Category: Self Defense

Burglary suspect shot while breaking into Dallas home

DALLAS — A burglary suspect was shot while breaking into a home in far southwest Dallas early Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. at a home in the 7100 block of Nutmeg Lane, near the Cedar Ridge Preserve in an area of Dallas near Duncanville, DeSoto and Cedar Hill.

Police at the scene said people were inside the home when someone broke in. Someone in the home shot at the burglary suspect, police said.

The burglary suspect was taken to a hospital and was in surgery Wednesday morning. More information about their condition and the incident was not yet available.

There were no reported injuries to anyone inside the home.

 

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Homeowner shoots intruder in north St. Louis County

CASTLE POINT, Mo. – St. Louis County Police are investigating an early morning home invasion where a homeowner shot at the suspect, who was trying to break in.

The incident occurred in the 2200 block of Empress Dr. in north St. Louis County around 4:30 a.m.

Two residents were inside the home at the time. The homeowner shot the intruder once.

“I hate he got shot but he was wrong, I probably would do the same thing,” neighbor Napoleon Lattimore said. “All he was doing was trying to protect his home.”

After being injured during the shooting, the suspect ran from the scene. A police dog caught the suspect in a wooded area in the 10000 block of Viscount Drive.

An ambulance took the suspect to a nearby hospital and he is being treated for life-threatening injuries. He is described as a man in his 20s. The motive behind the home invasion is still not clear.

Residents say the neighborhood where the shooting occurred is quiet. “We’ve been here for years…but you still have people that come over here, break in people’s houses, and do stuff like that,” Lattimore said.

Authorities investigating after burglary, deadly shooting in Lilbourn

LILBOURN, Mo. (KBSI) – A person is dead after a homeowner shot someone he says was burglarizing his home in Lilbourn on Sunday.

New Madrid County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from a homeowner saying he had shot someone burglarizing his home on Sunday, May 12 around 4 p.m.

Deputies found a dead female with a single gunshot wound at the home located on Highway 62 near Lilbourn.

An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 at 11 a.m.

The names are being withheld as the investigation continues.

Man shot during W. Gulf Bank home invasion

HOUSTON (KIAH) – Houston Police Department (HPD) responded to a shooting at the 1400 block of W. Gulf Bank around 12:30 a.m. this morning. Upon arrival, they found a male shot dead just inside an apartment. According to HPD, the victim walked up to the home and walked right by the two people standing in front. They asked him what he was doing and then forcibly tried to remove him from the apartment. One of the homeowners had a gun and shot the suspected home invader.

Juvenile that shot, killed man in Lancaster County will not face charges
“Based upon what we know from the investigation up to this point, the shooting was justified,” the sheriff said.

LANCASTER, S.C. (WBTV) – The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 29-year-old male.

The sheriff’s office stated that on Thursday, May 2, around 6:40 p.m., they responded to a reported shooting in the 1600 block of Hillcrest Avenue.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a 29-year-old male on the ground next to a Chevrolet Avalanche, suffering from a gunshot wound.

Deputies attempted to render aid, and when Lancaster County Emergency Medical Services personnel arrived, they pronounced him dead.

Officials state that they obtained a search warrant and the property was searched, and evidence was collected.

The sheriff’s office stated that when they first arrived on scene there was a 31-year-old male and a 14-year-old juvenile near the truck. The 31-year-old owned the Avalanche and is a friend of the juvenile.

Deputies stated that both were cooperative, and the juvenile stated that he was the one who fired shots at the 29-year-old.

During their investigation, it was revealed that the 29-year-old lived behind the juvenile and came on the property uninvited several times Thursday, causing issues. The final time he was there he assaulted the juvenile’s brother, who is also a minor.

Officials stated that the 29-year-old had a knife and ran at the juvenile, who then jumped into the Avalanche and was trying to shut and lock the door. The juvenile then grabbed a gun from the truck and fired at the 29-year-old.

According to the sheriff’s office, the juvenile will not be facing charges in connection with the shooting, and he was released to the custody of his mother.

