Armed Citizen® Today
An attempted store robbery was stopped by an armed bystander in Rapid City, S.D., according to police reports.
Late at night on Friday, January 24, the 25-year-old suspect entered a convenience store and attempted to steal merchandise. A store worker confronted the man, who then brandished a knife, threatening the employee. A bystander who was in the store drew a firearm and detained the suspect until police arrived. Officers took the robbery suspect into custody, and he is currently jailed and faces three counts of aggravated assault. (KOTA TV; Rapid City, S.D.; 1/27/25)
From the Armed Citizen® Archives – July 1965
Two men, acting strangely, entered the North Nashville, Tenn., grocery store of Wayne C. Garner and ordered cigarettes. Garner placed the cigarettes on the counter with one hand and grasped a 38-cal. revolver under the counter with the other.
When one of the thugs drew a .45-cal. semi-automatic out of his pocket, Garner quickly raised his gun and fired. The gun-wielding bandit fell dead, and his companion fled. (The Nashville Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn.)
