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Brittany Smith: Woman who killed her rapist finally released from Jackson County Jail

Published May 24, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Justice System Abuses, Self-Defense


Brittany Smith's Nightmare: Alabama's Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

You may remember the case of Brittany Smith, the woman who killed her rapist on January 16, 2018, only to find herself charged with murder despite living in Alabama - a 'Stand Your Ground' state. After a long legal battle for her freedom, Brittany Smith pleaded guilty to murder in order to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison. While I and others believe she was … [Read more...]

Ladies, a Firearm is a Great Equalizer

Published May 15, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Self-Defense


Domestic Violence: Ladies, a firearm is a great equalizer

Ladies, when your husband tries to strangle you, a handgun can save your life. That’s the lesson learned in Colorado Springs recently after a man attempted to strangle his wife to death. Instead of her lifeless body lying on the ground as he intended, the husband dialed 911 and begged for medical assistance after his would-be victim shot him in the head. About 2am on … [Read more...]

Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix

Published May 3, 2021 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Negligent Discharges, Self-Defense


Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix

On April 27, 2021, a 5-year-old boy in Elkhart, Indiana, found a loaded gun in his home in the Four Seasons Mobile Home Park. The boy picked up the loaded gun and, while playing with it, managed to shoot himself in the chest. He was rushed to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition, then flown to The Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where doctors … [Read more...]

Brittany Smith gives up, pleads guilty to murdering her rapist

Published October 13, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Alabama's Brittany Smith gives up, pleads guilty to murdering her rapist

The day before I published my latest update on her case (Self-Defense Loses Another Court Battle) Brittany Smith was pleading guilty to murder so she could escape spending the rest of her life in prison. The plea deal did not make news until Sunday. Brittany Smith needed her nightmare to end and, honestly, who can blame her.   Case History In December 2017, … [Read more...]

Brittany Smith: Self-Defense Loses Another Court Battle

Published October 10, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Brittany Smith's Nightmare: Alabama's Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

For more about Brittany Smith's case, please see these commentaries: Brittany Smith’s Nightmare is Alabama’s Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling Brittany Smith Case Update: Woman Who Killed Her Rapist Still Fighting for her Freedom     On September 15, 2020, Judge Jenifer Holt issued a rare ruling in favour of Brittany Smith, the young Alabama … [Read more...]

Peter Khill: Self-Defence Case Goes to Supreme Court

Published August 11, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Courts, Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Peter Khill's Self-Defence Acquittal Reversed - New Trial Ordered

Good news for Peter Khill, of Hamilton, Ontario. The Supreme Court will hear his self-defence case. For those unfamiliar with Peter Khill or the circumstances surrounding this trip the the highest court in the land, here is a brief recap. February 4, 2016, 3:00am Millie Benko, Peter Khill’s girlfriend (and now wife) awoke to the sounds of someone banging outside. She woke … [Read more...]

Brittany Smith Case Update: Woman Who Killed Her Rapist Still Fighting for her Freedom

Published May 23, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Brittany Smith's Nightmare: Alabama's Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

I first wrote about Brittany Smith’s Alabama self-defence nightmare on April 16, 2020, in my column “Brittany Smith’s Nightmare is Alabama’s Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling.” I encourage you to read the full story of her case, referenced above but, in a nutshell, Brittany Smith shot and killed the man who raped her twice and was in the process of strangling her brother … [Read more...]

Did Trudeau’s Virtue-Signalling Just Ban Your 12-Gauge Shotgun?

Published May 5, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canada's Firearms Act, Guns, Political Antics, Property Rights, Self-Defense, Target Shooting Competitions


If a legal opinion on the Liberal government’s 20mm maximum bore diameter is interpreted the same way as the RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Lab has ruled in every other case involving removable chokes, the answer is unequivocally yes. Yet on May 1, 2020, Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair promised Canada’s hunting community he would not take away our guns. “I want to assure … [Read more...]

Nikki Goeser: Gun-Free Zones and the Right to Defend Ourselves

Published April 23, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Nikki Goeser Gun-Free Zones and the Right to Defend Ourselves

“You constantly hear the left talk about ‘empowering’ women, But the advice [women being stalked] receive is, consider changing your name, move, get a restraining order. The woman has to completely change her life and live like a hermit because some creep can’t take no for an answer. I believe in empowering women with a firearm, and if that were discussed as an option more … [Read more...]

Pregnant Florida Woman Kills Home Invader with AR-15

Published April 18, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Guns, Rights, Self-Defense, Violent Criminals


Nobody Needs a Gun Until You Really Need a Gun

You never need a gun until you desperately need a gun. That’s the reality Casey Johns, an eight-month pregnant mother of two, faced on the evening of October 30, 2019, in Lithia, Florida. Were it not for her quick thinking and her husband’s gun, the entire family may be dead. That night, two armed men in masks broke into the home of Casey Johns and Jeremy King, … [Read more...]

