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What would you do if someone broke into your home while you and your children were sleeping?  Yell?  Call 911?  Hide in the closet and hope for the best?  Good luck with that.  The stories below chronicle people who defended themselves and others with lawfully owned guns…pay attention, it might save your life.

NRA member Geoffrey Tilga purchased items from a convenience store and began walking home.  Unbeknownst to Tilga, two men – one of them wielding a knife – quietly trailed him.  Police say one of the suspects approached Tilga and grabbed cash out of his back pocket.  Tilga spun around and the suspects threatened him with a knife.  Tilga, however, is one of the fortunate few New York state residents licensed to carry a  handgun.  He drew his Colt Detective Special .38-cal. revolver and fired a shot.  The robbers fled the scene.  (Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., 04/22/10)

A 15-year-old boy was alone in his mother’s apartment when he heard a strange sound.  Upon glancing into the living room, he discovered a masked man armed with an illegally possessed firearm.  Police said the boy fled to his mother’s bedroom and grabbed a .22-cal. pistol.  He then locked himself inside the attached bathroom and listened to the burglar ransacking the home.  When the burglar attempted to enter the bathroom, the boy fired three shots.  The burglar fled the scene.  It is unknown if he was injured.  (Times Daily, Florence, Ala., 06/18/10)

Desperate for narcotics, a man wearing a ski mask and armed with a spear and a baseball bat burst into a pharmacy.  Technician Paul Hemmer confronted the masked man before he had a chance to toss the spear.  Police said Hemmer drew his licensed handgun and asked the man, “Do you really want to do this?”  The masked man considered Hemmer’s logic for a moment and quickly fled the scene.  Law enforcement lauded Hemmer’s actions.  “Not only did Paul Hemmer defend himself, co-workers and a customer…he also prevented dangerous drugs from getting out on the street,” said Sullivan County, N.Y., Sheriff Michael Schiff.  “Mr. Hemmer acted courageously and with great restraint.”  (Daily Freeman, Kingston, N.Y., 06/04/10)

Police said a couple sat in their car deciding what to order from a fast-food restaurant when two men carrying guns leapt into the backseat and announced a robbery.  The boyfriend, a concealed-carry permit holder, drew his handgun and shot both robbers.  One robber was immediately incapacitated and the other ran a short distance before he collapsed.  Both will be arrested upon release from the hospital.  The boyfriend received leg injuries when the robbers returned fire, but he’s been released from the hospital.  A St. Louis homicide detective said criminals should take note of the incident.  “It was a victim defending himself.  [Nowadays] you’ve got a lot of people carrying guns in their cars to defend themselves with, so, too bad for the robbers,” said Lt. John Green.  (KSDK-TV, St. Louis, Mo., 06/2910)

Two children — a 15-year-old boy and his 12-year-old sister — were home alone when two suspects smashed the back window and crawled inside.  The boy heard the commotion and, fearing for his safety and that of his sister, quickly got his father’s AR-15-style rifle.  According to police, the boy fired  several shots and the burglars fled, suffering from gunshot wounds.  One suspect was hospitalized and the other was sent to jail.  The boy’s father, a county deputy constable, was the first officer to respond to the scene.  The rifle was a personal-use firearm.  Fellow officers praised the boy’s actions.  “As parents, we protect our kids, and as an older brother, he was protecting his sister and himself,” said Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Officer Lt. Jeff Stauber.  (KTRK-ABC13, Houston, Texas, 06/30/10)

One afternoon, a woman heard the doorbell ring while she was alone in her home.  She did not recognize the two men standing on her porch, so she chose not to answer the door.  Police said she hoped the men would leave, but instead they circled the home and threw an object through the glass back door.  The woman quickly obtained a firearm.  She yelled at the men as they entered the home and fired two shots.  The suspects hastily fled the scene.  (WHNS-TV, Greenville, S.C., 05/31/10)

His odd style of dress for a warm, summer day was what first made a woman notice the suspect.  Sporting a black knit cap, winter gloves, a scarf and goggles, she observed him as he approached her husband’s car and broke into it.  Her husband got a gun and confronted the suspect, forcing him to lie face down in the driveway.  The husband held the suspect at gunpoint for police.  The suspect, who was on probation, was found to be in possession of drugs, a knife and other burglary tools.  (The News Journal, Wilmington, Del., 06/30/10)

The stories above are representative of those that happen in nearly every city in the United States but you almost never see them lead the news.  Why don’t news organizations show real life examples of people defending themselves against criminals with their guns? Is it because they would rather you didn’t have the right to own a gun and don’t want to “glorify” gun ownership?  Maybe.  Stand up and assert your right to keep and bear arms or it may be lost. Help protect your rights by joining the NRA. The NRA fights to keep your right to keep and bear arms intact.

