Self-Defense

Legislation to create national reciprocity for concealed carry was introduced in the Senate Thursday, one day after similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. House.

An alleged intruder was shot and killed around 2 a.m. Friday after confronting an armed homeowner in Englewood, Ohio. 

A Florida homeowner shot at two migrants who allegedly broke into his home Thursday night. One of the migrants, a Mexican national, died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Sheriff Rick Wells stood in support of a homeowner who fatally wounded an intruder Thursday, noting that people who break into Florida homes should “expect to be shot.”

A Salt Lake City, Utah, convenience store employee disarmed an alleged armed robber about or shortly after midnight Sunday.

A Lake Wales, Florida, homeowner shot an alleged intruder Tuesday just after 11:30 p.m. then held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.

A Phoenix homeowner opened fire on numerous alleged armed intruders just after 1:00 a.m. Monday, wounding one of the suspects.

An alleged intruder is dead after a West Chester Township, Ohio, homeowner found him in his residence at 3:30 a.m. Sunday and opened fire. 

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) called on Congress to rally behind his National Constitutional Carry Act on Sunday to remove the government’s ongoing interference with the people’s right to bear arms for self-defense.

A report by the New York Times suggests President-elect Donald J. Trump has “lost faith” in the National Rifle Association (NRA).

An alleged carjacker is in critical condition after a driver shot him in the Crafty Crab parking lot in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

A homeowner in Sacramento, California, shot and wounded an alleged intruder around 3:00 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving.

A legally armed food vendor shot and fatally wounded an alleged robber just before 9:00 o’clock Friday night in Chicago. 

A Third Circuit three-judge panel rejected a motion that one of the 2nd Amendment Foundation’s concealed carry cases be remanded.

An alleged intruder was shot multiple times by a DeSoto, Texas, homeowner after reportedly following her home and trying to make entry through her garage door.

Over the weekend President-elect Donald Trump announced a push for national concealed carry reciprocity, a move which would make the concealed permit of any one state valid in the other 49.

An alleged intruder in his 30s is in critical condition after a homeowner near 70 years of age opened fire on him Monday night some time after 11 p.m. 

A general contractor was shot and killed about 1:30 p.m. Friday after allegedly pulling a gun on a tile worker inside an unfinished St. Petersburg, Florida, home.

Fort Worth Police Department information officer (IO) Tracy Carter lauded a homeowner who shot an alleged intruder saying, “The homeowner did what any of us would have done.”

The Detroit Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into why Lions’ wide receiver Jameson Williams was not arrested when a gun was found under his seat during an October 8, 2024, traffic stop. 

The Second Amendment references a militia, “the security of a free State,” and two specific rights–the right to possess arms and the right to carry them–and all of this is bound together by a general, overarching right to self-defense.

Numerous reports indicate the terrorist who carried out an attack in Israel on Sunday morning was shot and killed by bystanders.

A concealed carry permit holder opened fire on a group of alleged carjackers Thursday morning in Chicago, striking one of them in the arm and leg. 

An alleged intruder died Tuesday at the hospital after being shot by an Albuquerque homeowner shortly before 4:00 a.m.

An alleged carjacker who attempted to enter a vehicle occupied by a mother and her children was shot dead Sunday by a bystander who intervened.

A Monroe County, Michigan, homeowner used a crossbow to fend off two alleged intruders Tuesday morning just after midnight. 

District Judge John L. Sinatra Jr. ruled that New York’s ban on concealed carry on private property open to the public is unconstitutional. 

The father of an allegedly kidnapped 14-year-old girl is in jail in Lonoke County, Arkansas, after a shooting that left the reported kidnapper dead. The father said he found the man with his daughter, and a confrontation broke out as he tried to rescue her.

An alleged intruder was shot twice with a shotgun by an El Cerrito, California, resident Tuesday mid-morning and survived to receive treatment for his injuries.

An alleged robber died after being shot by a concealed carry permit holder early Sunday morning at a Walgreens in Chicago-area Calumet City.

During a 60 Minutes interview that aired Monday, Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris made clear she owns a semiautomatic handgun and she has fired it.

Okeechobee City Police Department chief Donald Hagan signed an emergency order banning the carry of firearms and the sales of guns and ammo as Hurricane Helene prepared to make landfall last week. 

A 16-year-old alleged robber put a fake gun in a man’s back Sunday night in Philadelphia only to have the man turn, pull a real gun, and shoot him. 

Montana-based Shield Arms builds parts and accessories that turn a run-of-the-mill Glock 43X into a next level everyday carry pistol.

An alleged intruder armed with a shovel was fatally wounded Tuesday by a Houston, Texas, homeowner armed with a gun.

Around 7:40 a.m. Thursday a Las Vegas homeowner shot and fatally wounded an alleged intruder who had ignored commands to get away from the house.