Brandon Curtis
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I’m in the beautiful Adirondacks in New York for a week, and was rocked today by the mass shooting that took place in Maryland where five people lost their lives. I’ve been writing articles and watching the news in the background. While flipping through channels, I landed on CNN and Chris Cuomo. The second I…
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While covering the news of five people gunned down inside the Capital Gazette newspaper by a man who held a grudge against them, I was trying to remember if we ever did an article on the topic of carrying a firearm at work. I found one occasion that we’ve discussed it and I’m sure that…
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Armed Citizen Forces Man To Drop Sawed-Off Shotgun And Knife Outside Market, Possibly Saving Lives
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LEWISTON, IDAHO — It’s impossible to tell whether or not an armed citizen prevented disaster sometimes, while other moments make it clear that a crisis was averted. This story falls into the first category where it’s anyone’s guess, but it does seem that the armed citizen stopped something from potentially happening. The story goes a…
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Should I be embarrassed that this is the first time I’m hearing about these boots? I don’t wear boots, but it makes sense that something like this exists. Being in the concealed carry world for almost a decade now, you’d think that I would have seen them by now. The company that makes them, Roper,…
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UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as a 38-year-old who had problems with the targeted location for years. It was a long-standing dispute and the attack was targeted. Original article: ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND — A suspect opened fire inside a building which housed a newspaper and other businesses, killing 5 people with a shotgun. That suspect…
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I posted an article on Facebook yesterday, and we had some comments come in. The comments refer to a ‘shoot to kill’ mentality, and I’m here to tell you that it’s the wrong mindset to have when dealing with a self-defense shooting. There is no room for ‘shoot to kill’ or ‘shoot to wound’ in…
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It Should Have Been Self-Defense: Home Invasion Suspects Torture 7-Year-Old To Find Valuables Inside Home
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RICHMOND, TEXAS — A family was targeted in a home invasion because the father owned a business, detectives believe. When three armed and masked men broke down the door of the home around 3 am, the family had no idea how far these criminals were willing to go in order to find valuables. After the…
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Man Travels Half Way Around The World To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl, But The Girl’s Mother Shoots Him
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GOOCHLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A woman shot a man from New Zealand after he appeared at her home in search of her 14-year-old daughter. The man, 25-year-old Troy Skinner, had been talking to the teenager online for a few months. At some point, the teenager decided that talking with Skinner wasn’t a good idea and ended…
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Crime can come at you in an instant, and a car-jacking attempt usually occurs randomly and when the opportunity presents itself. These two armed thugs, however, picked the wrong person in their attempt, and it was all captured on surveillance video. Surveillance footage showed the off-duty Chicago police officer sitting in a…
