Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2, 2026 (ABC11) Officers responded around 10:58 a.m. to the 100 block of Summit Avenue for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body… Authorities told ABC11 that Graham and...
Cleveland, Ohio, May 2, 2026 (News 5 Cleveland) Officers responded to six ShotSpotter alerts, totaling over 50 rounds of gunfire, on the 3800 block of East 131st Street. When officers arrived, they found the vehicle's owner and another man involved in the incident. A...
Data: For convenience, the Excel file is available here, as well as a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories (see also here). We also show cases that the FBI missed of both armed and unarmed civilians stopping active shooting...
Katy, Texas, April 1, 2026 (ABC 13 Eyewitness New) On Wednesday at around 10 a.m. in the Highland Creek Ranch neighborhood, home security cameras recorded what looked like a woman walking with a gun. This led a homeowner to call the police. The homeowner said officers...
Harlingen, Texas, March 3, 2026 (ValleyCentral.com) Deputies responded to the shooting at approximately 7:30 a.m. at the corner of FM 508 and FM 509… Sanchez told deputies he was driving westbound on FM 508 with his two children when he passed two vehicles, nearly...
Given how incredibly rare it is for the New York Times to give positive news coverage to a civilian who stopped a mass public shooting (and these occur all the time without getting news coverage), you have to give them credit when they do cover such a story. . Jordan...
Jordan Salinas returned fire after seeing the gunman shooting at vehicles outside the Twin Falls In-N-Out. An off-duty police officer also returned fire. Their combined gunfire caused the attacker to retreat from the drive-through area into a nearby parking lot. Twin...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 2, 2026 (WBRZ) An arrest warrant for Daylin Woods says that he was with his girlfriend, Savannah Spears, when he ordered a to-go meal from the LJK Roun 2 Cafe on Feb. 2. After he paid and left with the food, Woods reportedly called the...
Bradenton, Florida, January 1, 2026 (ABC7 WWSB) A 36-year-old man who died in a New Year’s Day shooting was killed in an act of self-defense after he confronted a couple outside their home, investigators said. The State Attorney’s Office reviewed the case and...
We have previously collected data on young people who successfully defended themselves or others with firearms, though it was for people either under age 18, teenagers, or under 21. Below are 24 cases involving children under the age of 17 who used a gun in...
Conyers, Georgia, December 3, 2025 (Atlanta News First) The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. Wednesday at Chiquitos Cantina and Grill on Old Salem Road SE. Police said the suspect, later identified as Bryan Rosas, pulled a gun inside the restaurant and started...
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 &...