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: Winging It Edition

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Over at breitbart.com tanger100 comments on the defensive gun use in the video above : "Guess these thug teenagers were just bored as well, that's why they went after this hard-working man. How sad society...

Defensive [Non] Gun Use of the Day: Man Fights Robber At Gun Point in...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nv02Ev2Kr8 "What would you do if you were confronted with masked man pointing a gun in your face?" myfoxphilly.com asks. "Not many of us would have done what John McGowan did." It was Jimmy Hoffa who...

It Should Have Been A DGU: Norway Edition

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Imagine that you're on a nearly-empty rural bus at night, driving through the mountains. One of the passengers pulls out a knife and stabs another other in the chest. Now he's coming for you....

Defensive Gun Use of the Day (Maybe): Lie in Wait in Edition

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  "All reported cases of criminal gun use, as well as many of the so-called self-defense gun uses, appear to be socially undesirable." That's the bottom line from Harvard's David Hemenway and Deborah Azrael in their study Violence...

It Could Have Been A DGU: YouTube Axe Prank Edition

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  What would you do if you saw a man at a gas station wearing a motorcycle helmet and jacket, attacking a motorist with this forester's axe? Assuming that you had the cojones (and the appropriate...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Providential Purse Edition

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“'He didn’t get the money, and I didn’t have to shoot anybody,' (Gary) Spencer said, relieved. 'The good citizens actually got to take one home yesterday. It felt good to help somebody out, you...

Defensive Gun Use Of The Day: Pendleton Skateboard Punk Edition

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http://vimeo.com/60288981 I absolutely hate off-leash dogs in public. Whether their dog is a beagle, weinerdog, poodle or pit bull, many dog owners just know that their lovey little puppy would never hurt a soul. But...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Vehicular Edition

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RF hasn't secured his Texas CHL yet, but he may want to accelerate that process. Or maybe stay out of South Austin. "A man responding to an activated security alarm at a South Austin...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Home Alone Edition

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7khWktlywls "My son, trying to defend his home and himself, he discharged my firearm, striking one of the suspects." Suspects? Why the cop-speak? Well, because Ken Patmon is a Houston cop himself. His 18-year-old son...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Bump in the Night Edition

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Salem, Oregon isn't exactly East St. Louis, Illinois. People don't double check that their car doors are locked and floor it until they cross the city limits if they take the wrong exit and...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: NOW Do You Believe Us Edition?

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Some clever stick has assembled a collection of defensive gun uses (against guns) and posted it on LiveLeak.com. Eleven minutes and twenty-seconds of win. Is it enough to convince the gun-averse that the only...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: IN Carjacking Foiled Edition

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Gun control advocates will see this story and say the Indianapolis woman was stupid. Why did she go for her gun when she didn't have to? She could have started a gunfight that might...