CCW In Action

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Early Wednesday morning on Chicago’s West Side, a 65-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were shot during an attempted carjacking. Four armed assailants approached their vehicle around 4:40 a.m. in the 0-100 block of North Kostner, demanding the car. The man, a licensed concealed carrier, drew his gun and fired at the…

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA — In Philadelphia’s Pennsport neighborhood, an early morning incident led to the death of a young man along S. Water Street. Officials reported the incident occurring just before 5 a.m., involving a 38-year-old man who, while standing by his car, was approached by two masked individuals from a silver vehicle. Believing he was…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — In West Town, Chicago, on Saturday afternoon, a 19-year-old man was fatally shot in an alley behind the 1700 block of West Cortez. The incident was reported to the Chicago Police Department at approximately 4:51 p.m. According to the police, the young man suffered a chest wound and was later pronounced dead…

MCMINNVILLE, OREGON — A man’s attempt to hijack a car in a Walmart parking lot was thwarted when the intended victim, fearing for his life, drew a handgun and forced the assailant to flee. The incident occurred on December 19th when the man was approached by the would-be carjacker armed with a large knife, demanding…

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — A robbery attempt at a Dollar Store ended fatally for the suspect after an employee shot him. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when the robber, wielding a weapon, demanded access to the store’s safe. An employee responded by shooting the robber, who fled but soon crashed into a bus, succumbing to…

PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA — Albert Marcu, a 73-year-old worker at Estates Consignments in Pleasant Hill, successfully deterred a robbery by pulling out his gun at the intruders. The incident occurred around 4:20 p.m. on Monday. Marcu confronted several young men who, along with a woman acting as a scout, attempted to rob the store, which…

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A licensed concealed carry holder was attacked by two men in a vehicle around 1 a.m. on Saturday. The event occurred in the 1600 block of North Hamlin Avenue, on the city’s northwest side. The 31-year-old intended victim, who possesses an Illinois concealed carry license, was shot at by the assailants. In…

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS — A pregnant woman from Tennessee defended her family by shooting an attacker in an Arkansas parking garage. The family, who had traveled to Little Rock to celebrate their daughter’s seventh birthday, was ambushed while packing their car in the River Market parking garage. The assailant physically assaulted the father and the…