Tag: Self Defense: Page 2

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Texas Police Enter Wrong House, Kill Armed Homeowner

Two Fort Worth Police officers who fatally shot an armed homeowner told investigators that poor lighting caused them to go to the wrong house while investigating a burglary call.

July 29, 2013

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The Real Danger of the Trayvon Martin Case

We have seen this type of tragedy before and will doubtlessly see it again. It gave rise to the whole Tawana Brawley outrage; it led to the outrageous persecutions and prosecutions of Duke Lacrosse players Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans.

July 25, 2013

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Video: Mo. Officer Fighting for Job After Acquittal

A fired St. Louis (Mo.) Police officer is seeking reinstatement after a judge acquitted him of charges that he assaulted a handcuffed teen by striking him with an elbow.

July 8, 2013

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Calif. DA: Fatal OIS Was Self Defense

The fatal officer-involved shooting of a Vallejo man in September outside his sisters' home was a case of self-defense, the Solano County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

June 12, 2013

Weapons

Group Begins Arming Citizens With Shotguns In Houston

Members of a Houston-based gun-rights group began handing out shotguns and training single women living in one of the city's high-crime neighborhoods as it plans to roll out the program to other U.S. cities.

June 9, 2013

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The Will To Survive

Of the components of the will to survive, none is more important than mindset. How often have we seen a man of lesser skillsets come out the survivor of some confrontation simply because he refused to go down?

June 4, 2013

Weapons

Activist To Hand Out Shotguns In High-Crime Areas

A Tucson, Ariz., activist said he plans to hand out free shotguns in three high-crime neighborhoods to help citizens and police deter criminal activity. A city councilman called the plan "absolute lunacy."

March 26, 2013

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Video: Road Raging N.C. Man Opens Fire

A North Carolina man is facing multiple charges and up to four years in prison if convicted in a violent road rage encounter in which he opened fire on a truckload of young men.

March 26, 2013

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Wis. Sheriff: 911 No Longer Best Option

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. urged citizens to arm themselves rather than calling 911 and waiting for a police response in a radio ad that has drawn criticism from elected leaders.

January 27, 2013

Training

Run, Hide, Fight

The city of Houston produced this video to offer practical tips to civilians for an active-shooter incident, instructing workers to lock doors behind them, silence their cellphones, and as a last resort, do everything they possibly can to take the shooter down.

September 11, 2012

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Dairy Queen Clerk Shoots, Kills Sword-Wielding Robber

Video surveillance footage has confirmed the account of the clerk of a Las Vegas Dairy Queen, who fatally shot a robbery suspect who threatened him with a samurai-type sword.

August 20, 2012

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Off-Duty Fla. Cop Subdues Salesman's Accused Killer

After hearing gunshots, an off-duty Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff's sergeant left her Cape Coral home and apprehended the man charged with fatally shooting a door-to-door seafood salesman.

July 29, 2012