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Markus Kaarma’s Botched Home Defense
By: Shawn Vincent Markus Kaarma, a homeowner in Missoula, Montana, shot an intruder in his garage on April 27, 2014....
UPDATE: Akira Fletcher’s Not-Guilty Verdict
By: Shawn Vincent We’ve previously explored the Akira Fletcher case as an example of the perils of a...
The Melinda Herman Home Defense
BY: SHAWN VINCENT Melinda Herman was working from home and watching her 9-year-old twins on the Friday following New...
Sheri McLatchy: The Angry Patron Defensive Display
BY: SHAWN VINCENT An angry patron at a Holly Springs, Mississippi, laundromat attacked attendant Sheri McLatchy after...
Hoyt Webb: Homeless Self-Defense Encounter
Not long ago, I recorded a podcast with Don West and Steve Moses about a man named Hoyt Webb who entered a homeless...
The Stolen Valor Provocateur
By: Shawn Vincent On the evening of July 31, 2025, at Seattle’s bustling Alaskan Way boardwalk, 32-year-old Gregory...