(Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa,
Ala., 10/08110)
LIKE ALL PREDATORS, criminals often target the old and the weak, but the duo who decided to pick on a 95-year-old Alabama man didn't know that he's still sharp as a tack and a proud gun owner. The men knocked on the door and offered to mow his lawn in exchange for money. The homeowner politely declined. Shortly thereafter the men again knocked at the door, this time asking for water. The homeowner told them they were welcome to drink from the spigot on the side of the house. Noting the suspicious behavior, the alert senior citizen got his rifle and peered outside. When he heard the men brazenly discussing plans to rob the home, he pointed his rifle at the would-be robbers and ordered them off the property. Instead, one of the suspects drew a gun and the homeowner opened fire. The suspects fired shots as they fled the property. Police arrested one of the suspects. (Tuscaloosa News, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 10/08110)
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EMBOLDENED BY A prior, successful convenience store robbery, two suspects tried their luck at a second store; They rushed inside and demanded money from the clerk. Apparently they expected the shoppers in the store to behave as sheep, because they paid little attention to them. One of the suspects drew a gun, pointed it at the clerk and pulled the trigger-it didn't fire. That was when a customer with a concealed-carry permit drew a handgun and shot the clerk's assailant three times. The suspects fled the store but were later arrested while seeking treatment at a nearby hospital. (WFMY-TY, Greensboro, N.C., 10/12110) A ROBBER ARMED with a caustic substance broke into a home as the residents slept, but his entry didn't escape the ears of the family dogs. A man in the home awoke to the sound of their barking, armed himself with a firearm and confronted the robber. The robber attempted to attack the homeowner, but it doesn't take a tactical expert to know that a gun usually beats a jar of acid. The intruder was killed. (Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, Calif, 10/11/10) POLICE SAID A 36-year-old man pumped gas into a black suv while his girlfriend entered the convenience store to purchase a drink for her seven-year-old daughter, who sat in the vehicle. To their horror, a carjacker approached and shot the man without warning, causing him to fall to the ground. The carjacker attempted to enter, the vehicle and speed off with the young girl inside. Wounded but unwilling to surrender his life, the suvs owner, who has a concealed-carry permit, drew his handgun and fired numerous shots at the carjacker, killing him. The suv owner was in serious condition but was expected to recover. The young girl was not injured. (The Detroit News, Detroit, Mich., 10/20/10) Two MEN ARMED with mace seemed to think they could take advantage of an unsuspecting target. Police said they kicked in a 79-year-old man's door, and one suspect sprayed him with the mace while the second suspect viciously punched him. Then something the suspects hadn't planned for occurred: the elderly man drew a gun, opened fire and badly injured both suspects. They ran from the home and collapsed outside. One suspect was arrested; his accomplice died. (Chicago Sun- Times, Chicago, Ill., 09/30/10) CHARLES PLACE WAS walking in a restaurant parking lot when a man snuck up behind him, grabbed him and reached for his wallet. Unfortunately for the suspect, the 83-year-old man was in no mood to become a victim. Police said he resisted and was knocked to the ground. That's when Place drew his .25-Cal. semi-automatic handgun, for which he has a permit to carry. He showed his assailant the gun and demanded to be left alone. The suspect fled but was followed by a witness who helped police make the arrest. (The Daytona Beach News-Journal, Daytona Beach, Fla., 09/26/10) BOOM! A RUCKUS woke a woman and her two young children. Her first thought was that an earthquake had occurred, and she quickly called her husband at work to confirm it. No earthquake had been reported. The woman worried that the source of the sound could be something more sinister, so she retrieved her handgun and walked down the hallway. Police said she encountered two burglars in the living room. Terrified, she fired several shots, killing one intruder and wounding the second, who will be arrested after his release from the hospital. "In my opinion, she did all the right things to protect herself and her children;' said Police Chief Brandon Clabes. "It's unfortunate a death occurred, but it was a direct result of criminal activity:' (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Okla., 10/22/10) |
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