The Armed Citizen® May 11, 2020

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posted on May 11, 2020
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Armed Citizen® Today

Police in Cobb County, Ga., responded to a call at 9 p.m. on a Sunday night in late March after the report of a shooting at a home. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a group of would-be home invaders entered a local residence and were met by an armed 17-year-old resident.

The young resident fired at the invaders, striking two of them. One of the suspects, a 21-year-old, died at the scene. Another 21-year-old suspect was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police say the two 21-year-olds, along with a 16-year-old accomplice, attempted an armed robbery at the home when they were confronted by the armed resident.

The surviving 21-year-old suspect and his 16-year-old accomplice have been charged with aggravated assault, armed robbery, burglary, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and murder. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Marietta, Ga., 03/23/2020)
  
   
From the Armed Citizen® Archives July 1986

Awakened by her dog's barking, Tracy Strawn picked up a revolver and stepped outside her bedroom just in time to see a man's head poking around a corner in her apartment.

The young Lubbock, Tex., nurse fired just as the intruder charged. She managed to get off one more shot before he overpowered her, but that was enough. The wounded burglar fled and was arrested nearby. (The Evening Journal, Lubbock, Tex.)

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