The Armed Citizen® Feb. 28, 2022

Law-Abiding Citizens Using Their Second Amendment Rights In Self-Defense

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posted on February 28, 2022
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A truck driver defended himself in Seffner, Fla., when an alleged crook tried to rob him on Jan. 4, 2022.

The driver had pulled his truck on the side of the road that Tuesday night to make repairs, when a stranger approached him. The man demanded that the driver hand over several items, and he complied. After the driver gave him the items that he was asking for, the stranger walked away. This wasn't the end of the encounter, however, as the same man ended up walking back to where the driver and his truck were at around 11 p.m.

This time, the man demanded that the driver hand over his cellphone and wouldn't back down. The second encounter made the driver fear for his life, and he armed himself with a firearm. He opened fire on the would-be robber and mortally wounded him in the process. When police arrived on the scene, they found the crook dead where he collapsed. (wtsp.com, Tampa, Fla., 01/05/2022)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives - Feb. 21, 1987

Eugene Thompson of Augusta, Ga., was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of a rear window and heard a second man kicking his bedroom door and demanding money. When the intruder burst through the door, the 52-year-old homeowner fatally shot him. Authorities ruled the shooting self-defense. (The Chronicle, Herald, Augusta, Ga.)

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