A Bend father took a .40 pistol from his vehicle and followed a shotgun-armed 16-year-old into Silver Rail Elementary. Wyden wants gun laws. Read the original story: Bend Father With a Concealed Carry Permit Followed a 16-Year-Old Shooter Into His Daughters’ Elementary School and Killed Him Bef...
An armed citizen stopped the Silver Rail Elementary school shooter in Bend, Oregon, after the attacker killed three children and a teacher. The gun-free zone policy had disarmed law-abiding adults. Police arrived minutes later and found the suspect already dead.
A machete-wielding man kicked at DeKalb County apartment doors and threatened to kill residents until a tenant shot him, residents say. Read the original story: DeKalb County Tenant Shoots Machete-Wielding Man Who Kicked at Apartment Doors Threatening to Kill Residents at 11:30 P.M., Then Broke I...
Tennessee DA clears man who fired four shots after an attacker threw him down and tore off his prosthetic leg outside a Gray vape shop. Read the original story: Thrown Down, Prosthetic Leg Torn Off, Still Under Attack: Gray Man Fired Four Shots and the DA Calls It Self-Defense
Demetrio Daga, a 44-year-old Albany resident and father with no prior criminal record, is facing up to 40 years in a New York state penitentiary following his conviction on 15 weapon-related felonies. The charges stem entirely from his possession and home assembly of unserialized firearms and 3D-...
A 14-year-old charged in a brutal Staten Island attack allegedly possessed a handgun despite being legally barred from doing so. The post One Law for the Predator, Another for His Victim appeared first on The Truth About Guns.
When I plucked the September-October issue of Smithsonian magazine out of my P.O. Box, the first article I turned to was “The Secret Life of Cormac McCarthy” by Richard Grant. As I skimmed it, a pull-quote leaped out at me: “He never left the house without a book. He never left the house wi...
An Austin homeowner shot and killed a 24-year-old burglar who got into the bedroom during a predawn break-in. APD has filed no charges. Read the original story: Austin Homeowner Shoots and Kills 24-Year-Old Burglar Who Made It All the Way Into the Bedroom During 3:51 A.M. Break-In
A Grovetown man fired a warning shot, then shot his brother in the leg to stop an attack that hurt their mother and his 4-year-old. Read the original story: Georgia Man Fires Warning Shot, Then Shoots Brother in the Leg to Stop Attack on Him, Their Mother and His 4-Year-Old Daughter
A spur-of-the-moment catfish trip on the Ohio River turned into a state record and a potential five-figure payday for Tyler Harmon of Ravenswood, West Virginia. According to Field & Stream, Harmon was out with his dad and 4-year-old son last month, hoping to land a small cat his boy could ree...