“This was a tragic result from an unfortunate set of circumstances,” said Sheriff Barry Faile. “Based upon what we know from the investigation up to this point, the shooting was justified. The investigation is continuing, and we are following up on additional information. We will also look at the autopsy report and the results of forensic testing on the evidence collected. We will take appropriate action if any information we develop changes our initial assessment of this incident.”

Lone Wolf Attacks: The Most Likely Form of Terror

The open Southern Border is of utmost concern to anyone who is wise enough to realize that such a situation is unsustainable for the survival of a nation.  Not only does the influx of unmitigated and unregulated ILLEGAL migration strain national resources, but it has also introduced a host of security threats. Hidden among the constant stream of border crossers is human trafficking and narcotics importation.  Perhaps most worrisome of all is the fact that, for the past several years, bad actors in league with foreign entities who intend to commit terror attacks against the United States can literally just walk in.  This situation has resulted in even federal agencies admitting that the threat of terror cells is very real.

Still, whether or not terror cells activate at some point, which is a real possibility, a consistent threat that has always been with us certainly remains so, and that is the lone wolf terrorist. Lone wolf essentially means that an individual acts of their own accord to commit a mass-casualty or terror event.  The individual may well swear allegiance to a terrorist group or cause, but they are not directly supported by the group.  In terms of Jihadi-type terrorism, some lone wolves have been “radicalized” by fringe religious leaders or groups, but more often than not, the individual simply goes looking for a degenerate cause to latch onto in order to self-justify the terrible violence they wish to commit.  The truth is, all such mass attacks, whether workplace or school shootings, in supposed retaliation for bullying or oppression or attacks, steeped in extremist ideology, are committed by people of a similar mentality, no matter the particulars.  

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Amazon delivery driver shoots, kills person with gun in attempted carjacking

CLEVELAND (Gray News/WOIO) – Authorities in Ohio say an Amazon driver shot and killed an armed carjacker Saturday evening.

WOIO reports the shooting happened near West 48th Street and Franklin Boulevard.

Cleveland police said the Amazon driver was working in the area just after 4 p.m. when he was approached by a person with a gun. The Amazon worker told police that the person held them at gunpoint while trying to steal the vehicle.

According to police, the situation turned into a carjacking with the armed subject crashing the vehicle. Authorities said the Amazon driver ended up shooting the carjacker during the ordeal. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not release any further immediate information or identify the parties involved. The situation remains under investigation, Cleveland police said.

‘birdshot’. Worst choice possible, except if it’s the only thing you have.
Of course, Mr. Oliver didn’t need to interject himself into the argument, precipitating all the resulting drama.

Neighbor confronts undocumented couple, leads to shooting at Northwest Side apartments

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex off Vance Jackson Road near Fredericksburg Road.

Police said an undocumented couple were arguing inside an apartment when a neighbor, identified as William Oliver, 49, told them to calm down. The 21-year-old man allegedly put a gun to Oliver’s head and, while speaking Spanish, threatened to kill him. Oliver then walked backed to his apartment

Oliver told police that he thought the other man was trying to kick in his front door. That’s when he grabbed a shotgun, loaded it with bird shot, and shot the suspect in the hand and foot. A female bystander was also hit in the leg.

Both the victim and bystander were taken to the hospital in stable condition.

So far, Oliver is facing no charges.

Americans Bought 15 Million Guns Last Year

With all the constant unrest throughout America and the ongoing movement to defund and prosecute police who do their jobs, it’s no surprise that Americans purchased over 15 million firearms last year.

The reason seems to be clear: people across the country are realizing that they need to start becoming responsible for their own safety. A Rasmussen poll showed that some 67% of Americans thought self-defense was driving gun sales.

Kyle Harrison with Top Gun Range says, “It just doesn’t make sense to put your trust in someone else to protect you.” He says even with the police doing the best they can, they are understaffed and can’t be everywhere at once.

Harrison says people find out they need to protect themselves at different points in their life, and it could be triggered by a negative event or a positive life development such as having children or getting married, which brings the realization on that they want to protect their family.

