A woman in her home alone in Kaufman County, Texas, shot and killed a man who kicked down her door Thursday morning. The woman told detectives she was awoken by a man banging on her front door at around 09:45 a.m. When she went to investigate, she wisely decided not to answer the door as […]
According to Huston police, Pastor Jeff Powers of United Methodist Church and his wife defended their home from an intruder Saturday night at around 11:00 p.m. near River Oaks. The couple told officers they had been asleep when they were awakened by a loud noise coming from their back yard. When they got up to […]
Late Tuesday night proved terrifying after a family was threatened by three armed and masked men. According to Huston Police Department (HPD), the three men hid in the bushes outside the Huston home, where they ambushed a 39-year-old father as he returned home. The masked men pistol whipped the father and forced him to unlock […]
A woman is defending her brother’s actions after he shot and killed her boyfriend early Sunday morning in New Braunfels. In an interview with Fox San Antonio, Carol Heard said she’d been fighting early that morning with her boyfriend of 6 months, 37-year-old George Gabriel Casillas. According to Carol, Casillas had been charming at the […]
Up and coming country music star Justin Carter is reported dead from an “accidental” gun shot. 35-year-old Carters career as a musician looked promising according to his manager Mark Atherton. “Justin had the potential in our eyes and a lot of people’s eyes to be the next Garth Brooks,” said Atherton, who described the client […]
Early Tuesday morning at around 2:30 a.m., Nathan Hayden Heidelberg and three other Midland Police Department (MPD) officers responded to an activated burglar alarm. According to police, they announced loudly that officers were on the premises at the front entrance of the home. The homeowner, David Wilson, had apparently not heard the warning, and thought […]
A Travis County District Court judge agreed with the lawsuit filed against Austin City Hall contending that officials were in breach of laws protecting 2nd Amendment rights. Paxton’s office was notified of the issue by Michael Cargill, a Texas state Concealed Handgun License instructor and owner of a local gun store. In 2015, Cargill had […]
Gun law can be confusing. Even those who consider themselves experts do as poorly on The Self Defense Gun Law Quiz as those who don’t. In fact, the average score is between 5 and 6 out of 10, regardless of the professed amount of legal knowledge. It makes sense; gun law is tricky. The legal […]
A 20-year-old woman from Austin, TX, faces manslaughter charges which may be upgraded to murder. When Austin police officers responded to a 911 call from Autumn King, they found her boyfriend, 26-year-old Eric Allen with a fatal gunshot wound. King told officers she had been posing with the .22 caliber “Assault Rifle” for a Bonny […]
At around 1 a.m. Sunday morning, Dallas police officers responded to a call of shots fired in the parking lot of Ruben’s Grocery on East Red Bird Lane. Officers arrived to find 32-year-old Danielle Taylor suffering from a gunshot wound. She was transported to the hospital where she later died. During the investigation, police were […]
