Category Archives: DGU

The Plot Thickens

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

On that boy shot by his dad during a B&E Attempt: Tyler Giuliano had no trouble with the law. The teenager loved flying small planes as a Civil Air Patrol cadet and seemed happy as he played an online game … Continue reading →

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A Bizzare DGU

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I wonder if there is more to this. A man fatally shot a masked teenager in self-defense outside his neighbor’s house during what appeared to be an attempted late-night burglary and then discovered it was his son, state police said….A … Continue reading →

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The Anti-Rights Elephant in the Room

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Weerd Beard

So there are 30,000 “Gun Deaths” per year. That number is essentially a constant every year for the last several decades. This goes for the pre NICS Brady-Bill years where it took anybody buying a gun from an FFL a … Continue reading →

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DGU Attempted Arson

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I’m up in Maine today, and I just heard this story on the news: A 14-year-old boy was shot at a Gorham home in connection with an attempted arson around 11:45 p.m. Friday. Gorham police said Saturday that the male … Continue reading →

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Riveting Story

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Kevin has an amazing story up about a man who defended himself with a lowly Beretta Jetfire. Go read the whole thing, but I’ll quote this take-away. Lessons learned: 1. ALWAYS have your choice of firearm on your person. An … Continue reading →

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More From the Travyon Martin Shooting

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Weerd Beard

The Police have released the 911 tapes. Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and that the volunteer was not defending … Continue reading →

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DGU Samurai Sword

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Good thing he had a gun! A man waving a samurai sword around at residents of a Jacksonville condominium complex was fatally shot early Saturday morning by a neighbor whose unit he tried to enter….Although it’s still early in the … Continue reading →

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WOW!

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Watch This

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The Elephant in the Room

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Clayton Cramer on Defensive gun use How often do such incidents happen? While the results from studies vary, the numbers are large. The National Crime Victimization Survey, for various procedural reasons, is at the low end, showing 108,000 such cases … Continue reading →

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Cato DGU Map

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Reader Cargosquid sent me a link to this map of compiled Defensive gun uses, it’s very thin right now I assume because its new, I’ll be tossing in a few stories not covered that I have in my DGU files. … Continue reading →

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