Guns Saving Lives
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MILLFORD, CT — A pair of would-be robbers have been arrested in connection to a Smashburger heist that resulted not only in their capture, but the arrest of two employees, as well. Apparently, the thugs served as an inspiration that day. As WTNH reports: According to police, (Royshon) Ferguson and (Gregory) McLaurin entered the restaurant…
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LUBBOCK, TX — A man was shot and killed in Texas this past weekend, and the man who killed him is claiming self-defense. I cannot definitively say whether or not he was in the right, but judging from the report on this man’s behavior immediately following the shooting, this man not only was on the…
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CHINO VALLEY, AZ — In one of the more bizarre instances of having to defend oneself at the homestead, a homeowner and his friend were forced to fire on a stranger after the stranger shot at them — while stuck in his car in the homeowner’s garden. It ended up alright for the good guys,…
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CHICAGO, IL — An Illinois man was shot and killed when he made the disastrous decision to try to rob a man at gunpoint on the streets of Chicago. Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for the intended victim, the man was armed. He was more than willing to defend his life from a thug. As…
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MAPLEWOOD, MN — A pair of would-be robbers got the surprise of their lives when the two of them were faced with an armed employee ready and willing to defend himself. Not only did they not get what they were looking for, one of them even lost their life in the process. As KMSP reports:…
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.V. — When a burglar stormed into the garage of an elderly man in the early morning hours, he probably wasn’t expecting the garage’s occupant to be armed. That was an error that he would soon regret — that is to say, he would regret it had he lived long enough to do…
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Arizona may not have the largest percentage of gun owners in the nation — they come in somewhere in the middle of the pack at just over 30% — but the state has a strong gun culture. And if you surveyed the owners of stores that buy collectible coins, gold and silver,…
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UPPER DARBY, PENNSYLVANIA – There’s a good reason that cops hate domestic violence situations. They’re among the most unpredictable and dangerous calls they respond to. And while the police weren’t called until after the shooting stopped in Upper Darby Monday evening, you can bet they weren’t thrilled about getting the call. In some kind of…
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WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA – Essam Ahmed manages the AZ Patterson Grocery in this hyphenated town in the northern part of the state, not too far from the Virginia line. He didn’t think much about the customer who actually had a question about fidget spinners. And when the same man asked about cell phones, that probably…