Witness: Woman fires shots at suspects who broke into Jackson home

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – One suspect has been arrested and two are wanted for breaking into a woman’s home in Jackson.

The incident happened on Daniel Circle on Wednesday, May 1.

A woman said three young men, who were wearing hoodies, rang her doorbell and asked if she wanted her yard cut. She declined, and the men went to her daughter’s home in the neighborhood.

Teen charged in death of 14-year-old in Jackson appears in court
The woman said her daughter was not home at the time of the incident and that the suspects broke into the home.

According to the woman, her daughter returned home, and the suspects fired shots at her. The daughter fired shots at the suspects. She was not injured.

Jackson police said the three suspects fled the scene, and one of them was later captured.

Just remember; The Process Is The Punishment™

Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly will not be retried after deadlocked jury, prosecutors announce

George Alan Kelly, the Arizona rancher charged with murder in the shooting of a Mexican national on his border property, will not be retried, prosecutors with the Santa Cruz County Attorney’s office said.

The state charged Kelly with second degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed a migrant, Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, on his land in January 2023.

The decision not to retry Kelly comes a week after a mistrial was declared following a deadlocked jury.

Kelly’s defense confirmed to Fox News Digital that there was “one, lone holdout” juror who wanted to convict, while the remaining jurors sought an acquittal.

The jury began deliberating April 18. After days of being unable to reach a verdict, the judge overseeing the trial declared a mistrial on Monday.

Homeowner shoots suspect during attempted break-in

SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — One suspect has been shot, and another is in custody after Surprise police say they tried to break into a home Monday morning.

It happened in the area of 140th Drive and Waddell Road, just west of Litchfield Road. According to police, two suspects were trying to force their way into a house when the homeowner opened fire, striking one of them.

Officers responded and took both suspects into custody, one of whom was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“It’s almost unthinkable, especially in the early morning hours,” said neighbor Nancy McCraven. “You never think it’s going to happen, especially in a nice quiet neighborhood like this and it’s always quiet.”

Some neighbors heard the commotion early in the morning.

“I woke up around 3:30 and then I was getting ready in my room and I didn’t think it was a big deal until I heard them get closer to our house,” said Shaylee Coker.

They were shocked about what happened.

“It happened two doors down, and you never know who it could be next and so I think everybody is going to start to raise their security awareness,” Coker said.

Detectives are investigating.

With so many questions still lingering, families cannot help but wonder what they would do in that situation.

“It’s terrifying because I’ve got kids home,” said Christina Hogan. “If it happened to me I don’t know how I would’ve dealt with it.”

Rachel Moss, a criminal defense attorney for the Attorneys for Freedom Law Firm in Chandler, said there are a couple of state statutes that could protect homeowners in these situations.

She explained they may overlap but said the Arizona crime prevention statute applies best to break-ins.

“The crime prevention statute would allow a homeowner if they reasonably believe that a crime is in progress, they can use physical force or even deadly physical force to protect themselves and prevent that crime from occurring,” said Moss.

Some of the crimes listed under the law include burglary, aggravated assault and armed robbery.

“In terms of this statute, what it really comes down to is whether or not the homeowner was acting reasonably,” said Moss.

She explained if a homeowner believes a crime is about to happen, they can take action to prevent it.

“That’s why the homeowner doesn’t have to wait until someone actually is breaking into their property. They have to think that it’s in progress, in some way,” said Moss.

When it isn’t a clear case, the attorney explained it might go to trial with a jury deciding whether a homeowner was justified in their actions.

Moss added that something important to consider about this statute is that a person is presumed to be acting reasonably under it.

 

Larry Correia

Guys, if there is one single lesson you can take from all of these arguments about mass killers it is this. What stops mass killers is a violent response. Period.

That response can either be immediate, from somebody who is already present, or it can come later from somebody who has to travel to the scene. But the longer it takes for that violent response, the longer the killer has to work unimpeded, the higher the body count.

That’s it. That’s the equation.

