Clergy in Support of the 2nd Amendment

In regard to Senate Bill 1366, the author wants to change the "Defense Act" wording to also include firearms.

'It’s locked and loaded': Mother, Iraq veteran pulls gun on man trying to get into car NEW ORLEANS — A mother and veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan said she had to do something she never dreamed of. While stuck in traffic on Interstate 10 in New Orleans, she said someone tried to get in her car. So, her training kicked in and she pulled out a gun. Charise Taylor said the incident happened while her 2-year-old son was in the car. "You shouldn't have to navigate your own city like a war zone. It's un-American,” Taylor said. “The crime is out of control and it's terrifying. At this point, having to use the same tactics in an American city that you use in Iraq and Afghanistan simply to navigate through the city it's scary and I'm not the only mom feeling this way."

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County taxpayers have been stuck paying the tab for a years-long legal battle over gun rights. WTOC Investigates added up the legal fees spent to defend a handful of lawsuits against Chatham County Probate Court Judge Tom Bordeaux. As of late last year, the legal bills paid have added up to more than $92,000 with a large majority of it paid to a gun rights attorney who has filed lawsuits against probate court judges across the state.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A man was fatally shot after he broke into a home and startled a sleeping couple in West Palm Beach, according to police. The break-in happened at 4:16 a.m. Saturday on Avon Road. The man broke in through a window and turned on the bedroom light which woke up a couple at the home, West Palm Beach police said. After a confrontation the residents shot the intruder, according to police. He later died at the hospital. Detectives said the couple did not know the intruder.

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - No charges will be filed against one of the drivers involved in an I-275 road rage shooting on Jan. 21. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters explained Thursday the physical evidence at the scene showed Eric Duke, 47, “escalated the situation to the point where deadly force was warranted.” Witnesses on I-275 told police Duke and the other driver were driving recklessly, according to Deters. The witnesses said Duke forced the other driver across multiple lanes and into the high-speed lane. At the point, Deters said witnesses claimed Duke got in front of the other vehicle and slammed on his brakes, forcing the driver to stop. Duke got out of his van, approached the other vehicle, and tried to get inside, Deters said. The other driver warned Duke he had a gun, the prosecutor explained. Duke managed to hit the driver in the mouth, and the man fired one shot at the 47-year-old. Duke was shot in the head and died, investigators said. The man said the shooting was an act of self-defense when he called 911. “911 please, a man just totally stopped in front and was trying to drag me out the car, and I freaking shot him because he was going to f****** hurt me,” the 911 caller said. Prosecutor Deters said the evidence is consistent with the man’s claims.

A 16-Year-Old And Two 17-Year-Olds Have Been Charged As Adults Due To The Severity Of The Crime, Police Said. In Addition, A 15-Year-Old Was Charged As A Juvenile. BOWIE, Md. — A group of four teens has been arrested and charged after allegedly attempting to rob a victim just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Bowie police said they were called to the 14900 block of Health Center Drive for reports of gunshots and a robbery, which is near the Bowie Health Center. According to police, the victim was approached by four suspects who had handguns. The victim then took out his own handgun, which police believe they did in self-defense. The victim ended up shooting one suspect.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Good Samaritan who witnessed a domestic violence incident involving a man stabbing a woman stepped in and fired a weapon at the aggressor in defense of the woman, Waco Police said. Waco Police identified the alleged attacker as Byron Bryant, 51, of Waco. The incident happened at about 7:40 p.m. on Friday, January 28 at the QuikTrip located at 2350 S. New Road. “Initial reports indicated that a male was actively stabbing a female and was chasing her into the gas station,” police said in a news release. The woman who was stabbed and the man shot by the Good Samaritan were both transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of “severe injuries.” Bryant was released from the hospital on Monday, January 31st is currently in the McLennan County Jail charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bryant’s victim remains in the hospital in critical condition, police said. The man who fired the weapon remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. He was released and has not been charged with a crime, police said.

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SAN BRUNO, Calif. - A legally armed jewelry store owner in San Bruno thwarted a smash-and-grab robbery attempt by five men at his shop, authorities said. The incident happened Friday around 1:06 p.m. at Maaz Jewelers, which is located inside the Tanforan Mall, police said. Authorities said five men who appeared to be in their teens or early 20s approached the store and one of them entered with a crowbar. Store surveillance video shows the suspect using the crowbar to smash a jewelry display case when the owner, Usman Bhatti, comes up and tries to pull the suspect away. Officers said the suspect then raised the crowbar as if he was going to hit the shop owner. That's when the Bhatti, who has a concealed carry permit, pulled out a gun and pointed it toward the suspect while yelling for him to stop, police said. The suspect then ran out of the store when a second suspect, who was part of the group and standing near the entrance of the store, pulled out a gun and pointed it at Bhatti. Authorities said the store owner raised his firearm again and pointed it at the man with the gun. The suspect ran toward the group and all the suspects fled toward a department store where they managed to getaway. The store owner never fired his weapon during the incident and neither did the suspect who was armed with a gun. "I’m not trying to be a hero or a macho man..it just happened very quick and I had no choice," Bhatti told KTVU.

