PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Defense Stories
Georgia Self-Defense: Homeowner Exchanges '30 To 40 Shots' With Pair Of Burglars :: 03/05/2015
According to recent reports, two would-be robbers met the business end of their victim’s firearm during a break-in this week. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution indicated the resident heard persistent knocking on his front door and, upon realizing the individuals outside were not invited, declined to open the door for them.
Indiana Self-Defense: Police leaning toward self-defense after woman shoots, kills ex-boyfriend :: 03/05/2015
Police were no strangers to the apartment at 5844 W. 25th street in Speedway. Police were dispatched to the building again for what would be the most devastating call yet.
Louisiana Self-Defense: Crowbar-Wielding Felon Killed During Home Invasion. Wife Has Worse Alibi Ever. :: 03/05/2015
A violent crowbar-wielding ex-con breaking into a Baton Rouge man’s home should have listened to the armed homeowner when the homeowner ordered him repeatedly to stop.
Most Minnesota carry permit applications approved :: 03/05/2015
According to data released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, nearly all applications for conceal and carry licenses last year were approved, a fact highlighted by an on-line news site, Bring Me The News.
Ohio Self-Defense: "Some Guy Broke Into My House, And I Shot Him." :: 03/04/2015
For the third time this year, a criminal in Columbus, Ohio has been shot and killed by a “good guy with a gun.”
Georgia Self-Defense: Fulton County Burglar Gets Cut Down In Hail Of Bullets During Home Invasion :: 03/03/2015
When the woman began knocking on the door of a Fulton County, Georgia, home incessantly yesterday morning, the homeowner refused to answer it. Likely fearing that something was about to happen, he armed himself. When the female burglar’s male partners then kicked in the homeowner’s front door, he was ready and waiting.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Store Clerk Keeps Her Wits, Shoots Robber With His Own Gun :: 03/02/2015
Armed robbery is an intimidation game, where criminals use weapons and surprise to overwhelm the senses of victims, stunning them into shocked compliance.
Missouri Self-Defense: Homeowner says he shot Franklin County man in self-defense :: 02/28/2015
ROBERTSVILLE, MO (KTVI)-The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the shooting death of a man in Robertsville, MO. Around 9:20pm Thursday, deputies responded to a home in the 1000 block of Osage Parkway where the homeowner told police that he had shot the man, whom he knew. The victim, identified only as a 60-year-old man, was located just inside the front door of the home.
Ohio Self-Defense: Ex-Con Who Kicked In Elderly Man's Door Shouldn't Have Done That :: 02/28/2015
A 71-year-old widower described by neighbors as friendly and quiet was forced to defend his home with lethal force on Friday against a felon who was trying to kick down his door.
PA Concealed-carry holder accidentally shoots himself :: 02/28/2015
LANCASTER – A 26-year-old concealed carry permit holder allegedly shot himself leaving his home on North Cedar Avenue on Monday.
And This Is Why We'll Continue Shooting Violent Criminals Like Trayvon Martin :: 02/27/2015
If you want to quickly understand why we seem to be seeing more young criminals shot by citizens and police in recent years, you need look no further than those in positions of influence who celebrate and lionize criminality, instead of condemning it.
California Self-Defense: Trio of Home Invaders Encouter Gunfire, Then Get Gassed :: 02/27/2015
Why, it’s almost like crime is a bad career choice:
FOX 5's Emily Miller gets DC gun carry permit approved :: 02/26/2015
WASHINGTON - Just seven months ago, D.C. was the only place in the country that did not allow anyone to legally carry a gun outside the home. A federal court ruled that violated the Second Amendment. So now, the police department is issuing carry permits to a few people.
Hero Dog Survives Being Shot Twice After Defending His Owner During Home Invasion :: 02/26/2015
The popular quote says “dogs are a man’s best friend”. It’s a rare breed of best friend that will take a bullet for you, however that’s exactly what Legend, a bull-mastiff mix from Tampa, Florida did last week.
Kelly Clarkson: Pro-Animal, Pro-Legalized Pot, Pro-Gun :: 02/26/2015
On Wedesday, US Weekly published a “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” interview with Kelly Clarkson in which readers learn that Clarkson loves animals, believes pot should be legal, and has a concealed handgun license for self-defense.
North Carolina Self-Defense: Catawba County, NC Homeowner Shoots and Kills Intruder :: 02/25/2015
A Catawba County homeowner used a shotgun to defend his home against two intruders. Shooting and killing one, while the second is still outstanding. The homeowner initially heard them break in and grabbed his shotgun and called the police. When the intruders kicked in a hall door and came towards the homeowner and his wife, the homeowner he fired one shot, striking one of the intruders in the chest, killing him. The second subject fled the home and is still out standing.
Idaho Self-Defense: Homeowner shoots and wounds man who escaped jail through ceiling :: 02/22/2015
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho homeowner shot and wounded an escaped inmate who had made his getaway by slithering across crawl space above the jail ceiling and then fleeing on foot through the facility's front door, authorities said on Friday.
Oklahoma Self-Defense: Tulsa Residents Are Lawfully Killing Bad Guys At A Rate Of 1 Every 10 Days :: 02/20/2015
We’re only 50 days into 2015, but those 50 days have been wild ones in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a bad one for criminals.
Researcher Reaffirms: At Least 760,000 Defensive Gun Uses a Year :: 02/20/2015
On February 17 Florida State University criminology professor Gary Kleck responded to recent criticism of his past studies on defensive gun uses (DGUs) by showing why the criticism is wrong and why a minimum of 760,000 DGUs each year is still a viable claim.
Women, Rape, and Self-Defense :: 02/20/2015
Campus rape rightly has been described as one of the most pressing problems facing colleges and universities. But when someone tries to do something concrete about the problem—such as allowing female students the option of carrying concealed weapons to protect themselves against rapists--then some sexual assault-activists…suddenly start downplaying the issue of safety and self-protection.
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