Marine Vet Explains How He Started ‘Good Guy With A Gun’ Stories

Marine veteran Jake said an online dispute led him to document examples of people using guns to defend themselves or others. He argues these incidents are under-reported and wants to show that defensive gun use is not a myth.

Jake said he posted at least one example daily for about 100 days, after which the person who had challenged him conceded the point. The article describes two cases: a woman in Georgia who wounded a man attacking her while she was with her children, and an 85-year-old Maryland man who shot an assailant attacking him and his wife. Jake attributes the lower visibility of such cases partly to the privacy of those who intervene, while perpetrators in high-profile gun crimes are more readily identified.