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.

Police Impersonators: Home Invader Shoots His Partner, Then Is Shot Dead By Homeowner

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Bad guys sometimes act like police to gain a momentary advantage against their potential victims. Harris County, Texas Sheriff Ed Gonzalez let members of the community know about a pair of pretend cops who...

Birmingham Woman Shoots an Intruder as He Crawled Through Her Window

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An unwelcome intruder crawling through a window qualifies as the worst kind of nightmare for most women, especially those who live alone. One woman in Birmingham, Alabama, however, had the perfect equalizer to deal...
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Armed Good Samaritan Stops Child Abduction Outside Georgia Walmart

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My wife worries a lot about someone grabbing one of our twin boys while she's strapping the other one into his car seat. A similar scenario just happened in a Walmart parking lot in...

Florida Man Points a Fake Gun at a Man Sitting In His Car and...

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You've read the platitude in the comments a thousand times - play stupid games, win stupid prizes. The recent equivalent for a Florida man was, walk up to an innocent man in a car...

Armed Texas Mom Warned Home Intruder to Back Off…He Didn’t Listen

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In Texas, it's a pretty safe bet that a higher percentage of potential crime victims own a gun. Or ten. The heavily tattooed Carlos Garcia, aged 36, learned that the hard way police say. They...

Nude Cat Burglar Attacks…and It Wasn’t Even in Florida

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Crazy things happen everywhere, but they seem to happen more often and more crazily in Florida (though, dare I say we've all felt a reduction under Gov DeSantis' leadership?). When you hear of a...

Burglar’s Butcher Knife No Match For Resident’s Handgun in Harristown, PA

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Some folks simply lack the intellect of the average potted plant. These extra low-information types, despite all of life's lessons, remain slow to realize the folly of bringing a knife to a gun fight....

Wichita Road Rager Pulled a Knife and a Bystander Pulled a Gun

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Wichita cops say a 19-year-old named Trevor Wende pulled a knife during a road rage incident. A bystander saw the hot-head draw the knife and pulled his gun. Fortunately, Mr. Wende had the good...
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Memphis Homeowner Shot Repairman When He Returned to the Home After Repair

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When you need a repairman, you need a repairman. But it can be scary to invite a complete stranger into your home for hours. On top of that, you're giving the person a look...

Peeping Tom Pulls a Knife, Texas Dad Pulls a Gun

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What happens when dear old dad discovers a pervy peeping Tom outside his teen daughter's bedroom? On a good day, it's a recipe for an extra-judicial tuneup. In San Antonio on Wednesday evening, dad...

NRA Member Raul Mendez Tells His Story of Stopping a Killer and Saving Lives...

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  Tucker Carlson hosted Raul Mendez on his show last week to tell his remarkable story of how he used his gun to stop a mass murderer this past Independence Day weekend in Arizona. After taking...
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Don’t Mess With Texans: 4 Would-Be Home Invaders Meet a 17-Year-Old With a Shotgun

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A quartet of unemployed rocket scientists never learned that most folks in Texas own firearms. Or maybe these wizards thought the four of them, wearing masks and carrying pistols, would be able intimidate their...