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Concealed Carry Permit Holder Stops Stabbing at Kansas Walmart

An armed citizen intervened and stopped a stabbing in progress at a Kansas Walmart last weekend.

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AutoZone Armed Robbery: Good Guy With A Gun Stops Bad Guys

An AutoZone armed robbery in Houston was thwarted after a good guy with a gun walked in and held three suspects at gunpoint until police arrived.

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Armed Clerk Shoots At Armed Robbers In Cali Convenience Store

An armed clerk at a convenience store in Anaheim, California opened fire on three armed robbers as they fled the scene of the crime.

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Texas: Off-Duty Police Sergeant Shoots Knife-Wielding Attacker Outside Home

An off-duty police sergeant in Harris County, Texas shot a man who threatened him with a knife and attempted to run him over outside his home.

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Gary Lynn Durham: Road Rage Killer Dead After Encounter With Armed Citizen

Gary Lynn Durham, who served 11 years in prison for killing a man in a road rage incident, is dead after provoking a fight with an armed citizen.

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Missouri: Armed 77-Year-Old Homeowner Scares Off Two Intruders

A 77-year-old woman used a shotgun to scare off a pair of intruders at her home in Hillsboro, Missouri.

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An armed citizen prevented a hit and run suspect from fleeing the scene of the crime in Las Vegas earlier this week.

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California: Armed Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder

An armed homeowner shot and killed a man attempting to break into his Ontario, California home over the weekend.

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A concealed carrying valet stopped a stabbing in progress at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.

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