Guns Saving Lives

OPELOUSAS, LOUISIANA — An unmarked police car was stolen during a drug raid when the officer left the car running while running to help fellow officers. During that brief time, 25-year-old Leon Jones III hopped in and drove off. Inside the vehicle were a rifle and body armor, at least some of which would be…

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA — Police say an 18-year-old was shot and killed by a homeowner after he broke in. Apparently without clothes, the intruder confronted one of the children inside the home. The homeowner was alerted to trouble when the family dog started barking. While investigating, that’s when things got real. When the father of the…

DOTHAN, ALABAMA — A man was forced to shoot his own relative when that person went into a home uninvited, and previously banned from entering. Justin Tyler Bland, 31, of Dothan, was arrested Monday, and charged with first-degree burglary. According to Dothan Police Lt. Scott Owens, Bland and a relative were involved in a verbal…

BUFFALO, NEW YORK — If you’re under the impression that New York is filled with gun-hating people, you’d be entirely wrong. Much of that hate comes from the city, while the rest of the state is largely pro-gun. With that, there are plenty of armed citizens that make up the Empire State, and they’re ready…

DES ARC, ARKANSAS — Earl Parks was in jail on capital murder charges, was able to escape after overpowering two guards and taking their keys. Another inmate assisted Parks in the escape but was captured shortly after. Parks, however, was on the run for 8 hours as police frantically tried to find him. He’s now…

BLADEN, NEBRASKA — Carrying at home is something that we discuss on a regular basis, and we do so because we see how quickly some home invasions can go down. So quickly, in fact, that you’re likely not going to have time to get to your gun. The state patrol said the suspects broke into…

BARTOW COUNTY, GEORGIA — In an attack with no known motive, a father and son came to the aid of a neighbor after hearing his wife screaming for help. 86-year-old Calvin Lee was being beaten by a man, who neighbors say lives in the area, with a metal pipe. “He pulled him out of his…

By Dan Zimmerman via TTAG Twenty-four-year-old Javier Manuel Plata was apparently one of those exes who couldn’t let go. On Wednesday he tried to force his way into the home of his 33-year-old ex. According to police, Plata had been texting the woman all day Wednesday and he was waiting for her when she got…