The Armed Citizen® May 4, 2026

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posted on May 4, 2026
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Armed Citizen® Today

In Garland, Texas, around 3:30 p.m. on May 3, a man driving a green car collided with two other cars. When all the vehicles pulled into a gas station to assess the damage, the man started pulling on the other vehicles’ door handles, successfully accessing one but failing to drive away in that vehicle.

He then crossed the street to a convenience-store parking lot, confronting another driver after he got out of his vehicle. That driver still had five children in his car and defended against the attempted carjacking, struggling with the would-be robber and then shooting him at least once.

The suspect later died at the hospital, and no other injuries were reported. (nbcdfw.com; Dallas, Texas; 5/3/26)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – June 1978

Aboard his boat in the early morning hours, Robert O'Neal of Sarasota, Fla., heard muffled voices from the deck. Prepared for the unexpected, O'Neal grabbed his handgun and confronted the intruders. They stayed aboard until the police arrived to take them on a voyage to the city jail. (The Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Fla.)

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