The Armed Citizen® Sept. 9, 2024

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posted on September 9, 2024
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The Armed Citizen

Armed Citizen® Today

A disabled Vietnam War veteran defended his life and his home from a knife-wielding intruder in Albuquerque, N.M. on Monday, August 5.

The veteran was awoken early in the morning by a slamming noise coming from his bedroom window. When he investigated, he saw a knife stuck under the window, wiggling back and forth, and the window was opening up. The veteran grabbed a handgun he keeps on his nightstand, told the intruder to "get the hell away from here," and fired a single round. The intruder took off.

Police arrived on scene soon after, as the veteran called 911 after firing the shot, and officers found the intruder deceased on the street a short distance away. (KOB 4 News; Albuquerque, N.M.; 8/7/24)

From the Armed Citizen® Archives – November 1972

George Barker of Bakersfield, Calif., out for an evening walk, was approached by two men who said they had a gun and demanded money. Barker whipped out a pistol and forced the men to the ground until deputies arrived. (The Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, Calif.)

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