Brittany Smith’s Nightmare is Alabama’s Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

Published April 16, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Brittany Smith's Nightmare: Alabama's Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

Alabama's Brittany Smith is living every woman's worst nightmare - all because she tried to do a favour for someone she barely knew. Now she could spend the rest of her life in prison for shooting and killing the man she says brutally raped her twice and was attempting to kill her brother. Imagine yourself in Brittany's shoes. January 16, 2018. Someone you know only … [Read more...]

Julie Lynn Gaudet: Domestic Violence, Powerlessness and Firearm Prohibition Orders

Published April 15, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Firearm Prohibition Orders, Rights, Self-Defense


Julie Lynn Gaudet: Domestic Violence, Powerlessness and Firearm Prohibition Orders

Julie Lynn Gaudet made the news in January when she was sentenced to 30 days in jail for possession of a handgun for a purpose dangerous to the public peace. It was the latest in a long line of convictions for the 40-year-old woman who suffers from mental health issues and addiction. On September 21, 2019, while using a bank machine at the Bank of Montreal in the … [Read more...]

Peter Khill’s Self-Defence Acquittal Reversed – New Trial Ordered

Published March 5, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Rights, Self-Defense


Peter Khill's Self-Defence Acquittal Reversed - New Trial Ordered

"How interesting it always is to cover a criminal trial and to actually be there and thus get the feel of the thing, only to be sternly corrected after the verdict is in by those who never set foot in the courtroom. "So it is now, in the aftermath of the not guilty verdict in the Peter Khill trial in Hamilton, Ont." Christie Blatchford, Race was not a factor in the Peter … [Read more...]

Obama Pronouncement on Armed Citizen Saving Lives in Playoffz Nightclub

Published July 2, 2016 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Concealed Carry, Self-Defense


Obama has a stock speech he trots out after every shooting... well, almost every shooting.  He's not much interested when the body count isn't high. In that respect he's just like other anti-gun advocates and the complicit media who panders to and endlessly promotes their stupidity. Each and every one of them gleefully and self-righteously dances in the blood of the dead, … [Read more...]

Media Deathly Silent when 13-year-old boy saves himself by shooting home invaders

Published June 29, 2016 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Self-Defense, Violent Criminals


Home Invader Lamar Brown Dead Accomplice Ira Bennett in Prison

The mainstream media is so predictable and so very pathetic.  They would rather see a 13-year-old dead on the floor of his home than report that the boy shot and killed one the home invaders threatening his life. It sickens me. This story should be on the national news every night for a week. It isn't even mentioned for one very disgusting reason: It doesn't fit with … [Read more...]

Tony Joe Gunter: Why Gun Ownership Trumps Restraining Orders Every Single Time

Published June 26, 2016 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Restraining Orders, Self-Defense


Restraining Order

Tony Joe Gunter is the poster-degenerate for why women should own firearms.  He is, by all accounts I could find, a violent and abusive degenerate of a human being.  His very existence tarnishes the images of real men everywhere. Strong words, yes, but Tony Joe Gunter clearly earned every one of them with his own actions. For the past two years Tony Gunter was involved … [Read more...]

Airdrie liquor store Clerk turns the tables on would-be armed robber

Published October 5, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Self-Defense


An article in the Calgary Sun titled "Airdrie liquor store Clerk fights back during attempted armed robbery" shows there are still MEN in the world willing to stand up for what is right. When a would-be armed robber entered the store where Sarb Gill refused to be a victim. Instead of handing over the cash like the thief demanded, Gill "unleashed a beating that sent the … [Read more...]

Father Shoots, Kills Thugs Who Kidnapped his Daughter and used her as a Human Shield During Home Invasion

Published June 25, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Human Depravity, Self-Defense, Violent Criminals


The story is terrifying.  A man, faced with two large black men invading his home, must choose how to deal with the thugs holding his daughter captive as a human shield. Dialing 9-1-1?  Clearly not an option. The setting: St Louis, Missouri, 11pm. The 17-year-old daughter is at her car grabbing stuff to bring into the house.  Two masked thugs grab her, put a gun to her … [Read more...]

MediaMatters.org Attacks and Mocks Gun Owning Women

Published May 29, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Politics, Self-Defense


In a disparaging article titled "Meet the Glocker Moms", MediaMatters.org writer Alexander Zaitchik takes aim at the NRA and its female members. The National Rifle Association held their annual general meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, and this brought on the attack against both the NRA and its female gun owners. Why attack women gun owners? According to the NRA, says the … [Read more...]

Her Home-Invading Thief of a Son is Shot Dead but Who Does Mom Blame?

