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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
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If there are many youtube videos that show use of fireams to commit the crime, there must be some videos on how the firearms prevent them - that's just a statistical assumption. Post some of them here please. Just don't post police and military ones. I wanna look at civilian videos that show a regular guy using his gun to prevent a crime. Will be interesting to compare them to the number of the criminal and unjustified ones.
Thank you in advance!
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When you wake up in the middle of the night and there is an intruder, you don't grab your video camera. I'm sure that you can easily find security camera of armed store owners chasing away would be robbers with their guns, if you want to. They are on You-tube, I'm sure.
No offense, but did you really think that through?
Meanwhile...
Score two for one armed citizen. A Dayton, Ohio, woman who has been targeted by criminals multiple times has used a gun to protect herself twice. The latest incident occurred in September, when the 46-year-old fatally shot a man who broke into her home in the wee hours of the morning. At about 3 a.m. one day, she called 911 to report that someone tried breaking in through a first-floor window. Security bars there kept him out; however, the man then climbed to the second story and broke through another window. The woman hid in the bathroom and shot the intruder when he came in after her. The wounded man jumped from the second story and fled, but he was found dead nearby. The same homeowner also wounded a home invader in 2013. An investigation of the latest case is ongoing. (Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH, 9/10/15)
When three men broke into a Tulsa, Okla., home, the female resident was prepared for them. According to the victim, the crooks pried her door open and broke a window as they entered her residence. Armed with a handgun, the homeowner opened fire when one of the intruders approached her menacingly. While none of her shots found their mark, they were successful in sending all three criminals running for the door. The police are working to identify and capture the failed burglars. This is not the first time that the victim??s home has been targeted by criminals. (newson6.com, Tulsa, OK, 8/31/15)
A Phoenix, Ariz., man was forced to use a handgun for defense against a burglar when his initial verbal warnings did not have the required effect. The homeowner, who is in his 60s, was home alone when he was alerted to the sound of a window breaking. Spotting the intruder as he attempted to enter the residence through the broken window, the homeowner retrieved his gun and warned the intruder that he was armed. When the suspect continued attempting to enter the building, the resident fired at the interloper, striking him at least once. The burglar fled down an alley but collapsed a short distance later. (azfamily.com, Phoenix, AZ, 9/23/15)
When a California homeless man witnessed a young woman being beaten by a man near a Fresno, Calif., liquor store late one night, he didn??t hesitate to help. Paul DeLeon came across the fighting couple and used pepper spray on the male, who was later identified as the woman??s ex-boyfriend. The suspect responded by tracking down DeLeon and firing a gun at him several times, hitting him once in the arm. DeLeon, who had a registered handgun, returned fire, scaring off the suspect. The ex-boyfriend??s car was later found abandoned at a near-by intersection, though the man remains on the lam. The Fresno County Sheriff??s Office called DeLeon a Good Samaritan, and said no charges will be brought against him. (abcnews.com, 8/7/15)
No charges will be filed against a Hamshire, Texas, man who shot and killed a 16-year-old burglary suspect. When a barking dog awakened the homeowner during the night, the man grabbed his gun and investigated. He stumbled upon a masked intruder in his kitchen and fired several shots, hitting the bad guy at least once. The suspect fled and jumped a fence, but neighbors who had heard the shots held the teen at gunpoint until the authorities arrived. After the Hamshire Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical team arrived, they pronounced the juvenile dead. A grand jury cleared the homeowner. (The Courier of Montgomery County, Conroe, TX, 8/18/15)
A Detroit homeowner was wounded after engaging in a gunfight with a criminal who was attempting to break into his home. The 55-year-old armed citizen was awakened by sounds outside, and he opened the front door to go investigate. At this point the suspect fired, causing the resident to return fire. The armed burglar then fled the scene, and is still being sought by authorities. The victim??s wounds are not considered life threatening, and it is unknown at this time whether or not his assailant was injured during the incident. (The Detroit News, Detroit, MI, 8/14/15)
