FL: Domestic Defense? Jherod Styles Shot, Killed by Woman at Residence

MCSO officials released some details from the incident. They said the deceased, Jherod Styles, lived at the Belleview Ridge Estates home where his body was found, in the 12100 block of Southeast 86th Avenue.

Authorities said Styles and the suspected shooter, a woman whose name was not released, had been dating. It was unknown if, at the time of the shooting, the two were still together.
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Sheriff Makes Armed Citizen who Survived Gun Battle into Honory Deputy

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At about 6:30 a.m. at a Hardee's on Anvilblock Road in Clayton County, Georgia, an armed robbery was ongoing. Joseph Chilton was delivering bread to the restaurant when he heard screaming and saw employees running out of the store.  From nixle.us: 

Early this morning while delivering bread to the Hardee’s on Anvilblock Rd, Joseph Chilton observed employees running out of the back door and a woman screaming for help. It turns out that Chilton was making his bread delivery while there was an armed robbery in progress being committed by Damario Kentrell Parrish. Parrish had jumped across the counter and pointed a weapon at a female employee demanding cash.

Chilton ran back to his truck to get a firearm and ran back in to help the female in distress. Chilton end up shooting Parrish twice, but Parrish managed to flee the scene. Parrish made it to a house in Conley on Jewell Terrance Rd where he was tracked by Clayton County Police and Sheriff’s Deputies. Parrish refused to come out. When advised that children were in the residence with Parrish, Sheriff Victor Hill activated his SWAT team to respond. Before SWAT arrived, the children came out safely and soon afterward Parrish came out and surrendered.

According to an employee interviewed by WSBTV, this was the second time the suspect, Damario Parrish, had robbed the restaurant. From wsbtv.com: 

"This young man [had] been here twice. The first, he hurt my employees. The second time, he jumped over and put the gun physically to me. I just did what he asked me to do," said employee Mary Ann Reynolds. 

According to Reynolds, Parrish was beginning to leave when he was confronted by Joseph Chilton. Parish is said to have pointed a gun at Chilton, when Chilton fired four times, hitting Parrish twice. It is not stated how many times Parrish fired, if any.

The suspect, Parrish, after being wounded, is reported as running back to his house. A standoff followed, but Parrish surrendered before the local SWAT team arrived.

Sheriff Victor Hill was impressed. He made Joseph Chilton into an honorary deputy, and inducted Chilton into The Sheriff’s Posse Hall of Fame.

This continues a trend in the United States where Sheriffs and Police Chiefs are recognizing, congradulating, and rewarding armed members of the public who stop crime, pro-actively protect other members of the public and aid peace officers who need their assistance.

In May, 2019, Wisconsin police praised an armed employee who captured a burglary suspect. 

In June of 2019, a legally armed citizen in Missouri provided critical assistance to a police officer wounded by a felon attempting an escape.

Armed citizens and police are natural allies in a constitutional republic where the powers of the government are limited.

Police cannot be everywhere. The Supreme Court has ruled the police do not have a duty to protect any particular citizen.

JPFO has documented the reality of police legal responsibilites in Dial 911 and Die.

More and more police are praising armed citizens. Over 7 percent of adults in the United States have carry permits. There are 16 states who have restored Constitutional Carry, where no permit is needed to carry a holstered, loaded pistol in public places, openly or concealed.

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GA: Kwik Way Foods Mart Clerk Shoots, Kills, Armed Robbery Suspect

Authorities are saying a man suspected of attempting to rob a Hinesville convenience store was shot and killed Monday night.

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FL: Armed Veteran holds Suspect at Gunpoint for Police

One of those suspects ended up facing down the barrel of Sandi's gun.

"We had customers and employees out, that's when I decided to pull my firearm and stop him," Sandi said. "I wasn't really thinking. Training and instinct kicked in. I just did what had to be done."

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TX: Four Teens taken into Custody after Gunfight

The victim fired shots at the teenagers' red Ford pickup truck, which was stolen from the 1700 block of Larkwood the night before the robbery, Pena said.

The teens then fled the scene and were pursued by officers to the southside of town from 3100 Dunbarton Oak Street to Snowgoose Road and Timbergate Drive, where the pickup struck a police unit and a light pole.
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TX: Armed Robber, Emanuel Alvarado, shot, Killed during Home Invasion

 The person who shot Alvarado has not been identified.

