by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 23, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Shortly after 2 a.m., a 27-year-old man was pulling his vehicle into a back yard lot in the 9100 block of South Blackstone when another male approached and pointed a weapon, according to Chicago Police. The 27-year-old, who has a concealed carry permit, opened...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 23, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Family Protection, Firearm Legacy, Firearm Training, Religious Faith
Thomas Aquinas and his treatment of self-defense in his great work Summa Theologiae should be a part of any debate on use of lethal force in self-defense (online here): Question 64. Murder Article 7. Whether it is lawful to kill a man in self-defense? Objection 1. It...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 13, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
This and other examples of kids using guns in self-defense here.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Dec 9, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Starnes says the father isn’t facing charges and that he “really saved the day and protected a lot of people.” Story here.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 27, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Another (yawn) mass shooting stopped by a good guy with a gun — this time at a Costco. Anyone else shop at Costco? Good people shop at Costco.
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Nov 5, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
UPDATE: The Texas church shooter (who BTW preached atheism) was dishonorably discharged, had a history of domestic violence, so would seem to have been prohibited from possessing firearms. Bottom line, he criminally broke existing gun laws even before he murdered....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 24, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Usher had license to carry but no gun until he retrieved it from his car. If he had carried the gun on him, things might have turned out differently. Story here. Aaron said the usher, who has a valid carry permit, then went out to his car and retrieved his own...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Sep 2, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Police said a 51-year-old man was walking in the Jackson Park neighborhood when the robber hit him in the head. Neighbors said the man told them he had been at an ATM up the street, and he had just withdrawn cash. He was walking home when the robber attacked....
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 27, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
“The courtroom is a place of highly charged, highly emotional, highly sensitive cases,” said Raftery, who has written reports about weapons in courthouses. “It’s a two-pronged issue. There’s been an increase in judges who want to carry firearms, but more and...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 27, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Abdalla became emotional and said, “The judge was shot in front of the courthouse and it affects me. It is an attempted murder on a judge.”Later today, he said, “Every judge should be armed today in America. Prosecutors need to be armed. It was a cold-blooded...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Aug 27, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
The would-be robber reportedly grabbed the woman’s purse while it rested on her shoulder, at which point, the victim brandished a weapon she had stored inside. Source: Police: Robber tries to take woman’s purse, flees when 57-year-old shows gun at west...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 4, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Chinese food delivery driver shot at least one of three teens who police said set up the driver with the intent to rob him.Police said a group of three teens called in a Hot Wok Chinese order and had it delivered to a vacant home on...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Jul 4, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
“There was four of them in a line … my son was third,” Clark said. “The bear came down the trail at them, fella in the front, who was his uncle, the bear was on him so quickly that he didn’t have time to take his rifle off his shoulder.”The bear ran through the...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 9, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
A woman shot and killed an attempted robber Thursday afternoon after he and one other man tried to rob three people in her apartment. Source: Woman shoots, kills man trying to rob her | KSDK.com
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 9, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
Hard to be certain based on a short news account, and I am not very familiar with Louisiana law on self-defense. Perhaps due to its proximity to Texas it allows use of deadly force in some situations to protect property. But that is definitely not allowed in...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 9, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
I guess today is the day for reporting pharmacist DGU’s. Have to point out here that warning shots are almost NEVER a good idea and usually indicate a lack of training. Extremely reckless in an urban or suburban environment especially. Deputies say he...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 9, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use, Firearm Training
Why did the homeowner let the intruder get close enough to strike him in the head with a crowbar? Whether the crowbar was visible or not, DISTANCE IS YOUR FRIEND. That is the main reason God and Sam Colt gave us guns. LUCKY he got a shot off. LUCKY the thigh...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 8, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
APPLE VALLEY — An alleged armed robbery at a local pharmacy was foiled when one suspect was shot by the pharmacist Friday evening, authorities said, but a second suspect remains at large. Source: Alleged armed robber shot; second suspect still at...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 2, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
Wednesday’s break-in happened around 1:00 a.m. This time Croft was home in his bed. A self-described light sleeper, Croft said he heard the two men break-in and soon found them inside his bedroom. The burglars ordered him to stay still. Instead he grabbed...
by Dave Duringer - Protective Law Corp | Apr 2, 2017 | Defensive Gun Use
The door quickly gave way, he said, and two men — dressed in all black, with hoods — rushed in. One was holding a two-foot metal pipe. A Marine veteran, Sant said he began scuffling with the men in the living room.VIDEOSNC Rolls Back ‘Bathroom Bill’...