Guns Saving Lives
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HOUSTON, TEXAS — It is bad enough to be shot, its even worse when you’re shot by your own gun. I imagine all of us have thought about the horrible irony in that at some point. Somehow we lose control of our firearm during a struggle; then being shot by the very weapon intended to…
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When we think of armed clerks, we often consider certain types of locations. Pawn shops, jewelry stores, convenience stores and gas stations which are opened late. This armed clerk, however, works the counter at a beauty store. Friday evening, officers responded to Royal Beauty Supply Store on the 900 block of South Arlington Street in…
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COCOA, FLORIDA — No matter the venue, a guards job can be difficult and dangerous. A guard is hired to be the physical deterrent against people breaking the rules, or the law. Sometimes, that means they have to get in harms way in order to do their job, often alone. Thankfully, there was a concealed…
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HOUSTON, TEXAS — What started as an argument led to a deadly self defense shooting. A 45 year old woman was being physically attacked by her younger, 25 year old, boyfriend. When he would not stop attacking her, she retrieved her firearm and ended the threat. The two were arguing inside the home in the…
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HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO — Imagine eating breakfast with your wife in the morning, and suddenly hearing a pounding on the door. The man on the other side of the door begins screaming that he intends to kill you! What do you do? Around 10:40 a.m., the sheriff’s office says it received a 911 call from…
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TAYLORS, SOUTH CAROLINA — A man went knocking on doors, and approached a woman at one home and asked her for jumper cables. She told him that she didn’t have any, and the man left. He went to additional homes, and ultimately came back to the woman’s home. This time, however, he forced his way…
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BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — They say don’t bring a knife to a gunfight, the same could be said about bringing an axe. To be fair, this axe-wielding maniac probably didn’t know the homeowner had a gun, since he fled for his life the second he saw the shotgun pointed in his direction. According to investigators,…
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The police are withholding a lot of specifics about this shooting out of respect for the families involved. This is certainly not a cut and dry home intruder – self defense shooting incident. Police said the 24-year-old man, identified by the Jefferson County Coroner as Takwon Wilson, of Denver, entered the home around 11:30 p.m.…
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA — The “Florida Man” joke exists because crazy things seem to happen in Florida. Usually we can all have a laugh about these crazy things, but this story is not a laughing matter. A man said he was in shock after fatally shooting his son during a fight at the family’s home…