As they were talking, a teen approached and asked to use a cell phone. Moments later, another teen??this one wearing a mask and gloves??appeared, pulled a gun and demanded their valuables. The male victim, who has a right-to-carry permit, instead drew his gun and shot the suspect. The other teen ran away. The female victim called 911 while the armed citizen rendered first aid, but the wounded suspect died at the scene. Investigators have since arrested and charged several teens, one of whom was allegedly involved in the night attack and others who were allegedly accomplices in crimes the dead teen committed earlier in the day. (St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, MN, 8/4/15)
A Bridgeport, Conn., criminal learned quickly that the target he had chosen to rob wasn??t quite as defenseless as he had thought. The armed creep entered a liquor store and demanded all the money from the register. As the proprietor??s wife started opening the register to comply, the store owner drew his own firearm, which sent the robber flying out the door. This is not the first time this family-owned business has been harassed by thieves. The suspect remains at large, but surveillance video of the incident has been turned over to the authorities. (CBSNewYork, New York, NY, 12/4/15
The owner of a clothing store in Milwaukee used a semi-automatic rifle to fend off three armed intruders. In a brazen robbery attempt, a van smashed into the security doors. Three men jumped out of the vehicle and tried to conduct the heist. The business owner fired his rifle at the men, hitting one and causing all three to flee. Police later arrested one suspect at a hospital. ??It was a lot of guys out there. So I believe if they would??ve gotten through the door, I would??ve been dead, so that??s the reason I reached for my gun,? the man told the media. (WISN, Milwaukee, WI, 7/27/15)
One man is dead after a bold daylight home invasion was stopped by an armed would-be victim. Two men burst into a Fort Worth, Texas, apartment and demanded that they be given ??everything.? Six people were inside the residence at the time, including a 1-month-old baby. One of the residents was able to produce a firearm and shoot one of the intruders in the chest and shoulder. The thief was dead by the time the police arrived at the scene, and the shooter is cooperating with the ensuing investigation. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, 8/26/15)
A 62-year-old man was arguing with a woman. After her brother intervened to make sure everything was OK, the assailant drew a .38 Spl.-chambered handgun and fired three shots at the woman??s brother. The brother, who had a right-to-carry permit, pulled out his own gun and shot the man in his leg. The attacker retreated, but he returned with a gun in each hand and shot at the woman, her 1-year-old son and another man. The woman??s brother again came to the aid, firing multiple times to give the victims time to flee. The assailant was apprehended after he sought medical treatment. (WXIX, Cincinnati, OH, 7/27/15)
The armed criminal had allegedly robbed a pizza restaurant and was fleeing when he came across a delivery driver in the parking lot. Thinking he could get some additional cash, he told the driver to hand over his money, too. But the driver was armed and shot the suspect. Albuquerque Police spokesman Tanner Trixier said the driver acted in self-defense, and no charges will be brought against him. The gunman was treated at a hospital and has been charged. (Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM, 6/30/15)
A homeowner in Bridgeton, N.J., will not face charges for the defensive use of his firearm during a home invasion that led to the death of the burglar. The county prosecutor announced that the suspect was ??clearly attempting to gain unlawful forced entry? into the residence when he was shot once in the chest, and witness statements and other evidence corroborated the victim??s story. (New Jersey Herald, Newton, NJ, 9/23/15)
According to local police, an armed 78-year-old Bremerton, Wash., man successfully used a firearm to chase a burglar from his property. The resident and his wife were sleeping in a second-story bedroom when their security alarm went off. Grabbing a handgun, the homeowner confronted the thief, causing him to flee into the garage. The resident followed the suspect into the garage, ordering him to surrender. Instead, the criminal got into the tenant??s car and started driving away, prompting the elderly man to fire his gun several times at the vehicle. The burglar was able to escape the scene, but the authorities were able to quickly locate him by tracking a phone stolen from the home. Upon confronting the thief, he led the authorities on a short chase in the victim??s car before bailing out and continuing to evade arrest on foot. No injuries were reported in the incident. (komonews.com, Seattle, WA, 8/5/15)
Ok... I'm bored now...
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