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From:
The American Rifleman
August, 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

Witnessing two women being repeatedly stabbed in front of his bicycle shop in Baltimore, Md., Sandy Mandel grabbed his licensed .45 and went to intervene. He chased the knife-wielding assailant for a block, but when the attacker turned and raised his knife, Mandel fired a single shot, wounding him. (The Sun, Baltimore, Md., 05/15/92)

After finding money missing from her Kennewick, Wash., tavern, Carol Mae hodgins decided to start spending nights in the business. Alerted when the phone began to ring, Hodgins and a friend — both armed with .357s — were ready when a former employee used a key to open the door. After he took money from several games in the bar, Hodgins — a former security guard — held him for police. (The Tri-Cities Herald, Kennewick, Wash., 04/11/92)

His wife awakened by the sound of breaking glass outside their Arlington, Tex., apartment, NRA member Jim Newton grabbed his AR-15. Outside he found two men trying to steal his wife's car. Newton returned fire when one man shot at him, killing the gunman and putting his accomplice to flight. "It appears that he was definitely in fear of his life and that he fired in self- defense," a police detective said. A handgun found near the dead man had been fired twice, police said. (The Star-Telegram, Ft. Worth, Tex., 05/14/92)

Stalking his former girl friend was a fatal mistake for a Memphis, Tenn., man after he kicked his way into her home for the second time in eight months. Not finding the woman at home, the intruder instead stabbed the woman's mother and Donzale Shelby, a family friend, with a kitchen knife. Although wounded, Shelby grabbed a gun and shot his attacker once in the chest, mortally wounding him. (The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., 05/30/92)

A convicted felon with a long police record pushed his luck too far when he attempted to rob the Charleston, S.C., area nightclub managed by Paul Thomas. Thomas and a female employee were locking up for the night when the armed robber grabbed the woman, held a gun to her head and forced them back inside. Thomas feigned a breathing problem, however, and when the gunman lowered his gun, Thomas whipped out a pistol and fired several shots, killing the man. (The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., 04/14/92)

Delivering pizzas in Syracuse, N.Y., early one morning, John MacDonald was accosted by two men who tried to steal the pies. MacDonald tried to keep hold of the pizza bag, but when one of the pair attacked him with a broomstick, MacDonald let go and drew his pistol. One man fled with the pizzas, but MacDonald gave the other a ride to the police station in his delivery car. He is licensed to carry, police said. (The Herald American, Syracuse, N.Y., 04/19/92)

Araina Thompson, beaten repeatedly by her former boyfriend, knew a court order would not keep her safe when he was released from jail, so she took the precaution of buying a pistol. When he showed up at her Bensalen, Pa., apartment, violating the court order for the third time, and began to beat her. Thompson got her pistol and shot and killed him. (The Trentonian, Trenton, N.J., 04/25/92)

Victimized by two previous burglaries at his Newport News, Va., home, Jonas Norris evened the score when the man returned for a third try. After entering the home via a window, the burglar's movements woke Norris, who fired several shots at him. The man fled, but a wounded suspect was apprehended while seeking medical treatment. (The Daily Press, Newport News, Va., 04/23/92)

Hearing screams near their Maple Rapids, Mich., home, Louis and Cindy Ward investigated and found a 65-lb. pit bull attacking an 11-year-old neighbor. As Cindy calmed the girl and distracted the dog into ceasing its attack, Louis grabbed a shot- gun. Hoping to draw the animal away, Louis picked up a stick and threw it, but when the dog came after him, Ward shot and killed it. Police credited Ward's actions with saving the girl's life. (The State Journal, Lansing, Mich., 04/19/92)

Driving to work, Macon, Ga., resident Joe Moody saw a couple who manage a local grocery being robbed by three armed, masked men. He paused nearby to tell a security guard to call police, then, with his .44 Mag., returned to the store. Gun in hand, he hopped out of his truck and ordered the trio of thugs to scram. They took the hint and fled. Police later arrested several suspects, all convicted felons. (The Telegraph, Macon, Ga., 04/21/92)

Mark Rigas was working in his Waldoboro, Maine, pizza shop one evening when a man walked in, waved a gun around and demanded money. Instead of complying, Rigas pulled his own gun — which he keeps in the shop for just such an occasion — and called police. The would-be robber fled while Rigas was on the phone, but a suspect was soon arrested. "I work too hard for my money to let some guy rob me," said Rigas. (The Courier-Gazette, Rockland, Maine, 04/23/92)

Believing the burglars who took more than $20,000 in tools and motorcycles from his motorcycle shop in Jeffersonville, Ky., would return, Jim Beatty armed himself with a shotgun and waited. When two men broke into the shop, Beatty forced them back out again with several warning blasts. (The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky., 03/17/92)

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