Self-Defense Links
My stalker murdered my husband. Here’s how you can protect yourself (Fox 01/14/2023)
John Lott: Concealed-permit gun holders save lives — Texas church attack just the latest example (Fox 12/30/2019)
| • | Concealed-permit gun holders save lives. And in today's world, they and their weapons should be welcomed in churches and other houses of worship. | |
| • | Within seconds of the shooter opening fire on the Texas congregation Sunday, he was shot dead by two parishioners with concealed handgun permits, one of them a former FBI agent. | |
| • | Four other parishioners had their concealed handguns drawn, ready to respond. | |
| • | The attacker killed two congregants before he was taken down, but the death toll could have been much higher. | |
| • | "The citizens who were inside that church undoubtedly saved 242 other parishioners, and that might get swept aside." | |
| • | "It was miraculous. The true heroes in all this are the people who were sitting in those pews today and responded, the immediate responders ... it was truly heroic." | |
| • | "Today evil walked boldly among us. Let me remind you, good people raised up and stopped it before it got worse." | |
| • | Sunday's shooting demonstrated yet again that there are simply too many targets for police to be able to protect everyone. | |
| • | It's also not realistic to keep terrorists and criminals from getting weapons. | |
| • | Permit holders have stopped dozens of would-be mass public shootings?in malls, churches, schools, universities and town centers. | |
| • | It's too bad the congregation meeting in the rabbi's home in Monsey, N.Y., on Saturday didn't have similar protection. | |
| • | Attacks become massacres when there's no one to fight back. | |
| • | If churches are gun-free zones, their parishioners become targets of those who simply do not obey the laws. | |
| • | Permit holders should be able to bring their guns to churches and other houses of worship. | |
| • | They should be able to protect their fellow congregants. | |
Judge Andrew Napolitano: How dumb are the politicians who want to remove your right to... (Fox 01/02/2019)
| • | Most of the mass killings by guns in the United States in recent years ... took place in venues where local or state law prohibited carrying guns, even by those lawfully licensed to do so. | |
| • | The government cheerfully calls these venues "gun-free zones." They should be called killing zones. | |
| • | We know from reason, human nature, and history that the right to defend yourself is a natural instinct that is an extension of the right to self-preservation, which is itself derived from the right to live. | |
| • | Life is the great gift from the Creator, and we have a duty to exercise our freedoms to preserve life until its natural expiration. | |
| • | But the lives we strive to preserve should not be those actively engaged in killing innocent life. | |
| • | The Framers recognized this when they ratified the Second Amendment ... — the pre-political right to own and use modern-day weapons for self-defense or to repel tyrants. | |
| • | ... the Framers recognized that the right pre-existed the government because it stems from our humanity. | |
| • | That's why pre-political rights are known as fundamental or natural rights. | |
| • | Because the right to use modern weaponry for the defense of life, liberty and property are natural, we should not need a government permission slip before exercising it, any more than we need one to exercise other natural rights, such as speech, press, assembly, travel and privacy. | |
| • | ... the government has taken the position that it can care for us better than we can care for ourselves. | |
| • | So it has severely curtailed our rights and left us reliant on the government itself for protection. | |
| • | The modern-day massacres are proof beyond a doubt that the government cannot protect us. | |
| • | We have a government here that is heedless of its obligation to protect our freedoms. | |
| • | We have a government that, in its lust to have us reliant upon it, has created areas in the U.S. where innocent folks living their lives in freedom are made defenseless prey to monsters — as vulnerable as fish in a barrel. | |
| • | And we have mass killings of defenseless innocents — over and over and over again. | |
| • | How dumb are these politicians who want to remove the right to self-defense? | |
| • | There are thousands of crazies in the U.S. who are filled with hate — whether motivated by politics, self-loathing, religion or fear. | |
| • | If they want to kill, they will find a way to do so. | |
| • | The only way to stop them is by superior firepower. | |
| • | Disarming their law-abiding victims not only violates the natural law and the Constitution but also is contrary to all reason. | |
| • | All these mass killings have the same ending: The killer stops only when he is killed. | |
| • | But that requires someone else with a gun to be there. | |
| • | Shouldn't that be sooner rather than later? | |
Indiana schools move to arm teachers with guns kept in biometric safes: 'A line of defense' (Fox 09/26/2023)
| • | "The reality is, if you've got somebody who's entered your facility with the intent to do harm, or even kill, as heavy as that is, we want to make sure that they're met with resistance." | |
| • | "Team members are explicitly authorized to use deadly force to protect students, staff members, or others from what is reasonably believed to be an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury due to violence." | |
| • | "Most of the time the event is over before law enforcement is able to get there. So that's kind of a critical security gap. And we just want to make sure that we have a line of defense between our students and our staff, and any one that would want to do them harm." | |
First-time gun ownership skyrockets amid riots, increased violence across country: 'You can't...' (Fox 08/03/2020)
| • | ... stressed the importance of someone being properly trained in using a gun and noted, "There's no such thing as accidents. It's negligence." | |
| • | "Finger is always off the trigger, muzzle is always in a safe direction. And if you're going to use it, know what's behind your target. You've got to be very aware." | |
Hero mom saves the day, killing gunman outside school (NYP 05/14/2019)
Jeff Cooper's Defensive Pistolcraft Tape Series
Ayoob on Firearms
Teachers train to face school shooter (CNN 09/30/2013)
Essential self-defense techniques anyone can learn (Fox 01/09/2018)
Alaska resident with rifle aids police with no guns after firearms incident (Fox 05/24/2020)
Teen who tried to rob Texas fireworks stand gets shot in face with own gun, deputies say (Fox 07/05/2019)
Bongino: 'Only Way to Stop a Bad Guy With a Gun Is a Good Guy With a Firearm' (Fox 11/08/2018)
| • | "I don't understand what you think your other options are if someone like this deranged individual shows up with a firearm intent on murdering tens or hundreds of people," Bongino said. "What are your choices?" | |
| • | "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a firearm. If you have another way to do it, I am all ears. I've yet to hear one." | |
Brothers accused of recording attack that left Maryland officer dead (Fox 03/15/2016)
| • | Police may never be able to satisfactorily explain why a man with a death wish shot at drivers and police officers outside a police station in suburban Maryland while his brothers filmed the firefight on their cellphones. | |
| • | ... couldn't explain the "frightening" actions of the shooter or his two brothers ... would be filming their brother's death. | |
| • | The gunman, 22-year-old Michael Ford, dictated a "last will and testament" just minutes before his two brothers drove him to the station, where he began spraying bullets at passing cars and even an ambulance to draw officers outside. | |
Fearless NYC mom fights teen daughter’s hulking alleged kidnapper down four flights of stairs in insane video (NYP 03/24/2024)
