S14E7: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Shooting at Shadows
Eight real-world defensive gun uses reveal critical lessons about home defense, intervention, escalation, self-defense law, and making good decisions under pressure.
Eight real-world defensive gun uses reveal critical lessons about home defense, intervention, escalation, self-defense law, and making good decisions under pressure.
Elisjsha Dicken stopped the Greenwood mall shooter in 15 seconds from 40 yards. CPRC puts armed-citizen stops at 36.6%, not the FBI's 3.9%. Read the original story: FBI Data Put Armed-Citizen Stops at 3.9%. A 12-Year CPRC Review Finds 36.6%, and 58.3% in 2025
Michigan accepted that 19-year-old Martinez Long lawfully stopped an armed mall attacker. It still sentenced him to two years of probation for carrying the pistol that allowed him to intervene.
An armed customer shot a knife-wielding suspect who demanded money inside a Cedar Hill, TX Chase Bank. The suspect later died, police say. Read the original story: Armed Customer Shoots Knife-Wielding Suspect Demanding Cash Inside a Texas Chase Bank at 9 A.M., Suspect Later Dies
A Vancouver homeowner recognized a bike theft suspect from a neighbor’s security video and held him at gunpoint. He now faces arson charges. Read the original story: Armed Vancouver Homeowner Detains Man Deputies Now Say Torched a Furniture Warehouse and a Vintage Rail Car
An armed customer took decisive action to stop an active, violent robbery inside a Chase Bank branch in Cedar Hill, Texas, fatally shooting a suspect who entered the financial institution brandishing a knife and demanding cash from employees.The Cedar Hill Police Department confirmed that the cus...
A knife-wielding suspect reportedly entered a Texas Chase Bank and demanded money from employees before an armed customer intervened and opened fire.
An Ann Arbor store clerk fired a single shot when a man pulled a gun inside the business. Nobody was hit and both suspects ran. Read the original story: Ann Arbor Store Clerk Fires One Shot After Man Pulls a Gun Inside the Business, Both Suspects Run
A Limestone County robbery victim was armed when a suspect pulled a gun and demanded their wallet at the Cowford Boat Ramp. Read the original story: Alabama Robbery Victim Draws and Fires at Boat Ramp Suspect Who Pulled a Gun and Demanded Their Wallet
Limestone County investigators say a 46-year-old man tried to rob two people at gunpoint at a boat ramp. One victim was armed. Read the original story: Alabama Robbery Victim Shoots Armed Suspect Who Demanded a Wallet at Gunpoint at a Boat Ramp