Free Republic

Full Title: A subreddit dedicated to cataloging incidents in the United States where legally-owned guns are used to deter or stop violent crime. Rules are few, but important: Posts should primarily be direct links to news articles describing the incident. Articles regarding defensive gun use statistics are also welcomed, as are stories of DGUs gone wrong, or incidents where the defensive gun user had no business pulling the trigger. Copy the headline from the article. Don't make stuff up or editorialize. Note the city/state if it's not part of the article's title, like this: (Birmingham, AL) Note the date of...

A Missouri City man was able to get the drop on a pair of armed robbers Wednesday, shooting one several times as the other fled, authorities said. The resident, 20, was working on a car in the driveway of his parents’ home on Glenwild at Hickory Glen about 3 p.m. when the robbers pulled up in a gold-colored Toyota Avalon. Two men got out of car, including one who was carrying a rifle, Missouri City police said. “They rushed the 20-year-old and started demanding money,” said Missouri City Police Capt. John Bailey. The man told the robbers he didn’t have...