Published May 15, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Common Sense, Personal Responsibility, Self-Defense


Two young criminals, Steven Crider (16) and Michael Sambrano (14), discovered the error of their ways in the early morning hours of May 4, 2012. Upon breaking into the Sacramento, California, home of an elderly woman in her 60's they were both shot dead. California homeowners are protected by legislation that protects their right to defend themselves and their property, … [Read more...]

Firearms 101: Welcome to the Firearms Community by Dr. Mike Ackermann

Published May 7, 2014 by Dr. Mike Ackermann Filed Under: Canada's Powerful Gun Lobby, Common Sense, Gun Politics, Personal Responsibility, Self-Defense


The following is from a post on Facebook by Dr. Mike Ackermann in response to a question from a new shooter about what she should do before purchasing her first firearm. I believe it is a "must-read" for everyone, shooter or not. 1) All lawful shooters are our friends. I support them all, even if someone else's sport is something I do not personally like. For example, I … [Read more...]

Families of Slain Robbers Threaten to Sue Man who Killed Robbers While Defending Himself

Published April 1, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Personal Responsibility, Self-Defense, Violent Criminals


“He was such a good boy! He didn’t deserve to die!” “Robbing a convenience store shouldn’t be a death sentence!” “He had no right to kill my boy. He was a good boy!” Bla bla bla. If he was such a good boy, why did he rob a store at gunpoint, and then threaten an innocent shopper outside the store he just robbed? It’s a simple question. The answer is a lot more … [Read more...]

Detroit’s Chief of Police Defends Right of “Mere Citizens” to Defend Themselves

Published March 17, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Common Sense, Concealed Carry, Great Police Officers, Self-Defense


I’ve written about Detroit Police Chief James Craig before. I could probably write about him weekly and the message would still be missed by those too brain-dead to comprehend Craig's  support of civilian self-defense. James Craig believes every one of us has the right to defend ourselves against aggression, even if that means not dialing 9-1-1 until the problem is already … [Read more...]

Son Saves Father by Shooting Burglar… and (rightfully) faces no criminal charges.

Published February 10, 2014 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Common Sense, Self-Defense, Wrongful Convictions


Imagine waking up to find a stranger breaking into your pickup truck which is parked in your front yard. You grab your rifle and walk outside to confront the burglar but something awful happens.  The would-be burglar attacks you, takes your rifle and points it at you, presumably intending to kill you with your own gun. Then a miracle happens. A shot rings out. Your … [Read more...]

US Judge Declares Waiting Periods are a “Burden” to the Second Amendment Right

Published December 20, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Politics, Guns, Self-Defense


A California judge ruled the current state-imposed waiting period to take possession of a firearm is a burden on the Second Amendment, the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a legal challenge, Silvester v. Harris, to California's mandatory 10-day waiting period to take possession of a firearm. In his 11-page decision U.S. … [Read more...]

Four Reasons Why You NEVER Mess with a Texas Woman’s Purse

Published June 30, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Good Stuff, Self-Defense


I love Texas for lots of reasons, not the least of which is Hot Women with Guns who aren't afraid to use them. :) … [Read more...]

Imagine saving a child’s life only to find it’s YOU who is in Trouble with The Law!

Published June 18, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Good Samaritans, Gun Control, Gun Politics, Self-Defense


Washington, DC, is arguably the stupidest place on the planet. Not only is it filled with thoroughly myopic and self-absorbed politicians intent on running rampant over the nation, its bureaucrats despise the very Constitution Washington, DC, is supposed to “protect and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. This past January 3 pitbulls attacked and mauled an … [Read more...]

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Gets it Right on Guns

Published June 13, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Control, Gun Politics, Guns, Self-Defense


Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2162 into law the other day guaranteed to turn anti-gun zealots into spittle-soaked rage-aholics.  No longer will public money be used to undermine the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Local governments are, from July 1, 2013 onward, prohibited from using public money to produce, create, manufacture or … [Read more...]

“Smart Guns” – A Bad Idea Whose Time Should Never Come

Published June 3, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Control, Gun Politics, Self-Defense


I’m reluctant to even write about this because as that old advertising maxim goes, any public mention of a product is a good thing. This gained wider notoriety when moronic Congressman John F. Tierney introduced a bill to Congress after watching the latest James Bond film.  He actually said this is where he got the idea for his bill from... which doesn’t say much for his … [Read more...]

Nelson, Georgia, sued by the Perennial Gun-Haters at the Brady Center

Published May 28, 2013 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Censorship, Constitutional Violations, Guns, Political Antics, Self-Defense


On April 3, 2013 I wrote an article titled Why Government Despises Liberty… Thoughts on Bastiat’s classic “The Law” in which I discussed the principles Frederik Bastiat wrote about at length. I started off here: "Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused … [Read more...]

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