A Carbon Hill, AL homeowner shot and killed a woman he says kicked in his back door. Her family says she was no threat. I disagree. Read the original story: Alabama Homeowner Shoots and Kills 32-Year-Old Woman Who Kicked In His Back Door at 1 P.M. as Her Family Insists She Was Not a Threat
He forced his way into a San Antonio home and pointed a handgun at a resident. A second man inside opened fire, then left the scene. Read the original story: Second Man Inside San Antonio Home Shoots and Kills Intruder Who Pointed Handgun at Resident, Then Leaves Scene Before Police Arrive
A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...
A bad decision doesn't automatically make self-defense unlawful. What the Zimmerman trial teaches concealed carriers about provocation, reasonable belief, and smart choices.
You know why you fired. Police, prosecutors, and jurors don't. Lessons from the Zimmerman and Rittenhouse trials on evidence, memory, and your legal plan.
A Litchfield Park man told MCSO deputies he shot his wife around 1 a.m. Sunday after she came at him with a knife. He is detained; she is in the hospital. Read the original story: Arizona Husband Shoots Wife at 1 A.M. After He Says She Came at Him With a Knife
A machete-wielding man kicked at DeKalb County apartment doors and threatened to kill residents until a tenant shot him, residents say. Read the original story: DeKalb County Tenant Shoots Machete-Wielding Man Who Kicked at Apartment Doors Threatening to Kill Residents at 11:30 P.M., Then Broke I...
A Georgia shopper drew his firearm to stop a man beating a mother and her teenage daughter, then fired when the attacker turned on him. Police say the armed citizen will face no charges.
Some things a prosecutor uses against you are easy to explain. Some take work. Some just make you look bad. Lessons from 88 hours of the Zimmerman trial.