Why do we rarely hear about good guys with guns killing bad guys with guns? Is it because the media would rather report on bad guys getting away with murder because it's exciting or is it because good guys with guns killing the bad guys is such a rare event? Please discuss. I need evidence to show people that good guys with guns actually works.

I take it from your question that you are not an NRA member. 

I point out that for many many decades, the official journal of the NRA, the American Rifleman, has had a column each and every month called "The Armed Citizen," which cites at least a half dozen instances such as you are looking for. 

The majority of these incidents are reported in smallish localish papers, as opposed to the mainstream media (MSM), which is loaded with brainwashed Journalism majors from educational institutions where they are taught to parrot strongly leftist viewpoints and are disinclined to report any instances which are contrary to their lockbrained viewpoints.

And for these many decades, "The Armed Citizen" has been pointing out that the mere presence of a firearm without a shot being fired, has been sufficient to prevent crimes.
 
In addition, such reports as they appear in the mainstream media only report the fact that a shooting took place, without qualifying it as  possibly a justifiable, or "righteous" shooting by a legally qualified and licensed concealed firearm carrier.  (Which you do not have in Hawaii!) 

Thus, as reported, it becomes "another shooting OMGOMGletsgetridofguns."

That's my fair and balanced direct answer to your question.


I got off ggogle, so this is part of the result of a search for the NRA's column, "The Armed Citizen" from info.com:

http://www.americanrifleman.org/BlogList.aspx?cid=25&id=21

I strongly believe that anyone interested in firearms should join a pro-2a organization such as the NRA or others, such as GOA, JPFO, SAF, etc. I personally wish I could join them all.

I hereby place this URL upon a silver platter and graciously offer it to you:

http://membership.nrahq.org/Default.asp

Terry, 230RN

The lowest estimate of defensive gun uses is around 800,000.  Contrasted with about 300,000 violent crimes committed with guns each year, it's pretty obvious that guns are used more often to preserve life than threaten it. 

As for the Brady Campaign's beloved statistic that guns in the home are 22 times more likely to be used to kill you than to kill an intruder, that "statistic" is wonderfully and soundly refuted on The Truth About Guns

Finally, consider this: 93% of defensive gun uses consist of simply brandishing the weapon.  In other words, most criminals are like most other human beings; they would rather not engage in a firefight just to make a buck.  How newsworthy is this story: "Home Invader Confronted by Homeowner With Shotgun Flees; No Shots Fired"?  Unless you live in a really tiny town, that won't even make the local papers.

Why do we rarely hear about good guys with guns killing bad guys with guns? Is it because the media would rather report on bad guys getting away with murder because it's exciting or is it because good guys with guns killing the bad guys is such a rare event? Please discuss. I need evidence to show people that good guys with guns actually works.

From what I hear in the media it is because "there are no good guys with guns!"   

From what I hear in the media it is because "there are no good guys with guns!"   

and there you go...........

sorry not adding to the post, but BUD pretty much summed it up.

My favorite so far:

""Give me all the money you have here," demanded a man armed with a big knife of Cleveland, Ohio, van lines clerk, Mrs. Patricia Cawthon. Mrs. Cawthon walked calmly to a nearby closet, picked up a snub nosed automatic pistol, turned to the knife-wielding bandit and said: "Where do you want it?" The thief ran out the door. (Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio)"