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Canada: Dufferin property owner charges renew debate over self-defense laws
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Property owner protection rights are at the forefront once again following a recent incident in the R.M. of Dufferin that resulted in charges against both the three people accused of stealing property and the property owner who confronted them.
According to police, the 66-year-old property owner was arrested and is facing two counts of careless use of a firearm, two counts of using a firearm in the commission of an offence and two counts of discharging a firearm in a reckless manner. |
FL: Woman said she fatally shot man in self-defense in Deerfield Beach, BSO says
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An investigation was underway after a woman said she was forced to fatally shoot a man in self-defense in Deerfield Beach Wednesday night, authorities said.
Deputies had responded to a shooting call at an apartment building in the 200 block of Southwest 1st Terrace around 10:15 p.m. and found the man who'd been shot, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said.
The man, identified by BSO as 31-year-old Maurice Wright Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wright and the shooter, an adult female, were known to each other, officials said. |
Canada: Whitby Father's Sentence for Shooting at Intruders Upheld
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In a dramatic incident at a home in Whitby, Jason Munroe faced armed intruders who shot his son. Munroe wrestled a gun from one intruder and then shot at them as they fled. Although he initially lied to the police about using the gun, he later admitted his actions, stating he would have killed the intruders if given the chance. In 2025, Justice Nathan N. Baker ruled that Munroe acted in self-defense during the altercation inside his home but found him guilty of recklessly discharging a firearm by shooting from his porch.
Munroe received a two-year house arrest sentence and three years of probation. The Crown appealed, seeking a longer sentence, but the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld Baker's decision... |
WY: South Dakota Man Charged With Murder In Wyoming Says He Was Defending Tinder Date
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“My client and the gal involved, that was the first time they met in person, and my client had no prior interactions or knowledge of the deceased,” Holmes said. “Defense of others is a viable defense claim in the state of Wyoming.”
Ingalls was bound over to Weston County District Court on Wednesday to face a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Jason Greene.
Holmes said that he feels Ingalls has a case for acting in the defense of the woman and not with intent to kill Greene.
“I don’t agree that this was cold-blooded murder,” he told Cowboy State Daily following Wednesday’s preliminary hearing. “This was a case where Mr. Ingalls acted out of self-defense for the other individual involved.” |
Meet the Other Armed Civilians Who Saved Lives Before Jordan Salinas Made Headlines
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The month of August kicked off in devastating fashion for residents of Twin Falls, Idaho, when a rifle-wielding gunman opened fire on employees and patrons outside of In-N-Out Burger restaurant, killing three and injuring seven before taking his own life. Video quickly surfaced, however, of an armed bystander engaging the gunman during the rampage, advancing toward him while returning fire with his own suppressed pistol. Police have since praised the bystander—identified as 35-year-old healthcare worker Jordan Salinas—as a “hero,” crediting him with saving “many lives” by diverting the gunman’s attention and allowing potential victims to escape. |
Speakers, Topics Announced For GRPC Pre-Conference Media Event
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The annual Alternative Mass Media Conference (AMM-Con) planning committee has announced speakers and topics for the annual event slated to be held prior to the start of the 41st annual Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC).
Co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, GRPC will run from Sept. 25 – 27 at the Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport hotel. The AMM-Con pre-conference event will take place starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25. |
IL: Federal district judge in Illinois: Foster, day care homes are 'sensitive places'
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A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Springfield Division, ruled without trial that foster homes and in-home day care centers are sensitive areas and that guns could be regulated in these private residences.
The case, Miller v. Mueller (18-cv-3085), challenged the Illinois Day Care Home Rule (89 Ill. Admin. Code § 406.8(a)(17)–(18)) and Foster Home Rule (related provisions under 89 Ill. Admin. Code § 402). The Day Care Home Rule prohibited handguns in any home that offers home day care (with limited exceptions for peace officers or certain employment-required possession by residents). |
TX: Man returns home and finds the man a judge banned from his property — then both allegedly open fire
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A Fort Worth resident returned home to find a man already on the property despite an active protective order connected to someone living there, and what followed became a deadly exchange of gunfire that left one man dead and the resident hospitalized.
