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.

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Atlanta Carjacking Target Adapts, Improvises, Survives

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  "Police say a woman reported getting in to her car here along Blue Ridge Avenue when Fontana tapped on the window with his gun and attempted to carjack her," 11alive.com reports. "Once he got...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Another Day, Another DGU Edition

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  TTAG reader CW writes: "So, this defensive gun use won't win any tactical awards. Nor did the homeowner display any ninja training. Nor did he need to be an 'operator' or have his drag...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: No Shots Fired Edition

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Gun control and gun rights advocates both focus on fear of criminal predation. The key difference: the firearms freedom fraternity has a better message for the folks. Bad things happen but here's something effective...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: NY Pizza Delivery Man Shoots Mugger

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TTAG's run numerous posts about attacks on food delivery drivers. Click here for a report on the murder of  Papa John’s employee Daniel Jaffke. We've also put up more than a few posts celebrating delivery drivers...

It Should Have Been A Defensive Gun Use: Florida Bear Attack Edition

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A couple of years ago, just before the school run, as a weak winter sun struggled to light-up the sky, I went outside to put some trash in the bin on the street. As...

It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: 9-1-1 My Toches

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"Alicia Cappola said a man tried to break into her home around 1:45 am," kirotv.com reports. "Desperate for help, she dialed 911, only to find out that her calls were not going through. Unbeknownst to...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Houstonian Fights Back Edition

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" A man said he was walking to his car shortly after 5 a.m. on his way to work," khou.com reports. "Just as he sat down in the car, he heard a knock on...

Detroit: 10 DGU Justifiable Homicides So Far In 2014

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2014 is proving to be a good year for Motor City criminals to retire from the home-invasion robbery business. At least ten of them have already permanently moved on after being killed by homeowners...

DGU Of The Day: Loss Prevention Injection Edition

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An armed customer wasn't quick enough to prevent alleged transient junkie Joshua Silva, above, from sticking a Home Depot loss prevention employee in the hand with a dirty needle, but the un-named Samaritan didn't...

It Should Have Been a Defensive Gun Use: KY Teen Thugs Edition

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"According to the latest reports from police, at least 17 incidents were reported after a group of approximately 200 teens began robbing and assaulting people Saturday night," Louisville, Kentucky's wdrb.com reports. "Police say it started around...

Defensive Gun Use Of The Day: Inferior Firepower Edition

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The first rule of gunfighting is -- we all know this, right? -- have a gun. Once you have a gun, conventional wisdom suggests your choice of caliber is not of primary importance. There are,...

DGU Of The Day: Don’t Mess With A Man Named Rosko Rock…Ever

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  When an angry stranger broke into Rosko Rock's home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and attacked a tenant and her friend, the elderly landlord/homeowner armed himself with a handgun (not shown) and ordered him...