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From:
The American Rifleman
October, 1992

Studies indicate that firearms are used over two 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 to: "The Armed Citizen," 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030

Asleep in the apartment above his Brooklyn, N.Y., auto shop, Ezekial Witherspoon grabbed his licensed 9mm pistol when he awoke to the sounds of forced entry. In the ensuring confrontation, Witherspoon shot and mortally wounded an intruder who had gained entry to the shop by smashing a window. Police did not charge Witherspoon, stating that the shooting appeared to be justified. (Newsday, New York, N.Y., 07/15/92)

John Gibbs, a Jacksonville, Fla., volunteer reserve police officer, was using a car wash early one morning when a car with three men in it drove up and stopped nearby. When one of the occupants jumped out and pulled a gun, Gibbs countered with his own gun. In the short fight that ensued, Gibbs escaped harm while mortally wounding his assailant. The accomplices fled. Police said Gibbs apparently acted properly in shooting the man. (The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, Fla., 07/20/92)

James Eldridge heard glass shattering and looked out his house window to see two men in his carry-out store lot. When one got a pillow case out of a car and the pair started for the store's front door, Eldridge got his shotgun and confronted them. One would-be burglar fled, but the store owner held the other until police came. (The News-Sun, Springfield, Ohio, 07/13/92)

Timothy Riley, a resident of Green, Ohio, is very popular with his neighbor. Hearing glass breaking next door, Riley armed himself with a shotgun and confronted two house breakers. The pair ran back inside, but surrendered when Riley ordered them out. Riley held them at gunpoint for police. "When those burglars saw the barrel of my shotgun, they laid down on the ground and got real peaceful." (The Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, 06/09/92)

An armed robber had successfully hit Kep Van Dang's Pensacola, Fla., store twice in a week, but pressed his luck too far when he tried a third time. Dang got a pistol after the second robbery, in which the criminal threatened to come back. When the robber returned and pointed a gun at Dang and a clerk, the storekeeper pulled his new .38 and fired several shots, halting the robbery and driving the man from the store. Police, who found a wounded suspect several blocks away, said Dang would not be charged. "We're going to keep that gun, it's our protection," said Dang through an interpreter. (The News-Journal, Pensacola, Fla., 07/15/92)

Shoved aside by a strongarm thief who vaulted the counter and began looting the till, the clerk of a Bristol, Pa., convenience store simply pulled his licensed revolver and fired a single shot. The blast had the desired effect, driving the man from the store. (The Times, Trenton, N.J., 07/28/92)

Watching a house for a friend, Arthur and Annie Brown of Greenville, S.C., were ready when they found a trio of teenagers while checking the home. Noticing items out of place when they entered, the Browns had their pistols ready when they confronted the intruders. Mrs. Brown, 73, fired a warning shot from her gun, and together with her husband, held the three for police. "We both got our pistols because of previous break-ins," she told police. (The Piedomont, Greenville, S.C., 06/11/92)

Feeling uneasy about her only customer, a lone Palmdale, Calif., store clerk put herself within easy reach of the revolver she keeps in the store for protection. When the man exposed him- self and threatened to rape her, the clerk responded by firing a single shot from her .357 Mag., prompting the criminal to flee the store. (The Antelope Valley Press, Palmdale, Calif., 07/10/92)

The owner of a lunch truck gave the burglar a chance to leave, but when the thief wouldn't comply, the Elizabeth, N.J. truck owner retrieved a shotgun, only to be confronted by the intruder carrying a machete. After a warning shot had no effect, the truck owner fired a blast that put the man to flight. Police arrested a wounded suspect two blocks away. (The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., 06/05/92)

A would-be robber paid with his life when he tried the ultimate in stupid stunts -- robbing a gun store at knife point. Edward Sarhan was working in the Miami, Fla., area shop when the man entered and demanded money. As employee Tony Milan wrestled with the knife-wielding assailant, Sarhan drew his .38 revolver and shot the man three times, killing him. (The Herald, Miami, Fla., 06/09/92)

Two self-described "feisty" senior citizens were more than a match for an armed intruder who entered their Ambridge, Pa., home, apparently intent on burglary. As the crook pointed a pistol at her, Jean Hankinson screamed for husband Melvin to get the shotgun. As Melvin grabbed for his scattergun, the thief ran downstairs and dove through the window. Police said he apparently took a set of car keys and the next night tried to take the Hankinson's car, but was again driven off. (The Beaver County times, Beaver, Pa., 07/13/92)

When his dogs interrupted his morning shave, Tom Fletcher looked outside to see a man hiding behind a peach tree in his Juliette, Ga., yard. Fearing the man was a wanted fugitive, Fletcher, 76, picked up his pistol, went outside and captured the stranger. It turned out the man was wanted for the throat- slashing murder of a woman during a burglary and the stabbing of a motorist. (The Telegraph, Macon, Ga., 07/05/92)

If you have had a firsthand “Armed Citizen” experience,
call NRA-ILA Grassroots at (800) 392-8683.

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