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Noir was careful not to describe the shooting itself as a clear-cut self-defense case. He said he did not know who drew first, what was said immediately before the gunfire, or whether either man escalated the confrontation, while emphasizing that investigators had already established one important fact: the man who died was not supposed to be on the property under the existing court order. |
Valorous TV Partners with Mark Walters’ Armed American Radio
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C3 Entertainment’s Valorous TV enters into a strategic partnership with the nationally syndicated program “Armed American Radio” and its host Mark Walters. The two say that this partnership “brings together two growing media brands with a shared mission to champion freedom and liberty in America and Constitutional rights, including the Second Amendment, educate and inform Americans about firearms rights and legislation, and raise awareness of the issues impacting gun owners.” Further details regarding AAR content distribution and original programming will be announced as projects develop. |
This Is Why You Don’t Use Social Media For Firearms Training
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There is a reason why it is worth it to pay the money for a proper concealed carry course, and a clip that is circulating on social media is a classic exhibit.
The short clip was posted on X Monday, where it asked whether one should have their thumb on the back of the slide in certain self-defense situations – acknowledging that it means your gun is likely to jam. The full video was taken from was a YouTube video posted in May by Armed Defender Research that is more akin to a takedown of the idea – so what you saw on X was actually taken out of context. |
TN: Instruct Your Representatives Tennessee
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In a July 2026 Substack post titled “Instruct your Representatives Tennessee,” C. Richard Archie—a West Tennessee Director and Board Member of the Tennessee Firearms Association (TFA)—issues a forceful call to action for Tennessee citizens to exercise their constitutional authority over state lawmakers.
Published in his newsletter The Truth of the 2nd Amendment in TN, the article draws directly from Article I, Section 23 of the Tennessee Constitution, which guarantees citizens the right “to assemble together for their common good, to instruct their representatives, and to apply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances.” |
Guns.com To Demo New Technology Platform to Dealers at Nation's Best Sports Show in Oklahoma City
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Guns.com is headed to the Sooner State to demo its new proprietary intelligent technology platform at the Nation's Best Sports (NBS) show August 24-27. Built specifically for the firearm industry, the new technology is now in alpha testing and will soon power the next generation of ecommerce tools for industry partners and customers nationwide.
Dealers attending NBS may visit the Guns.com booth, number 1201, to speak with members of its Business Development team and demo the new platform's first technology solution. |
NY: Good Question: What makes a gun a ‘ghost gun’?
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A viewer, Jim, asked what criteria make a gun a “ghost” gun, adding: “Any additional laws pertaining to a ghost gun and not to a standard weapon? What are the differences between the two types of guns?”
Rochester Police say a “ghost gun” — also known as a privately manufactured firearm or PMF — is a firearm without a serial number. Commercially made, legal firearms generally have serial numbers so they can be identified and tracked.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms echoed Rochester police’s definition. The bureau added that there are 10 different types of privately made firearms and more than 45,000 privately manufactured firearms were reported to the ATF between 2016 and 2021. |
More Than 3,350 Non-Self Defense Deaths Involving Concealed Carry Killers Since 2007, Latest Violence Policy Center Research Shows
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Concealed handgun permit holders are responsible for at least 3,365 documented deaths not involving self-defense since 2007, according to the Violence Policy Center’s (VPC) ongoing Concealed Carry Killers (concealedcarrykillers.org) project, an online resource that provides examples of non-self defense killings involving private citizens with permits to carry concealed handguns in public.
Overall, Concealed Carry Killers documents 3,094 fatal, non-self defense incidents since May 2007 in 40 states and the District of Columbia, resulting in the deaths of 3,365 people. |
MD: Baltimore archdiocese’s buyback collects nearly 1,500 guns since 2023
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Known as the “unofficial mayor of Irvington,” Cunningham uses her fictional title to help promote a cause that “means a lot” to her.