According to Guerra, Alvarado is one of the robbers that targeted a home for drugs and money. Right now, one other person is in custody.

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SC: Je' Nell Burton Wounded by Victim, Charged with Armed Robbery

Investigators with CPD believe that Burton agreed to meet a man and woman who were attempting to sell shoes at the location. Instead of buying the shoes, Burton held them at gunpoint.

The man trying to sell shoes then shot at Burton, causing non life-threatening injuries to Burton’s hand and leg. Police say 20 rounds were fired before 6 p.m. Saturday.
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TSA finds 2 Magazines in stuffed Toy during Week Before Thanksgiving

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During the week of November 4-15, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found two magazines in a stuffed toy which was being handled as a carry-on, at Orlando International Airport.

The magazines did not have any ammunition associated with them. They fell under the ban on "gun parts" in carryon luggage.

TSA reports local police were called and confiscated the magazines. It is not clear that is what happened.

USAtoday.com reports the Orlando Police Department sent them an email saying no police action was taken, as no crime was committed.

The theory behind "no gun parts" is probably the potential for guns to be disassembled, carried piecemeal by confederates, then reassembled once beyond the security checkpoint.

The motivation for the magazines in the stuffed toy may have been simple economics.  It is not clear what model of magazines are in the picture. They probably have a retail price of $20-$30 each. Many airlines charge extra for checked luggage. It is common to see charges of $25 for each leg of the trip, sometime for each airline, both going to a destination and returning. $50-$100 extra for a piece of checked luggage are charged regularly.

People routinely attempt to avoid the charges by taking the largest carryon bags they can get away with. 

The owner of the magazines may have thought it cheaper take them on board, and risk confiscation, than pay the extra charges for a checked bag.

In the same week, TSA found 205 firearms in checked bags. Of those, 176 had loaded magazines and/or loaded chambers. 72 had a round in the chamber.

During the same period, 31.7 million passengers were screened. The TSA found one firearm in checked baggage for every 154 thousand passengers.

When you consider that over 7% of adults in the United States have carry permits, you realize how amazingly law abiding, or simply prudent, airline passengers in the United States are.

Nearly all of the guns discovered in carryon baggage are simple errors made by passengers who are in a hurry, did not check the bag carefully before going on the trip, or where someone else made an error. Do something often enough; have enough people do it, and errors will be made.

I once carried a full box of .22 rimfire ammunition through security and on to the next destination, before discovering that it had been in a computer bag. Humans make errors. The only people who do not make errors are those who never do anything.

One of the rare exceptions was a woman who TSA found had a firearm concealed "in her chest area". It was shown as a Berreta model 21. There was no round chambered, and the cartridges were reported to have been loaded into the magazine backwards. 

As bearing arms is a right protected by the Constitution of the United States, and as the federal government forbids the carry of arms on commercial aircraft, except in checked baggage; the government has a responsibility not to chill the exercise of Second Amendment rights.

The charge of additional fees for checked bags directly chills the exercise of Second Amendment rights.

Perhaps the regulations should be changed, to forbid the charge of extra fees if the checked bag contains arms protected by the Second Amendment.


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WA: Gunfight, Career Criminal shot by Armed Victim

A career criminal ended up in the hospital with gunshot wounds when the man he allegedly tried to rob was packing his own gun.

Read more here: https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article237897144.html#storylink=cpy

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MO: Man Shot Breaking into Home may Have Believed it was his Residence

KRCG reports Myers said the occupant of the home admitted shooting the man. He said the occupant reported the man who was shot thought it was his house despite being told several times that it wasn’t.

