Cato's Guns and Self Defense Map

[Lucille]

They have the one on Botched Paramilitary Police Raids (http://www.cato.org/raidmap). Now they've made this one. Awesome. They're asking for incidents.

Guns and Self Defense
http://www.cato.org/guns-and-self-defense


What does this map mean?

Gun control proponents want legislation that will restrict access to firearms. The rationale for such legislation is to reduce accidental shootings and the criminal use of guns against people. But if harm reduction is the goal, policymakers should pause to consider how many crimes--murders, rapes, assaults, robberies--are thwarted by ordinary persons who were fortunate enough to have access to a gun. Gun control proponents cannot deny that people use guns successfully against criminals, but they tend to play down how often such events take place. The purpose of this map is to draw more attention to this aspect of the firearms policy debate.

Two additional points are worth noting. First, the map is not comprehensive. Criminals will often flee the scene when they discover that their intended target has a gun. With no shots fired, no injuries, and no suspect in custody, news organizations may report nothing at all. Thus, it is important to remember that news reports can only provide us with an imperfect picture of defensive gun use in America. Second, when a citizen is able to shoot an attacker or hold a rapist or robber until the police arrive, it is very likely that more than one crime has been prevented because if the culprit had not been stopped, he could have targeted other citizens as well. The bottom line is that gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem every year.
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Suggest an incident to add to Cato's map of defensive gun use

h/t http://thestagblog.com/

[seapilot]

The civilian disarmament movement does not care about people protecting themselves from criminals. They care about a powerful controlling state. More crime equals more people dependent on the state for protection. Can not have people taking care of themselves that is very anti socialism.

[Lucille]

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[Lucille]

I submitted this: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?405688-Vietnam-Vet-Kills-Home-Intruder-After-Epic-Fight

[Anti Federalist]

Submitted this.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?309197-Good-friend-of-mine-and-occasional-RPF-poster-saves-his-life-and-another-family-with-CCW&highlight=Bainbridge+island

[Lucille]

Submitted this:

Liquor store owner detains knife-wielding robber at gunpoint
http://m.cjonline.com/news/2013-03-02/liquor-store-owner-detains-knife-wielding-robber-gunpoint

[Pericles]

This is an effective use of resources - yes the media types don't care, but the target for this info is the useless drones from the hive who parrot the talking points they are given.

[Lucille]

Submitted these:

74-year-old homeowner, cuts one burglary suspect, shoots another
http://www.newarkpostonline.com/news/local/article_11f923ff-e5e4-52a1-aa3f-a676be8a2af5.html

Son, 21, 'saved mother and father's life' after shooting dead home invader while they were baking cake at home
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283553/Son-21-saved-mother-fathers-life-shooting-dead-home-invader-baking-cake-home.html#ixzz2MadJqNEk

Metro PCS Employee Shoots, Kills Suspected Robber
Read more at http://fox40.com/local-news/stories/metro-pcs-employee-shoots-kills-suspected-robber/#8AkQIliKUiip3kfe.99

Two suspects dead, one at large following home invasion
http://www.nbc12.com/story/21228202/state-police-assisting-in-prince-edward-investigation

An armed couple who stormed a business in Michigan wielding guns were forced to flee when a member of staff pulled out a semi-automatic rifle.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280978/Security-guard-fights-Moment-hero-assault-rifle-sends-gun-attackers-packing-business.html

Homeowner shoots, wounds would-be burglar
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Homeowner-shoots-alleged-intruder-4251776.php

Suspect shot, killed in west Vegas break-in
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/20958402/suspect-shot-killed-in-west-vegas-break-in

Police release name of suspect shot in Garrard County burglary
http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/UPDATE-Name-of-suspect-in-Garrard-County-burglary-released-189732501.html

Utah store owner pulls gun to foil knife-wielding robber
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55771635-78/store-nazir-gun-knife.html.csp

