(The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., 10/10/11)
HARDWORKING ATTORNEY CURT Crowley was at the office late one evening when he heard a filing cabinet open and close. Knowing he should be the only one in the office, he retrieved his .40-cal handgun, peered out the door and discovered a burglar rifling through cabinets. "I told him to freeze, but not in language you can repeat;' Crowley recalled. "He ended up begging me not to kill him:' Crowley held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.
(The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss., 10/10/11)
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IT WAS NOT a good day on the job for one would-be burglar. First, he tried to climb in the window of 77-year-old Donald McElrea's home, but was caught in the act Pistol in hand, McElrea confronted the burglar. The gun startled the burglar so badly that he lost his footing and plummeted 20 feet over the side of an elevated deck McElrea told the burglar to stay on the ground while his wife called the police, and the burglar should've just cut his losses at that point. Instead, he got up and charged McElrea, who opened fire. Police arrived to find the burglar injured from the fall, shot in the arm and considering a new line of work (Harrison Daily Times, Harrison, Ark, 10/18/11) 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) 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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