Police Say One Of The Suspects Shot The Employee. She Was Hit At Least Two Times In The Upper Thigh Area. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia store clerk fired back after being shot by an armed robbery suspect, police say. It happened just before 4 a.m. Tuesday in a variety store on the 5500 block of Torresdale Avenue in Wissinoming. Police say two armed male suspects entered the store and went behind the counter. They pointed their guns at the 32-year-old female clerk. Police say one of the suspects shot the employee. She was hit at least two times in the upper thigh area. After being shot, police say the employee took out a gun of her own and fired several shots at the suspects. A total of seven shots were fired at the scene, police say. The employee and the store manager told police she struck one of the suspects causing him to drop his gun. "We believe that the reason one of the perpetrators dropped his weapon on the scene is that he may have been struck by gunfire," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott said. The store clerk was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in critical condition. "She was a brave, young woman involved in a shootout with two males that were armed with guns. She stood her ground. We're hoping for the best for her," Small said.

FRANKFORD - Two men are in critical condition after police say they were hurt in a shootout inside of a market in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood Sunday night. The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of Arrott Street inside of Neighborhood Market. Police say a 23-year-old store employee was shot once in his left side by a customer he and his brother had asked to leave. The victim's brother, who was also armed, shot back at the 28-year-old suspect hitting him in the left arm and left side, according to police. Both men were taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition. Police say the 28-year-old suspect was also placed under arrest following the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

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According To Reporter, Carjackers Are Being Shot About Once Every 5 Days In Philadelphia Philadelphia - police say a pizza delivery driver turned the tables on an armed carjacker and shot him multiple times thursday night in kensington. According to investigators, a 39-year-old delivery driver was delivering food on the 3300 block of H Street just after 7:30 p.m. when he was approached by an armed carjacker. The 35-year-old suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the delivery driver and demanded his car, police said. That's when the driver pulled out his own gun and fired multiple rounds at the suspected carjacker, according to authorities. He was taken to Temple University Hospital by private vehicle where he was placed in critical condition. Police said he is being held as a prisoner. Police have not said whether the delivery driver was legally licensed to carry a firearm.

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -A man is dead and the Reno Police Department said it appears a homeowner killed him in self defense. It happened Saturday about 9:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Idlewild Drive near Idlewild Park. Police said the homeowner reported having shot an intruder. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene, along with the homeowner and a witness. Robbery/homicide detectives took over the investigation. Many neighbors described the area as quiet and were surprised to hear about the investigation. “Everyone here usually has each other’s backs too,” said Adam Thompson. “It’s a very communal neighborhood.” “Kind of shocked because that usually doesn’t happen in this neighborhood at all, ”said Joe Malfa, a nearby resident since 1980. “The homeowner in this incident is cooperating with the investigation,” police said in a statement. “At this time an arrest will not be made as this appears to be in defense of himself.”

The store clerk who shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in Rock Island explains why he pulled the trigger. The incident occurred at Blackhawks Tobacco & Vape. According to Rock Island Police, the three robbery suspects entered the store. All three suspects were wearing a mask, and one of them had a gun. As they threatened employees and demanded merchandise, the clerk decided he had to open fire. ”I was just thinking about trying to stay calm, stay still because they had the gun right in our faces,” said the store clerk, who asked to remain anonymous. The store clerk said Tuesday night was the first time he has encountered armed robbery inside the store. “This man looked me in the eyes and said, ‘You have kids at home? You have a family at home? I do. I wanna go home. Do you wanna go home tonight?’ As they were exiting the store, I saw him point the firearm towards a customer that was pulling up, and that’s when I emptied the magazine into him,” the store clerk said.

Charges will not be filed at this time against a clerk at Blackhawks Tobacco & Vape Shop who shot two alleged robbers, killing one, Tuesday night, Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal said. “After a preliminary review of surveillance video and witness interviews, it appears the use of force by the employee was justified as self-defense and for the defense of others inside the store during the robbery,” she said in a media release posted on her Facebook page Wednesday night. Around 10:54 p.m. Tuesday, the business at 2733 18th Avenue in Rock Island was robbed by three males, Villarreal said. One of them pointed a gun at employees inside the store. One employee was able to get a gun kept by the store owner for protection because the store had been robbed twice in recent months, Villarreal said. The employee fired the gun several times and struck two of the alleged robbers. One of them died from their injuries, while the other is being treated at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Villarreal said she is preparing to file aggravated robbery charges against the two remaining robbery suspects and that additional charges are being considered as the case remains under investigation.

