Personal Defense News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Archive]

The Tulsa Prosecutor
Good: San Antonio Homeowner shoots, kills intruder.
Maybe Bad - Plainclothes Officer Kills Bouncer
Father defending daughter?
BAD....."I kill for God. I listen to God,"
Happy ending in Texas............
Good: Home invaders shot with own gun: Blue Mound, TX
Homeowner walks in, BG carried out (NC)
Hells Angels Leader Slain; Fear Grips SF Neighborhood
Police: Suicidal Woman Killed after Pointing Gun at Officers
BAD: Man shot while investigating fuel theft: WELD COUNTY CO
Couple Fights off Two Men Armed with Shotgun
Ugly: Fairfield (CA) Councilman Dies After Shooting
Neighbor-lady almost robbed at Wal-Mart
Looking For Some Help Here
Update To Story I Posted Late Last Year
UGLY:Baby killed while sleeping
Bad: Father Shot While Confronting Thieves
About Threads Started in Personal Defense
Seattle Police Charged With Shooting Hells Angel
Bad:Man Hospitalized After Being Shot In His Apartment
Don't bring a fake Ak47 to a gun fight!
Good: Woman Shoots At Men Trying To Break Into Car
Police: Shopper shoots teen outside Wal-Mart during alleged robbery
Wrong place wrong time?
Shootout ensues in robbery attempt
Good: Would-be robber shoots himself in foot, gets stabbed, then arrested
The Will to Kill: A Study in the Mindset of Violence
Good-Never bring a gun to a...knife fight?
Family Outraged After 5-Year-Old Shoots Baby Brother in Head
They picked the right building.
Ugly: Woman stabbed in Queens, NYC; pleas for help ignored
Update - Good shoot
Lucky?: Carjacking caught on video
Better Than Pizza Hut
Robbery leaves woman hospitalized
Nasty Tucson Home Invasion
UGLY: Self-Defense Killing @ Drug Deal
Good- store owner fights back
The hits keep on comin'! 2 Woman Abducted at Gun Point
BAD: 21-year-old shot to death in
BAD:Tow truck driver arrested in Burton shooting
Shooting in North Knoxville High School
Bad: Student Killed in Knoxville School Shooting
Minor Fender-Bender Leads to Murderous Rampage in Fla.
11-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Dramatic Gun Shop Heist
Guns in the hands of good people
TX: Car lot manager describes burglary scene in trial of teen with bullet in head
PA: Accused killer had been OK’d by Luzerne County for concealed-carry gun permit
Minor Fender-Bender Leads to Murderous Rampage in Fla.
SC father accused of killing teenager at party
GOOD: 85 yo woman stops 17 yo intruder...and makes HIM call the cops. (Merged)
STUPID - Florida Firms Fight to Keep Gun-Free Workplace
BAD - Lufkin Texas - CHL holder killed
Bad: Gorge Attack Victims Being Harasse
Bad - Couple found slain in their home
Kidnapped clerk found (bad) - Texas
Please read and discuss.... 2 similar shootings, only one ends in charges
BAD: Marine accidentally shoots friend at party, police say
Funny: Burglar in boxers steals purse, leaves jeans in washer
Straw...DJ attacked in Jacksonville, FL
Teachers carrying guns
Tragedy: Total Disregard for the "Four Rules" - Queens, NY
Bad: Kids [16 and 6 yr. old girls] Survive Home-Alone break In (TX)
Store owner arrested for shooting at shoplifters - Florida
Cincinnati:Store owner shoots at robbers
Ugly: One shot at Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters
Arlington Texas - Man Killed In His Home
Dallas LEO Arrested for Aggravated Robbery
Good Samaritan in Missouri Murdered While Trying to Save Woman
Former Savannah policeman shot during standoff
Bad.... Bank Robbery Gone Wrong
Bad...Wal Mart associate shot and killed, Paris, AR
UGLY: Police Serve Supposed No-Knock Warrant on Mayor. Kill His Labradors.
UGLY: Another convenience store homicide - Tallahassee, Florida
UGLY: Florida Homicide and Rape
UGLY: More Florida Road Rage
UGLY: Deputy Injured in Lula, Georgia
Real Life Pirates Kill Tourist On His Own Boat!
Unarmed Shopper Battles Bandit
A Reason to carry at all times...
