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Finally, a TV show with a successful defensive gun use, Paramount’s Yellowstone

John Lott - Crime Prevention Research Center | Published on 12/14/2021
You will search in vain for civilians successfully using guns in self-defense in entertainment television shows. When civilians use guns defensively, something always goes wrong. Either they die using the gun, accidentally shoot the wrong person, or they get in the way of police trying to do their job. We regularly collect those cases, so when a television show finally shows a successful defensive gun use, we want to acknowledge it.