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)
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)
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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) 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) |
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