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Date
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Detail
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Portland, Oregon
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January 11, 2014
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A gunman opened fire and shot three people inside the Mystic Gentleman’s Club. A man with a valid Oregon concealed handgun permit followed the gunman outside and fatally shot him. The nightclub’s owner called the man a “hero” for saving the lives of others.
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Chicago, Illinois
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July 4, 2014
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A Gresham man fired on a group of people leaving a party, only to be shot himself by one of the victims, a military service member with a concealed carry permit.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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March 22, 2015
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A 40-year-old man started firing at people in a barber shop, customers and barbers alike. A man with a concealed handgun permit walked by the shop and entered when he heard the shots. The permit holder shot the attacker once in the chest. “He responded and I guess he saved a lot of people in there,” said Philadelphia Police Captain Frank Llewellyn.
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New Holland, South Carolina
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May 5, 2015
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Two firefighters with concealed carry permits stopped a man allegedly attempting to shoot toward the crowded fire station parking lot, which was full of children and firefighters.
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Conyers, Georgia
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May 31, 2015
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A customer fired back at a suspect who killed two people in a Ga. Highway 20 liquor store. “I believe that if Mr. Scott did not return fire at the suspect, then more of those customers would have [been] hit by a gun,” said Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett. “It didn’t appear that he cared who he shot or where he was shooting until someone was shooting back at him. So, in my opinion, he saved other lives in that store.”
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Winton, Ohio
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July 26, 2015
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During a dispute on the street, the shooter fired at four people, including a 1-year-old boy. Because of a permit holder’s quick actions, no one was seriously injured.
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Lyman, South Carolina
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June 26, 2016
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A 32-year-old male started shooting at a nightclub in South Carolina. Before the attacker could shoot a fourth person, a permit holder shot back, wounding the attacker in the leg. “At least one South Carolina sheriff credit[ed] a man with a concealed carry permit with preventing further violence at a nightclub.”
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Arlington, Texas
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May 3, 2017
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A concealed carry holder was heralded as a “hero” by Arlington police for preventing mass murder by killing an “incoherent” gunman at a bar.
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San Antonio, Texas
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December 7, 2017
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A man with a gun inside a Popeye’s restaurant threatened a family with a gun before the father shot him dead. Police stated that the permit holder saved at least several lives. The FBI might not have included this case because it could have been part of a robbery.
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Tumwater, Washington
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June 18, 2018
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The attacker who opened fired inside a Walmart and then shot a motorist in the parking lot was stopped when a concealed handgun permit holder chased and killed the man.
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Titusville, Florida
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August 4, 2018
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A back-to-school event for children and their families experienced a shooting that was quickly stopped by a concealed handgun permit holder. “He’s a hero,” Titusville Police Sgt. Bill Amos said. “This park was filled with families and children and, at that time, it was an active shooter situation for him and he was trained enough to deal with it and he did.”
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Birmingham, Alabama
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October 27, 2018
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A masked man entered a McDonald’s restaurant and immediately started firing his gun. It appeared that he intended to kill or wound as many people as possible. A concealed handgun permit holder returned fire, killing the attacker.
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Colonial Heights, Tennessee
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February 13, 2019
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After a killer fatally shot his wife he turned his gun on others in a dental office where she worked. A patient with a concealed handgun shot the murderer as he aimed at another person.
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Newnan, Georgia
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August 13, 2019
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Deputies in Coweta County say that an armed, off-duty employee may have stopped a mass shooting at a crowded bar in Newnan a Saturday morning.
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Duncan, Oklahoma
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November 18, 2019
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After killing two people in a parking lot, “The shooter shot himself after a bystander confronted him with a firearm.”
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Kwethluk, Alaska
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May 16, 2020
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A 19-year-old man was arrested after he broke into the Kwethluk public safety building in Southwest Alaska, armed himself with multiple rifles, pulled the fire alarm, and fired on a responding village police officer. The attacker brought multiple guns and a bullet-resistant vest and helmet. The attacker was charged with four counts of attempted murder.
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Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2020
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A 55-year-old man gunned down his ex-wife and her date in the parking lot of a central Pennsylvania restaurant. A restaurant customer, who was licensed to carry a firearm, shot and wounded the shooter as he walked back to his pickup truck.
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Brownsburg, Indiana
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July 14, 2020
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A 22-year-old man launched an unprovoked attack against two men working in Brownsburg Cemetery. Fortunately, one of the people wounded in this shooting had a permitted concealed handgun. He was able to get out of his car and shoot the attacker.
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Dallas, Texas
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July 25, 2020
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Three men were shot and a woman was hit by shrapnel when someone opened fire outside a sports bar in North Oak Cliff on a Saturday night. The gunman was not allowed in due to COVID-19 restrictions. The shooter went to the back of the sports bar, where he exchanged gunfire with armed patrons.
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Weslaco, Texas
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August 17, 2020
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A man upset because of a medical condition was planning to shoot people at a Weslaco, Texas Walmart. The man was “very upset” because his plans were stopped by an armed citizen.
