BREAKING: Texas Governor Abbott Pardons Daniel Perry After Murder Conviction, Restores His Gun Rights
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a full pardon for Daniel Perry, the former US Army Sergeant who shot and killed an armed Black Lives Matter “protester” who’d pointed a rifle at him after a mob blockaded his car during a protest in downtown Austin in 2020. Abbott signed the pardon after the Texas Board […]
DGU Files: A New Mexico Grandmother Fights Off a Career Criminal
It’s easy to assume that you’re safe at home. After all, you’ve got a locked door with a deadbolt, right? Many people put their gun away when they’re at home, even if they normally carry it just about everywhere else they go. A recent story out of Albuquerque shows us that might not be the […]
DGU Files: Video Shows Indiana Man Attacked in His Own Driveway
A man in Indiana was out with his date when a red SUV followed him home. He gets out of his car, and the SUV slams into him. The Corvette owner quickly pulls his pistol and shoots the SUV driver who falls out of his own window, likely trying to get away from being shot. […]
The Law May Be On Your Side, But Prosecutors Probably Aren’t
This evidences that prosecutors — and this is not true of simply this prosecutor, prosecutors all over the country — this guy is disappointed that he won’t be able to potentially put these 14 human beings in cages because they’re going to be found justified as acts of self-defense. So that says to me, he’s […]
85-Year-Old Woman Shoots Home Invader, Survives Wounded For 10-Hours in ‘Heroic Action’ Saving Disabled Son
Following their investigation, authorities in Bingham County, Idaho have nothing but the highest praise for an 85-year-old woman who shot a home intruder twice with her .357 Magnum revolver back in March. Local prosecutor Ryan Jolley called it “one of the most heroic actions saving herself and her disabled son.” He went on to credit […]
Tearing Down The Concealed Carry Paper Ceiling
You might have to hit me over the head a few times, but I like to think I eventually learn. Thanks to Karl Rehn, we learned that most gun owners never take more advanced firearms classes than the minimum required to get their concealed carry permits. Add to that my state becoming the 28th state […]
DGU Chronicles: Learning From the Mistakes of Others
I’m forced to keep track of defense gun uses and firearm-related accidents as part of my job. I keep an eye out for issues that become “learning moments” for me as well as for others. One way to do that is to subscribe to blogs, news aggregators and to follow people who, like me, see […]
Til Death Do Us Part: Violent Husband Shot Dead by Wife in South Carolina
Local authorities have declined to charge a woman who shot and killed her husband just after 9pm on a Monday night. According to the woman, the couple had a violent domestics in the past. On that particular day, she cited previous threats to use weapons against her, so she hid the knives and the gun […]
Self Defense: 15-Year-Old Kills Father After He’d Shot at His Mother
A man with murderous intent tried to kill his wife in Rock Cave, West Virginia last week. He might have also been after his sons as well. While the wife and son #1 fled the home after dear ol’ dad fired a shot at the wife with a 12-gauge shotgun, son #2 grabbed his 20-gauge […]
The Dirty Truth Hollywood Doesn’t Want To Talk About in Their Latest ‘Gun Safety’ Campaign
Great news! Hollywood has a new gun control message campaign that can get you and/or your kids killed. CNN informed its dozens of viewers about Brady latest stunt to encourage Americans to neuter themselves against criminal attack. They call the campaign “Show Gun Safety.” In a nutshell, it might as well be called “Lock up […]