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: BJ Down Edition

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"Police said the homeowner heard a noise inside his residence and shot a man, later identified as 33-year-old Deyfon Pipkins, aka BJ, as he climbed through the window." So reports nbcdfw.com. Not that BJ's demise...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Neighborhood Watch Edition

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"Deputies say a 51-year-old man broke into the home where a 24-year-old man and his wife were sleeping.  The owner called 911, then armed himself with a pistol while waiting for deputies to arrive." So...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Deli Defense Edition

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"The gunman entered the store shortly after 6 Tuesday night, police said, drew a weapon, and went behind the counter to where Anna was standing," reports philly.com, detailing a robbery attempt at a deli...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Desert DGU Edition

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Yet another Vegas tale of woe. But this one wasn't the result of too much time spent at a craps table. Instead, it came from to much time spent in someone else's home. "A...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Magnolia Mom Edition

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"'When I saw three of them, I knew I was in a lot of trouble. I said, 'The TV is the most expensive thing I own. You could take that through the front door...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: MLK DGU Edition

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"Police sources tell 7 Action News that a women's basketball coach from Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School shot two men who attacked him as he was walking two basketball players to their...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: EO 18 Edition

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NRA mouthpiece Wayne LaPierre came in for no shortage of sneering derision when he proposed putting armed guards in America's schools after Sandy Hook. But despite all the feigned horror and elitist scorn, even...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Airsoft Fail Edition

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You need some money, but getting a job takes too long and requires, you know, work. So why not try home invasion? We hear it can be lucrative. And if you're going to go...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Hi Power Help Edition

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"Find something else to do besides try to rob people because you came real close to losing your life yesterday." That's the advice Mark Sikes of Bogart, GA has for the burglar who let...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Cornhusker Carry Edition

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"Investigators said the man shot first pounded on the door and then forced his way into the house near 16th and Drexel streets around 11:30 p.m. Thursday." That was in Omaha late Thursday night,...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Black Rifle Edition

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When Rochester (NY) Institute of Technology student Christopher Boise saw two intruders -- one armed -- in his apartment, he screamed. That was all it took for his roomy, Raymond, to reach for his...

Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Shell Game Edition

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As the report above indicates, Mr. Green was fired by his employer, Englefield Oil, for using a firearm for self-defense. I suspect it has more to do with Shell, or a desire not to...