PA Bill Number: HB274
Title: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence.
Description: In compensation, providing for eligibility related to domestic violence. ...
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: Jan 29, 2025
Defense Stories
Texas Self-Defense: Man shot after he forced himself into his wife's friend's apartment, police say :: 08/27/2018
HOUSTON — A man was shot in the chest after he kicked in the door of his wife’s friend Saturday night.
California Self-Defense: Man Holding Infant Shoots Alleged Attacker in Self-Defense :: 08/24/2018
UPDATE 4:31 p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018 - Police have identified the decedent as Burl William Hall II, 32, of Shasta Lake.
Michigan Self-Defense: Roseville pawn shop employee shoots at would-be burglars :: 08/24/2018
A Roseville pawn shop was the spot of an attempted smash-and-grab burglary early Thursday morning, but the theft was stopped by an armed store employee who shot back and scared the suspects off, police said.
Safety Expert Says Best Self-Defense Move is To Act First If You Feel Unsafe In A Situation :: 08/23/2018
BROWN CO., Wis. - Investigators said 20 year-old Iowa resident Mollie Tibbetts warned the suspect who allegedly killed her to stay back and leave her alone, or else she would call 9-1-1. One safety expert says those who feel they may be in danger should take it a step further.
Utah Self-Defense: Home Intruder Ignores Elderly Couple's Warning: Smith & Wesson Spoken Here :: 08/23/2018
A intruder targeted an Iron Town, Utah, home that bore the sign, “Smith & Wesson Spoken Here,” and was shot multiple times Tuesday.
Miranda Lambert on Carrying a Gun: 'I Like to Protect Myself' :: 08/21/2018
Miranda Lambert has never been one to shy away from controversy, in her music or in real life. Case in point: the Texas native proudly carries a gun, even though she knows the practice is becoming controversial, and has no plans of laying her weapon down.
Motorcyclist talks about her self-defense shooting in road rage attack :: 08/21/2018
Earlier this year a motorcyclist was involved in a defensive gun use that left her assailant dead. She tells her side of the story.
Oklahoma Self-Defense: Armed woman fights off 2 home invasion burglars :: 08/20/2018
ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. (KTUL) -- A home invasion turned bad for the two men breaking in.
Texas Self-Defense: Texas man yelling 'Jesus is coming' while stabbing toddler is shot by neighbor trying to stop attack, cops say :: 08/20/2018
A Texas man beat and stabbed his 1-year-old son to death in the courtyard of an apartment complex Sunday -- despite a valiant attempt to stop the brutal assault by a neighbor who heard screams and grabbed his gun, police said.
Michigan Self-Defense: Benzie homeowner shoots suspected intruder :: 08/16/2018
HONOR — A suspected intruder took a shotgun blast to the legs after a homeowner confronted him, according to the Benzie County sheriff's department.
Maryland Self-Defense: He has a gun: Armed pharmacist chases off would-be robbers :: 08/15/2018
A pharmacist at Princess Anne's Karemore Pharmacy foiled a pair of armed robbers Monday afternoon.
Texas Self-Defense: Cable Guy Uses Gun To Protect Himself, Partner From Armed Robber :: 08/14/2018
Some people think that no one should carry a gun while they work. Yes, that includes police. Those are the minority, to be sure, but a far larger number think workers of any other stripe should be disarmed. “Who needs a gun while they’re working?” they ask.
Indiana Self-Defense: Armed robber shot, killed by two civilians at convenience store :: 08/12/2018
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Police believe two customers shot an armed robber at a GetGo on the northeast side of town this evening.
Connecticut Self-Defense: New Bedford Cab Driver Fatally Shot Man During Attempted Robbery :: 08/11/2018
NEW BEDFORD — Prosecutors say the issue of self-defense is being looked into as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting in New Bedford's North End on Friday.
Pennsylvania Self-Defense: Pizza deliveryman fatally shoots attacker in Beaver Falls :: 08/10/2018
A pizza deliveryman fatally shot a would-be robber after a struggle overnight in Beaver Falls, police said.
Kentucky Self-Defense: Police: Shooter apparently acted in self-defense before killing man in Lexington :: 08/09/2018
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Fayette County Coroner says that a man who was shot several times at an apartment building on Constitution Street has died.
North Carolina Self-Defense: A father taught his little girl to shoot before he died. That training just saved her mother's life :: 08/08/2018
This headline DOES NOT do the story justice: Now the whole story, from the AP, which involves a now-deceased father making sure his little girl could defend herself before he died:
Texas Self-Defense: Woman shoots masturbating bicyclist trying to break into her SE Houston home, police say :: 08/08/2018
A woman opened fired on a masturbating man trying to break into her southeast Houston home Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Florida Self-Defense: Florida armed bystander stops gunman at crowded back-to-school event at park, police say :: 08/06/2018
An armed bystander shot a man who opened fire at a Florida park filled with over 100 people -- including children -- for a Saturday back-to-school cookout, officials said.
Missouri Self-Defense: Miller County homeowner shoots intruder :: 08/05/2018
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. - The Miller County prosecuting attorney's office will decide whether or not to file charges against an intruder.
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