Guns Saving Lives
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DETROIT, MI — A man was shot and hospitalized by an off-duty cop who was at a home nearby when he discovered a domestic violence incident unfolding right nearby, the Detroit Free Press reports. The officer found the man holding a gun to his girlfriend’s head, but that didn’t last long. According to the Detroit…
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RIVIERA BEACH, FL — A man shot and killed one of three robbers who accosted him outside of his house, hoping for some easy money. They had guns. He didn’t, so he just grabbed one of theirs. Seriously. According to WPTV: Riviera Beach police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Friday night. Police responded…
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SAN ANTONIO, TX — A man was shot by his own father after becoming violent in his home, KSAT reports. The son, a schizophrenic, isn’t unfamiliar with domestic incidents — and he’s extremely lucky to be alive today. According to KSAT: San Antonio police were called to a far East Side home after a man…
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LEHIGH ACRES, FLORIDA — In what police are calling a domestic dispute, a woman had to leave her home with her kids after fearing for her life when the father of her child allegedly put a gun to her head and was beating her. The confusing part is how the woman ended up shooting the…
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Via TTAG “Oxycodone! Where’s the Oxycodone?!” yelled Brandon Galette, who had just burst through the door of Smithgall’s Pharmacy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wearing a black ski mask and brandishing a 9mm handgun. It was a little after 2:30 p.m. on October 22 and Galette had brought along an accomplice, also wearing a ski mask. Galette and his accomplice proceeded…
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TYLER, TX — A pair of men around Tyler, Texas, got into an argument earlier this month that resulted in a travel from the county to the city and a gunfight that left one in the hospital, and the other behind bars. As the Tyler Morning Telegraph reports: The Tyler Police Department has identified the…
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LAKE WORTH, FL — A woman was arrested after being shot by her boyfriend in a domestic violence dispute, WPTV reports. Apparently, the woman had attempted to kill him with a knife, and when authorities arrived, the man had stab wounds. According to WPTV: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was arrested…
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FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA — A man was smart enough to meet in a public place to try and sell his motorcycle to someone via a mobile app, but not so smart enough to do it at a police station or better location. They met on school property. The incident happened when the “potential buyer” displayed…
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Via TTAG In a region where 56.9% of residents own guns, if you force entry into a home and get shot, you deserve your Darwin Award. The odds just aren’t in your favor. The region in this case is the beautiful state of Idaho, which takes the Bronze among all U.S. states in terms of…