More True Stories Of Armed Citizens:

The Armed Citizen Report: July 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: June 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: May 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: April 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: March 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: February 2010
Defend Yourself As Armed Citizens Do
It Is Good News When Armed Citizens Defend Themselves
Still More Armed Citizens Defending Themselves And Others
The Continuing Tales Of Armed Citizens
True Stories Of Armed Citizens Defending Themselves
Elderly Woman In Maine Chases Away Armed Intruder
Real People Really Do Defend Themselves With Guns
A Public Service Message To Criminals – Stay Away From Texas
Armed Citizens

Tags: 2nd Amendment, armed citizens, concealed handgun, guns, self defense

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Do you have the right to defend yourself?  Do you?  If so, how will you defend yourself and your family?  How will you fend off two, three, or four big nasty home invaders?  Are you going to call 911 and hope the police are right outside your door?  How about a baseball bat?  Loud whistle?

Let’s get real.  Millions of times each year Americans use their legally owned guns to defend themselves and their families from criminals.  Husbands protect their wives with guns, mothers protect their kids with guns, and the elderly protect themselves with guns.  Here are some of their stories:

“He was a big, burly guy,” said 89-year-old Beatrice Turner of the man who allegedly smashed in her front door and entered the home.  “He was pulling at his shorts and talking crazy….I always said if they come inside, it’s me or them.”  Armed with a .22-cal. revolver, Turner yelled at the man to leave.  According to police, the burglar instead advanced on Turner, and she fired a shot in self-defense, narrowly missing her assailant.  A neighbor heard the gunshot and phoned police.  Officers arrested  the burglar in the front yard.  “All of [the police officers] were hugging me and telling me how brave I was,” Turner said.  The friendly officers even helped Turner reload her gun before leaving.  (The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 04/21/10)

Police are calling a man lucky to be alive after he attempted to commit burglary in a firearm-friendly neighborhood.  First he broke into a home owned by Avi Manges, who quickly got her pistol when her barking dogs alerted her to the danger.  “I hollered, ‘Who’s there? I’ve got a gun!’” Manges explained.  The intruder looked through a window, confirmed Manges was armed and fled.  Shortly thereafter, the suspect entered another residence; the homeowner heard a commotion and got his 9mm pistol.  He spotted the suspect, pointed the gun at him and held him for police.  “If [the burglar] had threatened them, he would have been shot,” police Sgt. Roderick O’Connor said.  “You go busting into a house they don’t know what your intent is.”  According to O’Connor, all the suspect had to say for himself was, “Those guys pointed guns at me.  They should be arrested.”  The only charges filed were against the suspect.  (Glenwood Post, Glenwood, Colo., 04/29/10)

A man was enjoying his lunch on a park bench when, according to police, a suspect with a less wholesome agenda spotted him.  Clutching a knife, the suspect approached the man and said, “Give me all your money or I’ll stab you!”  The mugger grabbed the man and shoved him against a fence.  The suspect may have intended to inflict bodily harm on the man; however, he didn’t realize his would-be victim was licensed to carry a firearm.  The man drew a handgun and opened fire on the suspect, wounding him.  The mugger was to be arrested upon his release from the hospital.  (The Hartford Courant, Hartford, Conn., 04/27/10)

When Michael Lish returned home to find the back door and a window ajar, he entered cautiously with his handgun for protection.  As he inspected the home, a man dressed in dark clothing and wielding a sword sprung out at him.  Police say the burglar threatened Lish and walked toward him.  Lish fired a shot, wounding the burglar who fell to his knees.  The burglar reached behind his back in an apparent attempt to grab another weapon, forcing Lish to fire two more shots, killing him.  The burglar, who was on probation at the time of his death, was also carrying two illegally possessed guns, a knife and a stun gun. (Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla., 04/03/10)

