Defensive Use of Firearms

Democrats and gun control activists have renewed their calls for gun control after a legally armed parishioner shot and killed a gunman who opened fire with a shotgun during a church service on Sunday.

Details are still forthcoming, but several news outlets in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are reporting an incident in which a homeowner shot through his front door at burglars pretending to be Christmas carolers.

A Georgia man intervened during a fast-food restaurant robbery which lead to a “short gun battle” between the “hero bread deliveryman” and the robber.

“I am from Kingstontown in Jamaica,” he said, “and I am not going to go out like a punk. So I emptied my Glock in his chest. This man tried to get in my van while I was sleeping and he was surprised to see what I did.”

“I said, ‘You just lay still. I got another shell in here. You just lay still, be quiet, there’s help coming,” he said.

Update 11/4/2019: Local media is now reporting that the woman, who is eight months pregnant, used an “AR-style rifle” to defend her home and her family from the home invaders. A Florida woman fatally shot one of two home invaders this week, reports local media. The incident happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday night when the [...]

“At this point, we’re not sure what the suspects were after exactly,” Howard told KTRK.

The little 1-8x is a scope that really can get the job done.

Not a story you hear everyday. A high-profile celebrity using an “assault rifle” to defend himself and his property from a home invader.