Sitting Duck Policy

While Dan Cassin was stacking shelves in his Atlanta, Ga., store, two robbers rushed in, fired at least one shot, and then started thrashing the store cleanup man. Cassin immediately pulled out his cal. .38 pistol and shot one intruder to death. “They came in like storm troopers, shooting and beating people,” Cassin said. “I [...]

A pregnant California homeowner saw two men enter her home one morning, but couldn’t get to a phone, so instead she grabbed a handgun to defend herself. When she came face-to-face with the intruders, she ordered them to flee, saying she didn’t want to have to shoot them. The men advanced toward her and she [...]

Tim Patterson was cooking at The Big Yellow Mobile Kitchen as he did every day when he heard a scream coming from the parking lot of a nearby Goodwill store. He rushed toward the cries for help and didn’t hesitate to draw his Kimber 1911 .45 when he saw that a man had grabbed hold [...]

Police said a man who was trying to break into a house is dead. He was shot by the homeowner. Chief Mike Chitwood of the Daytona Beach Police said the homeowner, an 82-year-old, woke up to the sounds of someone trying to break into his back door. The homeowner armed himself with a .45-ACP and [...]

A Taylorsville, Utah man was at an off-leash dog park when a Bull Terrier reportedly attacked his puppy. Several people tried to pull the dogs apart, but were unable to do so. Fearing that the larger dog would kill his, the owner pulled his firearm and shot the attacking animal. The smaller dog’s owner is an [...]

A Springville, Utah family was surprised when a home invader broke into their house around 3am on March 1st, 2012. Police say Armando Martinez Jr. had walked through the neighborhood looking for an unlocked door. After checking as many as 20 homes for unlocked doors, Martinez finally broke into the Yarringtons’ home. He entered through [...]