“I make sure I’m here for every event, promoting, putting out fliers, doing whatever I can to promote this so we can get guns off the street,” she said. “It didn’t save his life, but it may save somebody after him.”
A total of 431 firearms — including 108 revolvers, 124 semi- and fully automatic weapons and 199 rifles and shotguns were collected Aug. 8. Since its start in 2023, a total of 1,487 firearms have been collected by the Baltimore Police Department. |
Liberty Ammunition to Attend NBS Show
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Liberty Ammunition, the leading manufacturer of self-defense ammunition, is looking forward to the upcoming NBS Show in Oklahoma, OK.
Gary Ramey, CEO of Liberty Ammunition noted: "Self-defense ammunition is a growing category and also profitable for dealers. Liberty Ammunition has more stopping power and is lighter to carry than any other brand. We look forward to showing dealers our new Liberty SPIKE 2.0 which outperforms all other brands in .380 and 9mm.
Liberty Ammunition are encouraged to stop by Booth #850 to see our new products and NBS exclusive programs. |
CA: In California’s biggest cities, Turner’s Outdoorsman is a top source of crime guns
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In Bakersfield alone, law enforcement traced 83 guns to the store from 2023 to 2025, according to newly released data from the California Department of Justice. That was the highest number for a store with an active firearms dealer license in any of the state’s 10 most populous cities.
The Trace reported in May that the Turner’s Outdoorsman chain, which has over 30 locations across California, accounted for a disproportionate share of crime guns recovered in the state. CADOJ defines crime guns as those used in a crime, suspected to have been used in a crime, or illegally possessed. |
TX: What This Week’s Texas Ruling Means for New York’s 3D Printer Gun Blocking Law
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No, a Texas judge did not just make all 3D printed guns legal. The ruling is considerably narrower than some reports suggest.
What U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor (TX) said in his ruling on Monday was that two parts of the federal government’s 2022 framework for deciding when certain unfinished firearm frames, receivers, and parts kits are treated as firearms are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced against the plaintiffs. The ATF’s 2022 “Frame or Receiver” rule expanded the circumstances in which certain partially completed firearm components and build kits can count as firearms. |
DOJ Creates New Process For Restoration Of Federal Gun Rights For Nonviolent Offenders
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The sordid history of American gun owners losing their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms over criminal convictions for nonviolent crimes might soon be coming to an end.
On August 17, Attorney General Todd Blanche finalized a federal regulation allowing eligible individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms to apply for the restoration of their federal firearm rights. According to Blanche, the final rule would protect Second Amendment rights while keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals. |
Carjacker Finds Out The Hard Way That ‘Arms’ Don’t Always Mean Guns
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The debate about gun control takes up so much bandwidth that we forget the Second Amendment isn’t just about owning and carrying guns – it’s about “the right to keep and bear arms” – and one carjacker found that out the hard way.
The Sunday incident occurred when a teenager tried to force an older Lyft driver to give up her car at knifepoint, WJLA, a Washington, D.C., TV Station, reported. However, the driver feigned compliance, but instead of handing over her key, she retrieved a can of pepper spray given to her by her father and sprayed the carjacker in the face. |
Judge sides with Defense Distributed over gun ‘frame or receiver’ rules
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Can the federal government impose firearm regulations on an incomplete hunk of metal? One federal judge says no.
In 2022, the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued final rules entitled Definition of “Frame or Receiver” and Identification of Firearms. A federal judge for the Northern District of Texas said Tuesday, what the ATF regulates as a firearm changed 45 years of precedent to include partially manufactured frames and receivers as “firearms.”
The final rule also amends ATF’s definition of “firearm” to include weapon parts kits that are “designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, restored, or otherwise converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.” |
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