11 year old robbing a store
GOOD: Teen Home Invader Shot - Union City, GA
Metal Business Card Holder Stops Bullet Aimed at Florida Sheriff's Deputy
Neutral: From Attempted Murder Suspect To Victim - Pomona, CA
Neutral: Store Clerk Stops Robbery - Jackson, MS
GOOD: Security Guard Stops Shooting Spree - Hayward, CA
GOOD: Don't Bring A Baseball Bat To A Gunfight - Hilton Head, SC
Good: Woodland Hills intruder shot, killed [Multiple home invaders at once]
Sheriff commends armed homeowner
Good: Dairy-owner 'had to shoot' to save lives [Using an air pistol]
BAD Man robbed at gunpoint
Grandpa shoots boy while aiming for dog
GOOD: Business Owner Thwarts Thieves - Crawfordville, FL
GOOD: Workers Stop Armed Robbery At Family Business - Houston, TX
GOOD: Man Stops Armed Robber - Jacksonville, FL
Bad: Hold-up in my Town - Thomasville, GA
Bad and Ugly: Murder by knife - FL
BAD 7-11 clerk gunned down BG has 2 young kids with him - Phoenix, AZ
GOOD: Contractor shoots would be burglar/robber - Jacksonville, FL
Ugly - Hiker shot, killed, mistaken as Bear?
Armed Citizen Success Story, Location Unknown
Ugly - CCW Holder Killed in Robbery - Tampa, FL
Man uses .45 to defend his dog from pit bull attack - Oakland Park, FL
UGLY:Baliff Shoots himself in foot - NH
Don't bring a Knife to a gunfight. - Phoenix, AZ
Good: Robbery meltdown at ice cream store. Flagstaff, AZ.
Good in Kansas City: MERGED
Bad: Warehouse Shooting - Bristol, PA
GOOD-Man kills robber in Woodland Hills CA home
Bad:Wis. Gunman Captured
BAD: Girl, 15, shot during robbery - St. Louis
Port St. Lucie Florida BG shot in home-invasion
Store clerk throws hot coffee on robber - Bossier City, LA
Michigan Gunman Kills 3 wounds 1 (BAD) (Merged)
Homeowner shoots BG's-Good or Bad? - Port Arthur, TX
GOOD: Rocket Scientist robs liquor store across from the cop house - Phoenix, AZ
BAD!: Utah CCW holder displays gun to silly kids.
bad-3 Children Wounded when Gunman Fires at Car - Dallas, TX
[Updated] LAPD Officer shot by Long Beach PD Officer (Merged)
Bad..2 teens arrested in Fort Lauderdale store heist, shooting
Fatal feud leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded - Mercersburg, PA
Bad And Very Ugly. Doctor Killed New Hubby Wounded
Craig's List Rapist - PG County, MD
Ugly-Dangerous night in Detroit
The Armed Citizen August 2008
Gunman critically wounds 7 in TN church: MERGED
Neutral: Possible Self-Defense Shooting - Raleigh, NC
Bad: Family of 4 shot, left in burning home
Rash of Shootings has Police Fatigued - Jacksonville, FL
Cops Shot Dead Man After Threat on Pa. Radio Station
How many homicides is your town at?
Man shoots fox attached to wife
GOOD: 11 y/o Bites Pit Bull To Fend Off Attack - Sao Paolo, Brazil
GOOD: Homeowner Stops Home Invasion - Williston, FL
GOOD: Shooting Ruled Self-Defense - Pulaski County, KY
GOOD: Retired Sgt Shoots In Self-Defense - Barstow, CA
UGLY: Illegal Immigrant Stops Robbery - Mercedes, TX
GOOD: Diner Stops Robbery In Progress - Tacoma, WA
Hope the BG wasn't a CCL holder
Couple turns tables on home invasion robbery suspect ( Monroe WA )
BAD: 3 shot at Arizona college
Bad and Stupid: Russian Skinhead Gang Posts Cell Video of Attacks on Foreigners Onlin
Short man robs Walmart in Vegas
Cop shoots store robbers - on tape!
Robberies on the way to or from the range
South African Missionary Defends Himself with HK Pistol
Good - Homeowner Shot & Killed Home Invader
Moving Co. Workers Thwart Armed Robbery
Road Rage
Ask for Grey Poupon and recieve a gun to the face:Utah
Good: Attempted Robbery Stopped By Doctor, Tacoma
Wally-World Robbery - Where Are the Good Guys When We Need Them?
Good guys +1
Good: Store owner shoots robber
Holdup Victim Kills Gunman
GOOD: Bulldozer Copycat Killer v. CCW (Israel)
SWAT safely removes Office Depot workers-Melbourne, FL
Sad All The Way Around - Oakland, CA
BAD: Fatal Shooting At Post Office
GOOD: Man Stops Home St. Petersburg, Fl
BAD: Woman shot...
