DGU

A man living in a suburban neighborhood northeast of Atlanta discovered on Thursday morning his next-door neighbor, 42-year-old Andrew Strauss, breaking the windows on his home and wielding a machete. After warning Strauss to stop, the homeowner shot the intruder, who was pronounced dead at a hospital later that morning.

A man in a town just south of Tampa, Florida, used his defensive handgun to shoot another man who had attempted four carjackings in broad daylight at a local shopping center.

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.

Despite passionate support from some residents and Republican politicians, Arkansas will not see a new ‘Stand Your Ground’ law on the books this year.

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.

Officials in Little Rock, Ar., have released video footage of a February incident in which a police officer fired 15 rounds into the windshield of a stolen vehicle while lying on the hood of the car. The driver of the vehicle died at the scene while the officer sustained minor injuries.