Recent accounts of self defense
Gwinnett County, GA
01/05/2013: A woman hiding shoots and kills an intruder once he breaks open the attic door. She and her two children hiding behind her remained safe.
Montgomerey County, TX
01/29/2013: Three men break into a woman's home demanding money. She managed to access her pistol and shoot one of them in the stomach which made them all flee. The suspect that got shot was later arrested at a hospital.
Bulls Gap, TN
02/07/2013: An 86 year old woman protects herself from a female intruder. She fires a shot but misses and the intruder lunged for her weapon. The female intruder immediately fled the scene.
Orlando, FL
02/22/2013: A Woman answers the door late at night and a male intruder forces his way in and drags the woman upstairs. The woman's fiance who also lives in the house woke up and tackled the man to force him to let go of the woman. She then runs to her room and grabs a pistol her fiance got her for Christmas and shoots the intruder several times. The intruder was pronounced dead on scene.
Elm City, nc
03/22/2013: A woman's house is broken into by two young males and she retreats to her closet with her pistol. She shoots one of the intruders as they broke down her closet door, forcing them to flee.
Oregon city, or
04/19/2013: A 22 year old women brandishes her pistol to a man attempting to assault her. The man sees the pistol and takes off on foot.