Myers said evidence at the scene indicated the man who was shot forced his way into the home. He didn’t have a weapon.
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Followup AL: Shooting Death of Calvin Vance ruled Justifiable

Birmingham police on Monday said they presented all of the evidence to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators interviewed all people involved in the incident and determined that Vance had been trying to rob someone when that person shot and killed him.
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Followup CO: Tanner L Randall Hall Arrested after being Shot by Victim

Following an argument, Blank had retreated into a bedroom and armed himself with a handgun, “fearing for his safety,” as described by witnesses interviewed by SCSO investigators. Hall broke into the room and fought with Blank over control of the weapon. During the struggle, at least two rounds were fired by Blank.
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Conservative New York Post Writer Upset about Guns for Christmas

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Conservative New York Post writer John Crudele wrote a column about how upset he was that a gun company dared offer its wares for Christmas. Crudele is conservative, as such things go, in New York City. He is a Donald Trump supporter, and has a roughly libertarian philosophy. From nypost.com:

I don’t have hard-and-fast rules about many things. I go by the “it is none of my business if it’s not hurting anyone” rule. You might know it as “live and let live.”

I suspect John and I would agree on many things. It takes a lot of guts to be a Trump supporter in New York City.

Unfortunately, John stepped outside his area of expertise with the column on the Henry Rifles. He is perfectly capable of describing his own feelings, of course. It is his unfortunate linkage of his dislike for guns with his ignorance about them which created an emotional response from many of his readers.

John thinks everyone should be  "pissed off" that a gun company dare to run an advertisement of its wares with a Christmas theme.

Sure, what a Christmas gift!

I don’t care what religion you believe in or what your feelings about guns happen to be, but this particular email should piss you off. I wish there was a more eloquent way of saying that but I can’t find it right now.

Companies like this give people who don’t like guns a reason to continue their dislike for them.

A little introspection might be in order. I don't know exactly why John seems to think guns should be taboo as Christmas gifts.

Many people I have met, who want a disarmed population, view guns with horror. They would hate the idea of showing guns as useful, morally neutral, desirable objects.  Maybe that is what John is getting at. I am not a mind reader, nor do I know John.

I suspect he is immersed in hoplophobic attitudes in the New York metroplex. He may not know many people for whom guns are a treasured everyday implement, for whom guns are useful family heirlooms, for whom guns are associated with positive experiences throughout life.

It is probably unusual, in New York City, to remember how the gun you inherited was used by your father to feed the family when times were difficult during the Depression.

It is difficult, in New York City, to understand the social bonding of entire small communities during deer hunting season.

It is difficult, in New York City, to understand the sense of accomplishment, self confidence, and independence that comes with the mastery of the use of individual firearms. New York City has made that potential nearly impossible within its confines.

John may not know that New York City started its gun control program to disarm the victims of Tammany Hall, and was pushed by the infamously corrupt "Big Jim Sullivan", for that purpose.

In New York City, John, your views on guns are moderate.

They are not moderate in much of the rest of the country.

We both expect President Trump to be re-elected. I expect his second term will be good for almost everyone, especially Second Amendment supporters.

If you ever get out to Arizona, John, I will work to arrange for friends take you to the range, to expand your shooting experience with a wide variety of guns.

My experience, with those of many others, is the best cure for those who are unfamiliar with guns, is to take them to the range.  A fun time is had by all. 

Merry Christmas to you, John Crudele.

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TX: Man Attempts to Break into Wedding Venue, is Shot, Wounded

A young man who fell asleep in an outdoor bathroom after an event at a Huffman wedding venue was greeted with gunfire after waking up and attempting to break back into the venue, police said.
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TX: Store Owner Shoots Burglary Suspect During Altercation

An altercation occurred and the store owner shot the suspected burglar in the leg. He was taken to University Hospital, where he is expected to recover.

The store owner is cooperating with police and investigators believe surveillance footage captured the incident.
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IL:Gunfight, Chicago, Armed Victim Shoots, Wounds Armed Robbery Suspect

A 30-year-old man fired shots at and struck a would-be robber Sunday in Austin on the West Side.

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NC: Gun Beats Concrete Steps, Assailant Shot, Wounded

They learned that Chavez came to the home and began beating and kicking on the door and demanding to come in.

A person who lives at the home confronted him and they fought.

The resident was reportedly hit with concrete steps.

Chavez was shot during the fight.
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More Revelations at Former Officer Goines Bond Hearing, Chief Officer in Harding Street No Knock Raid

There was a federal bond hearing for former Houston Police Officer Gerald Goines last week after his arrest on 20 November, 2019.

