Category: self-defense

#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]

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.

A Shocking Legal Development

Safnew

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and its partners have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in Calce v. City of New York, a case challenging New York City’s ban on electronic arms. [More]

Democrats really don’t want you defending yourself.

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.

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]

The Bear Necessities

Bear attack in Yellowstone National Park leaves 2 hikers injured [More]

The good news is:

Yes, you can carry a gun in Yellowstone.

The bad news is:

But it’s illegal to fire it – even in self defense.

Just think, the people who enacted and enforce that edict all swore an oath to the Constitution. I wonder what the Framers would have thought about that.

Fear is the Mind-Killer

Maryland LGBT Community Arming Up Over Fears [More]

Unfortunately, the source being The Liberal Gun Club is a stong indicator that they continue to vote for thier disarmers. I’ve pinned the cognitively dissonant down on that before:

We are Democrats, and as such we will support our party’s nominees for local, state, and federal office.

The other impression most will walk away with is they need to arm because of violent white homophobic males.

Really?

[Via Andy M]

Ye Shall Know Them By Their Fruits

Across California, new legislation and shifting policies are raising serious questions about how churches can protect their congregations—often without clear guidance for pastors and church leaders. [More]

It looks like these folks aim to fix that.

If your pastor is too deluded, gutless, and/or corrupted to tell you the truth, you’re in the wrong church:

He that suffers his life to be taken from him by one who has no authority for that purpose, when he might preserve it by defense, incurs the Guilt of self murder since God has enjoined him to seek the continuance of his life, and Nature itself teaches every creature to defend [it]self.

Force to Be Reckoned With?

This bill addresses the justified use of force. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: requires an individual to report using force; and establishes that an individual must report use of force in order to receive a pretrial justification hearing. [More]

“Use or threatened use”…? Not much room for nuance there…

What happened to “Don’t talk to the police“?

And why the “need”?

The bill is in response to a high-profile fatal road rage shooting.

I can identify with not reporting afterward.

Brought to you by not just a Republican, but one that comes highly recommended:

Funny…

Guns & Gadgets has more.

[Via Jess]