Tactical Atlas Firearm Blog

Hole-in-the-Wall Burglar Shot and Killed by Prepared Store Owner

In a bizarre break-in attempt, a burglar with weapons was shot and killed by an armed shop owner who had just recently started sleeping at his store.

Pennsylvania Cemetery Shooting Death Ruled Justifiable Self Defense

Hawkins approached the vehicle & began shooting the automatic weapon at Davis, who had a valid PA concealed carry permit & returned fire...

Texas Jury Unanimously Rejects Perry’s Assertion That Foster Pointed a Rifle at Him

Whether Foster had, in fact pointed the rifle at Perry was a crucial question during the trial & was contradicted by several witnesses...

Armed Samaritan Shoots Robbery Suspect & Wanted for Murderer, Stopping Violent Attack

The victim was withdrawing cash from an ATM when he armed suspect ambushed him. ...the robbery suspect began to violently pistol-whip the victim.

TX Robbery Turned Self-Defense Shooting Leaving Multiple Suspects With Bullet Holes

Four suspects, who entered the store with face masks on, began demanding customers’ belongings at gunpoint, prompting a 22-year-old customer inside the store to pull out his own...

Arizona Police Investigating the Quick Death of a Phoenix Home Invader

Police say information suggests that the man unlawfully entered the home, made threats & aggressively approached the homeowner. The homeowner then TCB...

Armed Robbery Ended by Jeweler with a Gun

The alleged robber came into the store just 6 minutes after it opened, pointed a gun at the salespeople, & demanded that they open the jewelry case.

Oakland, CA: Convenience Store Clerk Pulls Gun & Defends Friend from Armed Attacker

A man wearing a ski mask entered the store & had a brief exchange with the cashier's friend. The man in the ski mask pulled out a gun, shooting the friend multiple times.

Multiple Customers with Guns Stop Armed Robbery at Ideal Mart

Robbery is a dangerous occupation in an armed population. The customers with their own guns demonstrated good situational awareness, cooperation, & restraint to stop a bad guy.

Firing Guns Into The Air, ‘Tis But A Scratch’ & Other Stupid Ideas

If someone threatens you with a firearm, the time you think you have to wound them does not exist, assuming you can even hit them. It’s not possible...

Natural Disasters & Looting! Who has Your Back? ~ VIDEO

Innocent citizens, frantically digging out from this natural disaster, found themselves simultaneously confronting motivated, dauntless, dangerous criminals, without police protection.

NY Now Demanding Guns be Disabled & Locked Up at Home ~ VIDEO

New York's new demand letter also appears to be an attempt to get gun owners to subject themselves to the forfeiture of their 2A rights!?