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Deputies Say Georgetown County Shooting Appears to Be Self-Defense

Deputies Say Georgetown County Shooting Appears to Be Self-Defense

by Second Call Defense | Mar 11, 2026 | True Stories, Concealed Carry, Featured Stories, General, Self Defense

Authorities in Georgetown County are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting that deputies say appears to be a case of self-defense. According to the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 1:20 p.m. on Greentown Road, between McDonald Road...
Jury Acquits San Francisco Man in Self-Defense Shooting After Brief Deliberation

Jury Acquits San Francisco Man in Self-Defense Shooting After Brief Deliberation

by Second Call Defense | Feb 17, 2026 | True Stories, Concealed Carry, Featured Stories, General, Self Defense

A San Francisco jury has fully acquitted Irie Benson, 48, of all charges stemming from a 2024 shooting, concluding that he acted in lawful self-defense to protect himself and his elderly uncle from a knife-wielding attacker. Jurors deliberated for less than two hours...
Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Attacked by Two Men – Turns Tables

Chicago Concealed Carry Holder Attacked by Two Men – Turns Tables

by Second Call Defense | Feb 9, 2026 | Courts & Legal, Concealed Carry, Featured Stories, Self Defense, True Stories

Concealed carrier delivers swift justice when Chicago thugs allegedly approach him — and one pulls gun, demands his property A late-night encounter in Chicago’s Cragin neighborhood escalated into gunfire early Tuesday morning, highlighting once again the realities of...
Home Invasion in Gulfport Highlights Realities of Self-Defense and Personal Safety

Home Invasion in Gulfport Highlights Realities of Self-Defense and Personal Safety

by Second Call Defense | Jan 26, 2026 | Featured Stories, General, Home Protection, Self Defense, True Stories

January 26, 2025 A deadly home invasion in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Thursday morning underscores the frightening reality that violent threats can escalate quickly, and the critical role self-defense can play when escape is no longer an option.  According to the...
Self-Defense Stories: Family Man Fights Back Against Intruder

Self-Defense Stories: Family Man Fights Back Against Intruder

by Second Call Defense | Jan 8, 2026 | Featured Stories, Home Protection, Self Defense, True Stories

Self-Defense Stories: Fort Smith Man Defends Family From Intruder December 23, 2025 A Fort Smith man shot and killed an intruder Sunday night while trying to protect his girlfriend and three children during a frightening attempted break-in. Police say the intruder...
Daniel Penny Updates | Criminal and Civil Cases

Daniel Penny Updates | Criminal and Civil Cases

by Second Call Defense | Oct 22, 2025 | True Stories, 911 Calls, Courts & Legal, Facts & Fiction, Featured Stories, Lethal Force, Self Defense

On a crowded New York City subway car one spring afternoon in 2023, two lives crossed in a moment that would ignite a national debate. One man, Jordan Neely, was a once-talented Michael Jackson impersonator whose life had unraveled into homelessness and mental...
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