The Armed Citizen® December 23, 2019

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According to Phoenix police, a business owner shot a robbery suspect and held him until their arrival. The 30-year-old suspect was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while an uninjured second suspect was taken into custody. (abc15.com, Phoenix, Ariz., 1/14/2018)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
December 1976
A victim of repeated burglaries, Clifford Berg returned to his Loxahatchee, Fla. home one night and found two men in his barn. Berg got a gun and held the burglars at bay until sheriff's deputies arrived. (The Palm Beach Post-Times, Pal Beach, Fla.)

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