The Armed Citizen® June 14, 2019

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posted on June 14, 2019
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A jitney driver said he feared for his life in Duquesne, Pa. during an ordeal in April. The driver picked up a man and a woman. The driver described feeling something amiss when the man suddenly told him to take a side alley before requesting a stop. The man told the driver he intended to rob him and struck the driver between the eyes with his gun. Bleeding, the driver left his vehicle while pursued by the man, who was pointing a gun. Cornered and fearing for his life, the driver pulled out his concealed firearm and shot at the would-be robber three times. Police were called and found the assailant dead at the scene. The woman fled. The driver had a permit and was not charged by police. (wtae.com, Pittsburgh, 4/4/19)

Armed Citizen Extra
A Texas woman took a burglary in progress into her own hands one Thursday morning in her Kaufman County home. After calling the police around 9:45 a.m. to report the ongoing intrusion, which began with loud banging on her front door, followed by the perpetrator kicking in her rear door, she stayed on the line with emergency services until the intruder confronted her. At this point, she was forced to act, fatally shooting the man, who was found dead on the scene. (wfaa.com, Kaufman County, Texas, 5/24/19)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
June 1985
Gary Martins was naping in his Van Nuys, Calif., home when he was startled by a noise. Suspecting a burglar, he armed himself with a pistol and went into his living room, where the intruder lunged at him. Martins fatally shot him. (The Daily News, Van Nuys, Calif.)

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