{"id":131036,"date":"2022-09-23T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=131036"},"modified":"2022-09-23T00:33:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T04:33:42","slug":"friday-fgs-149","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=131036","title":{"rendered":"Friday FGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSpringfield Armory 1911 Prodigy<\/a><\/p>\n

Survey Finds Americans Use A Gun For Self-Defense 1.67 Million Times Annually<\/strong>
\nResponders reported that most incidents are resolved without any shots being fired.<\/em><\/p>\n

by GUY J. SAGI
\nA recent survey conducted by William English, from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, found \u201c\u2026.that guns are used defensively by firearms owners in approximately 1.67 million incidents per year.\u201d The number is the product of an exhaustive effort in early 2021, when roughly 54 thousand U.S. residents over the age of 18 were polled. In all,16,708 of the people who participated owned a firearm and, \u201c\u2026approximately a third of gun owners (31.1 percent) have used a firearm to defend themselves or their property, often on more than one occasion\u2026\u201d the study\u2019s abstract explains.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I]n most defensive incidents (81.9 percent) no shot was fired,\u201d English wrote, confirming the inaccuracy of studies that rely exclusively on shots-fired or injury reports provided by law enforcement or other government sources. \u201cHandguns are the most common firearm employed for self-defense (used in 65.9 percent of defensive incidents)\u2026,\u201d he wrote. \u201cApproximately a quarter (25.2 percent) of defensive incidents occurred within the gun owner’s home, and approximately half (53.9 percent) occurred outside their home, but on their property. About one out of ten (9.1 percent) defensive gun uses occurred in public, and about one out of thirty (3.2 percent) occurred at work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nearly 82 million Americans own at least one gun, according to English\u2019s findings, and they don\u2019t fit the historical stereotype.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No Score
\nShooting Illustrated<\/a><\/p>\n

Annoying facts.<\/p>\n

California Mustang thief runs of out gas during police chase, killed by oncoming traffic: report<\/strong>
\nThe suspect apparently ran out of gas while being chased by California police and was killed by oncoming traffic when exiting the Ford Mustang<\/em><\/p>\n

By Louis Casiano | Fox News<\/p>\n

The driver of a stolen car died early Wednesday on a Northern California bridge after apparently running out of gas and being struck by oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n

Eric Jaeger, 31, of Fremont, allegedly took a Ford Mustang and was being chased by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies around 4:15 a.m., the California Highway Patrol said, Fox San Francisco reported.<\/p>\n

The owners of the vehicle called the police to report a home invasion in Half Moon Bay.<\/p>\n

During the chase, authorities kept losing sight of Jaeger until they spotted the muscle car on the eastbound lanes of a bridge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Not exactly self-removal so no Darwin Award for Mr. Jaeger. I think he deserves honorable mention, though.<\/p>\n

Popcorn Store Owner Shoots 16-Year-Old in Leg After She Pulled a Gun on Him<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Luke McCoy
\nA store owner wasn\u2019t the first to draw his gun, but he was the first to get shots off, shooting a teenager in self-defense. And all because she was trying to steal popcorn.<\/p>\n

This past Saturday, this self-defense shooting occurred at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland, MS. A 16-year-old girl was attempting to steal popcorn from a store in the mall. The teenager pulled a gun on the owner of the store when confronted. But the owner of the store was also armed.<\/p>\n

While drawing from the drop isn\u2019t recommended, the store owner drew his own firearm while having a gun pointed at him and was the first to get shots off. It is unclear if the suspect fired back at the store owner. You can hear about 12 or 13 shots in a video taken by a man who was in a nearby shoe store buying his son a pair of sneakers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nUSA Carry<\/a><\/p>\n

I wasn’t there, but this seems like a very stupid move to me on the storeowner’s part. Glad it paid off for him. Thanks again for the links, Gun Bunny.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don\u2019t ever count on having both at once.\u201d
\n– Robert A. Heinlein<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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