Calumet City, Illinois, December 17, 2015 A Calumet City resident prevented a gunmen from robbing him by pulling out his gun and firing it at the would-be robber, Midlothian police reported. The 68-year-old man, who has a concealed-carry gun permit, told police that a...
From Fox 5 in Atlanta: Armed Gwinnett County residents packing heat, took action after hearing a man's cries for help. They credit their guns with saving the elderly man's life. "Help, he is trying to kill me, help me, help me." Those are the chilling words Karen...
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about an incident in North St. Louis County: Police say three contractors for ADB Utility Co. were working on water lines near that intersection when an armed robber approached two of the workers who were standing near a company truck....
\ From Fox News: A South Carolina teenager left home alone used his mother's gun to shoot and kill a burglar, authorities said Tuesday. Fox Carolina reported that deputies responded to a report of shots fired at a home in Ladson Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m. EST...
North Carolina woman defends herself from two armed men who started firing as soon as they broke into her home. They shot her twice, but she was able to keep her baby safe. Semantha Bunce, 21, a combat medic in the National Guard, was in her Charlotte home...
UPDATED to now include 21 cases in October (there are a couple of other cases where we can't determine if a permit would have been necessary to have a gun, such as a defensive gun use at a business by an employee, that are not included in this list) ORIGINAL POST: We...
From the Chicago Tribune (November 1, 2015): A robbery was thwarted at a Southwest Side corner store Saturday night when a patron with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed robber . . . The dead man has been identified as Reginald Gildersleeve, 55, of the...
Fox TV Channel 2 in Detroit: . . . Tremain, who doesn't want to be identified because his family fears retaliation, says his brother had just finished work and was waiting for the bus at Schaefer and West Outer Drive on the west side when three teens confronted him....
Brick wielding assailant killed by pastor Man shoots and kills dog during attack Reno: Downtown shooting appears to be self-defense Would be robber shot and killed by victim 1 Shot dead at Waterbury Cafe Victim pulls gun on would be robbers in Nashville Man shot...
Armed bank robbery stopped (Monday night, September 21, 2015): . . . The 43-year-old assailant entered the bank with a gun and had procured “a large amount” of cash from the bank when, on the way out, he appears to have threatened a 63-year-old customer with his gun,...
From Lehigh Acres, Florida (September 14, 2015): . . . Owner Pierre Phurcien said it was his first time being robbed, and when he realized what was happening he made a split-second decision that ultimately saved his life. . . . "He came right here, and he pulled a gun...
David Roberts, a concealed handgun permit holder, prevented a fleeing robber from running over 66-year-old Betty Jones. Both the woman who was about to be run over and an Evansville police captain. From the Tristate newspaper in Evansville, Illinois: . . . Brittany...