12-year-old boy saves father in Wisconsin bear attack by shooting the bear! Story here.
Owen knew he had to do something to save his father’s life.
“I saw him (the bear) knock him to the ground, and I just saw the black outline and shot over the dog’s back and hit the bear. I just felt like, shoot the bear and save my dad; it’s all I really remember,” the boy recalled.
Defensive gun uses (DGU) are too numerous to track. (I’ve had my own, and when i speak usually others raise their hands as having had those.)
But i do keep track of exceptional cases like this, for example this list i keep of examples where kids used firearms to defend themselves or family members.
