As any of you who have ever read "American Rifleman", "American Hunter", or "1st Freedom", (all NRA publications) know they have a section called "Armed Citizen". This section recounts stories in a short format of citizens who have used their personal firearms to protect themselves and/or others from criminals.
As you may also know, some of these stories read like entries from "The Darwin Awards". Others are just humorous. Most, however, are simply encouraging and uplifting stories of people facing down criminals with courage and personal weapons.
On occasion, though, you have to feel sorry for the criminals...
*exert from "1st Freedom", Vol 10, number 6, pg 24*
"When a man armed with a gun allegedly kicked in Derrick Murray's back door and shouted that hew as a police officer, Murray wasn't buying it for a second. "[The suspect and his accomplices outside] were talking in street slang." Murray explained. Police say Murray quickly retrieved a semi-automatic rifle and shot the intruder, causing him to flee. But the story doesn't stop there. The intruder ran outside, where he was run over by his own getaway car. The panicked driver then backed up, running over him a second time. The suspect will face charges pending his release from the hospital. His two accomplices are being sought. (WFIE 14 News, Evansville, IN 3-16-09)
Now, with friends like that, who needs enemies?
that he was
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