The Armed Citizen® June 16, 2011

"Don't move!" a homeowner recalled telling a burglar after he heard a noise, grabbed his gun and found the unwanted visitor running through his home. The burglar did not comply, forcing the homeowner to fire a shot, wounding him. The burglar fell to the ground and the homeowner commenced holding him at gunpoint. To the homeowner's astonishment, the burglar handed him a cell phone and asked him to call 9-1-1. Unfortunately, when the homeowner unlocked the door for police, the burglar made a break for it. "He was moving," the homeowner said. "He hit the fence pretty hard. You could hear him." The suspect is still being sought by police. (KTRK-TV, Houston, TX, 03/26/11)

The Armed Citizen Extra
Two men broke in to a power equipment store late one night and began ransacking the place. A store employee who was working late came upon the two men, one of which was holding a chain saw. The employee pulled out a gun and fired a shot, fatally wounding one man, and held the other at gunpoint until police arrived on the scene. (The Seattle Times, Georgetown, WA, 04/16/11)

From The Armed Citizen Archive
June 1978: The Rev. Frank Lewis of New Orleans, La., had gone upstairs to get some record books when two gun-toting intruders entered the house. They tied up his bookkeeper and took a safe from the bedroom into the hallway. Starting upstairs, one of the burglars encountered an armed Lewis, standing at the top. The minister fired twice and the hoodlums fled empty-handed. (The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, La.)

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3 Responses to The Armed Citizen® June 16, 2011

Ben C wrote:
October 01, 2011

Sorry about my poor math skills, make that 33 years!

Ben C wrote:
October 01, 2011

Ummm, Russell that event happened 23 years ago. It's not getting bad, it's been bad for decades. Nothing new here. Too bad the rev missed. I hate to think of how many criminals those two have sired.

Russell Shatto wrote:
July 21, 2011

It's getting really bad out there, when, even a minister is not safe in his own home. If the good Rev. did NOT have a gun, he and his bookkeeper may have been killed by thieves who did not want anyone alive to identify them. Kudos to the minister for quick action that may have saved both of their lives. Keep up the good work! Sincerely, Russell Shatto, NRA Member and Vietnam Veteran