Defensive Use of Firearms

When 24-year-old Austin Orwig found himself up against four armed intruders, he grabbed his gun, opened fire, and sent them running.

If 24-year-old Roberto Sanchez thought hitting a pastor’s home in suburban Houston would make an easy score, he discovered his mistake far too late.

“Thanks to our Wise County citizens and officers who came together to make Wise County a safer place,” Akin said.

A U.S. Army combat veteran is being credited with helping stop the man who killed one and injured others at a San Diego synagogue on Saturday. His weapon of choice? Fear.

A Milwaukee woman carrying a concealed handgun shot and killed a 17-year-old girl who had tried to rob her at the request of the girl’s 26-year-old boyfriend. The boyfriend, who had previously been convicted of soliciting a child for prostitution, has been charged with felony murder.

A Tennessee man used his concealed firearm earlier this month to shoot an estranged husband who had come to a dental office with the intention of killing his wife.

A 79-year-old Georgia woman spent nearly 10 minutes on the phone with a 911 dispatcher – while holding a burglar at bay with her handgun.

A former employee for Ford Motor Company has been exonerated after shooting a fellow union member in a self-defense incident in 2016, but he’s still fighting to return to work, receive back pay, and clear his name.

A North Carolina man used his handgun on Sunday to force three would-be burglars to the ground and hold them until police arrived. Stephen Routh takes care of his parent’s vacant home in Asheboro, N.C., and when he heard about the intruders from a neighbor he grabbed his gun and decided to investigate.