The Armed Citizen® December 2, 2019

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posted on December 2, 2019
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MetroPCS employee shot and killed an alleged robber around 4 p.m. Aug. 26 in Philadelphia, Pa. Surveillance video showed the would-be robber pull a gun from the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt and turn toward the clerk just before the employee shot him. The employee, who is reportedly a concealed-carry holder and Marine reservist, was the only person in the store when the suspect entered. The district attorney’s office concurred with police that the shooting was in self-defense. (6ABC, Philadelphia, Pa., 8/29/2019; WCAU NBC 10, Philadelphia, Pa., 8/26/2019)

Armed Citizen Extra
A knife-wielding robber at a Coshocton County McDonald's was stopped by a patron with a firearm. When the attempted robber began to menace customers and staff, a 70-year old from Kentucky drew his concealed sidearm, and ordered the man to drop his knife. When he refused to comply and began to leave, the armed citizen followed him outside, where he was able to convince him to drop the knife. (nbc4i.com, Coshocton County, Ohio, 9/3/19)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
December 1967
Baby-sitter Julia Roman, 18, got a .357 revolver from the next room when she heard someone breaking through a window at 3 a.m. in a Chicago home where she was minding 2 small children. When the intruder advanced, she fired. He staggered out, mortally wounded. The death was termed justifiable homicide.—Chicago Sun-Times

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