Two Federal Courts, Two Weeks Apart, Split on Whether Silencers Are Protected Arms

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two federal appeals courts just looked at the same question weeks apart and gave opposite answers. The question was simple. Is a silencer an “arm” the Second Amendment protects? On June 18, the Fifth Circuit said yes. On June 3, the Ninth Circuit said no. That disa...

By Luke McCoy

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.

By Riley Bowman

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...

By Luke McCoy

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....

By Luke McCoy

He Could Have Fired. This Utah Homeowner Held an Intruder at Gunpoint Instead

PARK CITY, Utah — A shirtless stranger was standing in John Santy’s kitchen, and Santy had no idea why. The man had been running from law enforcement. According to KUTV, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called over a domestic dispute and that the man was acting ...

By Luke McCoy
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