Minnesota Supreme Court rules that even when a person is actively being attacked and at risk of death they cannot defend themselves and brandish a deadly weapon if it is “reasonably possible to retreat” [More]
[Via WiscoDave]
Category: self-defense
‘Expert’ Advice on Gun Defense May Get People Killed
Just give them what they want? What if, after you bare your throat and cede all decision-making to remorseless reptiles, you find out what they want is you? [More]
Assume any POS evil, desperate, and deranged enough to threaten your life over a wallet is ready to kill you for no reason at all.
FAFO
The Paper It’s Written On
Vigilante Gun Violence Illustrates Need to Ban Guns
That Took a Lot of Chutzpah
Survey for North American Jews: How are you defending yourself from antisemitic attacks? [More]
I took the damn thing to see what the results would look like if I answered like one of the 70% and all it did at the end was present ways to share it on social media with no evaluation. So work for him, then help him publicize himself, and get nothing but used.
Way to reinforce a stereotype, schmuck.
[Via Michael G]
Cut to the Quick
Man survives, needs over 60 stiches after Dupont Circle attack [More]
What, nothing about the attacker…?
At least the victim realizes that sticking him in jail and then letting him out before he’s ready won’t work.
[Via Jess]
Bringing a Knife to a Non-Fight
An attempted robbery at a highway rest area in eastern Nebraska left a 72-year-old man dead and a 71-year-old woman critically injured in a knife attack Wednesday, authorities said. [More]
And the @$$hole who did this to them is a 22-year-old male?
Too bad they didn’t avail themselves of an equalizer.
[Via bondmen]
We’re the Only Ones Revealed Enough
More Than Meets the Eye?
A homeowner in Oakland was arrested after shooting and killing a robbery suspect. The 77-year-old homeowner was arrested on suspicion of murder. He remained behind bars on Tuesday while the district attorney considered whether to file charges. [More]
If he listens to his lawyer and keeps his mouth shut, he ought to be able to claim self-defense, but using a stolen gun doesn’t help and they may at least get him on that– assuming he’s not a “prohibited person” and “eligibile” for more, and that this wasn’t a dispute between associates…
[Via 1Gat]
Job One
Should You Use NFA Weapons for Self Defense? A Practical Perspective [More]
Use whatever you can get to in time, and don’t let distractions impede swift action. There’ll be no trumped up charges to face later if you don’t survive.
Proving a Negative
Received via email from WarOnGuns Correspondent Scott J:
Nearly every time the “news” tells you about a car wreck fatality, they tell you “they were not wearing a seat belt”.
Why don’t they tell you every time a person is attacked and killed, “they were not carrying a gun”?
That presumes it’s “news.”
Asked and Answered
DGU or OGU?
Former US Army sergeant released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting [More]
I’m not so sure we should be celebrating…
[Via bondmen]
The Wrong Victim
Home Intruder with Long Rap Sheet “Cut to Pieces” by Florida Man After Shooting Innocent Woman in the Face [More]
Yes, sometimes you can bring a knife to a gunfight, but the real question here is why did someone “with a long rap sheet” have access to guns and victims?
[Via Michael G]
The Dead Samaritan
Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors
Armed Veteran Jewelry Store Owner Forces Thief to Leap Through Shattered Window in Omaha [Watch]
Even the ones who end up having to shoot don’t do it because they want to.
[Via Jess]
