DGU Gun Saves lives, a repository of incidents...

Koda · Jan 14, 2017

I thought I would start a thread where we can link to news stories of Defensive Gun Use. Often we hear so much about how guns kill people in the news and these lawful DGUs are usually at the bottom of the news feed if at all, or they otherwise disappear quickly to other current events. It would be nice to have this one thread to refer to whenever we need examples....

Even if you just share a news link, no commentary needed, but helpful..

First up a lady in King City Oregon shoots at her estranged ex causing him to flee. And they say that having a gun in the house greatly increases your chance it will be used against you in domestic violence.
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I also saved the link on the Internet archive "Wayback Machine" in case katu deletes the story which is often the case with DGUs.
Deputies searching for 'violent' man who broke into home, fled after being shot at

Koda · Jan 14, 2017

Passing driver kills man who shot Arizona officer in ambush

motorist kills man beating on cop

oknow · Jan 14, 2017

498 pages for starters

NRA-ILA | Armed Citizen®

Koda · Jan 14, 2017

there is also this site as well: Self Defense Map

But still, I think it would be useful to list incidents as they happen as current events. Especially locally...

RicInOR · Jan 16, 2017

News accounts - often includes the NRA posts.

reddit.com/r/dgu

Add the New and you get sort for date rather than popularity.

Defensive Gun Use • /r/dgu

Koda · Apr 15, 2017

TACOMA, Wash. -- A homeowner shot and killed a 20-year-old man who forced his way into his home early Saturday morning.

The shooting occurred around 5100 9th Avenue Northeast around 3:30 a.m. after the homeowner awoke to the sound of a burglar on the porch, Ed Troyer with Pierce County Sheriff's Office says.

The homeowner alerted the suspect that he was in the house, the Sheriff's Office says. The suspect then forced his way into the home, the Sheriff's Office says.

The homeowner confronted the suspect and shot him once, Troyer said.

The suspect died on scene. His identity has not been released.

A toddler in the home at the time of the shooting was not hurt.

Detectives are forensic investigators are on scene. The homeowners are cooperating.

Koda · Apr 15, 2017

Business owner who shot attacker won't face charges: police

A grand jury determined a Southeast Portland business owner was justified in fatally shooting a man who he claimed attacked him after a confrontation.

Charlie Win Chan won't face criminal charges in the February shooting death of Jason Gerald Petersen, Portland police said in a news release. Chan told authorities that Petersen attacked him, prompting him to shoot.

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