~THE Armed Citizen
September 2011
NRA COUNTRY SUPERSTAR Craig Morgan
was whitetail hunting when he received a terrifying phone call his daughter’s
home was invaded. Luckily, Morgan had taught her well. "My daughter was
smart enough to go in her bedroom and lock herself in, and she had a pistol, so
she was waiting if he came through;”; Morgan explained. Rather than face an
armed citizen, the man fled the home. “I’m grateful that we live in a country
where we as citizens have the right to bear arms and protect ourselves.” Morgan
said. "God bless the
;t’s a familiar scenario:
An armed citizen with a concealed-carry permit is
likely once again to have saved multiple lives.
THE ALREADY ON EDGE following a
burglary that occurred just days prior, Omar Medina was awakened by loud noises
coming from somewhere inside his home. He quickly retrieved his handgun and
stepped out into the hallway. An intruder was in the living room.
PEGGY MELTON RETURNED home unaware
that a man and woman were in the act of burglarizing the residence. As she
entered a bedroom, she discovered the male intruder, who possessed a gun
illegally. He threatened to shoot her. Fortunately, Melton has a
concealed-carry permit and had holstered a handgun earlier that day. She drew
the gun and fired three shots, striking the burglar. He ran from the home and
his accomplice sped them away in a stolen truck. Police caught up with the
suspects and took them into custody. (News-Leader,
How’s THIS FOR a bold, criminal act?
A thief who burglarized a residence
and stole the homeowner’s Lexus returned in the stolen ride intent on further
burglary. He broke into the home, perhaps knowing the owners were out of town.
What he surely didn’t know was that their son was house-sitting and armed with
a shotgun. When the son heard the suspect enter the home, he took up his
shotgun and confronted him. The intruder cursed and reached toward his back as
if to draw a weapon. The son shot the intruder three times, killing him.
Neighbors say the area, home to many military retirees, has been hit hard by
burglars, and residents have armed themselves in response. "I don’t feel
scared, I feel violated;” said neighbor Mary Gramm. "I have a gun”;
(San Antonio Express-News,
WHEN A HOMEOWNER’S dogs began barking in bizarre
fashion, he grabbed a handgun to investigate while his wife called the police.
The victim of two burglaries in recent weeks, the homeowner cautiously
approached his detached garage. He confronted two prowlers lurking inside, drew
his handgun and told them not to move. Initially it appeared the suspects would
wait for police, but
suddenly the desperate men charged.
The homeowner made quick work of the criminals, opening fire and connecting
with each shot. One man fell dead. The other lay wounded. The homeowner grabbed
a medical kit and provided assistance to the wounded suspect until police
arrived. (The Chronicle,
A 911 DISPATCHER received a call at
4:34 a.m. that someone was trying to break into a 4-year-old girl’s bedroom.
The girl’s mother remained on the
line, but before police could
arrive, the suspect threw a concrete block through the glass portion of a back
door. Fortunately, the caller’s husband had a Plan B-one that did not involve
waiting for police to arrive. He quickly retrieved his .22-cal. revolver and
fired three shots through the broken glass window. Moments later the brazen
attacker returned and stuck his hand through the window. The husband fired two
more shots, this time striking the suspect in the head and abdomen. When police
arrived, the suspect was sitting on the back porch covered in blood. At press
time he was listed in critical condition at the hospital. (The Baxter Bulletin,
IT’S A FAMILIAR scenario: An armed citizen
with a concealed-carry permit is likely once again to have saved multiple
lives. Several customers were doing business inside a pawn shop when a man
walked inside, pointed a gun toward the ceiling and announced a robbery. Did
the gunman intend to shoot the clerk? Would he take hostages? We’ll never know,
because
a customer with a concealed-carry
permit promptly drew a pistol and shot the robber in the stomach. The suspect
has been charged with aggravated robbery. (KSAT-TV,
If you have had a ”firsthand
confirmed Citizen" experience, call NRA-ILA/PR Communications at (703) 267-1193. Studies indicate that firearms are
used more than 2 million times a year for personal protection, and that the presence of a
firearm, without a shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting
usually can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent
threat to life, limb or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to quote or reproduce these accounts. Send
clippings via e-mail to armedcitizen@nrahq.org,
or by mail to "The Armed
Citizen,"
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