When these quislings and cowards try to claim the moral high ground by keeping good people disarmed, do not give them a ******* inch. We tried their way. It ends in more bodies. **** them. No more. Fight or get out of the way.

Indiana Prosecutor Laments That Self-Defense Laws Exist, Protect Defensive Gun Users.

Apparently, some Indianapolis public officials have forgotten how their own self-defense laws work and why they exist in the first place.

In an interview that’s equal parts amusing and alarming, Indiana’s Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears recently lamented an increase in self-defense shootings in Indianapolis.

Mears complained to reporters that shootings involving self-defense claims are challenging to prosecute. This “mean[s] that someone lost their life” and “that case might ultimately be cleared” without the shooter being charged, he said.

Mears also implied that defensive gun users who can’t be prosecuted are just as bad as the criminals they shot, simply by virtue of the fact that both parties were armed.

With all due respect to Mears, the county prosecutor seems to miss the point.

As in virtually every other state, Indiana law justifies the use of deadly force only when a person has a reasonable belief that such force is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury, commission of a forcible felony, or unlawful entry into a home or vehicle.

Moreover, a person generally can’t rely on the protection of self-defense laws if he or she was committing a crime or fleeing after committing one, provoked the threat, or engaged in “mutual combat.”

In other words, to the extent that self-defense shootings are difficult to prosecute, it’s because there’s pretty good evidence that the shooter was morally and legally justified in doing what he did.

You would think that someone like Mears would comprehend this, given his position as a prosecutor.

The importance of armed self-defense can’t be overstated. Almost every major study has found that Americans use their firearms in self-defense between 500,000 and 3 million times annually, according to a 2013 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2021, the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the issue concluded that roughly 1.6 million defensive gun uses occur in the United States every year.

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Tennessee governor plans to sign bill that would let teachers carry guns in schools
Lee alluded to the pushback from Democrats, saying, “There are folks across the state who disagree on the way forward.”

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.

“What’s important to me is that we give districts tools and the option to use a tool that will keep their children safe in their schools,” Lee said at a news conference Thursday after he shared his plans to sign the legislation.

Under state law, Lee, a Republican, has the option to sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature.

The Republican-controlled state House passed the measure Tuesday largely along party lines roughly a year after a shooter opened fire and killed six people at The Covenant School in Nashville. The state Senate, which is also controlled by the GOP, passed the measure this month.

Lee on Thursday highlighted the legislation’s requirements that faculty and staff members wishing to carry concealed handguns on school grounds complete a minimum of 40 hours of approved training specific to school policing every year. They also must obtain written authorization from law enforcement, he noted.

“There are folks across the state who disagree on the way forward,” Lee said Thursday, adding that he thought the legislation would allow school districts the opportunity to decide “at the local level what is best for the schools and the children in that district.”

But the measure drew criticism from Democrats like state Rep. Bo Mitchell, who referred to the Covenant shooting in remarks on the House floor.

“This is what we’re going to do. This is our reaction to teachers and children being murdered in a school. Our reaction is to throw more guns at it. What’s wrong with us?” Mitchell said.

Tennessee isn’t the only state to have approved legislation allowing teachers to carry guns. At least 26 states have laws permitting teachers or other school employees to possess guns on school grounds, with some exceptions, according to the Giffords Law Center, a gun violence prevention group.

Would-be victims in two separate crimes fight back, shoot suspects
Police say they’re seeing spike in cases like this

SAN ANTONIO – Would-be victims of two separate crimes Thursday morning reacted in a way that one San Antonio police sergeant said he has been seeing more often lately.

In both cases, police say those victims used a gun to stop a crime, shooting and wounding the suspects.

“It does seem there is a spike in these types of activities,” said Sgt. Andrew Valle, as he investigated the second shooting of the morning.

In that case, Valle said a man who lives in an apartment in the 8700 block of Marbach told officers he used a gun to stop an intruder.

The man said the stranger tried to force his way into his home after 7:30 a.m.

“And he told that person, ‘What are you doing? You don’t live here.’ That person said, ‘No, I do,” Valle said, explaining the scenario.

