Las Vegas, Nevada, May 13, 2017, KTNV . . . A pit bull was shot and killed Saturday when a man walking his dogs, Tom Cope, jumped into action to protect his beloved pets. "If I didn't intervene, my dog would die," Cope said. He says he was taking his two dogs,...
Arlington, Texas, May 3, 2017 A concealed carry holder is being heralded as a "hero" by Arlington police for preventing mass murder by killing an "incoherent" gunman at a bar Wednesday evening. Before he was shot about 6:15 p.m., the gunman killed the manager of Zona...
Some recent defensive gun uses with permitted concealed handguns Austin, Texas, April 6, 2017 . . . Monday night police were dispatched to a stabbing at 10 Marie Lane, where they found 47-year-old Darren Terry with three lacerations. He was taken to the hospital for...
The stories that we collect don't include home invasions or cases on a person's property where they don't a permit to carry. We also don't include cases where business owners or employees use their guns unless it is specifically mentioned that they had a concealed...
Case involving law enforcement officer being protected: Rising Sun, February 20, 2017, CBS Channel 4 in Indianapolis, Indiana Indiana State Police say a Moores Hill man was killed by a person who witnessed the man fighting with an officer. The incident occurred around...
Topeka, Kansas, WIBW Channel 13 TV, February 11, 2017: Topeka Police responded to reports of a stabbing at the Walmart on SE California in Topeka just after 4 p.m. Saturday. TPD says two men were involved in an altercation, when a third party conceal carry holder...
Here are (now) twelve more defensive gun uses by concealed handgun permit holders from across the country. Chicago, Illinois, (8200 block of South Ingleside, Chicago) December 30, 2016, Chicago Sun-Times A man with a concealed-carry license fatally shot a would-be...
The fourth case below provides and example of one of the very few defensive gun use cases that gets picked up by other media around the country. It is also an example of media bias in terms of how these cases are covered as the reason it got extensive media coverage...
Hialeah, Florida, December 6, 2016, WSVN Channel 7 News (Miami) A man who shot a subject at a Hialeah McDonald’s drive-thru will not be facing charges after investigators determined he acted in self defense. According to police, a road rage dispute in the drive-thru...
Lewiston, Maine (WGME, CBS Channel 13), November 21, 2016 . . . . Police were called to 56 Birch Street around 8:30 p.m. Police say two men with a knife tried to rob a 27-year-old man, but the victim defended himself with a .22 caliber handgun. The man thought he did...
The reporters in a couple of stories said that "but is clear is that the situation could have had a different ending." Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 24, 2016 . . . It all started with an elderly couple sitting in their car at the Red Rock Inn. "The...
From WJON, St. Cloud, Minnesota, October 11, 2016 A man who allegedly tried to attack a couple outside the St. Cloud Walmart store last week got more than he bargained for. It turns out the husband has a permit to carry, and used his gun to thwart off the attacker....