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What Four Recent Doorway Shootings Teach Armed Homeowners

By Jacob Paulsen / November 18, 2025

Real-world analysis of four recent doorway shootings and the critical lessons for armed homeowners. Learn when deadly force is justified, why you shouldn’t shoot through doors, and how our Door Ambush and Complete Home Defense courses can help you make the right decisions.

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Citizens—Armed and Unarmed—Stop Mass Stabbing at Michigan Walmart

By Jacob Paulsen / July 29, 2025

Eleven people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan—but thanks to quick action by armed and unarmed citizens, the attacker was stopped before police arrived.

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Armed Dog Walker Ends Deadly Knife Attack in Spokane

By Jacob Paulsen / May 19, 2025

A peaceful dog walk turned into a fight for survival when a knife-wielding attacker charged an innocent man. Thankfully, the man was armed, acted fast, and likely prevented more bloodshed.

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Army Medic Returns Fire and Saves Life with Improvised Chest Seal

By Jacob Paulsen / May 7, 2025

When gunfire erupted outside his home, Army medic Sgt. Brian Lieberman grabbed a gun, engaged the shooter, and saved a wounded teen using an improvised chest seal. His actions earned the Soldier’s Medal—and saved lives.

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Defensive Gun Use Roundup: March 2025

By Jacob Paulsen / April 16, 2025

A roundup of 33 defensive gun use incidents from March 2025, highlighting armed citizens who protected themselves or others in response to crimes like home invasions, assaults, and robberies.

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A Morning Walk Turned Gunfight: How a Chicago Concealed Carrier Interrupted a Carjacking

By Jacob Paulsen / April 11, 2025

A 66-year-old concealed carrier intervened in a Chicago carjacking, exchanging gunfire with masked suspects. He was wounded but likely stopped a more dangerous outcome.

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A Tale of Two Driveway Shootings

By Jacob Paulsen / March 27, 2025

Two similar “driveway shootings” show starkly different outcomes—one homeowner shoots a suspect, another is wounded—highlighting the risks of confronting criminals.

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VIDEO: Fort Wayne’s Road Rage – Legal Fate Unveiled for Man Charged with Felony Recklessness in Shooting Incident

By Matthew Maruster / January 12, 2024

Greetings, readers, as we delve into a recent incident unfolding on the streets of Fort Wayne, where police charged a 42-year-old man with a felony charge of criminal recklessness involving…

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Concealed Carrier Shot With His Own Gun When Trying to Stop Domestic Violence Incident

By Jacob Paulsen / January 9, 2024
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What is Excessive Force? No Charges in Houston Taqueria Shooting

By Matthew Maruster / January 5, 2024

This week, a grand jury in Texas declined to indict a man for shooting and killing another man who was actively robbing patrons in a restaurant. You may be familiar…

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Man Fires 13 Rounds Through Door At Men Trying to Break Into His Apartment-DGU Video

By Matthew Maruster / August 23, 2023

Police arrested one of two suspects involved in an attempted home invasion robbery that included bullets flying in both directions. On August 19th, two men targeted an apartment in the…

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VIDEO—Carjacking of Off-Duty Cop Leads to Shootout

By Matthew Maruster / August 15, 2023

The number of car jackings has been rising steadily for several years. Suspects in carjackings often use firearms and physical force and intimidation to take the vehicle. Another disturbing trend…

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A Bad Shoot—30 Rounds, 90 Seconds, Zero Hits, and Poor Judgement

By Matthew Maruster / June 29, 2023

In this story from Florida, once again we see the importance of identifying what we shoot at. It all went down around 9 PM on June 22, at a home…

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If You Draw The Gun, Be Prepared to Use it—Video

By Matthew Maruster / June 14, 2023

This video has tons of lessons we can learn from. I just want to mention one of the more obvious take-aways and encourage you to study the clip to extract…

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Thrust Into Action—Your Defensive Gun Use Scenario

By Matthew Maruster / June 2, 2023

Last month, a man walking his dog suddenly found himself in the middle of a domestic dispute that ended up with him needing to defend himself from the victim’s boyfriend.…

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