S13E22: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Whose Fight Is It?
We review a monthly set of justified save cases to discuss decision-making in defensive gun use incidents, including questions about who was the initial aggressor and when a threat had ended.
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Ayoob: The 1911 at War
I recently heard someone say that handguns have no place in military combat. History shows us otherwise. For the tanker, artilleryman, radio operator or medic whose hands are too busy at designated tasks to hold a rifle, the pistol makes enormous sense. Behind the lines when unpleasant surprises ...
Armed Raleigh Neighbor Stops Ax Attack, Faces No Charges After Attacker Dies
RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh man who grabbed a handgun and shot an ax-wielding attacker will not face charges, police said Wednesday. Officers responded just before 11 a.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Summit Avenue in south Raleigh. They found 39-year-old Emmanuel Graham with a gunshot wound to hi...
Tulsa Teen Grabs Gun, Kills Father Who Police Say Was Attacking His Mother
TULSA, OKLA. — A 16-year-old boy grabbed a gun kept inside his family’s apartment and shot his father after police say the man attacked him and then turned on his mother. Officers responded around 2 p.m. on May 31 to a shooting at the Avondale Apartments near 67th Street and Utica Avenue....
The Attacker Fired First at a Daytona Beach Park. His Intended Victim Fired Last.
DAYTONA BEACH, FL. — A man is alive today because he was carrying a firearm when a stranger pulled a gun on him and the woman he was with at a city park. The Daytona Beach Police Department says the encounter happened in the early morning hours of May 31 at Derbyshire Park, near Mason […]...
USS Saratoga: WWII Carrier Sunk by an Atom Bomb
The USS Saratoga (CV-3) was one of just three United States Navy aircraft carriers—along with USS Ranger (CV-4) and USS Enterprise (CV-6)—to survive the entirety of the Second World War. Although outdated by 1943, as the newer and more capable Essex-cla...
Shifty Powers: The Gun Guy from “Band of Brothers”
Editor’s Note: Today’s article is about Sgt. Darrell Powers, a World War II hero who served with the 101st Airborne Division. Nicknamed “Shifty”, Powers saw action in the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge. Powers was more than “j...
San Diego Mosque Shooting: Lessons in Security and Skill
Three killed at the Islamic Center of San Diego. What the attack — and the Center's security investments — tell us about preparation and the limits of skill.
Armed Philadelphia Neighbor Kills Stick-Wielding Intruder Attacking Mother in 14-Year-Old Daughter’s Room
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An armed Philadelphia man shot and killed an intruder early Monday morning after hearing his upstairs neighbor screaming for help during a forced-entry home invasion in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to 6ABC. Police told 6ABC that a man believed to be in his 40s force...
Florida Judge Overturns Red Flag Order Against Investigative Reporter James O’Keefe, Restores Firearms
MIAMI, FL — A Florida judge has overturned a Risk Protection Order that stripped investigative journalist James O’Keefe of his firearms, ordering that his guns be returned to him from the West Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Judge Marie E. Mato issued the ruling at a hearing in Miami, ...