Two masked men were going door-to-door looking for a home that looked ripe for burglary.  They settled on one owned by Carlos Martinez, who was at home with his wife and children.  Martinez’s son, Bryan, answered a knock at the door, and the masked burglars thrust it open so forcefully that they damaged the wall inside.  The men demanded money and Bryan, a Marine who was home on leave, retreated into the home and alerted his family to the situation.  Carlos hurried his wife and daughter into the master bedroom and locked the door.  The women hid in the bathroom and Carlos grabbed one of his handguns.  The burglars attempted to breach the bedroom door and Carlos fired three shots.  The intruders fled the home.  (WFTV-TV, Orlando, Fla., 04/27/10)

An elderly couple proved that a firearm is all that’s needed to counteract a burglar’s youth and strength.  Police say a 28-year-old thug learned that fact the had way when he entered their barn toting a crow bar, metal cutters and a flashlight.  Charles and Kathleen Smith, whose barn had been broken into earlier in the week, stopped to check on the property and spotted the prowler.  Kathleen shouted at the prowler not to move and held him with her .22-cal. rifle.  The couple called police, who arrested the suspect.  Neighbors have expressed much gratitude for the Smiths’ brave actions.  (WIVB-TV, Buffalo, N.Y., 04/16/10)

How will you defend yourself?  Will you follow the example of the real people, the real Americans, detailed in the stories above?  If your answer is yes, you need to assert your Second Amendment rights so you’ll be able to buy and legally own a gun.  Unfortunately, it’s become a trend….Democrat Presidents and Democrat Congressional majorities typically do whatever they can to curtail your right to bear arms.  Stand up and assert your right to keep and bear arms or it may be lost.  Help protect your rights by joining the NRA.  The NRA fights to keep your right to keep and bear arms intact.

More True Stories Of Armed Citizens:

The Armed Citizen Report: May 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: April 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: March 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: February 2010
Defend Yourself As Armed Citizens Do
It Is Good News When Armed Citizens Defend Themselves
Still More Armed Citizens Defending Themselves And Others
The Continuing Tales Of Armed Citizens
True Stories Of Armed Citizens Defending Themselves
Elderly Woman In Maine Chases Away Armed Intruder
Real People Really Do Defend Themselves With Guns
A Public Service Message To Criminals – Stay Away From Texas
Armed Citizens

Tags: 2nd Amendment, armed citizens, concealed handgun, guns, self defense

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Do you own a gun?  If so, good for you…make sure you know how to use it.  If not, why not?  Millions of Americans own guns and it’s a good thing they do because they end up needing them to protect themselves.  It annoys liberals every time they hear it but, Americans defend themselves, their loved ones, and their property millions of times every year with guns.  Some of the stories of Americans using their guns for their own protection follow.

While taking groceries to her car, a man approached an 82-year-old woman and said something horrible to her: “This is your day.  You are too old to be alive anyway.”  According to police, he then grabbed the woman’s cane and beat her.  Despite the savage assault, the elderly woman managed to reach into her purse, draw her gun and fire a shot.  The man fled and, upon hearing the shot, store employees quickly came to the woman’s aid.  The self-proclaimed “stubborn, old broad” is badly bruised but will fully recover.  “If I go naturally or to a sickness or something, fine,” she said.  “I’m ready to go, but I’m not ready to let some idiot like that take me out.”  (KVOA-TV, Tucson, Ariz., 03/15/10)

Daniel Kaplan was parked in front of his business when two men sprinted toward his vehicle.  One of them reached inside, punched Kaplan three times in the face and stuck a gun to Kaplan’s head.  Then Kaplan’s instincts kicked in.  Police say he grabbed the suspect’s gun with his left hand and kicked open the car door into his assailant.  Kaplan then reached under the seat and grabbed his .45-cal. Glock pistol.  “I got five shots off as quickly as I could,” he recalls.  “I was fighting for my life.”  At least one of the suspects was shot.  Both fled the scene and are being sought by police.  “I’m happy to be here,” said a relieved Kaplan.  (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga., 03/04/10)

A crazed, knife-wielding man attempted to stab people at random in a convenience store parking lot.  Police said he’d already chased a delivery driver and others when he ran down a car leaving the lot.  He lunged at the car’s driver with the knife, wounding him.  That’s when the driver, whose two young stepdaughters were in the vehicle, produced a handgun and fired about six shots, killing the attacker. The driver will recover from his injuries.  “You’ve got to protect yourself,” said witness Byron Cook.  “He had his two kids in the car and they were terrified.”  (WREG-TV, Memphis, Tenn., 03/05/10)

