DGU

Armed Homeowner Responds To Four Burglars, Shoots One

By Joshua Gillem / August 19, 2020

Garden City, Alabama — Residents in a Garden City home woke up to find four suspects breaking into their house, early August 17th, ending in one of the suspects being…

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Descending Further Into Chaos With “Peaceful Protesting,” Double Standards

By Joshua Gillem / August 10, 2020

As I sit back and try to not consume any news because it’s utterly depressing, I realize that it’s my job to do just that and deliver at least some…

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Man Who Stabbed Another Engaged and Shot By Police Officer

By Joshua Gillem / July 16, 2020

A video with a police officer engaging a nut job with a knife recently made it to the top of everyone’s news feed over the past few days. This story…

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Stalker Kills Woman On Date, While Samaritan Engages Suspect

By Joshua Gillem / July 15, 2020

Hummels Wharf, PA — A man named Christopher Fernanders stalked a woman named Heather Sue Campbell and even wrote a letter that he addressed to police about how he was…

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Episode 431: I Had A Bullet In My Chest And I Pulled It Out Myself

By Jacob Paulsen / July 8, 2020

Jacob and Matthew cover a number of recent Justified Saves across the country. Stories from Detroit, Indianapolis, St George UT, Louisiana, OKC, and more.

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Property Owner Fires Warning Shot Into Air After Squatter Threatens Him

By Joshua Gillem / June 22, 2020

Orangeburg, South Carolina — A property owner went to investigate his neighbor’s reports of a squatter living on his property and ended up being threatened with a garbage can which…

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Utah Pharmacist Scares Burglars With Gun Working Late One Night

By Joshua Gillem / June 19, 2020

Utah — A local pharmacist who is also the owner of Siena’s Pharmacy at 1664 Dixie Drive defended himself against four out of state burglars at about 3 in the…

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Licensed GA Woman in MA Shoots Dog After Being Attacked, Gets Arrested

By Joshua Gillem / June 12, 2020

The news story is below, but I want to dedicate a few paragraphs to something really quick: We’ve often said that it’s not a good idea to travel to places…

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DGU: Homeowner Fires Several Warning Shots At Burglar and Then Fights Him

By Joshua Gillem / May 7, 2020

Boone County, OH — The Boone County Sheriff’s office reported an attempted burglary gone wrong that ended in a beat-up burglar and several warning shots being fired at two different times.…

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Defensive Gun Use: Han Solo Defends Self in Bar at Blaster Point

By Joshua Gillem / May 4, 2020

Mos Eisley, Tatooine — A man in a bar had to defend himself after a blue alien with stary eyes held him at the point of a blaster. The incident…

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Man cautiously checking a bearded stranger outside his front door through a side window, highlighting a potential home defense scenario.

Man Fatally Shot After Breaking In And Attacking Another With A Knife

By Joshua Gillem / April 29, 2020

Texarkana, Arkansas — A fatal shooting occurred this past Monday evening at the Park Ridge Apartments on Price Lane at approximately 2030, local time. Initial reports suggest that the man who…

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Good Samaritan Teaches Important Lessons

By Joshua Gillem / April 20, 2020

You’ve often heard us say things like having a gun isn’t a magic talisman. And, “going to investigate” a suspected burglary is likely a bad idea. We’ve said these things…

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Episode 405: JUSTIFIED SAVES – A Wild Month

By Riley Bowman / April 8, 2020

Today Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen joins forces to talk about a wild month of justified save instances. It ranges from disabled women defending their home against burglars to a CCWer stopping a potential mass killing event to concealed carriers assisting police successfully and one, unfortunately, unsuccessfully. Many lessons are about to be learned, so be sure to tune in!

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Recent DGU Stories From Around The Nation – March 2020

By Joshua Gillem / March 18, 2020

Every so often we like to highlight the defensive gun use (DGU) stories that happen around the nation in an attempt to remind those who’d rather see us unarmed that…

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February 2020 DGU Roundup

By Joshua Gillem / February 25, 2020

It’s been a little while since I’ve done one of these DGU Roundups, where I take a highlighter and run it over some of the most recent defensive gun use…

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