Armed Citizen® Today
An argument between two men in Shreveport, La., turned into a gunfight, with an armed citizen defending himself from the aggressor, according to local police.
An investigation revealed that the two men had been shouting at each other in the street at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, when the aggressor walked over to the other man's house with a firearm and began shooting. The homeowner had armed himself and returned fire in self-defense, striking the shooter in the lower leg.
Police arrested the man who started shooting, and he faces charges of attempted second-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. Local news reports noted that the aggressor had a prior conviction for domestic abuse battery by strangulation. The victim was wounded in the encounter but is expected to recover. (KTBS News; Shreveport, La.; 7/30/25)
From the Armed Citizen® Archives – June 1967
"Give me all the money you have here," demanded a man armed with a big knife of Cleveland, Ohio, van lines clerk, Patricia Cawthon. Mrs. Cawthon walked calmly to a nearly closet, picked up a snub-nosed semi-automatic pistol, turned to the knife-wielding bandit and said, "Where do you want it?" The thief ran out the door. (Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio)