Serial burglar shot by homeowner
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/serial-burglar-shot-by-homeowner

Good Samaritan fatally shoots man attacking wife
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Good-Samaritan-fatally-shoots-man-attacking-wife-4235047.php

1 Dead After Homeowner Shoots at Intruders
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/20960881/1-dead-after-homeowner-shoots-at-intruders

Man opens fire on intruders
http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/local/greene_county/two-people-shot-at-fairborn-home#.UTTXi1fJJIQ

Martin Luther King Jr. High School coach shoots attackers
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/man-shot-near-martin-luther-king-jr-high-school-in-detroit#ixzz2Maogd01p

Armed veteran in wheelchair thwarts home invasion
http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/21518705/article-Armed-veteran-in-wheelchair-thwarts-home-invasion

RIT Students Accosted By Gunmen In Their Home
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Homeowners-Scare-Off-Burglars/7yaLSXAvCUGBkwgAZpGO4g.cspx

Three held in Palmview home invasion - 11 year-old son had a 22 cal. Rifle and shot back at the alleged robbers.
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=402271#.UTTbdFfJJIS

College Student Shoots, Kills Home Invader
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/college-student-shoots-kills-home-invader/nD9XG/

Grandma With Gun Halts Store Robbery
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/grandma-with-gun-halts-store-robbery/

Armed businessman confronts thieves in the act, deputies say
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-01-08/news/os-volusia-business-owner-catches-burglars-20130108_1_deputies-business-owner-thieves

Intruder fatally shot after breaking into business
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ar-intruder-shot-20121225,0,1937389.story

Ohio crime victims fire back in 2 shooting incidents
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20121210/NJNEWS18/312100037/Ohio-crime-victims-fire-back-in-2-shooting-incidents?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

Robbery Suspect Shot and Killed in Triple Shooting
http://wreg.com/2012/12/08/robbery-suspect-shot-and-killed-in-triple-shooting/

Cafe manager fends off robbers
http://www.reflector.com/crimerescue/cafe-manger-fends-robbers-1483289

Neighbor handcuffs, detains would-be-burglars at gunpoint
http://www.kvue.com/news/state/182000811.html

Big Lake men subdue serial burglar
http://www.frontiersman.com/news/big-lake-men-subdue-serial-burglar/article_58304b3c-3ab3-11e2-af2e-001a4bcf887a.html

Fruit vendor grateful after customer shoots gunman
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21009192626766/fruit-vendor-grateful-after-customer-shoots-gunman/

Elderly Disabled Veteran Shoots Intruder
http://www.newson6.com/story/20065367/disabled-muskogee-veteran-shoots-intruder

Home Invasion Suspect Shot by Homeowner in Boardman
http://www.wytv.com/mostpopular/story/Home-Invasion-Suspect-Shot-by-Homeowner-in/sfnBAyxupEeg160_11s_7g.cspx

Man Shoots Intruder in Santa Maria
http://crimevoice.com/man-shoots-intruder-in-santa-maria-19788/

Robber met with gunfire inside Bakersfield home
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/Kern-County-deputies-Burglar-shot-runs-and-collapses-183039801.html

Store clerk, would-be robber trade gunshots
http://www.kasa.com/dpps/news/crime/police-hunt-robber-on-abq-west-side_5084951

Armed homeowner walks burglar outside to wait for deputies
http://www.wlox.com/story/20307939/sheriff-armed-george-co-homeowner-holds-burglar-for-deputies

Nail salon customer packs heat, gunman leaves
http://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-police-nail-salon-customer-packs-heat-gunman-leaves/article_e3236de2-6756-539a-92b0-ae3aaf64c900.html

Retired SC Highway Patrol trooper shoots, kills home intruder in Bluffton
http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/11/14/2278524/retired-sc-highway-patrol-trooper.html#storylink=cpy

[Lucille]

Those are all from donnay. TY,dear! http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?383940-Cases-in-which-guns-saved-lives