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Homeowner Uses AR-15 to Defend Against Black Bear in Home – VIDEO
AmmoLand ^ | September 10, 2025 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 09/22/2025 6:55:28 AM PDT by marktwain

Homeowner Uses AR-15 to Defend Against Black Bear in Home - VIDEO

Homeowner Uses AR-15 to Defend Against Black Bear in Home – VIDEO

On August 20, 2025, Mrgunsngear posted a video on X. The video appears to show a homeowner moving downstairs with an AR-15 with a weapon light. The homeowner moves away from the camera, wearing only shorts. He goes through two doorways and nears the far wall. At this point, looking through the doorways, a bear appears to be moving toward him from the left to the right.

The homeowner fires seven quick shots, and the bear drops. After the video, an image of a dead bear inside a house is posted.  While bear attacks inside homes are not common, they appear to be increasing with increasing bear populations. In 2024, a woman in California was killed in her home by a black bear. In May of 2025, a man in Florida was dragged from his home and killed by a black bear.

The man who shot the bear has posted details about what happened, the firearm and ammunition used, with a bit of video added before and after the video where the bear was shot. The homeowner wears night vision goggles in the additional video, then shows his full face in the last segment. The quality of the original video is superior to the version first shown on X.

The home defender was not allowed to keep the bear. In his location, bears shot in self-defense belong to Parks and Wildlife.  The bear was able to enter the house through a second-story window.

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At the start of the video, the home defender is wearing a helmet and other gear. Those were put on to make the introductory video. He was not wearing that gear when he shot the bear.
1 posted on 09/22/2025 6:55:28 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Cleanup on aisle 1!................


2 posted on 09/22/2025 7:00:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: marktwain

A black bear? Sounds racist to me!


3 posted on 09/22/2025 7:00:45 AM PDT by Joann37 (This )
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To: marktwain

This is exactly why Madison wrote the 2nd Amendment. /s

This dude is bad to the bone. Sweeps his house with his AR and kills him a big ass black bear. Bad. To. The. Bone.


4 posted on 09/22/2025 7:02:09 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: marktwain

Cue the “Nobody needs an AR-15” leftists. This guy did.


5 posted on 09/22/2025 7:07:26 AM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: marktwain
The [2nd story] window was cracked to allow the house to cool down at night (no air conditioning). The bear pushed the window open and then pushed in the window screen.

Bear was too smart for its own good. And, jeez, keep the firearm next to the bed.

6 posted on 09/22/2025 7:08:18 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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Since he already made a mess on the floor, he should have just butchered the bear right there, and made himself a nice bearskin rug too. If the bear had a tracking collar, he can just go get a helium balloon at the store and take it for a ride. No one needs to know he shot the bear, and then no one will ask any questions.


7 posted on 09/22/2025 7:08:29 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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To: marktwain

I liked his comments at the last 30 second of his video.


8 posted on 09/22/2025 7:10:44 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: coloradan

One blow with a 12 gauge might have done it !!


9 posted on 09/22/2025 7:10:59 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: marktwain

I’ve heard of “2nd-Story Men” who specialize in burglaring upper floors but a bear? Gonna have to keep the honey in a safe, I guess.


10 posted on 09/22/2025 7:11:42 AM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Spreading metal gospel on Sesame Street - Pastor of Muppets.)
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Wouldn’t she complain?


11 posted on 09/22/2025 7:20:13 AM PDT by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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> The bear pushed the window open and then pushed in the window screen. <

I’m not quite sure how the bear opened the window. Pushed it up, or out? Anyway, consider using a nail (or something similar) to keep a bear from pushing up an open window.

You might not have bears in your area. But burglars, maybe.


12 posted on 09/22/2025 7:38:47 AM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: KingLudd

To which I tell those people, it’s a Bill of Rights, not a bill of needs.


13 posted on 09/22/2025 7:40:54 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: marktwain

So, what Libs call an “Assault Rifle”, is actually a bear killer weapon.


14 posted on 09/22/2025 7:50:31 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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A black bear? Sounds racist to me!

It's OK, it wasn't a Black bear.

15 posted on 09/22/2025 7:54:53 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: marktwain

Is it them Yogi? Nope, this time, it’s us Boo Boo.


16 posted on 09/22/2025 7:58:56 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack
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Is it them Yogi? Nope, this time, it’s us Boo Boo.

Confusing attacks on humans and attacks on animals is pretty weird. Black folks tend to mock white folks who go up against large animals. They seem to know better. But the Yogi and Boo Boo memes are about crowds of people acting like animals themselves, and attacking other humans.

17 posted on 09/22/2025 8:01:48 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: marktwain

That was smart! Always drag an intruder into your house after you shoot them


18 posted on 09/22/2025 8:20:01 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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To: Joe 6-pack

Black Bears Matter. Texhenecgly Yogi and Boo bo are Briwn Beats.🤣


19 posted on 09/22/2025 8:31:20 AM PDT by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Bears


20 posted on 09/22/2025 8:31:36 AM PDT by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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