Philadelphia police say a carjacking suspect has died after he was shot by an armed driver in West Philadelphia Tuesday morning. The incident happened at approximately 8:17 a.m. on the 5800 block of Cobbs Creek Parkway. Police say three men attempted to carjack the victim, who appears to be licensed to carry. The armed driver was able to shoot one of the attempted carjackers. The suspect, a 52-year-old male, suffered a single gunshot wound and was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

An armed man was shot early Thursday morning after trying to get into a Ceres home. Ceres police officials said 23-year-old Anthony Robledo was armed with a gun and tried to get into the house on Moffett Road through the rear bedroom window before a resident shot at him. Robledo was found in the backyard by officers at 4:11 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is listed in critical condition.

Police Said There Were 750 Carjackings In All Of Last Year. So Far This Year, There Have Already Been 91 Carjackings. A driver in Philadelphia turned the tables on a would-be carjacker on Thursday night as the city continues to deal with a rise in carjacking incidents, according to police. Gunfire erupted around 7:30 p.m. along the 6500 block of Cherokee Street in West Mount Airy. "Our 60-year-old carjacking victim is very, very lucky," Small said. That victim, Oliver Neal, says he was getting out of his car when two young men approached him and demanded his keys. Neal says one of them had a gun and pointed it six inches from his face, so Neal says he had no choice but to fire his weapon. "He said 'give me the keys.' By then I had my hand on my weapon and saw him tighten his grip and I knew I had to shoot," Neal said. "I think he shot first but I don't know. All I know is we went back and forth. I started shooting and next thing I know, he hops across the street, drops to the ground... I just kept shooting."

A home invasion suspect in Chickasha who had crashed into a nearby restaurant was killed by the resident after allegedly assaulting the man’s wife, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Chickasha police responded at 4:53 a.m. Tuesday to the 1100 block of South Fifth Street after a homeowner called police to report he had fatally shot a man who had entered the house. The home invader had reportedly just crashed through several nearby yards after driving a vehicle “through a nearby KFC restaurant causing damage,” OSBI said in a news release later Tuesday.

A 32-year-old home health care worker shot a man who pulled a gun on him during an attempted robbery in North Philadelphia on Monday night. Police say it happened along the 1700 block of Folsom Street just before midnight. Officers say the man was sitting in his Honda Accord when the suspect, an 18-year-old, approached his driver’s side door pointing a gun at him. The man, who was licensed to carry, then fired several shots at the suspect. The suspect later showed up at Presbyterian Hospital by a private vehicle with gunshot wounds to his cheek, neck, and right thumb. He’s currently in stable condition and has been arrested.

A driver pulled out a gun and fired after coming face-to-face with an armed teenage carjacking suspect in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia. In an exclusive interview with Action News, the driver described how he made the split-second decision when the 18-year-old male suspect pointed a gun at him. "I saw the gun and I thought he was going to shoot me and take the car, so I retaliated as fast as I could. And just to see another day, I had to shoot the guy," the victim said. "I was shaken up at first and the police calmed me down a lot and they made me feel real comfortable." Police said the car owner fired at least five shots in total around midnight Tuesday at the intersection of North 17th and Folsom streets. They said he does have a valid permit to carry a weapon. Investigators said the 18-year-old suspect who was shot showed up at the hospital and admitted to being at the scene.

Thousands of legal gun owners in Detriot – mostly black – have been arrested for “illegally” carrying firearms for self defense. In many cases they have simply not been able to renew their licenses due to COVID…...

Two suspects in an armed carjacking are in the hospital after police say they attempted to take a vehicle from a Lyft who was armed with a gun he was licensed to carry on Monday afternoon in West Philadelphia.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Authorities say a Polk County homeowner opened fire on a man who allegedly broke into his home on Wednesday afternoon. The homeowner, who lives in north Lakeland, told deputies the intruder threw a flower pot through his glass French doors to access the home from the back porch, and that he shot him three times. “I’m proud of our homeowner for defending himself. It’s called a ‘Castle Doctrine.’ He has the right to protect himself and his home from unknown intruders,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. “The homeowner did exactly what he should have – he had a gun, he knew how to use it, it was loaded and he shot him a lot. He gave him an early Christmas present,” said Sheriff Judd. “Only Santa Claus gets to come in your house and Santa Claus is invited.