Granite City, Illinois, September 9, 2016 (The television news segment mentions that Granite City has one of the highest rate of concealed handgun permit holders in Illinois.) A man pulled a gun and shot a suspect who tried to rob him in Granite City early Friday...
Defensive Gun Use
Five defensive gun uses with permitted concealed handguns over just a few days
From Fox News 32 in Chicago, July 25, 2016: CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A man was shot by a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department during an attempted robbery Monday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Shortly before 6 a.m.,...
Some recent concealed carry permit holders who have stopped recent violent crime
Augusta, Maine, June 26, 2016 (WCSH, NBC Channel 6 in Portland) Augusta Police say two bystanders legally armed with handguns stepped in during a shooting incident at a Walmart in Augusta. Police say four suspects were taken into custody by police Sunday after...
Mass Public Shooting at Nightclub in South Carolina stopped by Concealed Handgun Permit holder
Picture from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office After the massacre in Orlando, Florida, there is the question of how to stop mass public shootings. Unlike Florida, South Carolina allows people to carry permitted concealed handguns in Nightclubs. If the attack wasn't...
Thirteen defensive guns uses with legally carried concealed handguns over the last month
These are just some news stories that I have come across only involving people who could legally carry guns. It is not meant to be comprehensive of all the news stories over that month and certainly not meant to be comprehensive list of cases as most cases are...
Four recent concealed carry defensive gun use cases over a two day period
Permit holder stops man from using his car as a battering ram in road rage incident WPTV Channel 5 in West Palm Beach, Tuesday, May 10, 2016 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Port St. Lucie police said a 27-year-old man faces multiple charges in connection with a hit-and-run...
Texas concealed handgun permit holder stops armed robber from threatening himself and his young son
League City, Texas, May 7th, 2016. From KTRK, Channel 13 in Houston. A robbery suspect was shot and killed in a League City restaurant parking lot this afternoon. It happened just a little after 2pm today. Police say a man and his young child were in the drive-thru...
Defensive gun use by handgun carry permit holders (late April 2016)
Gun Owner Who Ended Manhunt: "I told him to get down" Gaston, South Carolina April 23, 2016, WYFF News 4: GASTON, S.C. —A Gaston man says his Second Amendment right helped land two men behind bars. Two Lexington County men were arrested after a high-speed chase near...
Four Defensive Gun Use Cases in a Week by Concealed Carry Permit Holders
Self-Defense leads to fatal shooting at Mandeville gas station, police say. MANDEVILLE, La. — A shooting at a gas station left one person dead in a possible of self-defense case. According to Mandeville Police, the shooting happened at the Shell station, at 3959...
Cases of Handgun Carry Permit Holders defending themselves & others
Major media networks don't share these defensive gun use cases with the public. We thought we would share some recent cases with you, so you can see that guns are used to save innocent lives. Would-be Robber fatally shot during Uptown hold-up (North Side, Chicago)...
Handgun Carry Permit Holders Justifiably Defend Themselves: Stories of Defensive Gun Use (March 2016)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Residents on the east side of St. Paul say they’re fed up with crime and they point to Monday’s assault of a neighbor as the last straw. The neighbor, 32-year-old Bruce Chang, bears the ugly facial wounds that nearly cost him his left eye. He...
Hampton man shot, killed by person he was attempting to rob
Hampton, Virginia (March 15, 2016) Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money. The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own permitted concealed gun and shot...