Houston, Texas, July 29, 2025 An 18-year-old suspect allegedly robbed a victim at gunpoint outside a home in the Cloverleaf area, taking their wallet and keys. When other residents confronted him, he opened fire, and an armed resident returned fire, striking him in...
Defensive Gun Use
Carjacker in Philadelphia Shot by Victim
. . . It happened late Saturday night at North Mascher and West Berks streets in Kensington. Police say the suspect approached the victim who was sitting in a vehicle. The victim fired a gun through the windshield, shattering the vehicle's glass and hitting the...
Armed robber picks the wrong target with multiple armed citizens
This unfortunate robber ran into two people carrying guns for protection. . After obtaining the energy drink, the suspect pulled a pair of women’s panties from around his neck to cover his face. He went behind the counter and pointed a .45 cal. pistol at the head of...
Iowa gun-toting mother stops duo from kidnapping her son
Some news stories point out this mother used a gun to scare off the kidnappers, but others just say she scared away these two attackers without explaining how this mother was able to scare away a man and a woman. Fox station KDSM in Des Moines, Iowa reported that...
“Ax-wielding attacker shot by gun-permit holder who was defending himself”
A dramatic case of a concealed handgun permit holder defending himself. . Merced County Sheriff’s deputies say an ax-wielding man was shot Tuesday evening after he allegedly attacked a property owner who has a concealed-carry permit. . . . . the suspect, identified as...
Louisiana woman shoots and kills home invasion suspect to protect her children
Here is a dramatic example of a woman using a gun to protect herself and her family. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to reports of shots being fired at a residence on Klein Road just after 5 a.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, deputies...
“Good Samaritan” Armed Amazon employee stops shooter who opened fire at Arizona facility, police say “likely preventing further bloodshed”
This attack was stopped at the Amazon warehouse parking lot in Chandler, Arizona. More examples are available here. . An armed Arizona man is being credited as a "good Samaritan" by police after he shot an active shooter in an Amazon facility parking lot,...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 20 Cases During September 2022
Detroit, MI, September 1, 2022 (FOX 2 Detroit) Police were trying to pull over the car Thursday night after a hit-and-run but the 24-year-old refused to stop and led police on a slow-speed chase. It eventually ended on a homeowner's porch on Cherrylawn near Santa...
Woman with concealed handgun permit defends herself against four male carjackers, some armed
Here is a dramatic case where there is no way that this woman could have defended herself without a gun. A 23-year-old woman with a concealed-carry permit defended herself against four armed men who attempted to carjack her last week on the South Side of Chicago....
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 21 Cases During August 2022
Philadelphia, PA, August 3, 2022 (6 ABC) Police believe a deadly shooting in North Philadelphia was a case of self-defense. It happened right around 6 p.m. in the 2800 block of North Taney Street… According to Inspector D.F. Pace, the 27-year-old man was circling the...
Massive errors in FBI’s Active Shooting Reports regarding cases where civilians stop attacks: Instead of 4.4%, the correct number is at least 34.4%. In 2021, it is at least 49.1%. Excluding gun-free zones, it averaged over 50%.
FBI ACTIVE SHOOTER DATABASE is available here for people who want to check all the casesDownload Data: For convenience, a PDF of the Excel file is also available here and a webpage with the list and links to the underlying news stories. FBI Active Shooting reports are...
Defensive Gun Uses By People Legally Carrying Guns: 33 Cases During July 2022
Salt Lake City, UT, July 2, 2022 (KUTV) Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a man who shot two other men earlier this month at a Salt Lake City TRAX platform.The shooting happened on July 2 at the 900 South 200 West TRAX station…“The evidence clearly...












