Detroit, MI, July 1, 2020 (FOX 2 Detroit)
…Detroit police sources say the man was in an SUV and was upset with the cyclists riding on Jefferson.
He shouted at them and one of the cyclists shouted back, prompting the man to get out of the SUV and confront the vocal cyclist with a knife.
Chicago, IL, June 1, 2020 (CWB Chicago)
…A Logan Square store owner with a concealed carry license fired shots at hammer-wielding looters who confronted him in his shop early Monday, prosecutors said. The businessman even managed to detain one of the alleged intruders for police…
Awakened by the sounds of breaking glass, he grabbed his handgun and rushed to the store downstairs with another person.
Wissinoming, PA, April 5, 2020 (FOX 29 Philadelphia)
…The teen allegedly tried to rob the store at gunpoint when the owner shot him once in the top of the left hand.
Police say the shop owner is legally authorized to carry a firearm…
Authorities say the suspect is currently in custody.
Police say a shopper with a permitted concealed gun prevented a Walmart security guard in Beech Grove from being seriously injured. The permit holder fired his gun, stopping the attack on the security guard.
…Police say an armed shopper prevented a Walmart security guard in Beech Grove from being seriously injured on Saturday afternoon after he fired his gun.
Charlotte, NC, February 4, 2020 (WCNC)
…According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, officers were called to a reported shooting on Myers Mill Lane, just off Lancaster Highway around 6:30 a.m. When officers go to the house, they found a 17-year-old who had been shot. Officers learned during their investigation that the teen approached a woman and tried to steal her car at gunpoint.
Here is yet another instance a civilian with a concealed handgun permit to help police.
Fresno, CA, March 24, 2020
…. . . Officers tried to pull over the car, but the driver refused to stop and sped off. The driver led police on a short chase and ended up crashing near Valeria and Grant.
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The video below provides more details on what happened.
…The last of four inmates who escaped the Cullman Co. Jail Thursday night has been captured after some help from a Hanceville resident.
Leo Chavez was taken into custody Friday evening by police in Hanceville, about 24 hours after escaping from the Cullman Co.
On Tuesday, March 9th at 10:35 PM, three robbers attempted to rob a 69-year-old man in a Beverly residential neighborhood (about 15 miles south of downtown Chicago). Two of the three robbers have been charged, including receiving, possessing, and selling a stolen vehicle. The third robber who was shot in the knee has not been charged.…
Having murdered two people and wounded a couple of others, it is clear that the attacker intended to kill as many people as possible. The quick response by people with concealed handgun permits stopped the attack.
…A person entered a gun store and shooting range in a New Orleans suburb and fatally shot two people Saturday, prompting customers and staff to open fire on the shooter, a sheriff said.
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…“I would like to take a moment to remind everyone the dangers of this job, of being a police officer,” said a representative for LVMPD during a press briefing from the scene, “and to thank good citizens that step up and help us in our time of need.”
Joyce Lupiani, “Police: Officer, citizens shoot man after alleged screwdriver attack near gun range,” KTNV Channel 13 (Las Vegas), February 3, 2021.
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