Guns Saving Lives

MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA — In perhaps one of the weirdest attempted home invasions of 2017, a machete-wielding man attempted to clear open the front door of a complete stranger’s house. When his machete proved to be ineffectual against the front door, he found a pane of glass and smashed it apart with his machete. The homeowner,…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Captured on home surveillance video, Julio Socoy-Velasquez picked up a paving stone off the driveway of another man’s home and based a pane of glass. He then unlocked the window and entered the home. This is the the sort of situation gun owners constantly envision when dealing with a potential home invasion…

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — Neighbors were awoken to the sound of gunfire coming from a home around 1:30 a.m. Police were quick to respond and had a stand-off with the intruder as he attempted to flee the house. After a tense ten minute stand-off, police finally detained the intruder and discovered the occupant of the home…

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — A Wilmington woman opened the door to her apartment to find an armed intruder. He pushed her inside and then proceeded to tie her up with a belt and gag her with a phone charger. “We had a tussle and he choked me and gagged me and I dropped everything right…

DANVILLE, VA — A 71-year-old man was shot in the arm following an exchange of gunfire with an intruder who barged into his home. According to the victim, he said he heard a knock at his door at 10:15 p.m. When he opened the door, the intruder pushed his way through, pointed a gun at…

PORT RICHMOND, PENNSYLVANIA — After a man was refused entrance to a bar, he retrieved The Club — a steering wheel locking device — out of his car and assaulted a guard. The guard suffered from a punctured lung but was able to draw his handgun and fatally shoot his attacker. According to Philadelphia police…

ANTIOCH, TENNESSEE — Three would-be carjackers wearing bandannas approached a man in his car just outside Nashville. When one of the suspects opened the car door, the man took out his gun and fired a round. The three suspects fled the scene, one reportedly turning back to fire a single shot in response. Nashville Metro…

CANDLER, NORTH CAROLINA — A few weeks ago, we covered an attempted grocery store robbery where the clerk defended himself successfully from a bad guy. The bad guy, 21-year-old Darwin Villatoro, didn’t make it out alive. If you’re curious about the full backstory, you can read about it here. Well, there’s that anxious moment after the defensive…

OCALA, FLORIDA — A homeowner awoke to the brunt force of a violent pistol whipping administered by up to four suspects. They are believed to have broken into the home in the early morning and began viciously beating the homeowner, demanding DJ equipment believed to be owned by the victim’s son. “It was very early…