The Armed Citizen® June 22, 2026

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posted on June 22, 2026
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Around 6 a.m. on June 15, police responded to a home in Cordova, Tenn., where they found a man suffering from a non-fatal gunshot wound.

An investigation determined that the man had been shot in self-defense during a domestic incident, though reports are vague as to what led to the altercation. (actionnews5.com; Memphis, Tenn.; 6/15/26)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – March 7, 1987

At a Cleveland, Ohio, doughnut shop, a knife-wielding robber ordered two female clerks to lie on the floor. When he ordered Bonnie Kerkhoff to hand over her purse, she complied but produced a .38-cal. revolver from it and fired at the intruder, wounding him. Police charged a wounded suspect with aggravated robbery. (The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, Ohio)

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