Self-Defense

Just hours after numerous people were wounded and two were killed in the FSU shooting, Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) defended her vote against a bill that would have allowed college students to be armed for self-defense, saying, “I have zero regret.”

An alleged intruder died and a second suspect is on the run after a homeowner in St. Petersburg, Florida, opened fire around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday.

An Oakland, California, billboard showing a compact, California-compliant CANIK 9mm pistol is drawing fire from some social media users and love from others.

An apartment resident in Houston, Texas, wrestled a gun away from an alleged intruder and shot him dead Wednesday night. 

Police indicate an armed Martinsville, Indiana, homeowner shot and killed an alleged burglar Sunday afternoon around 1:30.

A Shreveport, Louisiana, homeowner shot and critically wounded an alleged car burglar about 3:30 a.m. Saturday.

In a video posted by Florida Gun Rights, a flabbergasted Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) can be seen mocking state GOP lawmakers by asking, “Are we Florida or are we San Francisco?”

A man allegedly trying to break into a car in Chicago about 1:00 a.m. on March 25 was shot and wounded by a concealed carrier..

Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) voted with Democrats to defeat campus carry legislation in the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice.

An alleged assaulter in Hardeeville, South Carolina, died Monday night after unknowingly targeting an armed citizen and getting shot. 

The Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee is weighing legislation Tuesday which would allow college students to carry firearms on campus for self-defense. 

The North Carolina Senate approved constitutional carry legislation Thursday by a vote of 26 to 18, with Republicans voting for it and Democrats opposing it. 

The North Carolina’s House Judiciary Committee approved constitutional carry legislation Tuesday, and the legislation now goes to the Senate Rules Committee.

A highlight of the 2025 IWA Outdoor Classics was the partnership between Glock and Aimpoint, resulting in the COA optic on Glock pistols. 

An alleged robber is hospitalized after being shot by a Houston, Texas, mechanic shop owner around 1:40 a.m. Friday morning.

Legislation to allow armed teachers and staff for classroom defense is set to come before the West Virginia House. 

Number 12,981 ranked MMA fighter Langston Sykes was shot and killed Tuesday after allegedly breaking into a Lake City, Florida, home just after 11 p.m.

The South Dakota House passed campus legislation Thursday, which means the bill now goes to Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk.

An alleged intruder was hospitalized after being shot outside a Corpus Christi, Texas, home Thursday morning about 4:30 a.m.

California Democrat State Assemblyman Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) is rushing to amend a proposed bill that would have made it unlawful for a homeowner to exercise self-defense against a burglar in many circumstances.

Police say a man who allegedly kicked in the door of the wrong apartment on February 23, 2025, was shot dead by a resident inside.

An alleged armed robber fled the scene of a Houston convenience store after his would-be victim pulled a gun and shot at him around 11:00 a.m. Sunday.

A cashier at a Clinton Township, Michigan, Golden Donut shot an alleged armed robber Thursday afternoon.

The Mossberg 940 Pro Tactical SPX debuted at the 2025 SHOT Show, representing the latest evolution in Mossberg’s semiautomatic shotgun offerings by taking the 940 Pro Tactical platform to a new level. 

Legislation to allow the campus carry of firearms for self-defense has passed the South Dakota Senate and is moving to the House. 

An alleged would-be mass shooter was killed Monday afternoon when a good guy with a gun drew his own firearm and shot the suspect. 

Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to make North Carolina the 30th constitutional carry state in Union.

A juvenile reportedly retrieved a handgun Saturday morning in Manchester, Kentucky, and shot and killed two alleged armed intruders.

A mother with a baby on her hip exchanged gunfire with alleged armed home invaders Monday, wounding one suspect and causing him to flee.

Florida state Rep. Monique Miller (R) is preparing to file legislation that would make it legal for law-abiding Floridians to openly carry handguns for self-defense. 

An alleged intruder was shot and fatally wounded around 11:00 p.m. Monday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

An alleged intruder trying to make entry into a Goldsboro, North Carolina, home Sunday evening was shot numerous times by the homeowner and is in critical condition. 

A garbage truck driver with a concealed carry license killed one alleged armed robber and left a second in critical condition in Chicago at about 5:18 a.m. on Friday.

An alleged intruder in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died over the weekend after kicking in an armed homeowner’s door and being shot in the torso.

A shootout over the weekend between a Dearborn, Michigan, homeowner and an alleged intruder was caught on video.

A Phoenix, Arizona, homeowner shot and fatally wounded an alleged intruder Friday night around 8:30 p.m.