Justified Shooters

2 on 1, The Surreptitious Draw: Video of a Defensive Gun Use

By Matthew Maruster / August 5, 2021

I recently saw a video of an incident that I believe happened in Brazil. The video is chock full of incredibly valuable lessons and includes a fantastic example of a…

Utah Man Stabs His Grandparents, Gets Shot By Grandfather

By Matthew Maruster / July 27, 2021

Sevier County Utah Sheriffs responded to a 911 call from someone “in obvious panic,” Sheriffs said. The caller reported that their grandson was attacking her husband and stabbing him with…

Kidnapping at Elementary School Stopped by Armed Teacher

By Matthew Maruster / May 27, 2021

An armed teacher intervened after a man attempted to kidnap an elementary school child from the playground. The teacher fired no shots, the suspect is in custody, and the child…

Concealed Carrier Interrupts Knife Wielding Robbery Suspect

By Matthew Maruster / May 26, 2021

According to new reports, a Florida man with a concealed carry handgun intervened over the weekend to save the life of a clerk at a convenience store. The concealed carrier…

Castle Doctrine: Elderly Couple Lives, 1 Home Invader In Critical Condition

By Matthew Maruster / May 20, 2021

The facts of an incident in Cathedral City, California, sound more like what you would find in a Hollywood movie. The incident is a perfect illustration of the castle doctrine.…

Ohio Woman May Face Charges After Shooting Carjacker

By Matthew Maruster / May 7, 2021

On May 1st, a woman was sitting alone in her car parked in the 1400 block of Oakland Park Avenue in Columbus. It was around 9:30 PM when a man…

Man Shot in Head, Then Arrested!

By Matthew Maruster / May 3, 2021

An incident in Colorado Springs, Colorado, shows that it isn’t only good guys who stop bad guys. In the early morning of April 30th, 2021, a man called the Colorado…

I Survived a Carjacking, 8 Takeaways

By Matthew Maruster / April 27, 2021

As concealed carriers, we have our firearm on us; knowing the odds are good, we will never have to use it. We practice and train for an incident we pray…

Top Concealed Carry Errors Explained

By Matthew Maruster / April 12, 2021

In studying citizen defensive gun uses (DGU’s) over the years, I’ve noticed some commonalities. Below is a list of the most frequent errors or “poor decisions” citizen defenders make when…

Suspect and Homeowner Shoot Each Other During Attempted Burglary

By Joshua Gillem / March 2, 2021

St Charles, MO — A pair of men are both recovering from gunshot wounds after an attempted burglary. The incident took place at about 3 in the morning at the Cedarbrook…

Tennessee Man Killed by CCWer After Robbery Prank

By Joshua Gillem / February 8, 2021

I’ve been seeing these videos where pranksters seemingly do all they can to get a reaction, usually on camera, of some unsuspecting person who just wanted to go about their…

What We Learn From This Texas Church Shooting

By Joshua Gillem / January 4, 2021

Shootings in church seem to be on the rise a lot more lately, which is all the more reason to carry a gun to begin with. However, there is a…

Homeowner Shoots Four Armed Intruders, Kills Two

By Joshua Gillem / December 16, 2020

St. Tammany, LA — A group of four alleged armed intruders were shot by a homeowner in the community of St Tammany, LA. The armed home invaders entered the home at…

Man Defends Self From Paintball Attack, Thinking It Was A Real Gun

By Joshua Gillem / October 29, 2020

Michigan City, Indiana — A man drew his concealed carry firearm and opened fire at a vehicle after being shot with a paintball gun, thinking it was a real gun.…

Home Invasion Story Highlights Classic Door Ambush

By Joshua Gillem / September 25, 2020

Waukegan, IL — The Waukegan Police Department was called out to a home invasion this past week and arrived on scene to find two male bodies laying in the front…