Civilian Crime Stoppers
There are literally hundreds upon hundreds of well documented cases, in which armed civilians managed to prevent or stop criminals or terrorists from perpetrating a crime.
As police generally need at least minutes to arrive at a crime scene – after they are alerted that is, which can generally only occur after one has survived the initial attack – allowing reliable, trained and law-abiding citizens to carry firearms for self defence would enable them to be their own first line of defence.
Criminals and terrorists do not care for gun laws and as such will always have an advantage over unarmed, law-abiding citizens, that could easily lead to injury or death for their victims.
In most situations, the mere threat of a firearm is already enough to dissuade an attacker from carrying on with his attack and scare him off – thus preventing violence or even death.
Criminal runs over pedestrian and attacks him with knife (graphic content!)
This video from Israel shows a Palestinian attacker first running over a pedestrian with his vehicle and then continuing to assault him with a knife.
The attack only ends when an armed civilian arrives on the scene and uses his handgun to neutralise the attacker.
Defensive Gun Uses on Reddit:
- [2023/02/02] Salina man fires shots to scare off intruder in his home (Salina, KS)
- [2023/02/04] 1 dead after alleged home invasion near Bullard (Smith County, TX)
- [2023/02/04] UPDATE: Intruder shot and killed at Fort Smith home (Fort Smith, AR)
- [2023/01/30] Billings woman shoots two men during attack outside residence (Billings, MT)
- [2023/02/03] Deadly shooting near downtown Phoenix possibly self-defense, police say (Phoenix, AZ)
- [2022/09/04] Florida sheriff says man will ‘absolutely not’ face charges for defending home with ‘AK-47-style’ gun (Escambia, FL)
- [2023/02/03] Store Owner Shoots, Kills Suspect During Attempted Armed Robbery in East Hartford: Police (Hartford, CT)
- [2023/01/31] Jury finds Routt County man not guilty in shooting south of Steamboat (Routt County, CO)
- [2023/01/31] Prosecutor rules October shooting death self-defense (Topeka, KS)
- [2020/01/30] 80-year-old victim shoots suspect in home invasion near O'Hare Airport (Chicago, IL)
- [2023/01/30] 80-year-old Chicago man hospitalized after critically wounding home intruder (Chicago, IL)
- [2023/01/29] Police say 2 self-defense shootings in Phoenix Saturday night left 2 dead (Phoenix, AZ)
- [2023/01/28] Man with concealed carry license wounded in gunfight with suspected car thief (Chicago, IL)
- [2023/01/27] Police save burglar who was shot by homeowner in Haines City (Haines City, FL)
- [2023/01/25] Walnut Hills woman not guilty of murder in fatal shooting of man during argument (Cincinnati, OH)
Why you don’t need to freak out over permitless carry
“Enter: Alaska, Arizona, and Wyoming. Each state enacted permitless carry in 2003, 2010, and 2011, respectively. And according to data from the FBI’s “Crime in the United States” report, it’s clear that none of the aforementioned states experienced an increase in the number of murders — including handgun murders — after enacting permitless carry.” (June 2017) Source: https://medium.com/@NRA/why-you-dont-need-to-freak-out-over-permitless-carry-1a3709355897?sf85564039=1...
The number of women with permits has increased twice as quickly as the number of men with permits.
Some evidence suggests that permit-holding is increasing about 75% more quickly among minorities than among whites.” Crime Prevention Research Center, May 2017 Source: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20170526/concealed-carrying-hits-new-high-underscores-need-for-national-law...
Armed good Samaritan runs off terrified robber
A concealed carrier in Memphis, TN came to the aid of a robbery victim who had already been beaten to the ground by the suspect. The armed good Samaritan drew his handgun on the robber who immediately stopped his attack and fled in a vehicle. Nothing was stolen from the victim. (April 2017) Source: https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2017/04/24/armed-good-samaritan-runs-off-terrified-robber/?sf72938684=1...
Nashville man saves customers‘ and employees‘ lives during sneaker store robbery
An unidentified Nashville, TN man successfully defended himself and others during a sneaker store robbery. He managed to hit and scare off all three armed robbers with his handgun after they stormed into the store without warning and opened fire. (April 2017) Source: https://bearingarms.com/bob-o/2017/04/21/nashville-gunfighter-takes-three-armed-robbers-single-handedly/?sf72262385=1...
Armed civilian manages to scare off two attackers who assaulted him with a hammer
A Glendale, AZ man managed to get a hold of his handgun after he was attacked by two men with a hammer and succeeded in scaring them off by threatening them with the firearm. (March 2017) Source: http://www.abc15.com/news/crime/police-glendale-victim-with-gun-scares-off-suspect-with-hammer?sf59915364=1...
12 cases in which armed civilians stopped mass shootings (October 2015)
This Washington Post article cites 12 cases in which armed civilians (not police officers) either stopped or prevented mass shootings with their own concealed carry firearm. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/10/03/do-civilians-with-guns-ever-stop-mass-shootings/...