The Armed Citizen® March 21, 2025

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posted on March 21, 2025
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In what local police called a self-defense incident, a man shot another man in the street in the late evening of Sunday, January 5.

Police say the armed victim was assaulted in the street near a local gas station, prompting him to shoot his attacker, who fled and was later tracked down. The suspected assailant was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was also cited on suspicion of disorderly conduct. Police say the armed victim remained at the scene and cooperated with police. (The Spokesman Review; Spokane, Wash.; 1/10/25)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – July 1986

Awakened by her dog's barking, Tracy Strawn picked up a revolver and stepped outside her bedroom just in time to see a man's head poking around a corner in her apartment.

The young Lubbock, Texas, nurse fired just as the intruder charged. She managed to get off one more shot before he overpowered her, but that was enough. The wounded burglar fled and was arrested nearby. (The Evening Journal, Lubbock, Texas)

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