Young single mother shoots intruder breaking into her daughter’s room, receives eviction notice... (12/28/23)
Ohio murder suspect breaks into Georgia home, meets family man with firearm (Fox 09/16/2023)
Arizona teen bravely shoots home intruder during Phoenix break-in (Fox 09/11/2023)
Armed taxi driver turns the tables on attempted robber accused of targeting cabbies (Fox 08/27/2023)
Arizona woman shoots, kills registered sex offender attempting to break into her home (Fox 08/17/2023)
Armed woman shoots road rage 'aggressor' trying to force his way into her car: DA (Fox 08/07/2023)
Philadelphia woman opens fire on team of burglars creeping around apartment: police (Fox 07/17/2023)
Armed Las Vegas worker stopped likely mass shooter in his tracks but received little attention (Fox 07/04/2023)
Armed Texas couple gets in gunfight with armed robbers at gas station, suspect shot (Fox 06/29/2023)
Home invaders shot, sent running for their lives when armed resident opens fire (Fox 04/25/2023)
Detroit armed robber shot in chest by concealed carry permit holder after threatening to kill friend: police (Fox 03/17/2023)
Elderly Philadelphia man running errands turns tables on would-be robbers, emptying his gun (Fox 03/12/2023)
Texas homeowner turns the tables on burglar who shot his dog, leaves him 'yelling for help' (Fox 03/05/2023)
California man trying to steal goat shot by elderly homeowner, arrested (Fox 12/17/2022)
Armed Amazon employee stops shooter who opened fire at Arizona facility: 'good Samaritan' (Fox 12/17/2022)
Georgia restaurant employee shoots and kills armed intruder after being pistol-whipped (Fox 12/11/2022)
Concealed carry holder shoots 2 would-be robbers in Chicago: police (Fox 12/06/2022)
Georgia man holds suspected kidnapper at gunpoint until police arrive (Fox 11/13/2022)
Texas teen shoots, kills two suspects breaking into Harris County home (Fox 09/10/2022)
| • | Upon arrival, deputies located two men unresponsive from apparent gunshot wounds on the lawn to the side of the home. Both men were pronounced dead at that location by EMS personnel. | |
| • | The investigators determined both victims and a third unidentified male, while armed and wearing masks, had attempted to break into a home occupied by an adult female, a 12-year-old boy and two 17-year-old boys. | |
| • | One of the 17-year-olds retrieved a shotgun and discharged it several times, striking two suspects. The third suspect fled in a dark four-door sedan. | |
Hollywood restaurant owner turns good Samaritan by taking down robbery suspect who punched elderly man: report (Fox 08/15/2022)
Elderly California store owner who shot would-be robber speaks out: 'I did a lot of hunting when I was a kid' (Fox 08/03/2022)
| • | "I would always protect my employees, my customers, myself. This instance, fortunately, I was here by myself, so I only had to worry about that. I took care of it and that was that." | |
| • | "I did a lot of hunting when I was a little kid. I'd put food on the table. So, I still remember things from a long time ago." | |
| • | "And when they're letting people out... and we've got bad people, let's face it. There's bad people, bad people we don't need. We need to get them locked up because this is a scary situation when that happens." | |
| • | "Everybody works hard. They got bills to pay. These guys are going to come in and take it away from you. Not here." | |
Elderly California store owner fires at armed robbery suspect who shouts, 'He shot my arm off!’ (Fox 08/02/2022)
| • | "In this case, a lawfully armed member of our community prevented a violent crime and ensured their own safety, while being confronted with multiple armed suspects." | |
| • | Surveillance footage ... shows the masked suspect pointing a rifle at the store owner moments before the owner reached behind the counter, grabbed a shotgun and fired in the suspect's direction. | |
| • | The suspect is then heard screaming "he shot my arm off!" as he ran out of the store and into a getaway vehicle outside. | |
| • | The 23-year-old gunman – who has not been publicly identified – was later tracked down at a local hospital "suffering from a gunshot wound consistent with a shotgun blast." | |
| • | The BMW SUV they were traveling in was previously reported stolen and found to contain numerous stolen firearms... | |
| • | The 80-year-old store owner, meanwhile, is recovering at a hospital after suffering a heart attack shortly after the attempted robbery... | |
Indiana shopping mall shooter shot dead by armed 'good Samaritan,' police say (Fox 07/17/2022)
| • | Greenwood Chief James Ison said "a good Samaritan with a handgun" at the scene killed the shooter. ... The shooter has only been described as an adult male. Police said he had a long rifle and several magazines of ammunition. | |
Florida sheriff releases video of armed home intruders fleeing when intended victim fires back with rifle (Fox 07/15/2022)
| • | "He did absolutely nothing wrong. If someone breaks into my front door, barges and attacks me or my family, they're going to get shot, and I afford that same consideration to the residents of my county." | |
Florida sheriff says man will 'absolutely not' face charges for defending home with 'AK-47-style' gun (Fox 07/13/2022)
Alabama church shooting suspect mugshot shows black eye after 'hero' struck him with folding chair (Fox 06/18/2022)
| • | ... allegedly shot two 84-year-olds and a 75-year-old victim before another church member in his 70s rushed the gunman and hit him with a folding chair to stop his attack. | |
| • | "He hit him with a folding chair, wrestling him to the ground, took the gun from him and hit him in the head with his own gun." | |
| • | The parishioner was then able to disarm Smith, leaving him largely unharmed but with a large bruise and a bloodshot eye... | |
West Virginia woman with pistol shoots, kills man firing at graduation party: 'Saved several lives' (Fox 05/28/2022)
| • | A woman in West Virginia fatally shot a man Wednesday night who had begun firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd of dozens. | |
| • | "Instead of running from the threat, she engaged with the threat and saved several lives last night." | |
70-year-old Florida woman shoots, kills suspected home intruder: 'I’m a fighter' (Fox 05/24/2022)
| • | "I had to do what I had to do to protect myself and Charlie. And I would do it again. If I had to, but I don't want to do that. I hope God can forgive me for taking a man's life." | |
Indiana homeowner shoots 2 suspected armed intruders, holds others at gunpoint until cops arrive (Fox 05/17/2022)
Legally-armed Philadelphia man taking smoke break 'turned the tables' on armed would-be robber (Fox 05/12/2022)
Los Angeles armed suspects scramble for cover after employee whips out his own gun (Fox 05/04/2022)
Texas mom shoots man dead after he broke into home with her children inside (Fox 05/01/2022)
Texas bystanders trained in MMA take out man with gun in restaurant: 'We fight for a living' (Fox 03/15/2022)
Here are 10 times legal gun owners recently thwarted crimes in life-threatening situations (Fox 02/16/2022)
New Orleans mom, Iraq war vet pulls gun on man trying to enter her car: 'Locked and loaded' (Fox 02/15/2022)
Philadelphia store clerk allegedly shot during armed robbery returns fire: 'Brave, young woman' (Fox 02/01/2022)
| • | An armed Philadelphia store clerk who is in critical condition early Tuesday fought back against two armed robbers despite being wounded during a gun battle with the suspects... | |
Ohio gas station owner turns table on alleged armed robber: report (Fox 02/01/2022)
Pennsylvania pizza delivery driver shoots armed suspect attempting to carjack him (Fox 01/28/2022)
Florida jogger used martial arts to fight off attacker who wanted his body for 'fantasies' (Fox 01/19/2022)
Philadelphia man with license to carry shoots, kills would-be car thief: reports (Fox 01/18/2022)
Texas security guard tackles man armed with AR-15 during attempted robbery: 'I ain't no hero' (Fox 01/18/2022)