Valle said the man who was shot was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in his stomach.

The shooting happened just a few hours after a homeowner in the 400 block of General Kruger shot two men who he said were stealing from him.

According to police, the homeowner noticed the two suspects on his surveillance cameras after 5 a.m. and then confronted them.

He told officers this was the second time the suspects had come to his home to steal roofing materials in his driveway.

A police report later said the two suspects, 32- and 34-years-old, were arrested on theft charges.

It also said investigators had determined the homeowner was justified in shooting them and would not face charges.

Both cases are just the latest incidents in which people used this type of force to avoid being victims of crime.

Nashville homeowner shoots burglar in self-defense
The burglar was shot after he allegedly broke the kitchen window and was trying to enter the home.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Police said a burglary suspect was shot in self-defense by the homeowner in the Trinity Hills area on Saturday morning.

Anton Cosby, 32, is accused of breaking into the home on Shreeve Lane just before 6 a.m. Saturday. The victim and his family woke up to the sound of banging on the front door and windows.

The homeowner retrieved his firearm and gave Cosby repeated commands to leave. He told Cosby he would fire his weapon, according to police. Cosby then allegedly broke the kitchen window and began to climb through when the homeowner shot him once in the arm.

Police said Cosby dropped his revolver near the kitchen sink and ran away. Officers say they found him nearby. When they attempted to render aid, Cosby became combative. He was transported to Skyline Medical Center for treatment of his non-critical gunshot wound.

According to police, the District Attorney’s office has determined the victim was acting in self-defense and is not expected to face charges for the shooting.

Cosby will be charged with aggravated burglary, felony vandalism, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm while intoxicated when he is released from the hospital.

Police Website Reveals CDC Suppressing Defensive Gun Use Data

According to a report from Law Enforcement Today, recent revelations have exposed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for allegedly suppressing data on defensive gun use (DGU). This action has ignited debates over the transparency and potential politicization of the agency’s research on gun policy and public health.

The CDC, which studies various factors contributing to injury and mortality including firearm incidents, has been criticized for omitting defensive gun use statistics from its public communications. Despite commissioning a study from The National Academies’ Institute of Medicine and National Research Council, which recognized DGUs as a “common occurrence,” the CDC chose to exclude these statistics following pressure from gun-control advocates.

Documents obtained via Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests revealed that individuals such as Mark Bryant of the Gun Violence Archive, Devin Hughes of GVPedia, and Po Murray engaged with top CDC officials. They were introduced by the White House and Senator Dick Durbin’s office and pressed the CDC to downplay DGU frequencies, which range from estimates of 60,000 to 2.5 million annually in the U.S.

Mark Bryant was particularly outspoken, vehemently opposing the highest estimates of DGU. He was quoted in correspondence saying, “that statistic needs to be killed, buried, dug up, killed again and buried again. It is highly misleading, used out of context, and holds zero value even as an outlier in honest discussions surrounding DGUs.”

Despite initial reluctance, the CDC ultimately removed references to DGUs from its publications, a move that has been perceived as aligning the agency more with gun-control advocacy groups than with unbiased scientific inquiry. This has raised concerns about the CDC’s commitment to providing comprehensive and unbiased data.

Gary Kleck, professor emeritus at Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice and a long-time researcher of DGUs, criticized the CDC’s actions, suggesting they indicate the agency is a tool of gun-control advocates rather than a neutral body. Kleck, whose research supports at least 760,000 DGUs annually, emphasized the importance of rigorous methodology and empirical evidence in academic research.

This situation highlights the ongoing tension between scientific research and political influence, particularly in the contentious arena of gun policy. Critics argue that the CDC’s actions compromise its credibility as an evidence-based institution and call for greater transparency and accountability in its research practices.

“CDC is just aligning itself with the gun-control advocacy groups. It’s just saying: ‘we are their tool, and we will do their bidding.’ And that’s not what a government agency should do,” Kleck told Eddie Killian, the author of the Law Enforcement Today article.