Guns Saving Lives

KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON — According to authorities’ reports passed through KIRO-TV, a 70 year old man successfully fought off a home invader who entered his home and was mercilessly attacking his 65 year old roommate. When police finally arrived, the man said he fired five shots with his 9mm handgun but was unsure if he…

MESQUITE, TEXAS — Violent criminals don’t give a hoot about the welfare and safety of the people they’re robbing.  And nothing better demonstrates that than a recent robbery of a gas station off of I-80 in Mesquite, Texas.  The store clerk was violently attacked with a gun pressed to him while the robber’s two accomplices…

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON — Police are still sorting out the scene of a self-defense shooting involving a Good Samaritan intervening in an alleged assault of a woman.  The Associated Press reports that an assault was in progress on a woman before an unnamed bystander went to intervene.  The man in the dispute turned and went to…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — The news reporter for this station summed up gun ownership for self-defense in her opening segment; “Those who work here were prepared because they know what it’s like to be victims.” Well, almost. It’s good to be armed before knowing what it’s like to be a victim, but you get the idea.…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — Police were called by multiple people early Wednesday about a man attempting to break into numerous homes. The man, identified as 27-year-old Jarod Clemons, met his match in his last invasion attempt. The homeowner, a retired police officer, woke up to a loud noise in his home. When he opened his bedroom door,…

STELLA, NORTH CAROLINA — A man who chose the wrong house to break into is fighting for his life in the hospital after the homeowners shot him after they found him crawling around in their bedroom. The man, 21-year-old Gaberail Denton Wright, was found lying on his side on the homeowner’s front porch when police arrived,…