CCW In Action

A man who fatally shot Dalton Spaulding in Gray, Tennessee, will not face criminal charges, District Attorney General Steve Finney’s office announced October 13. Prosecutors said the man acted in self-defense after Spaulding knocked him down, dislodged his prosthetic leg and continued attacking him.

A DoorDash driver acted in self-defense when he shot a man during an alleged attempt to take his vehicle and firearm in Martinez, Georgia, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says. The driver faces no charge at this stage, while investigators plan an attempted-hijacking charge against the wounded man.

An attempted armed robbery at a family-owned gas station in Orland Park, Illinois, was abruptly foiled on Tuesday morning when a masked assailant targeted an armed customer. The Orland Park Police Department confirmed that the customer—a licensed Illinois Concealed-Carry License (CCL) holder—drew his defensive firearm from his waistband and fired at least two rounds, wounding…

An armed customer took decisive action to stop an active, violent robbery inside a Chase Bank branch in Cedar Hill, Texas, fatally shooting a suspect who entered the financial institution brandishing a knife and demanding cash from employees.The Cedar Hill Police Department confirmed that the customer remained on the scene, cooperated fully with responding officers,…

A terrifying situation at a local gas station in Riverton, Utah, was brought to a swift end when an armed, unaffiliated private citizen deployed lethal force to neutralize a suspect wielding a shotgun. Riverton Public Information Officer Nate Slack confirmed that no law enforcement officers discharged their weapons, no innocent bystanders or employees were struck…

A dramatic and terrifying scene unfolded in Morton, Illinois, on Thursday, July 30, 2026, when a juvenile was violently set upon by two loose dogs. The Morton Police Department confirmed that the minor was saved thanks to the rapid intervention of a Village employee and an armed private citizen—a licensed concealed carry holder who fatally…

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has cleared an armed citizen who shot a teenage suspect during an attempted armed robbery at Garfield Park on the city’s near south side. Detectives officially ruled the incident a lawful act of self-defense and have subsequently arrested four juvenile suspects, ages 16 and 17, on preliminary felony charges…

Police in Hazel Park, Michigan, have released a 21-year-old man who was initially taken into custody following a fatal shooting at a short-term rental property on May 29, 2026. Investigators determined that the suspect, a licensed concealed carry holder, acted in self-defense after the deceased, a 20-year-old Detroit man, allegedly pointed a gun at someone…

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday night during a dynamic confrontation at a Royal Farms convenience store in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. Investigators declined to take the 21-year-old shooter into custody after store surveillance footage explicitly showed him drawing his own firearm in self-defense to neutralize the older man, who had pointed a…