The Armed
Citizen
MIGUEL LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, 25, and an armed accomplice
entered Kelly Jewelers. The accomplice produced his handgun, ordered the store
manager to get on the floor, then tossed a roll of
duct tape to Hernandez. The manager, however, was quickly able to retrieve his
own handgun. The armed assailant dashed out the door upon seeing the firearm,
leaving Hernandez armed only with the roll of duct tape. Hernandez was arrested
and is under investigation for aggravated robbery; his accomplice remains at
large. (KSL 5 News, Midvale,
A
14-YEAR-OLD GIRL was in her bedroom when
she heard someone else in the house. She left her bedroom and went to the
kitchen where she discovered a naked man stealing a bottle of rum. The girl ran
to take refuge in her bedroom and listened as the man, 47-year-old Kennan
Kluesener, made a phone call before leaving the house. A neighbor
saw Kluesener in the front yard of the home and retrieved his gun. He was then
able to detain Kluesener at gunpoint until police arrived. (
FOUR ARMED INTRUDERS began to kick down the door of a
two-story apartment, so the three inhabitants locked themselves in an upstairs
bedroom and exited onto the balcony where they had no escape. One of the
occupants grabbed a rifle kept in the bedroom. One of the home invaders,
dressed in camouflage with a black cloth covering his f,\ce, managed to kick open the bedroom door. The occupant
raised the rifle and shot one round at the intruder, causing the home invaders to
flee. Derrick Timmons, 20, was pronounced dead when his body was later found. The
other offenders are still being sought by police. (The Courier Herald,
DALE VIGLIAROLO and his wife were walking into
Holiday Market when they spotted 43-year-old David Shuten in
the
parking lot wielding a large hunting knife. After a failed attempt to break
into a vehicle, Shuten turned his attention to a nearby couple with an infant
child. As Shuten approached the family, Vigliarolo drew his .38 Special and
demanded he drop his weapon. Shuten dropped the knife and sat on the ground
until police arrived. He was then transported to a nearby hospital for
psychiatric evaluation. (
PEOPLE FLED IN TERROR when a gunman entered a medical
building and took several people hostage. A doctor
at the
practice, Jeff Ferguson, retrieved his gun and guarded an exit allowing
an estimated 50 people to escape down a stairwell,
warning them, "If this guy opens this door, I’m going to have to shoot
him:” Ferguson said after the ordeal, "I was absolutely prepared to shoot
him, “; Despite negotiators’; best efforts to get 28-year-old Dominic Oliver to
surrender peacefully, he was later shot during a confrontation with police. He
died at a local hospital hours later. (FOX News,
ARMANDO MARTINEZ JR., 31,
trekked
through the snow-covered neighborhood, checking as many as 20 homes for
unlocked doors. He was finally able to disable
a child lock on the back door of a home before entering and helping himself to
a change of dry clothes and a snack. He then made his way upstairs to the
master bedroom where he awakened the sleeping homeowners. He told the couple he
had a gun and threatened them. He demanded they retrieve their wallets and keys
and drive him to the nearest ATM. One homeowner went to the closet under false
pretenses; he claimed to be getting his wallet and clothes so that they could
leave. Instead, he produced a 9 mm handgun and shot
WHEN A RESIDENT returned home one evening, he was
confronted in his driveway by a man with a gun. The victim was ordered inside
the residence where his family was being held hostage. Once inside, the victim
was shot in the back. Wounded, he still managed
to get
a firearm and return fire. The alleged assailant fled on foot and was later
located at a nearby residence. Both men were taken to the hospital for
treatment and the victim’s family was reportedly unharmed. (The Jeffersonian,
One
homeowner went to the closet under false pretenses; he claimed to be getting
his wallet and clothes so that they could leave. Instead, he produced a 9 mm
handgun and shot
: If you have had a
firsthand "Armed 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
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