The Armed Citizen® February 25, 2019

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posted on February 25, 2019
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Tensions can rise high during domestic disputes. Due to the quick thinking of one gentleman in Clarkesville, Ind., two women were spared from harm. A woman who lives in the area ran from her apartment with her daughter after arguing with an assailant. He followed the pair into the parking lot, hitting and kicking the two women. A neighbor intervened in the assault and held the man at bay with his firearm while the women escaped. The armed neighbor warned the bully to stay back as he proceeded to act aggressively. Whereupon, the Good Samaritan fired in self-defense, fatally ending the altercation. (Daily News, Clarkesville, Ind., 10/19/18)

The Armed Citizen Extra
A Family Dollar customer thwarted a would-be robber one Tuesday morning. Upon hearing a commotion at the front of the store, the shopper walked toward the checkout to discern the cause, where he found a robber pointing a gun directly at the clerk's face. This prompted the armed shopper to pull his own gun and fire, killing the burglar. (11 Alive, Dekalb County, Ga., 01/29/2019)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
February 1973
Spotting two bandits inside a San Antonio, Tex., laundry, Gilbert Dominguez ran to his car and got a pistol. He returned to the store to find the bandits beating the 70-year-old woman attendant. Doinguez knocked down one man, shot the other in the leg, and held both at gunpoint for police. (San Antonio Express,  San Antonio, Tex.)

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