Detroit restaurant employee who was stabbed shoots attacker dead inside steakhouse (Fox 01/17/2022)
| • | A Detroit steakhouse worker who was stabbed early Sunday fought back against his attacker, fatally shooting the knife-wielding man inside the restaurant... | |
Elderly man shoots and kills half-naked home intruder who assaulted his wife (Fox 12/23/2021)
Florida sheriff praises homeowner for shooting home invader: 'Only Santa Claus gets to come in your house' (Fox 12/17/2021)
| • | "The homeowner did exactly what he should have." "He had a gun, he knew how to use it, it was loaded, and he shot him a lot," Judd said. "He gave him an early Christmas present. Only Santa Claus gets to come in your house — and Santa Claus is invited." | |
| • | According to police, the homeowner says an intruder tossed a flower pot through the glass French doors of the home in an attempt to gain entry from the back porch. The homeowner then shot the intruder three times. | |
| • | "I'm proud of our homeowner for defending himself," Judd added. "It's called a ‘Castle Doctrine.' He has the right to protect himself and his home from unknown intruders." | |
| • | Police arrived on the scene and found 42-year-old Steven Stillwell shot on the living room floor. Stillwell was rushed to the hospital and was in critical, but stable condition. | |
North Carolina store employee shoots armed robbery suspect dead, police say (Fox 12/15/2021)
Virginia burglary suspect held at gunpoint by would-be victim until police arrived (Fox 12/14/2021)
| • | ... the burglary suspect soon displayed a knife and lunged toward one of the residents. | |
| • | One of the would-be victims, who was armed with a firearm, discharged one round into the floor of the living room and held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived at the scene. | |
Texas woman shoots, kills man during attempted robbery: authorities (Fox 12/12/2021)
| • | The sheriff's office said a woman was arriving home when three Black men approached and tried to rob her. | |
| • | The woman shot and killed one of the suspects while the other two fled the scene in a white, four-door sedan. | |
| • | The sheriff's office described the two suspects who fled as Black, with an average height and build. | |
California would-be victim manages to get robbers' gun, uses it against them shooting one dead (Fox 12/12/2021)
| • | A man near the University of Southern California fought back against three armed would-be robbers, killing one of them with a gun they dropped during the altercation. | |
| • | An altercation broke out after the victim resisted complying with the suspects. One of the suspected robbers then dropped his handgun, and the victim picked it up and shot the suspect. | |
| • | The two other would-be robbers fled. The man who was shot was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
Washington man fatally shoots suspected home burglar: ‘I have the right to protect myself' (Fox 12/10/2021)
| • | "When everything first started, the first thing I had to do was take a few breaths and calm myself down because I knew it could have gone one of two ways." | |
| • | "I didn't know who they were, I didn't know what they had, but the first thing I did — and it's the honest to God truth — is I took a few breaths to myself. That way I knew I was calm enough to make a proper judgment decision." | |
| • | "It kind of goes back to your rights. I have the right to carry and I have the right to protect myself and I have the right to protect my property." | |
| • | "Protect yourself. That doesn't mean go looking for it, that means just be ready." | |
9-year-old Florida girl protects mom from suspected robber with barrage of punches: 'Right in the face' (Fox 11/21/2021)
Video shows Tennessee pastor tackling gunman to floor during church service (Fox 11/08/2021)
| • | The suspect is seen pulling a gun from the back waistband of his pants and waving the weapon in the air. Some congregants in the back pews begin to duck in an effort to get out of the way. | |
| • | He reportedly claimed he was Jesus and said all churches and schools need to be "shot up." | |
| • | The man is seen talking to the congregation when the pastor circles the right of the suspect and comes up from behind to tackle him to the floor. | |
| • | Other church members helped disarm him and hold him down until police officers arrived. | |
Elderly retired firefighter with concealed carry shoots Chicago robber dead: police (Fox 11/07/2021)
NYC dad fights off armed robbers posing as trick-or-treaters who force entry with 8-year-old inside (Fox 11/02/2021)
Marine Corps vet disarms gun-wielding robbery suspect at Arizona gas station, video shows (Fox 10/21/2021)
Texas man chased down carjacker who allegedly dragged woman to her death with baseball bat (Fox 10/02/2021)
Subway employee says she's suspended after fighting off robber (Fox 09/12/2021)
Phoenix homeowner fires multiple shots at four armed robbers, home security footage shows (Fox 08/20/2021)
Missouri homeowner shoots and kills alleged intruder, police say (Fox 08/13/2021)
UK mom says she killed pedophile neighbor because he preyed on her son (Fox 07/26/2021)
| • | A UK woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her neighbor after learning he was a pedophile has reportedly revealed that her son was one of the sicko's victims. | |
| • | Single mother of five Sarah Sands, 38, killed 77-year-old Michael Pleasted in his east London apartment weeks after discovering he had abused young boys. | |
| • | During her trial, it emerged that Pleasted had 24 convictions for sex offenses dating back over three decades. | |
| • | "I did what any mother would do because he did this to my son Bradley, my little boy." | |
| • | "I never dreamt I'd be capable. I have no pride in it but at least I know he can't hurt anyone else. I'm not a bad person but I know I did a bad thing. I've never denied that and I've been punished." | |
| • | "I'd never kill again. I don't see myself as a murderer, but I don't regret what I did. I was a mom desperate to protect my children." | |
| • | "I remember picking up a knife and I went to Mick's. I wanted to persuade him to plead guilty so Bradley would not have to testify," she said. "Mick opened the door and smirked. He was cocky and abrupt." | |
| • | "He wouldn't listen to me. He was cold. A different man to the one who'd been my friendly neighbor." | |
| • | "I poked him in his front with the knife and he grabbed me. I lost control. I couldn't let anyone else get hurt — somebody had to protect people," she said, adding that her warnings about the neighbor to police, social services and housing authorities were in vain. | |
| • | In 2014, Pleasted offered her then-12-year-old son a job in the shop where he was a volunteer... | |
| • | "Mick was a role model. I'd take him meals and we'd chat. I had no reason not to trust him. I thought Bradley was safe." | |
| • | "I knew the boys. I didn't doubt a word they said. It was awful. They were 12 — so young." | |
| • | "Bradley said nothing had happened to him but he had to give a video statement to the police because he had worked with Mick." | |
| • | "I begged them to re-arrest Mick. He was back on the estate like nothing had happened and because he'd pleaded not guilty, his victims, including my son, would be made to testify." | |
| • | She then decided to take matters into her own hands. "I drank two bottles of wine, returned to my old flat and knelt on the floor holding a photo of the kids, screaming. I hadn't been able to cry before — Bradley was always around." | |
| • | "The guilt I felt for not protecting him overwhelmed me. That is when I picked up the knife and went to Mick's." | |
| • | She stabbed Pleasted eight times with a 12-inch kitchen knife and told police: "Who houses a f**king pedophile on an estate?" | |
California homeowner shoots would-be burglars; 1 dead and 1 injured (Fox 07/22/2021)
| • | An attempted burglary in California turned sour for a pair of intruders when the homeowner shot them, killing one and injuring the other. | |
