The Armed Citizen® December 8, 2017

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posted on December 8, 2017
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Goats and other livestock in southwestern South Dakota have one less predator to worry about now that a teen in the region has shot and killed a mountain lion that was attacking farm animals. The wild feline was responsible for killing a goat, a duck and a cat at one ranch. The goat farmer reported the deaths to the state game department, but her son shot the 70-pound cat when it came around again before state officials had time to investigate. (The Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, SD, 9/27/17) 

The Armed Citizen® Extra
A central Indiana man shot an intruder in self-defense when the trespasser broke into his home one night. When officers arrived at the home, they attempted to revive the intruder but he was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges have been filed against the homeowner. (Evansville Courier & Press, Frankfort, IN 11/2/17) 

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
December 1958
When a burglar crept through a window of a bar-and-grill on Stage Gulch Rd. near Sonoma, Calif., he found a shotgun in the hands of proprietor Don Wagner pointed at his head. The burglar-conscious owner, who sleeps in his barroom to forestall such incidents, called the sheriff’s office, who discovered the prisoner was on bail pending trial on other criminal charges. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, Sonoma, CA)

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