He Had a Gun and Still Lost His Home Invasion Gunfight
A Pennsylvania man was armed in his own home and still killed by an intruder. Here's what his death teaches every gun owner about real home invasion defense.
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Scranton Man Charged With Homicide After Pocono Homeowner Dies in Bedroom Gunfight
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, PA — A Monroe County man died inside his own home last week after another man forced his way in and chased him upstairs at gunpoint, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Police say Layzon Breland, 26, of Tobyhanna, was shot multiple times, including a fatal wound to...
Hickory Grove Home Defense: Alleged Intruder Shot Dead in East Charlotte
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is actively conducting a homicide investigation after an alleged intruder was shot and killed during a residential breaking and entering in east Charlotte on Sunday morning, June 14, 2026. Officers arriving at the scene in the 5800 block of Hicko...
Tulsa Teen Grabs Gun, Kills Father Who Police Say Was Attacking His Mother
TULSA, OKLA. — A 16-year-old boy grabbed a gun kept inside his family’s apartment and shot his father after police say the man attacked him and then turned on his mother. Officers responded around 2 p.m. on May 31 to a shooting at the Avondale Apartments near 67th Street and Utica Avenue....
CPRC: FBI Active Shooter Reports Undercount Armed Citizens Who Stop Attacks
A CPRC report says the FBI’s active shooter data leaves out scores of incidents where armed citizens stopped attacks. The numbers raise serious questions about how the FBI defines, selects, and reports these cases.
Armed Philadelphia Neighbor Kills Stick-Wielding Intruder Attacking Mother in 14-Year-Old Daughter’s Room
PHILADELPHIA, PA — An armed Philadelphia man shot and killed an intruder early Monday morning after hearing his upstairs neighbor screaming for help during a forced-entry home invasion in the Rhawnhurst neighborhood, according to 6ABC. Police told 6ABC that a man believed to be in his 40s force...
Minnesota “Assault Weapon” Ban Dies as DOJ Targets Gun Bans Nationwide
Minnesota’s latest assault weapons ban died at the Capitol, but Minneapolis Democrats are trying to keep the gun-control push alive despite state preemption. Meanwhile, DOJ is taking aim at AR-15 bans in court, putting the anti-gun agenda on a collision course with the Second Amendment.
Sacramento Security Guard Fatally Shoots One Suspected Burglar, Wounds Another at Marijuana Dispensary
SACRAMENTO, CA — A security guard at a Sacramento marijuana dispensary shot two suspected burglars during an early Friday break-in, killing one and leaving the other in critical but stable condition, according to the Sacramento Police Department as reported by ABC10. Officers responded to the 8...
Police Murders Fell in 2025, Down Again in Early 2026
FBI LEOKA data show 53 officers were feloniously killed in 2025, down from 2024, with early 2026 numbers also trending lower. The long-term pattern is uneven, but officer deaths remain well below earlier peaks.