Maureen Cassidy awoke to a loud noise and got up to investigate.  To her horror, a man with a knife had forced his way into her home.  She hurried back to the bedroom and woke her husband, who got his Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun.  The husband stood in the doorway and yelled to the intruder that he had a gun.  Inexplicably undeterred, the intruder advanced toward the husband, who fired a shot.  The wounded intruder fled the home.  Police found him hiding in the bushes next door.  A second person was also arrested in connection with the invasion.  (The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla., 03/13/10)

Police said that early one morning an armed suspect burst into a home office in an area described by one resident as “a quiet neighborhood.”  Hearing the burglar, the resident quickly armed himself with a firearm.  When the burglar approached, the resident feared for his life and shot the suspect, killing him.  “I’m not for someone being shot,” said Nora Dietz, a concerned neighbor, “but you have to protect yourself.”  (The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Md., 03/29/10)

Raymond Michel and his wife Dawn, returned home with their grandson when the 9-year-old noticed a suspicious light in a downstairs bedroom.  Dawn investigated and found a few items in disarray.  Then she found a garbage bag outside with money and jewelry in it, and a window screen was damaged.  She ran to tell her husband that someone had been – or still was – in the house.  Michel got his handgun and walked upstairs.  Items were strewn about the floor and a bathroom door was shut that the Michels always keep open.  Michel kicked the door open and it struck the intruder.  The suspect began to aim a rifle at the homeowner, who quickly fired his handgun, shattering the door and narrowly missing the intruder.  The suspect laid on the ground as everyone waited for police.  (The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, Calif., 03/04/10)

A man wasn’t home when an alarm indicated a possible break-in.  He quickly called his neighbor, Gaylon Crawford, and asked him to check on the house.  The neighbor noticed a door was forced open and the lights were on.  Once inside he found two men wearing dark clothing.  Police said the men claimed they were retrieving their tools, but Crawford didn’t buy it.  He drew his handgun and told the men to put their hands up and wait for police.  Instead, one of the men charged Crawford, who shot him.  The suspects fled.  The wounded man was arrested when he sought treatment for a gunshot wound at the hospital.  His accomplice is still at large.  (White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Ariz., 03/09/10)

Privately owned, constitutionally protected guns save lives.  President Obama is a life-long anti-gun politician as are some members of Congress.  President Obama and his Attorney General Eric Holder are likely to promote legislation to curtail your right to defend yourself with a gun sometime soon.  Stand up and assert your right to keep and bear arms or it may be lost.  Help protect your rights by joining the NRA.  The NRA fights to keep your right to keep and bear arms intact.

More True Stories Of Armed Citizens:

The Armed Citizen Report: April 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: March 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: February 2010
Defend Yourself As Armed Citizens Do
It Is Good News When Armed Citizens Defend Themselves
Still More Armed Citizens Defending Themselves And Others
The Continuing Tales Of Armed Citizens
True Stories Of Armed Citizens Defending Themselves
Elderly Woman In Maine Chases Away Armed Intruder
Real People Really Do Defend Themselves With Guns
A Public Service Message To Criminals – Stay Away From Texas
Armed Citizens

Tags: 2nd Amendment, armed citizens, concealed handgun, guns, self defense

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One of the reasons I’m Happily American is the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  The Second Amendment is recognition of the right of an American citizen to keep and bear arms in order to defend their life and property from all who would try to take them.  Americans exercise their right to self defense using privately owned guns about 2 million times a year but you seldom hear about it unless you read about it here.

When he was awakened by his home security system, NRA Endowment member Steve Bason prepared for the worst – he got his Benelli M1 12-ga. shotgun, while his wife, Beth, an NRA Life member, grabbed her Glock 9mm pistol.  “At first we figured it was just another false alarm,” Bason told the editor of the “Armed Citizen.”  “Then a light came on in our barn and I thought, ‘My goodness, this is real!”  Police say the couple cautiously approached the barn. They peered inside and found a man standing next to Bason’s truck with the door open.  “There was some yelling and we probably said some words that aren’t fit for print,” Bason recalled.  The suspect quickly found himself staring down the barrels of two different guns and waited patiently for police.  (The Express, Lock Haven, Pa., 02/02/10)

The incessant ringing of her doorbell woke a woman from her sleep.  She looked through the front door peephole and saw someone in a hooded sweatshirt outside continuing to ring the bell.  Police say the woman ran to the bedroom, got her handgun and dialed 9-1-1.  As she returned to the front door, a second hooded suspect emerged, sprinted to the door and kicked it.  His foot busted a hole in the door, knocking down the woman.  She looked through the hole and saw the suspect preparing to run and kick the door again, so she stuck the barrel of her handgun out of the hole and fired two shots.  The suspects fled the scene and are being sought by police.  (KNXV-TV, Phoenix, Ariz., 02/11/10)