| • | ... unnamed homeowner said he saw headlights in his driveway, which gave him time to get his firearm and stand ready when the suspects tried to break in... | |
California parents capture sex offender standing in 5-year-old girl’s bedroom, authorities say (Fox 07/08/2021)
Oregon man knocks out, hogties active shooter, according to Portland police (Fox 07/07/2021)
| • | Dickson crept up and bashed the 140-pound suspect with a stick. Then he wrestled the gun away, narrowly avoiding getting shot, and pummeled Stolarzyk with his fists until he was unconscious, according to the affidavit. | |
| • | Police said they recovered 29 shell casings and an AR-15 at the scene. They also saw bullet strikes in multiple cars and apartments and found a handgun at Stolarzyk's apartment in a neighboring building. | |
New Orleans man shoots and kills suspected home invader in French Quarter (Fox 06/05/2021)
| • | Louisiana's stand your ground doctrine states that, "A person who is not engaged in unlawful activity and who is in a place where he or she has a right to be shall have no duty to retreat before using deadly force... and may stand his or her ground and meet force with force." | |
Jewish family harassed in Miami area, get help from gun owner: reports (Fox 05/21/2021)
Vietnam vet, 82, fights off armed home intruder who attacked wife: cops (Fox 02/18/2021)
| • | A Vietnam veteran bludgeoned an armed home intruder with a shotgun on Monday after the suspect forced his way inside the South Carolina home and attacked his wife with a large knife. The suspect ... later died from his injuries. | |
12-year-old kills home intruder after 73-year-old woman shot during robbery (Fox 02/14/2021)
GOP congresswoman Boebert defends decision to carry gun in DC: 'I am my own security' (Fox 01/05/2021)
| • | "It's right there in our Constitution. It's an amendment to our Constitution, and there's an absolute uproar over people wanting to defend myself," the 34-year-old mother of four said. | |
| • | "I mean, come on. I'm 5-foot, 100 pounds. I am now in one of the most dangerous cities in America. The violent crime rate here is 158% times the national average. I will be walking alone a lot." | |
| • | "Just like I say in my ad, being a member of Congress is pretty basic. I don't go to work in an armored vehicle. I don't have personal police escorts. I am my own security here and my most basic right is my right to defend myself." | |
| • | "I have gone through the concealed carry courses that Washington, D.C., requires to obtain a concealed carry permit, and I think it's very interesting that he wants to ensure that I understand Washington, D.C.'s, firearm laws." | |
| • | "Maybe I should make a video announcing that I plan to drive a car in Washington, D.C., and then the chief of police will say that he's going to inform me of Washington, D.C.'s, traffic laws. Is this what he does to everyone who comes into the District of Columbia? Inform each and every person of their laws? I don't think so." | |
| • | "Educated, law-abiding gun owners are the safest people in America to be around. So when anyone comes in to limit my rights and safety of my family, I'll tell them exactly what this mom thinks." | |
| • | "Not only is it my right, but it's a right I was sent here to protect from Rifle, Colorado. So if you see me in DC, say hi, you're safe with me." | |
Washington state homeowner fights back against man who used shovel to break into residence (Fox 11/25/2020)
Utah police replace woman's American flag after she breaks it while fighting off home intruder (Fox 09/02/2020)
| • | The woman, identified as 73-year-old Lejune Timmerman, told KUTV the stranger had jumped the fence and began beating her brothers and choking her. | |
| • | She fought back after grabbing her flagpole, with the American flag still attached, police said. She struck the intruder multiple times, breaking the flagpole in the process. | |
| • | "I grabbed my glory and started beating the hell back. I whooped his a — and I'll whoop it again." | |
| • | Timmerman told police she was worried she had desecrated the American flag because it had touched the ground after the pole broke during the fight. | |
'Wild' Florida man fatally shot in bizarre home invasion (Fox 08/29/2020)
Florida man shoots, kills home intruder who was attacking his wife, police say (Fox 05/27/2020)
| • | A Florida man in his 70s fatally shot a home intruder who busted through the glass front door and began attacking his wife... | |
| • | Deputies arrived at the Panama City home around 6:05 a.m. and found 31-year-old Nathan Jerrell Edwards laying on the floor dead and a handgun on the counter. | |
| • | "The husband stated he felt he could not physically stop the intruder, so he went upstairs to get his firearm. He shot the firearm multiple times, ending the threat." | |
Las Vegas gun owner recalls deadly shootout: 'I got all of my hits' (Fox 05/21/2020)
| • | "I knew there was a high probability that he would miss because I was returning fire and getting hits on him." | |
| • | "I wish I wasn't at the wrong place at the wrong time, but I'm glad it was me instead of a less-skilled defensive pistol practitioner." | |
| • | The gunman died after being hit with 10 shots in a shootout that Baldwin estimated lasted about four seconds. | |
| • | Each shot Baldwin fired at the gunman hit its target, including nine to the chest and one to "the central nervous system." (The second suspect fled.) | |
Video shows chaotic scene before daylight home invasion, armed robbery attempt... (04/09/2020)
| • | The video shows the two men entering the home and shouting out a greeting, after which the scene soon turns to mayhem, with screams and expletives heard from inside. | |
| • | Within seconds, a man authorities say is Finnan can be seen on the video being chased out the door by the male homeowner. | |
| • | Soon afterward, the man authorities said has been identified as Finnan runs away. The video ends when the homeowner rushes back into the house. | |
| • | He told authorities that when he answered the door, two men pushed their way inside the house, where his wife and two children were inside. | |
| • | Police said that the homeowner told them that, after Finnan ran off, he went back inside to get his wife's weapon while Brodacz held the man's wife and children at gunpoint. | |
| • | The homeowner and Brodacz fought, and at some point, Brodacz was disarmed, ... Brodacz was shot and killed by the male homeowner with his wife's gun. | |
| • | ... told authorities that Brodacz had claimed to have seen about $200,000 in cash in boxes in the Arlington Heights home about 20 years ago and thought money might still be there. | |
| • | ... charges can be filed when someone is killed during the course of a crime even if the death was caused by someone else and the person charged with murder did not intend for the person to die. | |
Record number hold Minnesota gun carry permits: report (Fox 03/08/2020)
| • | ... carrying a firearm in public "gives you more options to respond to dangerous situations. It's all about having a choice and a chance." | |
| • | "I view my gun as a tool that gives me parity of force with bigger, stronger or more numerous opponents." | |
| • | "I have the ability to enforce decisions about my body and my boundaries without depending on others... I have more options than just hoping for rescue. I'm my own rescue." | |
UK man, 77, ‘bravely’ fights off ATM mugger in boxing match caught on video (Fox 02/19/2020)
Texas church hero takes on Michael Bloomberg: If we did things his way, many more would be dead (Fox 01/22/2020)
| • | "Even though the White Settlement police department did arrive in roughly two minutes from the time the first call went it, by that time...the carnage would have been much, much worse." | |
| • | ... the shooter took Communion before producing his shotgun. He then opened fire and shot Richard White and Anton "Tony" Wallace at point-blank range. | |
