The Armed Citizen® July 21, 2011

Denard Joe was stopped in his 
car at an intersection when a man wearing a red bandana tapped on the window and pointed a gun at him. Big mistake. Joe, a concealed-carry permit holder, drew a handgun and opened fire through the window, striking his assailant twice in the chest. The carjacker, who had just been released from state prison last 
November, ran a short distance and 
then died. (The Ledger, Lakeland, FL, 
04/06/11)

The Armed Citizen Extra
(The following account did not appear in the print version of American Rifleman.)

A Chandler, Ariz., man and his wife were enjoying a party with friends when two univited male guests showed up and began stealing alcohol. When the host announced the party was winding down, the men—suspected gang members—got angry, threatening other guests and even attacking the Chandler man. A concealed-carry permit holder, the man drew a gun and fatally shot both men. Arizona police cleared him of any wrongdoing, saying he acted in self-defense. (The Arizona Republic, Chandler, AZ, 09/06/10)

From The Armed Citizen Archive
July 1961: Aroused by the sounds of a trespasser outside his home, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Albert Lee Stephens, Jr., slipped out of bed, got his pistol, and eased out the front door. Nearby, in the yard, he surprised a prowler who meekly submitted to the jurist's leveled gun. Police identified the arrested man as a felon with convictions for burglary in Kansas, Missouri, and Texas, and held him as a suspect in a recent outbreak of burglaries in the area. (Los Angeles Examiner)

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8 Responses to The Armed Citizen® July 21, 2011

Nathan wrote:
July 30, 2012

When I was a kid, I was in a gang. It was the way the neighborhood worked. Join or die. Now, I'm an adult. I do things that adults do. Some people never grow up. It's a stupid game for kids. Play stupid games, get stupid prizes. Thank you to the Army recruiters who saved me!

badspock wrote:
January 15, 2012

nothing makes me happier than hearing about the demise of gang-bangers and repeat offender felons.

Wildbird wrote:
August 16, 2011

Well at least the tax payers wont have to pay for his care anymore

Mark wrote:
August 10, 2011

No, this happened in Los Angeles, California BUT notice the heading AND date... It says from the Armed Citizen Archive and the date is July 1961

John wrote:
July 29, 2011

Must have been Los Angeles, NM....We all know that Californians don't need pistols. Just ask Boxer & her ilk.

Old Norsky wrote:
July 28, 2011

But in the days of the Garden of Eden, they didn't have an intrusive government that was determined to take away freedom

Cooleemee Edd wrote:
July 28, 2011

Amen brouther ntrudr! Human nature has not changed a bit since Cain killed Abel. Do you suppose anyone passed a law banning Rocks and Clubs?

ntrudr_800 wrote:
July 24, 2011

Too bad people had to die due to bad decisions... It seems some people don't realize that if you are kind to others and you are willing to help others out, or a business out, you can get paid for it. It's called a job. So you don't have to rob people every week. It costs A LOT of money to live 'comfortably' and stealing from others will never fulfill us. I am not the judge, I am just saying that the peaceful man that is willing to protect those that he loves has a better chance at being happy in life vs the man who makes a living by sinning, stealing, & hurting others. because God is the Judge, and in the end we will answer to Him with all our good deeds and also our sins. Jesus is the way!