In the hearing for Goines, FBI special agent O'Neil Brown testified about more evidence found in Goines' official, but unmarked Houston Police Department car. From click2houston.com:

Brown’s testimony brought forward new revelations about the investigation into Goines’ alleged activities. He testified that Goines was involved in a sexual relationship with one of his confidential informants. This same confidential informant told investigators the drugs Goines said were purchased from 7815 Harding Street came from a different address — one unrelated to Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas, Brown testified. Brown also said investigators discovered a stolen gun in Goines’ unmarked HPD unit and various illegal drugs, including cocaine, and ecstasy.

It appears former officer Goines had more illegal drugs and illegal guns in his car than the Tuttles had. They had only a small amount of marijuana, and a small amount of cocaine discovered in their modest home, where they had lived quiet lives for the last 20 years, since they had married.


Dennis Tuttle, 59,  was a medically retired Navy veteran. Rhogena Nicholas, 58, his wife, a devout Christian who emailed a prayer to her mother every day. Both were killed in the no-knock raid at their 7815 Harding Street Houston residence based on alleged lies from a neighbor across the street and the false "evidence" by former officer Goines to obtain the warrant.

Goines,  his partner Steven M. Bryant, 46, and the neighbor, Patricia Ann Garcia, 53, were arrested on federal warrants after an FBI investigation prompted by the raid and double homicide.

 Goines, black jacket, Bryant, collarless grey shirt

In the interest of justice, it appears Dennis Tuttle fought back against the armed home invaders, who had shot and killed his dog in his living room, with virtually no warning. The home invaders were undercover narcotics police. Four officers were wounded. One of those was Gerald Goines. Goines was the lead investigator in the case.

Goines was wounded in the neck, and unable to talk. He was in the hospital for some time. The wound may have prevented him from coordinating a more extensive coverup.

It seems doubtful he would have left a stolen gun in his vehicle if he had the chance to remove it. Previous revelations by his partner, Bryant, showed there had been heroin in the car as well. Some of the heroin found in his official car might have ended up at the 7815 address, if he had not been prevented from planting it there. From kut.org:

Authorities allege Goines lied in a search warrant affidavit when he said that a confidential informant had bought heroin at the home. But the informant told investigators no such drug buy ever took place. Goines had indicated in the search warrant that Bryant had identified heroin bought at the home. But Bryant later told investigators he had retrieved heroin from Goines' police car.

Dennis' Tuttles guns were all legal, it appears.

It has been reported that Goines was involved in over 100 no-knock warrants in the seven years previous to the Harding Street no-knock raid. His informants, in the documents used to obtain the warrants, swore guns had been seen in all of them. Mysteriously, no guns were reported as being seized by Goines, after the raids were finished.  From khou.com:

Goines swore in search warrant affidavits that “knocking and announcing would be dangerous, futile,” because he claimed a confidential informant had seen a gun inside. Those claims led judges to grant no-knock warrants, which accounted for 96 percent of all the search warrants he filed in the last seven years, a KHOU 11 Investigation has found.

But in every one of the more than 100 drug cases based off those warrants, there’s no record of Goines ever seizing a gun after executing a no-knock search warrant.

The discovery of a stolen gun in Goines official car fuels speculation about what may have happened to all the guns that might have been discovered in those previous raids.

Police Chief Acevedo stated, in a recent press conference, that if you go to a random number of residences in Texas, more than half are going to have guns.  From the press conference:

"..most houses, I would say a greater number, you would find firearms than not."

What would the percentage be if those residences were being used by drug dealers who informants had swore had guns on the premises?

When those who wish us disarmed talk about laws to disarm the innocent, they carefully refrain from mentioning corrupt police and the black market.


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SC: Armed Victim Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect

Officers say shortly before 6 PM on Saturday, November 30, instead of purchasing the items, Burton is accused of pointing a gun at the couple.

Investigators say the male victim then shot at Burton causing non-life threatening injuries to his hand and leg.
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UT: Domestic Defense? Wife Shoots Husband

“A husband and wife were arguing, and the argument became physical,” Carriger told Gephardt Daily.

“A 25-year-old female shot a 26-year-old male twice, and he was taken to (Intermountain Medical Center) in serious condition.” The man remained in serious condition Sunday morning.
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