| • | From the time the gunman drew his weapon until he was down and it was over, six seconds had passed. | |
| • | Wilson, who had served as a reserve deputy sheriff, told ... he doesn't consider himself just an "average guy" with a gun. | |
| • | "You know, the team and I practice; we train. And, it's not something that we're just walking around with a gun on our hip. We do practice, you know, for different scenarios." | |
| • | Wilson said that Democratic politicians are "chipping away" at Second Amendment rights "all the time." | |
| • | "If Mr. Bloomberg would have his security detail turn their arms in and not guard him, he would be in the same situation as many American citizens are every day." | |
Texas man with license to carry shoots, kills suspected robber at home cookout (Fox 01/13/2020)
| • | The three unidentified suspects approached the front yard where guests were socializing and attempted to rob them at gunpoint. Two of the suspects had handguns. | |
| • | An unnamed man, who was a licensed handgun carrier visiting the residence, drew his weapon and shot one suspect. | |
| • | The two other suspects escaped and remain at-large. | |
| • | The wounded suspect was rushed to a hospital, where he later died. | |
| • | The 25-year-old man who shot the robbery suspect was released after an interview with detectives. | |
North Carolina church members tackle man trying to force his way inside (Fox 01/10/2020)
Texas church shooting gunman grew angry in past over money requests, visited 'multiple' times... (Fox 01/02/2020)
California veteran shoots robbery suspect who pistol-whipped him at market (Fox 12/24/2019)
Houston deputies say 3 would-be robbers killed after residence break-in (Fox 12/24/2019)
California shop owner fatally shoots masked robbers, 3rd suspect on the run (Fox 12/21/2019)
| • | "He does not practice humanity, he does not practice decency, he does not love mercy, he is intentionally unkind, he is mean to opponents, he puts himself before the collective, and he doesn't honor his oath. These all matter to us, don't they?" | |
Female bodybuilder, 82, fights home intruder: 'He picked the wrong house' (Fox 11/24/2019)
Florida boy, 15, died while 'protecting' sister, 5, from home invasion, suspect arrested with... (Fox 10/01/2019)
Georgia homeowner fatally shoots 3 teens in masks who tried to rob him, sheriff's office says (Fox 09/17/2019)
Woman who shot an alleged purse snatcher says her gun saved her life (JWR 09/05/2019)
Texas woman shoots suspected robber trying to grab purse: 'I shot until I couldn't shoot anymore' (Fox 09/04/2019)
Ohio grandfather with gun stops intruder: 'They picked the wrong house' (Fox 08/29/2019)
| • | "I pointed the pistol at him and said, 'If you don't move, I won't shoot you,'" McGown said. | |
| • | He then realized he'd left his cellphone upstairs so he ordered Gaffney to walk up to the bedroom with him. | |
| • | "I told him, 'you're going to walk ahead of me and we're going to go upstairs where I can get my cellphone and call the police,'" | |
| • | "Please do call the police. Please don't shoot me," McGown said. | |
| • | "I told him to get down on his knees in front of the bed and lay down on it with his arms out, and I called the police and they showed up, and there he was." | |
| • | ... his house had been broken into a few days earlier, when he was out of town. | |
| • | ... Guns, ammunition and laptops were stolen and disassembled televisions were left behind. | |
| • | "If he had reached his hand towards a pocket or something where I thought that he might have had one of the guns that went away last night or the night before, then I might have been tempted to do that." | |
| • | "My home was being violated and here was a guy doing it in my presence. Here's the guy, and I just wanted to make him stop doing that." | |
Philadelphia store employee shoots, kills armed robbery suspect, police say (Fox 08/27/2019)
Connecticut man accused of killing Anguilla hotel worker says he'd 'do it again' (Fox 08/20/2019)
| • | "I was on vacation relaxing with my family and attacked at knifepoint in a private hotel room" | |
| • | "All that I did was defend my young daughters in front of an attacker that was crazed and desperate and I have to just hold onto that fact. I would do it again and thank God I was in the room when he came." | |
Sydney stabbing suspect yelling 'Allahu akbar' pinned to ground by bystanders with milk crate (Fox 08/13/2019)
In Missouri, a Good Guy With a Gun Stepped Up — So Can You (NR 08/09/2019)
Texas homeowner fatally shoots armed suspect during robbery attempt, cops say (Fox 08/12/2019)
| • | ... fatally shot an alleged intruder after the suspect pulled out a gun when confronted. | |
Florida woman fights off home intruder, tells him 'I'm not your mama' (Fox 08/07/2019)
| • | "I'll be more careful from now on when I open my door. I'll open my door with my Taser, because I have one." | |
Arizona gas station hostages attack, subdue man who shot customer in the head (Fox 08/01/2019)
| • | "I turned the gun to his stomach, and I tried to pull the trigger. It was my only instinct to get myself out of the situation." | |
Gun-wielding Alabama granny held wanted man at gunpoint, investigators say (Fox 06/19/2019)
| • | She said she fired a shot in the air to stop Powers from getting closer to her house where two of her grandchildren reportedly were watching from inside. | |
| • | "I wanted to keep him at a distance. I didn't intend to kill him. I just wanted him to think that I would shoot him." | |
| • | "He wouldn't get down so I shot in the air and he realized I meant business, so he got down to his knees." | |
An 11-year-old fought off a home invader with a machete. And then offered him some career advice (JWR 06/18/2019)
| • | The boy had a message for parents: "Always have your kids prepared for anything." | |
| • | He had a message for the intruder, too. "You shouldn't have done what you've done. You're better off to get a job than breaking into other people's house." | |
Good Samaritan fights off a kidnapper dragging woman into woods: cops (Fox 06/11/2019)
Homeowner who grabbed rifle, fatally shot intruder won't be charged, authorities say (Fox 06/08/2019)
| • | "People have the right to defend themselves." | |
Hero mom saves the day, killing gunman outside school - video (NYP 05/14/2019)
| • | A gunman who targeted a group of families gathered for a Mother's Day celebration at a school in Brazil was fatally shot by an off-duty cop. Katia Sastre was praised by local officials for her bravery and was credited with saving the day. | |
Wisconsin man who helped US troops in Vietnam stands up to armed carjackers in Wisconsin... (Fox 05/28/2019)
Washington homeowner shoots, kills burglary suspect while on the phone with 911, police say (Fox 04/24/2019)
| • | "You have every right to protect yourself or your family if you're in fear for your life or safety, and it appears that's what happened in this instance so far." | |
Arizona homeowner shoots, kills suspected intruder, injures another: ‘Better come in ready’ (Fox 03/31/2019)
Georgia woman, 79, reportedly shoots at suspected home intruder: 'I got something for you' (Fox 02/20/2019)
Man says killing mountain lion with bare hands 'was just like a wrestling match' (Fox 02/14/2019)
Colorado runner mauled by mountain lion choked animal to death (Fox 02/05/2019)
North Carolina man holds burglary suspects at gunpoint outside of home in video (Fox 02/04/2019)
Georgia man shoots, kills armed robber at Family Dollar (Fox 01/29/2019)
| • | ... an unidentified suspect entered the store and pulled a gun on two employees. | |
| • | While the armed suspect was demanding money from the cashier, a customer pulled his own gun and fired. | |
Texas homeowner shoots, kills 3 men and injures 2 during home invasion, officials say (Fox 01/21/2019)
| • | The incident happened around 1 a.m. in east Houston after five men wearing ski masks broke into the home. | |
| • | The male resident inside then grabbed his weapon and opened fire at the men.
