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From:
The American Rifleman
April, 1994

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

In the finest tradition of armed citizens who take on crime in their communities, Texan Travis Neel helped save a wounded Harris County deputy sheriff's life. Witnessing the shooting by one of a trio of Houston gang members after a traffic stop just west of Houston, Neel — who was on his way to his pistol range — pulled his gun and fired, driving the officer's assailants away. An off-duty sheriff's deputy also came on the scene and joined Neel in covering the deputy, whose life was saved by his body armor. The trio was captured after a manhunt. (The Post, Houston, TX, 01/22/94)

Kelvin Marion was stopped at a red light in Indianapolis when a man tried to force his way into the car, then started pounding on the windows, breaking one. Marion got out, and when the man attempted to snatch his necklace, Marion pulled his licensed pistol and fired once, wounding his assailant. (The Star, Indianapolis, IN, 01/19/94)

Don Heaton was only too happy to show furniture to three men who entered his Idaho Falls, Idaho, store. But he became suspicious when he noticed that one of the trio had disappeared. Investigating, Heaton caught the man with his hand in the till. The man ran from the store, but Heaton grabbed a pistol from under the counter and held the other two for police. (The Post Register, Idaho Falls, ID, 02/02/94)

James Humphreys was napping on Christmas Eve when he was startled awake by the sound of shattering glass in his Hulmeville, Pennsylvania, home. Humphreys grabbed his .38 and went downstairs, discovering a man who had just crawled through a broken window. Humphreys fired a shot, and the man fled. (The Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, 12/30/93)

After his home was burglarized, Alan Jones reluctantly purchased a handgun, little knowing he would use it a month later to break up a robbery attempt. Jones, of Benge, Washington, was driving home when he saw a farmer neighbor apparently helping two men get their truck out of a ditch. Jones stopped to help, but came under fire from one of the two strangers. Jones grabbed his own gun and fired back, prompting the duo to flee in the neighbor's truck. One of the pair, a suspect in a number of other burglaries in the area, was caught in the ensuing manhunt. (The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA, 01/27/94)

A career criminal didn't let the fact that he was in a cast, the result of a hip replacement a month before, keep him from crawling through the window of Elaine Wingren's Portland, Oregon, home. When Wingren returned home, she saw the man, who then crawled through the basement window and headed toward her. Wingren screamed, and fearing that the burglar had armed himself with one of her guns, pulled her licensed pistol and shot him to death as he came at her. The dead housebreaker, out on parole, had a lengthy criminal record. (The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 02/06/94)

"I had gotten the wood stove full of wood, and it was too hot to stay inside, so I went outside and I saw a flash of light," said Cottonwood, California, resident John Grunder. Thinking someone was trying to steal gas from his shed, Grunder took his 12-ga., investigated and discovered a man hiding by his fence. When the man fired on him, Grunder returned a blast from his shotgun. Neither man was hit. Police apprehended the gunman, who was wanted in connection with a murder, in a manhunt the next day. (The Record Searchlight, Redding, CA, 01/24/94)

Mike Martin of Copper Fork, West Virginia, grabbed his .30-30 and went to investigate after noticing suspicious activity early one morning at the home of a neighbor who had been killed in an accident several weeks earlier. Martin found several men removing items from the house. He got the drop on two and held them for police, who also caught two more suspects. (The Star, Ravenswood, WV, 01/29/94)

An Albany, Oregon, woman bought a shotgun after her estranged husband threatened to kill her. It saved her life less than a month later. The woman's husband, armed with two handguns and ignoring a restraining order, showed up at the house and started shooting, wounding the woman. Brad Adamson, a friend, got the shotgun and fired a blast that killed her attacker. (The Democrat-Herald, Albany, OR, 01/17/94)

"With a store like this, I need a gun to protect myself and my family," said Worcester, Massachusetts, market owner Hassan Elmaola. Elmaola's unease with one of his customers was confirmed when the man quietly demanded money, then flashed a handgun. Instead of complying, Elmaola pushed his 15-year-old son out of the way and grabbed his pistol. The would-be robber broke and ran. (The Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, MA, 01/24/94)

Patsy Tankersley's attackers made a big mistake when the held a knife to her young daughter's throat and ordered the Frayser, Tennessee, woman to go to her bedroom and disrober. Tankersley turned the tables when she got her revolver and started firing. The duo fled, but were quickly caught. One was jailed, the other was hospitalized with a chest wound. (The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, 01/26/94)

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

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