The Armed Citizen® June 26, 2023

Armed Citizen® Today

An alleged attacker is wounded and in custody in Memphis, Tenn., after encountering an armed shop owner willing to protect his life and the lives of his patrons.

Just after 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2023, a 21-year-old man drew his firearm and attempted a carjacking, telling the driver to "leave it running, I'm taking it." The driver was allowed to leave. The 21-year-old suspect then entered a nearby shoe-shine business, gun in hand. When he entered the door, the shop owner drew a firearm and shot at the 21-year-old alleged assailant, hitting the man in the arm and causing him to stumble out the door and seek help at a nearby church.

Police apprehended the wounded attacker, who is currently being held on a $20,000 bond and is charged with four counts of aggravated assault. "We as a people have to get together and police our own neighborhood," the shop owner remarked. (WREG Memphis; Memphis, Tenn.; 5/28/23)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – August 1981

Buffalo, N.Y., welfare worker Mary Guidice was working at her desk in the Rath County Office Building when a recipient, enraged by the news that he would have to fill out some forms to receive benefits, began beating a welfare examiner. Guidice pulled her licensed pistol and subdued the attacker. (The Evening News; Buffalo, N.Y.)