Category: self-defense

A Great DGU Victory?

Man with machete attempts to break into home; homeowner confronts him with gun [More]

I see some doing the “Good Guy with a Gun!” cheer.

I hate to be the voice of second guessing, but the defender had to first retrieve and unlock his gun and then let the clearly dangerous intruder go?

[Via Jess]

Pray and Spray

How invasion of enormous wild beasts has left shocked residents in idyllic Wyoming mountain towns fearing for their lives: ‘I do a lot of praying’ [More]

So the pepper seasoning didn’t stop the guy from getting gnawed up first?

There’s gotta be something else human beings with dominion over the earth could do about that.

But what?

[Via Michael G]

FAFO

“He did not deserve to die this way. It’s such a tragedy that my husband was murdered in cold blood,” she said, though it remained unclear if she had seen the video of the shooting. [More]

Looks to me like that’s exactly what he deserved.

[Via bondmen]

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]

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]