The Armed Citizen® April 30, 2019

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A deli owner in Cleveland, Ohio, defended himself against would-be armed robbers. Hiding their faces, two men in hooded sweatshirts entered the deli on a Sunday morning. One of the men held a firearm, tried to force his way past the counter, and ordered the deli owner to open his cash register. but the owner had his own firearm, which he pulled out and fired at both men. They escaped and were still at large. (fox8.com, Cleveland, Ohio, 3/3/19)

Armed Citizen Extra
An armed mother in Burlington exchanged fire with a burglar in defense of her home and son early one Wednesday morning. After being alerted by the sound of the intruder breaking into the kitchen, she quickly went to investigate, bringing along her firearm. Upon seeing her, the burglar opened fire. When she returned fire however, the reversal prompted him to climb back out the window whence he entered, and run off. Police are still looking for the criminal. (myfox8.com, Burlington, N.C., 4/10/19)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
April 1965
When Columbus, Ohio, bar owner Mrs. Helen McCoy found 2 men ransacking her place of business, she fired twice at the thugs, and then held them at gun point until police arrived. It was later learned that the 2 had been responsible for more than a dozen break-ins in the area. (Toledo Blade)

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