At least one leader in Africa understands the importance of deterrence. . The Emir said: “If you acquire such weapons legally, make sure the bandits are aware that your community possesses the means to defend itself. This alone can serve as a deterrent &...
Defensive Gun Use
Two Armed Civilians Stopped What Likely Would Have Been a Mass Public Shooting in Missouri
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zSEGh73TnzA A 27-year-old gunman opened fire outside a Price Chopper in Pleasant Hill on Monday, killing a 45-year-old woman and injuring a 17-year-old employee. . . Ryan Gamboa, "Community in shock after 1st shooting in Pleasant Hill in...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 24 Cases During November 2025
Saint Paul, Minnesota, November 1, 2025 (FOX 9) St. Paul police were called around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday for reports of the shooting inside the St. Paul Saloon near the intersection of Hudson Road and Earl Street… Police learned that the suspect walked into the bar...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 33 Cases During October 2025
Atlanta, Georgia, October 1, 2025 (11 Alive) Atlanta police said one person who was threatening another person with a knife was shot. That person's injuries were not life-threatening, police said. The altercation happened around 4:20 a.m. at the Pilot gas station in...
UPDATED: Gunman shot by civilian and trooper after opening fire on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, more than 60 rounds were fired by the attacker, The Attacker Clearly Still Should have been in Prison.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4z5vMYhMbTY Authorities say a civilian and trooper likely prevented a mass-casualty event on the crowded roadway. The gunman fired more than 60 rounds while walking beside the road before officers shot and wounded him. This attacker,...
Defensive Gun Uses Occur About Five Times More Often Than Criminals Use a Gun in Crime
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates there were approximately 330,000 violent victimizations involving a firearm in 2021. That same year there were estimated 1.67 million defensive gun uses. That is defensive gun uses are 5.06 times more than...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 31 Cases During September 2025
Atlanta, Georgia, September 4, 2025 (FOX 5 Atlanta) The incident was reported on Parkland Drive, near the intersection of Lindbergh and Piedmont, just as commuters were making their way through the area. Multiple Atlanta police officers responded to the scene....
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 29 Cases During August 2025
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, August 1, 2025 (Rutherford Source) A customer shot and killed a suspected thief during an attempted ATM theft early Friday at a 7-Eleven Exxon on East Northfield Boulevard, Murfreesboro police detectives said. Detectives with the Criminal...
Detroit Man Shoots Three of the Four Men who were trying to Attack Him
Prosecutors can take months to decide whether to pursue charges in a shooting, even when the person who pulled the trigger clearly acted in self-defense or in defense of others. In this case, however, Wayne County prosecutors moved quickly and determined that the...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 35 Cases During July 2025
Richmond, Virginia, July 2, 2025 (12 On Your Side) Henrico Police say they were called to the 3700 block of Vawter Avenue just after 5 p.m. on July 2 for a reported shooting call. They arrived and said the incident happened on Vawter Avenue between Young Street and...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 41 Cases During June 2025
Asheville, North Carolina, June 1, 2025 (Asheville Citizen Times) After gunfire erupted on Rankin Avenue near College Street around 12:07 a.m. June 1, Asheville Police Department detectives reviewed a "significant amount of physical and digital evidence" and conducted...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 39 Cases During May 2025
Austin, Texas, May 1, 2025 (FOX 7 Austin) Austin police said on May 1, around 6:59 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting that someone had been shot at the Shell gas station at 2001 E. Riverside Drive… The investigation revealed Valerio-Rodriguez went to his...












