Armed Citizen
"It's
very easy to roll up on a scene and put somebody in custody when they're already [being held] at gunpoint by the
homeowner."
BRANDON KRUSE WAS on his way to get
some sushi when three teens surrounded him, and one of
them punched Kruse
in the head. "One guy to my far
right just punched me in the face and started swinging,” Kruse said. "At
that point, I just pulled my gun and the three guys scattered.” Kruse dialed
9-1-1 and kept the SIG Sauer .40-cal. pistol, which he is licensed to carry, ready.
Strangely, the suspects lingered in a nearby parking lot and were arrested by
responding officers for assault and drug possession. (
AFTER A RECENT BURGLARY, an elderly
man began storing his gun in a more accessible fashion. Not long thereafter he
awoke at 3 a.m. and realized his home was again being invaded. He grabbed
his gun and confronted three suspects
in the hallway, shooting one suspect several times. The wounded man fled with
an accomplice, but a third suspect grabbed a knife and chose to fight. During the
struggle, the home owner’s gun discharged, wounding the suspect’s hand. The
injured suspect decided to wait for police, but unfortunately the homeowner had
no phone and was too weak to go for help. Thus began a lengthy stand-off.
Unbelievably, the homeowner held the suspect for eight hours before he. was able to muster enough
strength to escort him next door and phone police. (
NORMALLY, RAVEN SMITH leaves his gun
in the vehicle before he goes into a restaurant, but something made him reconsider
one evening. The concealed carry permit holder kept his .380-cal.handgun
holstered as he stepped out of the car to have dinner with his girlfriend. Before
he’d taken three steps, a masked man rushed up behind his girlfriend with what
appeared to be a gun. "Get down, get down!" Smith yelled to his
girlfriend as he fired four shots. The suspect dropped to the ground with four
gunshot wounds and will be arrested after his release from the hospital. “I’ve
only had practice doing casual shooting, as a hobby’, said Smith, an airline
mechanic. "It’s completely different using it in
a situation like this” His girlfriend calls him her hero, adding, "I saw
orange flashes over my head. And then my ears were ringing:”(
POLICE BELIEVE A PROWLER was on
drugs, had an illegal gun and had broken into several cars and storage sheds
before 17-year-old Justin Rowland caught him burglarizing his parent’s
property. Rowland, a good student and football player, spotted the suspect
rummaging through the family’s shed. He quickly grabbed a pump-action shotgun
and confronted the prowler, who threw his hands in the air and waited for
police. "It definitely made our job easier” said police detective Philip
Calhoun. "It’s very easy to roll up on a scene and put somebody in custody
when they’re already [being held] at gunpoint by the homeowner.” (FOX16-TV;
WAS THE SUSPECT lying in wait as his
would-be victim came home from work? That’s what police are asking after Leontaye Johnson returned from his shift as a cook and was
ambushed. What police do know is the suspect illegally carried a gun, announced
a robbery and fired a shot at Johnson, injuring him. That’s when Johnson drew
his gun, fired several shots and killed the suspect. (NBC11-TV;
A YOUNG WOMAN walked out the door on
her way to work when she spotted a pit bull with a history of aggressive
behavior on the loose. She quickly ducked back inside her father’s home and
called police to report the wandering dog. After waiting for the dog to leave,
the father got a firearm for safety and escorted his daughter to the vehicle.
Within moments the dog appeared and again began acting aggressively. The
homeowner tried to slowly back his way into the home but the dog backed him
against an exterior wall. He fired a shot, killing the dog. (
EARLY ONE AFTERNOON a man knocked on
a woman’s door and claimed to be there to check on roof damage for an insurance
company. As soon as he was inside, he punched the woman and knocked her to the
ground. The woman broke free in the ensuing struggle, and the suspect followed
her into a bedroom. She managed to fight off the suspect and claw her way to her
pistol: As soon as she had the gun in her hands, the man fled the area. (Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland,
Ohio, 08/06/11) 0