Guns Saving Lives
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BEAUMONT, TEXAS — A robber looking to hit an easy mark picked the wrong guy stepping out of a Mexican restaurant in Beaumont, Texas. According to Beaumont Police, the target happened to be legally licensed to carry a concealed handgun and used it to open fire on the man attempting to rob him. The suspect…
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NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT — What’s to be done when you’re stuck in tight traffic and suddenly a man decides to start cussing you out? Initially, nothing. But when that man brought out a chainsaw, one concealed carrier motorist decided enough was enough. According to Newington Police, Michael Salafia, 30, got out of his vehicle with chainsaw in…
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FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — Two armed robbers tried to knock off a Jiffy Food store in Fresno when they realized too late that pointing guns at the clerk wasn’t a good idea. Fresno deputies confirm they’ve identified the body of 17-year-old Isaac Garcia who was recovered at the scene of the crime with a gun in his…
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LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — When a minivan with New Jersey license plates backed up into the parking lot of a discount cigarette pharmacy in Pennsylvania, the owner of the shop likely suspected it was just New Jersey residents fleeing the insane sales tax. When one of the men stepped out of the vehicle with a shotgun,…
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PARK CITY, KANSAS — Roland Ross, 28, and Michael Phillips Jr., 37, probably didn’t expect Federal charges after failing to rob a Park City liquor store at gunpoint. Likely, they figured being armed and threatening the clerk with a classic line like “if he was ready to die because this was a robbery and to…
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TAOS, NEW MEXICO — At about 4:30 am, a homeowner got the surprise of a lifetime when he heard the glass on his backdoor getting smashed in by a crowbar. Leaving his wife in bed, he got his .38 special revolver and headed down to investigate by aid of a flashlight. When he got to…
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — Stepping out of the Flying Saucer restaurant near the Busch Stadium, a 27-year-old was confronted by a 20-year-old as he went to get into his pickup truck. The 20-year-old announced that a robbery was in progress, unknowingly making himself Public Enemy #1 in the mind of his victim. According to KMOV,…
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — When confronting a stranger in your own home, the shock of seeing a gun leveled at you in the dark of night is probably greater than you wondering whether or not it’s a BB gun. That’s understandably what likely went through the mind of one Oklahoma City homeowner who confronted not…
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Indianapolis police are describing it as a botched robbery, but one gunowner is likely thankful that he remembered to carry his handgun. Around noon, the victim was attempting to fill up his gas tank at a local gas station when a robber attempted to take his possessions and threaten him. He wrestled with…
