The Armed Citizen® December 13, 2019

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posted on December 13, 2019
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A female manager of a rural drive-in movie theater in Hockley, Texas, shot a suspected robber who attacked her with a baseball bat. The manager was finishing her shift around 2:30 a.m.
Sept. 16 when she and another employee heard unusual noises. T
hey went to investigate and found two men allegedly hiding inside the theater. One of the men ran off, but the other reportedly wore a mask and gloves and struck the manager with the bat. She pulled out her gun and shot him dead. (CW39 Houston, Houston, Texas, 9/16/2019)

Armed Citizen Extra

When an armed citizen spotted a 26-year-old "physically fighting" with an 18-year-old woman, he knew he had to act. Despite giving the man multiple warnings to stop assaulting the female or else he would shoot, the assailant continued to punch and bite the woman, after which he began stomping on her head. The woman finally broke free, and ran behind the passerby for protection. The violent man then advanced toward the two, forcing the armed defender to act, killing the man. (fox13now.com, Provo, Utah, 6/7/2019)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
December 1958
Morris Pastor, a 79-year-old North Philadelphia tailor, grabbed a pistol from under the counter when a bandit menaced him with hand in pcket and demanded all his money. The would-be thug fled. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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