| |
| • | One of the suspects was found dead in front of the house, while the others fled in an SUV and on foot. | |
| • | ... the SUV crashed into a pole nearby and a second suspect was found dead inside. | |
| • | A third suspect who was in the SUV fled, collapsed in the street, and later died. | |
| • | The fourth and fifth suspects, who were also injured in the shooting, were taken to the hospital | |
| • | The homeowner was not injured. | |
Arizona resident shoots four burglars, killing one, police say (Fox 01/03/2019)
Sheriff: Woman kills jail escapee who kicks in her door (Fox 12/04/2018)
| • | The inmate was still in his orange jail jumpsuit and had grabbed a knife sharpening tool from the woman's kitchen ... as he headed toward her bedroom around 3 a.m... | |
| • | "This was a big guy. If she hadn't had a weapon there's no telling what would have happened." | |
| • | The woman was home alone and had gone through training to get a concealed weapons permit. | |
| • | ... died from a gunshot to the head... | |
| • | The sheriff said the homeowner was shaken by the shooting and asked him to help her maintain her privacy. He did not release her name. | |
| • | "This is the shining example" of why owning and knowing how to use a gun is important, the sheriff said. | |
| • | "She came out on the good on this end and the other guy, the bad guy, didn't." | |
Armed man helps subdue suspect in deadly stabbing in Seattle (Fox 11/04/2018)
South Carolina mother-of-3 shoots home invader: ‘I would’ve killed him if I had to’ (Fox 11/03/2018)
| • | "I yelled, 'I have a gun, I will shoot you, get away from my house,'" | |
| • | "So then he kicks the door in as soon as he kicks the door in and tries to take a step in my house that's when I shot him and he ran off." | |
| • | "Something just came over me, I got calm and my heart slowed down." | |
| • | The mother said she "would've killed him if I had to" if the intruder tried to come inside her home. | |
| • | "Because if I didn't have any kind of weapons I don't know what I would have did. That guy was kind of big." | |
| • | "I wouldn't have been able to fight him off. I never thought I would have to shoot that gun, ever." | |
| • | "Any mother is going to protect her kid any way she can. And that's what I did." | |
Alabama McDonald's gunman killed by armed dad, who is injured in shootout (Fox 10/29/2018)
| • | The unidentified father was leaving the establishment with his sons when a masked man walked into the Birmingham fast-food restaurant and started shooting. | |
| • | The father returned fire and, during the ensuing shootout, the gunman, the father and one of the man's teenage sons were struck, according to the station. | |
| • | The gunman, who was not identified, later died of his injuries. The other two injuries were not considered life-threatening. | |
| • | Authorities are now working to determine if the gunman intended to rob the restaurant, was targeting an employee or planned something more nefarious. | |
Man facing charges after punching Starbucks employee in attack thwarted by licensed gun owner, authorities say (Fox 10/11/2018)
Video shows New York City deli owner wrestling away gun during brazen robbery attempt (Fox 09/19/2018)
Grandmother shoots cyclist trying to break into her home, police say (Fox 08/08/2018)
| • | "She told him stay away and not come in the house or she would get a gun and shoot him." | |
| • | When the man persisted, the woman said she got a gun and fired one shot through the door, hitting the man in the chest. | |
| • | The woman's 14-year-old granddaughter was home during the attempted break in, but didn't see the incident. | |
Florida armed bystander stops gunman at crowded back-to-school event at park, police say (Fox 08/06/2018)
| • | An armed bystander shot a man who opened fire at a Florida park filled with over 100 people — including children — for a Saturday back-to-school cookout... | |
| • | "We are extremely grateful that nobody else was injured in this incident. This suspect opened fire at a crowded public park. This could have been so much worse." | |
| • | The gunman, whose firearm was recovered at the scene, was airlifted to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. No one else was injured during the shootout. | |
5 months after Parkland: What are activists doing to protect students? (Fox 07/14/2018)
| • | "When you're at work and you see someone coming into that school and they're ready to hurt or kill one of our kids or teachers, I want you to shoot them graveyard dead. And if you can't shoot them graveyard dead, then we don't want you in this program and the door's over there, and this job is not for you." | |
Watch: Pistol-packing waitress defends George Webb co-worker during attack (Fox 07/08/2018)
| • | "I thank God the other waitress had a concealed carry weapon, has a permit... I shudder to think, had she not been there and had she not had this weapon, what this guy might have done." | |
| • | The suspect, who is a regular at the restaurant and reportedly had been cursing at his server throughout the night for taking too long with his order, came behind the counter and punched her in the face. | |
| • | Within seconds, the woman's colleague pulled out a handgun from her waistband and pointed at him until he backed off. | |
| • | ... police know who they are looking for and that the man is allegedly a drug dealer. | |
Texas mom shoots man trying to take car with her kids inside at gas station: 'I hope that woke him up' (Fox 07/05/2018)
| • | A Texas mother said she didn't think twice about shooting a would-be carjacker when the man jumped into her vehicle at a Dallas gas station... | |
| • | ... her two sons, ages 2 and 4, were sitting in the backseat at the time. | |
| • | "I proceeded to jump in my backseat and told the gentleman to stop, to get out the car. He would not get out of the car. He turned around and looked at me. I reached over the armrest to get my glove compartment and that's when I fired at him once I got the gun from my glove compartment." | |
| • | "I'm not a killer but I do believe in defending what's mine," the mother of two said. "I hope that woke him up." | |
Mom shoots knife-wielding man who flew across world to visit her teen daughter, police say (Fox 06/26/2018)
Burger King customer saves man stabbed in face during apparent random attack (Fox 06/19/2018)
Armed man who shot, killed Walmart gunman is a pastor, report says (Fox 06/18/2018)
Security guard takes down knife-wielding man with nunchucks: cops (Fox 06/15/2018)
Tennessee man shoots, kills would-be burglars at his home, police say (Fox 06/03/2018)
New Jersey woman, 69, beats and kicks would-be robber, police say (Fox 05/29/2018)
Indiana teacher who tackled school shooter says it was 'only acceptable' act to save students (Fox 05/28/2018)
Man opens fire inside Oklahoma restaurant before 'armed citizen' shoots, kills him, police say (Fox 05/24/2018)
| • | Two people were shot. One person has been taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A bystander with a pistol confronted the shooter outside the restaurant and fatally shot him. | |
School-shooting self-defense tips from Paris train hero Alek Skarlatos (Fox 05/19/2018)
Off-duty police officer, mom hailed as hero for taking out would-be robber at Mother's Day event... (Fox 05/14/2018)
Man fought gunman: He 'was going to have to work to kill me' (Fox 04/22/2018)