GOOD: Man Shoots Home Invader With BG's Gun
GOOD: Police Do Not File Charges Against Man Who Shot Teen - El Paso, TX
GOOD: Would-Be Burglar Stopped - Miami, FL
GOOD: Don't Bring A BB Gun To A Gunfight - Columbus, OH
Father struggles to carry on slain family's legacy
BAD: Guy ambushes Firefighters/Police
Gunmen steal cash, cell phones from Seminole County Publix
Teenage sheepdog
GOOD: Man Stops Burglars - Jackson, MS
GOOD: Elderly Gentleman Uses A Handgun To Defend Himself - Lakewood, NJ
A bystander stepped in (one dead)
Wendys Shooting in West Palm Beach
A local fallen blue warrior:(. Officer down.
felon shooting spree, 70 year old protects himself
Neutral: Man Stops Home Invader - Park Heights, MD
Good: Too Funny Though
Bad:Homeowner shot with own rifle
Good: Man claims self-defense in Midwest City (OK) shooting
Neutral - Farina gets Probation
Bible, watermelon stop stray bullet
Workplace shooting in KY - video
Woman Tells Of Gun Duel With Former Boyfriend
DC Rejects Heller application (again)
(Scary) Fake cops stop motorist in West Palm Beach
Gang members apologize after stabbing wrong man in Modesto
Neutral - Woman Shot By Boyfriend - Galveston, TX
GOOD: Potential Victims Turn The Tables - Newport News, VA
GOOD: Home Remodeler Stops Intruder - Laurens, SC
Wow This is scary
Armed Man at Home Depot! Oh no!
Ugly - Father Beaten Almost To Death At Amusement Park Lot
Good: Vancouverites urged to release inner vigilante
Ugly: CHL holder kills an officer
Assault With A Deadly Backpack - Salt Lake City, UT
Busy day for good guy Part 2
Busy day for good guys Part 1
Armed Citizen catches prison escapee
BAD: 16 shot in france military drill.
Gun held to baby's head during crime
Good: Attempted Armed Robbery Tacoma, WA
And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have WMD free zones
Duo kidnaps, kills food delivery driver; restaurants take precautions
Bad: Man Killed by Shotgun at Skeet Event
GOOD: Pizza Clerk Takes down Suspected Robber
Neutral: Hopefully This Guy Will Stay Behind Bars This Time - Denton, TX
BAD: Two Men Shot By Paroled Killer - Dismal Creek, VA
More women finally taking responsibility for their own safety
GOOD: Woman Chases Armed Intruders From Her Home - Ocala, FL
Judge "learn to protect yourself."
Neutral: Man Shoots Neighbor In Possible Self-Defense
No one was hurt during Armed Robbery
House broken into and a resident was assaulted
Guilty but plan to appeal???
GOOD.Business Owner Takes Crime Problem into His Own Hands
Neutral: Man Loses Control Of Shotgun To Home Invader - Basehor, KS
Security Guard Shooting
BAD: Man Killed After Two Gunmen Force Their Way Into Apartment
I-64 Shooter sentenced to 6 months detention!
Joe Horn case: Houston lawmaker seeks inquiry
Bad:Hooded man stood in road, fired AK-47
BAD: Man Killed Pregnant Wife Cleaning Gun
GOOD: Man Stops Blowtorch Wielding Tunneller - Tampa, FL
Neutral: Woman Shoots Husband In Self-Defense - El Dorado, Ar
GOOD: Man Defends His Family - Avondale, AZ
Neutral - Man Stops Three Carjackers - Corpus Christi, TX
GOOD: Man Stops Violent Attack - Mesa, AZ
Bad - Wal Mart magnet for criminals
Neutral: Would Be Robbery Victim Shoots Perp - Jacksonville, FL
GOOD: Man Shoots Drunken Home Invader - Lake St Louis, MO
GOOD: Homeowner Shoots Man In Apparent Self-Defense - St. Louis, MO
GOOD: Fatal Shooting Ruled Self-Defense - Longview, WA
GOOD: 71 y/o Protects Himself With A Gun - West Jackson, MS
GOOD: Man Charged With Murder Cleared On Self-Defense - Greene County, IN
GOOD: Woman Uses Handgun To Defend Herself - Austin, TX
GOOD: Man In Underwear Foils Burglars - West Valley City, UT
GOOD: Homeowners Stops Home Invader - Hampton Roads, VA
UGLY: Mother Shot in Home Invasion Robbery (CA)
Store clerk shoots back during attempted robbery (video)
Sonic manager shoots back
GOOD Sonic story: Manager shoots back
GOOD: Retired 71yo Marine shoots 2 BG's at Subway
GOOD: Gunman shot dead by autozone employee
4 people dead in Milwaukee (WI) shooting; no arrests
Robber gets shot with his own gun
Manager Shoots Robbers - Nashville, TN
The Cure for the common Road Rage
Breaking: Shootout at Sonic (Isle of Wight Co. VA / near Norfolk)
Joyriding in stolen Dillon police car lands boy, mother in jail