Richmond, VA, July 3, 2021 (NBC 12) Police arrived at the 1500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, near Fairfield Avenue, for shooting reports at 3:51 p.m. on July 3. Officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds at a convenience store, and both men died at the...
Defensive Gun Use
Woman carrying a gun successfully defends herself against three armed robbers
After the woman had fatally shot one of her attackers, her boyfriend came outside and helped to chase away the robbers. From ABC Channel 13 in Houston: According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, the woman was approached by three men who attempted to rob her...
Yet more recent Defensive Gun Uses by Teenagers
Earlier this year the CPRC put together a list of 21 instances where people under age 21 used guns defensively to save lives. These cases have become more relevant with the renewed calls for gunlock laws. Here are some more cases: Surveillance footage of Philly Pizza...
Black Chicago Woman With Concealed Carry Permit: “Thank God I had my gun, or I’d probably be dead right now”
Chicago, November 29, 2021, CBS Chicago Channel 2 The woman fired at the carjacker when he approached her at gunpoint just as she was getting into her car in the parking lot of the Chase Bank at 10260 S. Michigan Ave. . . . “Thank God I had my gun, or I’d probably be...
Malcolm X holding a rifle as he kept receiving death threats
"Life" magazine published this picture of Malcolm X is holding an M1 Carbine in March 1964. Malcolm X had received many death threats and his concern about being able to defend himself was obvious.
Defensive Gun Use: Three armed black men waited to ambush & rob an east Asian man returning home to his family from work in Philadelphia, fortunately he was armed
November 20, 2021: On Saturday night, three armed black men waited to ambush & rob an east Asian man returning home to his family from work in Philadelphia. However, the Asian victim had a concealed carry pistol & shot back during the robbery, killing one....
Media Bias: The news media keeps calling the riots that destroyed poor parts of Kenosha “protests,” completely ignored is that Rittenhouse was in the poor, minority area of the city to help out
The attached video from ABC, CBS, & NBC Evening News broadcasts on November 19th to announce the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse case shows a typical example of the media calling the rights "protests" and avoiding saying anything about Rittenhouse being attacked...
Woman used her gun to stop two teenage carjackers: “I am very grateful to be alive.”
Black, 37-year-old woman uses a gun to protect herself from two armed teenage carjackers
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 28 Cases During June 2021
Pine Manor, FL, June 2, 2021 (NBC 2 News) Lee County deputies say 16-year old Hayden Celin tried robbing the Domino’s driver in a failed setup… As the driver went to leave, Celin allegedly punched him in the face, and shot a water gun loaded with pepper spray into the...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 23 Cases During May 2021
St. Paul, MN, May 1, 2021 (Two Cities Pioneer Press, CBS Minnesota) The first shooting incident occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday when police were called to the 500 block of Central Avenue.They found two men, ages 25 and 26, standing by their vehicles. The...
Grain complex worker stops active shooter using shotgun
This case occurred in South Central Nebraska on October 22, 2021. A man fired from a south central Nebraska grain complex Thursday returned to the facility and started shooting at his former colleagues killing two, and injuring another according to the Nebraska State...
Dramatic Self-defense Gun case: Colorado Man with AR-15 Rifle Chased Strangulation Victim, But Homeowner Shot Him in Face
This is NOT the same John Lott who runs the CPRC, but this was too good of a defensive gun use story to pass up. . . . “CSPD received numerous 911 calls regarding shots fired at the above location,” cops wrote on Saturday in their police blotter page. They said they...












