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Defensive Gun Use Tracker

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Defensive Gun Use Tracker

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Defensive Gun Use Tracker
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Jan 21, 2022
All of the law-abiding citizens featured in this database successfully defended their liberties, lives, or livelihoods with the lawful use of a firearm. These cases are not based on hearsay, but on verifiable reports found through public sources.
Data Visualization | Defensive Gun Uses in the U.S. | The Heritage Foundation
From datavisualizations.heritage.org
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Nov 9, 2023
Nov. 8, 2023: In Chicago, a crew of armed men tried to rob a concealed carry permit holder as he dealt with the aftermath of a car accident. The permit holder engaged the robbers in a gunfight in which more than 30 rounds were fired.
Gunfight leaves armed robber, victim injured downtown - CWB Chicago
From cwbchicago.com
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Feb 2, 2024
Jan. 30, 2024: When 3 armed intruders tried to break into an elderly man's Georgia, VT, home, the man grabbed his muzzleloader rifle and shot one intruder, wounding him and sending all three fleeing. Police found the injured suspect in a neighbor's yard.
Vt. homeowner shot man allegedly trying to break in, police say
From wcax.com
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Feb 4, 2023
Feb. 2, 2023: Police in Hartford, CT, say that two armed, masked robbers burst into a store and shot the clerk in his low back. The clerk, however, was able to retrieve one of two firearms in his possession and returned fire, fatally striking one suspect.
Store Owner Shoots, Kills Suspect During Attempted Armed Robbery in East Hartford: Police
From nbcconnecticut.com
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Jan 31, 2023
Jan. 30, 2023: Police in Billings, MT, say that a woman shot two and wounded two men who attacked her outside of her home as she walked to her car. Montana is a permitless carry state.
Billings woman shoots two men during attack outside residence
From ktvq.com
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Feb 3, 2023
Jan. 30, 2023: Chicago police say that two intruders - a man and woman - broke into an elderly man's home and physically assaulted him, causing serious injuries. Fortunately, the victim was able to retrieve his gun and shot one intruder in the chest.
80-Year-Old Homeowner Shoots 1 of 2 Intruders During Chicago Home Invasion: CPD
From nbcchicago.com
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Jul 18, 2022
July 17, 2022: A 22-year-old Good Samaritan with a handgun fatally shot a gunman who opened fire in a mall food court in Indiana, ending a mass shooting almost immediately after it began and saving countless lives.
Steve Lookner
@lookner
Jul 18, 2022
Police says good samaritan who killed Greenwood Park Mall shooter was a "citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm...and was able to stop this shooter almost as soon as he began" (from press conference)
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Feb 2, 2023
Jan. 28, 2023: A driver filling his tank at a Phoenix gas station was accosted by an armed robber. Fortunately, the driver was able to retrieve his own gun from inside the vehicle and fatally shot the suspect before he or anyone else was injured.
Man filling up gas shoots, kills alleged armed robber in Phoenix
From azfamily.com
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Jan 10, 2024
Jan. 7, 2024: A boy in Dalmatia, PA, fatally shot his dad after the man killed his adult stepdaughter and threatened to kill everyone else in the home. Police credit the boy with "likely saving multiple lives" in a "pretty obvious case of self-defense."
District attorney: Killing of man was self-defense
From wgal.com
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Feb 10, 2024
Feb. 10, 2024: An Elkmont, AL, homeowner awoke at 4 a.m. to someone "violently attempting to gain entry" to the home, so he called police. While police were on the way, the intruder successfully kicked in the door, so the homeowner fatally shot him.
'Justified shooting' leads to death of home intruder, investigators say
From rocketcitynow.com
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Oct 25, 2023
Police in Palatka, FL, announced today that after reviewing the evidence from a June 4 exchange of gunfire, they've confirmed a homeowner's claim that he used his AR-15 to lawfully defend himself and his family against an armed gunman who shot first. actionnewsjax.com/news/local/gun…
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May 8, 2022
April 29, 2022: A Norristown, PA, concealed carry permit holder fatally shot two armed teens who tried to rob him at gunpoint.
Man Shoots, Kills 2 Teens Who Tried to Rob Him, Officials Say
From nbcphiladelphia.com
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Jan 21, 2023
Jan. 20, 2023: A concealed carry permit holder in Chicago shot and wounded an armed robber who pointed a gun at him on a CTA train during rush hour. Neither the permit holder nor any bystanders were injured. The robber has been arrested.
Concealed carry holder shoots man trying to rob him on Chicago CTA train
From fox32chicago.com
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Nov 10, 2023
Nov. 6, 2023: A Vallejo, CA, homeowner fatally shot an intruder who broke through his glass front door in the middle of the night.
Bay Area homeowner kills suspected intruder, police say
From mercurynews.com
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