A man shot his daughter’s boyfriend after the couple had an altercation that turned violent and could not be halted when the father tried intervening. Cory Merchant, 55, shot his daughter’s boyfriend, Justin Rachal, 26, in the abdomen. Deputies from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office rendered aid to Rachal until he was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The woman…
The Covington County Sheriff’s Office arrested Timothy Ray Jordan, 40, after being forced out of the home of an armed 95-year-old homeowner. Jordan broke into the Alabama home by shattering the back door’s glass, which woke up the homeowner. The senior citizen armed himself and caught the suspect ransacking his kitchen. He then ordered him out of his home. The…
A resident at an apartment complex in Gahanna, Ohio, shot and killed a suspected intruder who tried forcing his way into the apartment while armed with a gun. The resident called 911 around 8:30 P.M. to report the shooting. He said initially that the suspect knocked on his door and when answering it, the suspect tried pushing his way in…
North Carolina’s Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the state to introduce a durable permit card for licensed CCW holders. On top of receiving the paper permit, new applicants will receive a durable permit card made from a plastic, laminated material. The FCSO distributes about 6,000 CCW permits annually. “We continue to bring 21st century…
According to Gov. Phil Murphy and acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck, people in New Jersey do not need to carry a firearm in public for self-defense. The legislation will head to the Supreme Court after filing an amicus brief to defend their laws stating citizens must demonstrate a particularized need to carry a firearm for self-defense. “We will always defend…
Baton Rouge police arrested a man who shot at and tried to rob a woman of her Xbox console, who responded by shooting him. The suspect was identified as Dane Johnson, 20. Police issued an arrest warrant the day after the shooting. The two met at the woman’s apartment after Johnson contacted the woman earlier that afternoon about her Xbox…
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have introduced the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom Package, which among 13 draft bills includes a proposal for constitutional carry. Sen. Rob Stafsholt has stated these bills are aimed at policies ignored by Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Natural Resources regarding outdoorsmen and women. There has been little hope of constitutional carry being passed in Wisconsin…
26-year-old Akele Spencer was arrested after having pointed his handgun-mounted laser at a plane as well as at a Northwestern University police officer. Initially, a pilot of United Airlines reported to the FAA around 2 A.M. that a laser was shining into his cockpit over Clark Street Beach, according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. Evanston and Northwestern University Police…
The Hollis Police Department and paramedics discovered Buddy Driver, 50, dead with multiple gunshot wounds as he tried forcing his way into a home. The homeowner shot Driver several times from inside his home, according to investigators. No charges are known as agents with the OSBI have joined in the investigation. What the homeowner was doing when the break-in was…
The Guam Police department is investigating a shooting of an intruder at a barbershop in Dededo by the owner who lives behind the shop. The owner, David Cadaviz, and his wife were sleeping until they were woken up around 4:30 A.M. by glass shattering. The light in front of the shop was also broken. “I heard this big boom, and…