The Armed Citizen® April 6, 2026

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posted on April 6, 2026
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Armed Citizen® Today

A 46-year-old woman near Athens, Ga., reportedly suffered a severely violent assault by her own husband in Athens, Ga., on March 10. During the incident, in which the woman was purportedly punched, choked and raped, she attempted to reach her phone but the man grabbed it away and threw her to the ground again.

Eventually, the woman was able to get to a phone and call her son, who arrived shortly thereafter, only to be met by the alleged aggressor, who reportedly pointed a pistol at him. The son drew his own firearm and shot one round, failing to strike the purported assailant but causing him to flee into the woods.

Police found him there and arrested him; the suspect faces charges of false imprisonment, aggravated assault, family violence battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. (classiccitynews.com, Athens, Ga., 3/20/26)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives –May 1987

Bobbie Remington, a 68-year-old liquor store owner, was closing her Lawton, Okla., shop when a man made a grab for her, demanding her purse. The owner, who had been kidnapped and robbed previously, pulled a .25-cal. pistol from her pocket and fired on her assailant. The man fled. (The Daily Oklahoman; Oklahoma City, Okla.)

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