A good Samaritan fired shots at an oncoming car that eventually hit a woman, and his son, following a melee at a Woodbridge commuter lot. The incident started as a domestic dispute. The good Samaritan possessed his weapon legally and...
Atlanta, GA, March 1, 2022 (FOX 5 Atlanta) Officers have arrested five teenagers after a police chase through multiple metro Atlanta cities and counties early Tuesday morning.Officials tell FOX 5 the incident started around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in DeKalb County with a...
Cases like this just don't get national news. Here a man with "an extensive criminal history" started firing an "AR-15 style firearm" into a crowd. Fortunately, a woman who was legally carrying a gun was there to stop the attack. Police said a woman who was lawfully...
Maple Falls, WA, February 10, 2022 Two deputies responded to a report of shots fired in a Maple Falls neighborhood. Upon arrival, the suspect started yelling at the deputies, waving a shotgun around, and “appeared to be intoxicated by his speech and actions.” The...
Philadelphia, PA, February 1, 2022 (Fox News) The shootout unfolded just before 4 a.m. in a convenience store on the 5500 block of Torresdale Avenue in the city’s Wissinoming neighborhood, the Philadelphia Police Department said.The 32-year-old woman, whose name has...
More examples of mass public shootings that were stopped by citizens legally carrying concealed handguns are available here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUW9LvPSPjA South Fulton, Georgia: . . . Meadows said the men involved in the shootout with Hambrick have been...