Some twisted individual broke into a rural home, tied up a woman and her mother and sexually assaulted the younger woman, according to police.  The older woman managed to send a cell phone text message to her neighbor.  The neighbor’s boyfriend, Sonny Osborn, ran to the scene, saw what was occurring and ran to get his gun.  He returned and shot the attacker three times.  The suspect was treated at a hospital and taken to jail.  Incredibly, the police and the attacker agree Osborn did the right thing.  “[The suspect] even looked at Sonny and said, ‘I have no hard feelings man.  You done what you were supposed to do,’” said Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Bill Snead.  “He said, ‘You just protected these people.’”  (WTHR-13, Indianapolis, Ind., 02/24/10)

Richard Evans didn’t feel safe in his own home the day after four teens broke into the house and stole guns and electronics.  Unfortunately for all concerned, the teens returned.  Police believe they were intent on stealing Evans’ four-wheel drive vehicle, for which they’d stolen the keys in the prior burglary.  The teens wore masks and climbed Evans’ fence.  He shouted at them to get off his property, but they did not comply.  Fearing the teens were carrying guns, Evans grabbed his shotgun and opened fire.  All four teens were wounded and taken to the hospital.  Police plan to charge them with armed burglary and grand theft.  (Florida Today, Melbourne, Fla., 02/02/10)

Michael Hommes’ German shepard was strangely upset in the middle of the night, running frantically to various windows in the home.  Trusting his dog’s intuition, Homes released it outside.  The German shepherd likely saw the prowler in the yard.  The next thing Hommes heard was his dog being shot.  He ran back into the home and grabbed a pistol.  By the time he returned to the front door, the prowler had already forced his way inside.  Hommes shot at the armed intruder, causing him to flee the home.  Hommes’ loyal dog was treated by a veterinarian for its injuries and will survive.  An investigation is under way.  (Star-Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio, 02/16/10)

A group of armed men allegedly concocted an elaborate robbery ploy.  The first step in their scheme was to break into an unoccupied home.  Then they used a phone book to call electricians to the house so they could rob them.  According to police, when the first electrician arrived, the robbers ambushed him.  One of the robbers shot him in the leg and tied him up in another room.  Shortly thereafter a second electrician arrived, who was also promptly shot in the leg.  This electrician, however, turned out to be an armed citizen with a concealed-carry permit, and he was in no mood to become a victim.  He drew a handgun and shot one of the robbers, likely saving his own life and that of his fellow electrician.  The wounded robber was taken to the hospital.  His accomplices fled and are still being sought.  (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., 02/12/10)

Privately owned guns save lives.  Unfortunately, the President is a life-long anti-gun leftist as are some members of Congress.  President Obama is likely to support legislation to curtail your right to defend yourself with a gun sometime soon.  Stand up and assert your right to keep and bear arms or it may be lost.  Help protect your rights by joining the NRA.  The NRA fights to keep your right to keep and bear arms intact.

Additional True Stories Of Armed Citizens:

The Armed Citizen Report: March 2010
The Armed Citizen Report: February 2010
Defend Yourself As Armed Citizens Do
It Is Good News When Armed Citizens Defend Themselves
Still More Armed Citizens Defending Themselves And Others
The Continuing Tales Of Armed Citizens
True Stories Of Armed Citizens Defending Themselves
Elderly Woman In Maine Chases Away Armed Intruder
Real People Really Do Defend Themselves With Guns
A Public Service Message To Criminals – Stay Away From Texas
Armed Citizens

Tags: 2nd Amendment, armed citizens, concealed handgun, guns, self defense

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It seems like almost everyday that I watch the news on television I hear about a criminal scumbag killing an innocent person.  And if the killer used a gun there’s bound to be all sorts of pictures of guns, graphics proclaiming “gun violence”, talk about “the gunman” and some so-called expert who wants guns banned.  Strangely, the same television news channels overlook the fact that law abiding armed citizens use their privately owned guns to prevent crimes about 2 million times a year.  The television news media seldom, if ever, report this good news.  So, where is that good news?  It’s in the next few paragraphs.