Convicted felon shot, killed by homeowner during Tennessee home invasion: cops (Fox 03/29/2018)
I'm a superintendent. My school district decided to arm teachers (JWR 03/26/2018)
| • | ... if the shooter had thought it likely, or even just possible, that someone might be there to return fire, he would have been hesitant to move forward with his atrocious plan. | |
| • | You need eyes and ears strategically placed throughout the school, and they need to be equipped to deal swiftly with a life-threatening attack. | |
| • | A teacher will almost inevitably be closer to an attack than a security guard devoted to an entire campus. | |
School shootings prompt more teachers to consider carrying guns (Fox 03/02/2018)
| • | "I did not go into teaching thinking about a shooting in my school. But holing up inside a classroom and hoping the shooter doesn't see you didn't seem like a good idea. So I decided to take a class to get a concealed carry permit." | |
| • | "When you have these shootings it's about the high number of casualties, and these shooters think they're successful when more people die. But we can stop them and if I can save the life of just one student than I think it's worth carrying a gun." | |
Carjacking suspect shot dead by man with concealed weapon in Wisconsin, police say (Fox 02/27/2018)
| • | ... the would-be carjacker was also armed... | |
| • | "This should be a wake-up call to everyone in the community that this is not a game. This is very serious." | |
| • | ... the would-be victim had a concealed-carry permit. | |
| • | "That young man didn't have to die today. He didn't have to lose his life, but he made a bad decision and he did." | |
'I'm Not Going to Be a Victim': Armed Mother & Daughter Fight Off Oklahoma Armed Robber (Fox 02/26/2018)
| • | The thug reportedly went to a local hospital where he was put into a medically induced coma with several gunshot wounds. | |
| • | "At 10 o'clock, I'll open the door and start selling. I'm not going to be a victim." | |
'Why Not Give Me the Chance to Fight Back?': Armed Teacher Speaks Out (Fox 02/22/2018)
| • | "I became a teacher because I love children. I love children, and I would do anything for them." | |
| • | "And if that means taking a bullet, then yes, I will take a bullet for my children. But why not give me the chance to also fight back in the process?" | |
Korean War veteran saves woman from knife-wielding thugs (Fox 02/22/2018)
| • | An 88-year-old British military veteran tapped into his decades-old training to reportedly save a young woman from five knife-wielding thugs. | |
| • | ... stepped in when he noticed five youths grab a woman's handbag and clothes... | |
| • | "My initial thoughts were to divert their attention away from the girl who was screaming. I shouted ‘leave her alone,'" | |
| • | "But they turned on me, saying ‘We'll take your money instead,' and I said, ‘No you don't.' Kids this age are full of bravado, you see, they weren't expecting a surprise." | |
| • | "I disabled one but another pulled out a knife so I had to try and deal with him too," he continued. "I tried to disarm him and in the process I got stab wounds here, there and everywhere. There was a lot of blood. He wasn't trained and it was more of a pocket knife. Luckily my wounds were shallow." | |
Navy veteran shoots home invasion suspect, says he was 'in fear' for his life (Fox 02/22/2018)
| • | "I had warned him prior. I did everything I was supposed to do. This is my house, not his." | |
| • | I don't feel bad about it. I don't feel bad. This guy was a bad guy. How many other people has he hurt? I don't know but he's off the street, that's all that counts." | |
Georgia Tech student group helping train college students with firearms to fight back (Fox 02/13/2018)
| • | "What we really think is the best solution to these problems is to have people properly trained in the use of firearms." | |
| • | Last year, Georgia's governor signed a law allowing people with permits to carry concealed handguns on the state's public college campuses. | |
| • | The state also requires people to be at least 21 — or at least 18 with proof of basic training or active service in the military — to receive a concealed carry permit. | |
| • | "If someone thinks you have a gun, they are far less likely to target you for a robbery." | |
Texas gun owner shoots, kills man trying to rob him and family at Popeyes (Fox 12/07/2017)
Case against elderly man who shot burglars closed (INN 08/15/2017)
| • | The burglars advanced on the homeowner, one holding a pickaxe and the other holding a chisel. | |
| • | The homeowner defended himself with the gun he has a permit to carry, killing one of his attackers. | |
The heroes of Sutherland Springs (JWR 11/06/2017)
| • | When Stephen Willeford, 55, heard of the shooting, he left his house barefoot with his AR-15 and started exchanging fire with Kelley outside the church. An expert shot, Willeford hit Kelley and reportedly aimed for the gaps on his body armor. | |
'Hero' neighbor got his rifle, shot at Texas church gunman (Fox 11/05/2017)
| • | A concerned neighbor who heard the Texas church massacre unfolding on Sunday went and grabbed his rifle and tried to stop it — opening fire on the shooter and chasing him down in a stranger's truck. | |
| • | Authorities said the armed neighbor may have saved countless lives by opening fire on Kelley and forcing him to flee... | |
Teenager defends family from burglary suspects, stabs one with kitchen knife (Fox 10/19/2017)
| • | A 14-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after he defended his family by stabbing and killing one of two burglars who broke into his Philadelphia home. | |
| • | "I saw them fighting with my mom's boyfriend. I had to like, had to stab him. My sister was frozen at the door, so I had to get her outside the house." | |
Tennessee church usher who stopped gunman is hailed as 'hero' (Fox 09/24/2017)
| • | Engle "physically engaged" with Samson, investigators added. Ultimately the suspect was shot, and Engle suffered a "significant injury around his head" after being pistol-whipped. | |
| • | Engle then ran to his car, grabbed a gun, and held the gunman at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived, witnesses said. | |
Oklahoma home invasion shooting: Suspected getaway driver arrested (Fox 03/28/2017)
| • | Two of the three who broke in through a glass door in the back of the house were armed: one with a knife and one with brass knuckles. | |
| • | The suspected getaway driver, 21-year-old Elizabeth Marie Rodriguez, turned herself in hours after the shooting. | |
| • | The would-be burglars had "a short exchange of words" with the homeowner's 23-year-old son before he shot them with a rifle. | |
| • | ... did not name the intruders, but said they were between 16 and 18 years old. The homeowner and his son were not hurt. | |
| • | The homeowner's son voluntarily gave a statement to sheriff's investigators. | |
| • | The intruders were wearing black clothes, gloves and masks when they forced their way in, waking up the son. | |
| • | Two of the three died in the kitchen and the third made it out to the driveway before he collapsed. | |
| • | "Within the past six months we've had two or three burglaries out here." | |
Miss. homeowner kills escaped murder suspect after week-long manhunt (Fox 03/10/2016)
| • | A capital murder suspect who busted out of a jail in Mississippi last week tied up a family at a home in Vicksburg Thursday morning before the homeowner broke loose and killed the intruder. | |
