Defensive Gun Use of the Day

An ongoing archive of DGU (Defensive Gun Use) stories in which armed victims defend themselves and others against threats of grave injury or death. They’re more common than some think.

*Another* Philly Car Theft Thwarted by a Concealed Carrier…Dead Perp’s Family Is Outraged

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2022 has already proven to be a banner year for carjackings in Philadelphia. In less than the first 14 days, police took reports on 100 carjackings. Then 'jackers started running into concealed carry holders...

St. Louis Homeowner Sends Five Home Invaders Running For Their Lives, One to the...

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While Shannon Watts and other prominent gun control shills try to gaslight Mr. and Mrs. America, claiming that defensive gun uses are a myth, Americans aren't stupid. Millions of the little people have voted...

Poor Victim Selection: Armed Merchant Shoots Back, Repeatedly [VIDEO]

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Armed robbers are basically bullies, using a firearm as a tool to intimidate their victims into compliance. Like most bullies, when they face someone on an equal or superior playing field, they tend to...
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Soon-To-Be Former Lyft Driver Shoots a Pair of Carjackers in the City of Brotherly...

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"Brotherly Love" surely seems to be a distant thing of the past in Philadelphia. Under the permissive policies of Philly DA Karry Krasner, and "bail reform" efforts, the city experienced a record number of...
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Half-Naked Home Invader Beats Couple in Their 70s Before Being Stopped With a Home...

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A Pennsylvania couple in their late 70s were minding their own business a few days before Christmas had a very unwelcome mid-day visitor on Wednesday. A 54-year-old man sporting a T-shirt -- and nothing...
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Not a Blue State: Florida Sheriff Cheers Homeowner Who Shot a Broad Daylight Home...

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  “'I’m proud of our homeowner for defending himself. It’s called a ‘Castle Doctrine.’ He has the right to protect himself and his home from unknown intruders,' said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd." That's not...
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Washington Homeowner Stays Calm During Home Invasion By Taking a Deep Breath

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Early Thursday morning, Jerahme Smith, who lives in suburban Seattle, woke up to the sounds of someone breaking into his home. I am sure the last thing the two home invaders expected was to...
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Los Angeles Man Shoots and Kills One of Three Armed Robbers After Grabbing His...

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Gun grabbers aren't all bad. Not when the one doing the grabbing is the would-be victim of a robbery on the streets of Los Angles. As the L.A. Times reports, early Saturday morning . ....

Homeowner’s Gun Beats a Robber’s Knife in Compton, California Driveway Attack

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By Brandon Curtis A homeowner was getting into his car in his driveway around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday when police say he was approached by a man armed with a knife. The attempted armed robbery escalated...
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St. Louis Woman Shoots One Teen Carjacker, Chases Off Another [VIDEO]

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"I'm very grateful to be alive." That's the takeaway of a North St. Louis woman who used a concealed firearm to shoot one of two armed carjackers who held her at gunpoint. She was...
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The Steve Cohen Defensive Gun Use of the Day Award Goes to a Retired...

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  Rep. Steve Cohen (Dishonest-TN), recently proclaimed in a House Judiciary Committee meeting that defensive gun uses are a figment of ammosexuals' fevered dreams. He said, "Show me a case, please...where a good man or...
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95-Year-Old Man Stops Home Invasion With the Best Tool for the Job

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How can a 95-year-old seasoned citizen possibly defend himself against a strapping 40-year-old career criminal who'd just smashed his way into the old man's home in broad daylight? You probably know the answer to...