The Armed Citizen® March 8, 2019

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posted on March 8, 2019
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Coming prepared to rob the place and do harm, an armed burglar entered a Pittsburgh home after climbing the roof of a rear porch. Armed with a rifle, the man then entered the second floor of the residence where he was greeted by the homeowner, who had left his bedroom armed with a handgun. The resident fired off one shot at the home invader, who died from his injuries. Authorities said that no charges were going to be filed against the armed citizen. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pa., 11/2/18)

The Armed Citizen Extra
A registered sex offender from New Bern found himself at gunpoint one Friday. After breaking into the back door of an Elizabeth City home, he was confronted and shot twice by the startled homeowner. The intruder promptly fled, then drove himself to a nearby hospital for treatment. (WITN, Elizabeth City, N.C., 02/01/2019)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives
March 1977
David Johnson of Victoria, Tex., walked into a loan office just as a gunman announced a holdup. Johnson ran outside, borrowed a rifle and returned to confront the robber. The thief fled but soon was captured by police. (The Post, Houston, Tex.)

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