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Defensive Gun Use of the Day

An ongoing archive of DGU (Defensive Gun Use) stories in which armed victims defend themselves and others against threats of grave injury or death. They’re more common than some think.

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Armed Citizen Saves Woman And Child During Carjacking And Sexual Assault

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A woman’s screams caught the attention of an unnamed hero on August 30th in Tazewell County, Virginia. Armed with a 9mm handgun, the Good Samaritan moved swiftly toward danger, putting himself in...

Machete-Wielding Intruder Confronted By Texas Homeowner At Gunpoint

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A machete-wielding intruder had second thoughts when he found himself staring down the business end of a Texas homeowner’s 9mm handgun. The confrontation happened around 5 p.m. on August 21. Liberty Hill...

Final Lesson: Nevada Woman Brings Knife To Gun Fight

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Armed self-defense episodes aren’t always one person with a gun fighting off an attacker or aggressor with a gun. In fact, an attacker can maim or kill an innocent victim with any...

Defensive Shooting: Elderly Man Threatened Family with Gun on Their Property

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A 71-year-old man was fatally shot in self-defense after allegedly threatening a family with a gun on their property, NBC News Yakima is reporting. Officers responded to a report of shots fired on May 11...

13-Year-Old Chicago Girl Shot While Trying to Carjack CCW Holder

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Local residents, indeed people nationwide, were distressed to learn that a 13-year-old girl was shot in Chicago last Tuesday morning just before school. How could such a thing happen to a young child on...

Longview Man Shot Dead in Self-Defense

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A fatal shooting incident in East Texas resulted in the death of a Longview, Texas, man, with authorities stating the shooter acted in self-defense, the Longview News-Journal is reporting. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office reported...

Another Road Rage Incident, Another Shooting Death

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A road rage shooting in Deltona, Florida, last week has left one man dead, with the surviving driver claiming he acted in self-defense, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. The confrontation began when, the...

Bandits, Including One in a Wheelchair, Wind Up on Wrong End of a Gun

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An alleged band of bandits, including one being pushed in a wheelchair, strolled and rolled through a West Mobile, Alabama, apartment complex looking for trouble. The men were observed by one, Linda Hyatt, who...

Texas Homeowner Goes WWE on Armed Burglar, Kills Him with Defensive Choke Hold

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A rifle-toting burglar stormed a Midland, Texas, home over the weekend in an effort to rob its occupants, but discovered too late it was going to take more than the sight of a firearm...
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Fast Food Employee Serves Defensive Dose of Lead

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While Taco Bell’s slogan may be Live Mas (Live More), a would-be robber almost got the chance to live a lot less when he strolled into an Akron, Ohio, location and found at least...
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Real Tales of Self-Defense: Floored in Virginia

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A flooring company crew was installing a hardwood floor inside a second-floor condominium in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in October when a woman who lived downstairs called the police around 8:30 a.m. complaining about the...
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Seattle Homeowner Uses Rifle to Fend Off 4 Attackers in Early Morning Home Invasion...

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Remember, no one needs more than ten rounds of ammunition to protect themselves. If you think you do, you're doing it wrong. We've been reliably informed of that fact by the Civilian Disarmament Industrial...