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Chicago, Illinois
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July 4, 2021
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A Chicago man allegedly shot and killed a woman and wounded two men at a gathering on July 4 after being asked to stop firing a gun into the air while children played. A witness with a concealed carry permit fired back, striking the shooter in the hip and arm. It seems likely that if the concealed handgun permit holder hadn’t intervened in this case there would have been at least three deaths instead of just the one woman.
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Fort Myers, Florida
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July 22, 2021
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A convicted felon in illegal possession of a gun fired multiple shots into a crowd before a bystander returned fire. When the bystander confronted the attacker, he stopped attacking and “threw his gun in a parking lot.” Fortunately, no one was injured.
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San Antonio, Texas
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August 11, 2021
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A woman who crashed into a parked car in San Antonio’s West Side neighborhood climbed out of her vehicle and began shooting indiscriminately at people who came out of their homes to rush to her aid. An armed resident fired back and shot the driver to death.
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Syracuse, New York
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August 31, 2021
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A property manager pulled out a legally-possessed 9mm handgun and fatally wounded a man who opened fire on a crowd outside a building. The district attorney credited the property manager with saving the lives of several individuals.
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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October 17, 2021
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Four people were injured after a fight between two teenagers at Lancaster’s Park City Center Mall escalated into a shooting. A 16-year-old who was illegally carrying a gun started the shooting. But it could have been much worse were it not for a concealed handgun permit holder who intervened and shot one of the participants.
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Portland, Oregon
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February 19, 2022
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A homeowner allegedly confronted participants at a racial justice demonstration Saturday night before pulling out a handgun and shooting multiple people in the crowd, leaving one woman dead and several others injured. The shooting ended when a person with the group of demonstrators, who is licensed to conceal carry a firearm, fired back, striking the homeowner in the hip.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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March 19, 2022
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The suspect got out of a car stopped in the middle of the street and began shooting at a house party with around 100 people inside, mostly temple students. The 30-year-old male homeowner was hit in the stomach and a 19-year-old woman was shot in the foot. Investigators say the suspect had been upset about a car accident earlier in the night. A gun permit holder at the scene fired back.
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Phenix City, Alabama
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April 13, 2022
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Two suspects went to the truck shop over a dispute from earlier in the day. One got out of his vehicle and begin to shoot at four people standing outside the business. One of the intended victims with a concealed handgun permit had his own firearm and returned fire, striking both suspects. The business owner said “If there would not have been returned fire, he would have advanced on us we would have had a fatality. Thank God for my employees.”
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South Fulton, Georgia
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April 24, 2022
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A teenager started shooting at multiple people before one of them fired back, killing the teenager. It all happened just a few yards from a Stop the Violence rally, at which there was a large number of people present.
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Atlanta, Georgia
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April 30, 2022
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The group of women, including three sisters, were celebrating a birthday at a Cleveland Avenue apartment complex when a neighbor started yelling at them, claiming they disrespected his sister. The suspect then pulled out a gun and started shooting. Four women are injured. One of the victims grabbed her gun and shot back, killing the suspect.
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Surprise, Arizona
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July 3, 2022
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The suspect was invited to a neighborhood Fourth of July gathering and he opened fire without provocation after being offered food and drinks. Two innocent people were murdered and several others were injured. A concealed weapons permit holder, who was armed at the time of the attack, was able to fatally shoot the suspect after himself had been shot in the head.
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West Palm Beach, Florida
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August 7, 2022
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A concealed carry permit holder fatally shot a 22-year-old man who brandished a short-barreled shotgun from his car at a family gathering and threatened to fire into the crowd. Police said the suspect refused to drop the weapon after multiple people confronted him. That’s when the permit holder fired his weapon, killing the armed suspect.
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Billings, Montana
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November 30, 2022
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An unruly 35-year-old customer was reportedly arguing with staff over missing food at the Montana Club and began yelling and threatening others near the restaurant entrance. When the suspect was escorted out, he retrieved a handgun from a vehicle and threatened to shoot. At that point, another armed customer outside the restaurant fired the bullet that struck the 35-year-old in the chest.
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Chandler, Arizona
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December 14, 2022
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A 29-year-old gunman was killed by an armed employee when he opened fire in the Amazon warehouse parking lot. Police said the gunman had jealousy issues regarding his girlfriend, who worked at Amazon but was not present at the time. The gunman proceeded to the Amazon facility in an attempt to locate an unknown male worker whom he only knew by name. The armed employee is being credited as a “good Samaritan” by police, likely preventing further bloodshed.
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Tucson, Arizona
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December 18, 2022
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The incident started when the suspect was kicked out of the bar because of his disruptive and threatening behavior. He returned shortly after with a rifle and fired a shot into the ceiling. The suspect was shot three times by an armed patron at the bar after he was repeatedly told to put the rifle down but refused. The owner of a local bar credited the armed citizen with protecting the lives of other customers and employees. Multiple media outlets initially reported the shooting as a “bar fight.”
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