The Armed Citizen® May 18, 2026

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posted on May 18, 2026
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Armed Citizen® Today

In LaGrange, Ga., on the morning of May 13, a man walked up to the counter at a convenience store and handed the clerk a note that read, “Put all the money in a bag.” The clerk responded by pulling out the firearm he kept beneath the counter, whereupon the would-be robber grabbed his note and fled. Police are still searching for the suspect. (wtvm.com, Columbus, Ga., 5/14/26)

 

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – February 1987

A man broke into Jeffery Maynard's Virginia Beach, Va., home and began threatening the occupants. When the intruder blocked their attempts to escape, Maynard grabbed a rifle and mortally wounded the man. (The Virginian Pilot Ledger-Star; Norfolk, Va.)

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