Armed Citizen® Today
A confrontation in Littlefield, Texas, was confirmed to be a case of self-defense, according to a statement from the local police department.
Just before 11 p.m. on May 7, officers responded to reports of shots fired near a convenience store in downtown Littlefield. Upon arrival, they found a 35-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The individual was transported to an area hospital. Meanwhile, another man on the scene identified himself as the shooter and stated that he had fired in self-defense.
Witness statements and surveillance footage of the incident corroborated the man's account, which was that the suspect had commenced an "unprovoked physical assault" and that the victim had tried to get away from his attacker before opening fire. At the time of reporting, an investigation was ongoing to see if the injured suspect would face criminal charges related to the attack. (Fox 34 News; Littlefield, Texas; 5/8/25)
From the Armed Citizen® Archives – August 1978
After ordering soft drinks in L. L. Maready's store in Jacksonville, N.C., the two thugs waited for the clerk to open the register for their change before one of them pulled a pistol and demanded all the money.
Maready, the shop owner, sitting nearby, trained a gun on the two and shouted, "I don't have any money." The armed intruder dropped his gun, and both fell to the floor, then crawled out the door and ran to their getaway car. (The Daily News; Jacksonville, N.C.)
