1.   Banuelos said he fired to protect the Marine.

2.   In the Grand Prairie case, Hubbard said he fired to protect his partner as the knife-wielding man made a move toward him.

3.   Israeli officers say their troops are firing to protect themselves, and they have demanded that Palestinian officers control the crowds.

4.   Military spokesmen maintained that Banuelos fired to protect Blood, after Hernandez fired twice at the patrol and then raised his rifle in preparation for a third shot.

5.   The troopers have repeatedly said that their fusillade was justified because the van had begun rolling backward toward them, forcing them to fire to protect their lives.

6.   Gabor testified he had to make a split-second decision, and fired to protect himself and other officers.

7.   He also has said he fired to protect a government helicopter overhead.

8.   He also said he fired to protect a government helicopter overhead.

9.   Leech denies neglecting to perform his duties and failing to report firing his gun, saying he fired to protect the patrol.

10.   But they will be allowed to fire to protect civilians still being massacred by militias controlled only loosely, if at all, by the government.