Dressed in black hooded jackets and black masks, two men entered a Columbus, Ga., area home around 2 a.m. through a lower-level door.  Upon hearing noises, the 47-year-old resident (who has been burglarized twice before) went to investigate.  When he saw the burglars, the resident called out and the intruders reacted by charging toward him.  The resident pulled a .357 Mag. pistol and fired at the me, possibly injuring one before they fled the home via a sliding-glass door.  When the police arrived, they were able to follow a trail of blood off the property, but the trail was lost in some nearby woods.  No arrests were made. (The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ga., 09/10/09)

“I didn’t know who they were, and they kept asking, “Where’s the money?”  Bradley Fugate recalls of a frightening home invasion incident.  Police say the armed suspects burst into the home shortly after Fugate opened the front and back doors to let some cool air inside.  One of the men pushed Fugate’s niece onto a bed and began rummaging through a safe.  ”That was enough for me and it allowed me to get my gun from where I keep it. … I raised up and fired,” Fugate said.  The shot missed and the struggle led to the kitchen.  ”He turned around and raised his gun up at me.  That’s when I shot him,” Fugate explained.  The suspect was killed.  His accomplice fled, later committing suicide during a standoff with police.  ”I ain’t no hero, and I’m broken up about it,” Fugate said.  ”I did what I had to do.” (Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, 09/02/09)

Rocking her baby to sleep one night, a Traverse City, Mich., woman heard her kitchen door open and saw a strange man enter her home.  ”She’s just sitting there in the dead of night … and this guy comes in and scares the crap out of her,” Traverse City Police Capt. Steve Morgan said.  The woman ran into her bedroom and alerted her husband who retrieved a handgun and confronted the suspect, Aaron TwoCrow of Suttons Bay, Mich.  On seeing the gun, TwoCrow ran from the house and was later arrested.  Police say he appeared to be intoxicated, but gave no indication as to why he had entered the home.  He was charged with misdemeanor illegal entry.  (Traverse City Record Eagle, Traverse City, Mich., 09/22/09)

Police say a club-wielding intruder entered a home’s unlocked front door while the residents were inside.  He snuck down a hallway, entered a bedroom and began stealing a coin collection.  The homeowner heard the ruckus and accosted the intruder, who merely shouted threats and continued taking the coins.  The homeowner left the room and returned with a handgun, firing a shot at the intruder.  The suspect fled the property, scattering the coins as he ran.  He was being sought by police.  (The Island Packet, Hilton Head, S.C., 09/23/09)

When a grocery store manager saw a woman walking away with a stolen bag of meat products, she yelled for the woman to stop.  According to police, the brazen shoplifter got into her car.  As the manager was writing down the license plate, the shoplifter sped toward her, striking the manager and causing her to fall onto the hood.  She held on for dear life as the car sped toward an exit.  A bystander saw what was occurring, so he blocked the exit with his vehicle and demanded the shoplifter get out of her car.  With the manager still holding on to the hood, the shoplifter tried to maneuver around the vehicle.  The bystander, a concealed-carry permit holder, drew his 9mm pistol and yelled at the shoplifter to stop.  She again refused.  Fearing for the manager’s life, he fired a shot through the driver’s side window, striking the suspect as she sped off.  The car traveled about 200 feet before the wounded driver slowed down.  The manager got off the hood unharmed.  Police arrested the shoplifter at the hospital.  (Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo., 09/03/09)

Early one morning, a pregnant woman had no idea she would be targeted by a young adult in the midst of a burglary spree.  Police say the suspect had already burglarized several cars and homes when he entered the woman’s residence in the early morning hours.  She awoke and confronted him with a shotgun, prompting him to draw a handgun.  Rather than firing a shot, the pregnant woman explained to the intruder that her gun was larger.  He put his gun away and waited for police.  (Press-Register, Mobile, Ala., 09/11/09)

As you can see, privately owned guns save lives.  However, there are some people and organization who don’t care about your ability to defend yourself and your loved ones.  Stand up and assert your right to keep and bear arms or it may be lost.  Help protect your rights by joining the NRA.  The NRA fights to keep your rights intact.

More True Stories Of Armed Citizens:

Still More Armed Citizens Defending Themselves And Others
The Continuing Tales Of Armed Citizens
True Stories Of Armed Citizens Defending Themselves
Elderly Woman In Maine Chases Away Armed Intruder
Real People Really Do Defend Themselves With Guns
A Public Service Message To Criminals – Stay Away From Texas
Armed Citizens

Tags: 2nd Amendment, armed citizens, concealed handgun, guns, self defense