| • | Police said the unnamed homeowner shot Rafael McCloud in the head after the suspect stabbed him in the shoulder. The entire encounter lasted roughly three hours and the homeowner is expected to survive. | |
| • | McCloud also tied up the man's wife and their child. | |
| • | McCloud's death ends the manhunt that started when the 34-year-old escaped the Warren County jail March 2. | |
| • | McCloud was indicted on murder and rape charges in the January 2015 death of Sharen Wilson. He had been held in the jail since his June 29 arrest, and has prior felony convictions for auto burglary, grand larceny and armed robbery. | |
Local pastor killed, 2 injured in shooting at Texas church (Fox 01/04/2021)
| • | ... the pastor, who was armed, pointed a gun at the suspect and asked him to leave. However, the suspect, Mytrez Deunte Woolen, was able to disarm the pastor before shooting and killing him... | |
| • | Prior to the incident, authorities were pursuing the suspect in an overnight manhunt... | |
| • | "The church just happened to be the location that he was able to get into at the time." | |
Florida elected official, husband fatally stabbed in home in random attack (Fox 11/13/2020)
Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect decided to take teen after seeing her get on a school bus... (Fox 01/14/2019)
| • | "The defendant stated he had no idea who she was nor did he know who lived at the house or how many people lived at the house. The defendant stated, when he saw [Jayme Closs], he knew that was the girl he was going to take." | |
| • | ... he "put quite a bit of thought" into the kidnapping to avoid getting caught, including stealing license plates and shaving his head so he wouldn't leave DNA evidence at the home. | |
| • | ... she was asleep in her bedroom when her dog began barking. She woke her parents up and her father went downstairs to find Patterson, dressed entirely in black, armed with a gun. | |
| • | Jayme said she and her mother went to hide in the bathroom. | |
| • | "[Jayme] stated she heard a gunshot and knew her father had just been killed." | |
| • | Her mother called 911 — which authorities previously detailed — but hung up when Patterson found them hiding. | |
| • | "Patterson told her mother to put tape over [Jayme's] mouth, which her mother did, and then Patterson shot her mother" while they were both in the bathtub. | |
| • | Jayme said Patterson put her in his car's trunk and drove away. As they left the scene, she said she heard the sirens of police cars. | |
Michigan grandfather stabbed to death in park after asking man to stop doing drugs in front of kids (Fox 09/02/2018)
| • | ... approached a man sitting on a bench and asked him to stop doing drugs while children were playing in the park. | |
| • | The grandfather, who was not identified, was stabbed at least 15 times. | |
| • | "He was enraged, he seemed like he had the strength of the Tasmanian devil." | |
| • | "(The victim) fell to the ground, he had blood all over him. He had his arms up to fend off the man from stabbing him. The man put his knee in the guy's abdomen to hold him down and then put his arm across his face and began stabbing him with a knife, like non-stop, just jabbing at him with the knife." | |
Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect decided to take teen after seeing her get on a school bus... (Fox 01/14/2019)
| • | "The defendant stated he had no idea who she was nor did he know who lived at the house or how many people lived at the house. The defendant stated, when he saw [Jayme Closs], he knew that was the girl he was going to take." | |
| • | ... he "put quite a bit of thought" into the kidnapping to avoid getting caught, including stealing license plates and shaving his head so he wouldn't leave DNA evidence at the home. | |
| • | "[Jayme] stated she heard a gunshot and knew her father had just been killed." | |
| • | "Patterson told her mother to put tape over [Jayme's] mouth, which her mother did, and then Patterson shot her mother" while they were both in the bathtub. | |
| • | Jayme said Patterson put her in his car's trunk and drove away. As they left the scene, she said she heard the sirens of police cars. | |
BTK killer Dennis Rader tells all in unheard interview for doc: 'It's a demon that's within me' (Fox 09/02/2018)
Las Vegas cop 'terrified with fear' as gunman murdered dozens, body camera footage shows (Fox 07/03/2018)
| • | "I know I hesitated and remember being terrified with fear and I think that I froze right there in the middle of the hall for how long I can't say." | |
| • | "I could feel my mouth was extremely dry and cotton mouth and I had no spit I also felt myself starting to get tunnel vision and I can remember concentrating on tactical breathing to calm myself." | |
| • | "Police officers are civilians with guns. The notion that they can spring into action and take on a mass murderer who is running up the body count is probably something you can't ask." | |
Booming firearms sales driven by 'tiny guns,' conceal-carry laws (Fox 03/15/2016)
| • | "The .380 is generally a smaller frame and much easier to conceal than a more bulky 9-mm. or .40 caliber pistol – particularly under summer wear." | |
| • | "Yet it still possesses the knock-down power needed in a potential life-or-death shooting situation. | |
| • | "It is especially suited for women as they generally have smaller hands." | |
| • | Often referred to as the .380 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) or a 9-mm. short, the .380 — which first hit the market in 1908 — features a pistol cartridge even tinier and lighter than that of the popular 9-mm. handgun. But despite its surging popularity, there is debate over the .380's utility as a weapon of self-defense. | |
| • | "The smaller, more compact frames are more difficult to shoot and their durability is lower than the slightly larger sub-compacts." | |
| • | "The accuracy component is also lower due to a more challenging platform to shoot." | |
| • | Other critics agree, saying that relying on such a small gun in a high-pressure, self-defense scenario requires training beyond the typical point-and-shoot sessions at a range. | |
| • | "The difficulty largely stems from the smaller size; which ironically is a main reason for purchase." | |
| • | Historically, the .380 has had a reputation for poor quality that earned it the derisive nickname of "Saturday Night Special." | |
| • | In the 1960s and '70s, the tiny weapons were cheap and associated with criminal acts. | |
| • | Subpar materials and production made them susceptible to accidental discharge incidents and jamming. | |
| • | Today, the gun is generally well-made, retails from $300 to $800 and typically holds between six and eight rounds. | |
| • | "The latest models are of high quality." | |
| • | ... anti-gun political rhetoric has largely backfired, and driven sales of guns to historic highs. | |
| • | "With tragedies playing out in marked ‘safe' places, Americans realize that no place is off-limits for the criminal mind. This is why people are interested in becoming self-reliant for self-defense and less dependent on the response time of an armed police officer to save the day." | |
| • | "The thing about guns in the hands of consumers is that they are like dresses and shoes. The fashion comes and goes." | |
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