Category: DGU

#BelieveIntruders

Homeless man suing for $10 million after breaking into business and being shot by owner [More]

To be fair, every time I see an intruder with bolt cutters, I figure he’s just trying to keep warm. And who wouldn’t believe the burglar’s version of what went down?

What the heck was the owner shooting? And, rather than finish the job he called for an ambulance to save the guy’s life? No good deed goes unpunished, especially with no shortage of ambulance-chasing shysters who know extortion and settling out of court lets them collect from the productive with minimal effort.

[Via Sweet Babboo]

Not Worth the Liability

BASED Elderly Woman in Tucson Pulls Gun and Chases Shoplifter Out of Ross – Police Warn Bystanders Risk ASSAULT Charges for Stopping Crime [More]

“Elderly”? I bet I have at least 10 years on her, probably more, and I can still take on snarling feral sons Uday and Qusay while clenching a cigar between my teeth.

In any case, in this situation, where it doesn’t stay out as self-defense so any resulting DGU would be weighed against who first threatened whom, I’m with Rick Blaine.

Especially with a corporation that virtue signals its DEI “commitment.”

[Via bondmen]

Special Delivery

Alleged robber wearing ski mask shot and killed by delivery driver in Miami Gardens, police and witnesses say [More]

With actions like checking to see if neighbors had cameras that recorded the incident, it sounds like the defender’s detention was procedural. What’s unclear is how this will affect his livelihood, because it’s not like many people whose economic prospects make them choose to be delivery drivers have a lot of other options.

On the plus side, if he delivered for DoorDash, I can’t find any policy explicitly forbidding independent contractors from being lawfully armed. Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything, because it’d be just like the hysterical b_s at Moms Demand Action to start a harassment campaign.

Untying the Gordian Knot

A Laramie bartender faces felony charges after pulling a gun downtown. She says it was self-defense amid a volley of anti-queer slurs. [More]

Not for the words, but if in response to being pushed down, why?

The case is not helped by the ensuing confusion over it being a knife or a gun, and numerous self-admitted mental issues.

[Via Steve T]

Bad Guy with a Keyboard

This is Ezequiel:

Ezequiel

So, he’s a “socialist” (like Hitler and Mussolini!) warning against armed citizen intervention like we saw at the Twin Falls In-N-Out.

We know about Cooper’s rules, moron. Who do you think you hive insects stole them from?

I generally self-censor on language here, but I agree with the sentiment expressed above.

[Via WiscoDave]

The Answer May Also Be ‘Yes’

Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? Wyoming’s Answer May Be “No.” [More]

“May be” or “is”?

That’s what we have trials for.

Why do I have the feeling we’re not getting the whole story here?

Maybe because phrases like “people disproportionately targeted for harassment and violence” misdirect on who’s doing the abuse, something the gun prohibitionists don’t seem to want to point out.

[Via Michael G]

Crunching the Numbers

Ammo

Defensive Gun Use Statistics: Self-Defense Cases (2026) [More]

Using surveys, it’s impossible to come up with an accurate number, which explains the disparity of 2.5 million to 65,000 DGUs, which is still a lot more than the number of homicides.

The important statistic to remember is that 100% of gun prohibitionists would rather the defenders had been killed than armed.

Deliberately Uncaged Wild Animal Attacks

Memorial Drive shooting suspect went to prison over previous shootout with police, sources confirm [More]

Don’t worry. Those who decided he could be trusted outside of custodial care won’t suffer any personal repercussions.

Funny, how this report doesn’t mention the armed citizen who intervened. (Pro tip to the ones that do: “Marine” should be capitalized.)

I just don’t have time to watch this DA press conference, but am told:

The head of the Cambridge Police as well as the Colonel of the MSP did not acknowledge the role of the “civilian” in this, only the bravery of the responding officers, who mostly arrived after the shooting was done.

Related UPDATE

The desperate hour before Cambridge shooting: A parole officer’s frantic calls, a roommate’s warning and a FaceTime threat [More]

Sounds like a job for “diversion-based programs“…

[Via Edmund M]

Ay, There’s the Rub

Homeowner shoots, kills man reportedly breaking into their home in Spring … That altercation proceeded outside into the streets …
… The homeowner decided he followed the suspect out … It will be up to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office to determine whether any charges will be filed. [Watch]

It’s rarely in one’s legal interests to continue a confrontation outside. If it’s found there’s history, that will complicate things further.

[Via Jess]