CCW Stories

A concealed-carrying clerk shot an armed man who tried to rob a convenience store in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, police told KFOX-TV. A 32-year-old Hispanic man entered the DK convenience store in the 5200 block of Fairbanks Drive around 12:30 p.m. and demanded money, El Paso police Sergeant Robert Gomez told KFOX. Read more...

Surveillance video of an encounter between an alleged armed robber and a hotel clerk shows the suspect fled the scene when the clerk grabbed her handgun. The incident occurred January 16, 2023. Surveillance video of the incident was released February 8. Read more...  

A man was threatening a father and his "small child" at a dog park in Yakima, Washington, on Sunday afternoon — and even came at them when the father tried to leave with his son, witnesses said. With that, the dad shot the man dead. Read more...

Robbers were targeting a Connecticut clothing store, but they did not anticipate that the clerk would be packing two guns and ready to use them in self-defense. Two would-be thieves attempted to rob the Humble & Paid Co. clothing store in East Hartford around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, according to police. The two individuals were [...]

CLAIM: In the lead-up to his February 1 push for more gun control, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed, “Permitless carry does not make you safer.” VERDICT: Partly False. Read more...

The morning of Dec. 14, 2022, a 29-year-old man with “jealousy issues” showed up at an Amazon warehouse where his girlfriend worked, allegedly seeking to threaten or harm a male coworker of hers. He was attempting to get into the rear entrance when another employee, who reportedly didn’t recognize the man and thought he was [...]

Florida lawmakers introduced legislation on Monday to allow people to carry a concealed firearm without having to get a government-issued permit – a move that could make the majority of U.S. states permitless-carry territory. "Our right to bear arms, of course, is enshrined in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution," Republican state Rep. Chuck [...]

A man pumping gas in central Phoenix shot and killed an alleged armed robber about 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 3TV/CBS 5 reported that a man was pumping gas into his vehicle “at a Sinclair gas station near 12th Street and Highland Avenue” when 24-year-old Aaron Duwan Frazier, Jr., allegedly approached and pulled a gun. Read more...

An armed man tried to rob a passenger aboard a Chicago train Friday — but it turns out the suspect picked the wrong victim: a concealed carrier who pulled out his own gun and shot the suspect. The 33-year-old suspect approached and tried to rob a 25-year-old man aboard a Chicago Transit Authority Green Line [...]

An armed Arizona gas station clerk shot a would-be thief during a botched robbery after the alleged suspect pointed a gun at customers, officials said. A masked man stormed into a Chevron station at just before 5 a.m. Wednesday and aimed his gun at the clerk, Avondale Police told KSAZ-TV. Read more...