The Armed Citizen® November 25, 2019

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posted on November 25, 2019
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A woman reportedly shot a man in Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 27, after he hit her with a liquor bottle in a dispute. Police told reporters that the 27-year-old suspect, who had a gunshot wound to his leg, initially gave them a fake name and said he had been shot by an unknown man for unknown reasons. The man was charged with willful injury and other crimes unrelated to this incident; the woman defending herself was not charged. (Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, 8/30/2019)

Armed Citizen Extra
A father and daughter worked together to defend their domicile against a home invader in Salina one Thursday night. A man who was bleeding from his foot kicked in their door one evening, telling the pair he was running away from someone. When he turned around and locked the door, however, the homeowner felt threatened. He called his daughter, and told her to grab his gun. (knss.radio.com, Wichita Kan., 9/22/2019)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
November 1960
Tormented by burglaries of his Seiling, Okla., cafe, Floyd Hansen slept in the back room, hoping to catch the thieves. When he awakened to sounds of breaking and entering, Hansen crept to the front and fired his pistol at prowlers inside the restaurant. Both burglars scrambled out a window and died nearby from the cal. .45 wounds. (Stillwater News-Press)

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