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THE ARMED CITIZEN  Febuary 97

 Daniel Shelton's Martinsville, Virginia, neighbors regard him as a
 hero afterhe confronted aman who broke into his home by shining a
 flashlight at him and holding a cocked .45 Government Model to his
 head. "Get on your knees or 1'11 blow your head off," he said.
 Shelton then contacted police who took the man into custody. Police
 applauded the homeowner for his restraint in not shooting the
 intruder. Shelton admitted though he was angry and fearful at the
 time, he too was glad no shots were required. Many of Shelton's
 neighbors, who reported being burglarized on numerous occasions,
 doubted they would have been so understanding. (The Bulletin,
 Martinsville, VA, 8/15/96)

 The gun shoved in night manager Eric Golden's face during a robbery
 two weeks before at the Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant where he
 worked was enough to prompt him to start carrying his own firearm.
 Ten days later, evidently emboldened by the easy pickings. the same
 two bandits returned to hold Golden up again. This time, Golden
 foiled tuerobbery by wounding one of the suspects with a gunshot.
 Both thugs were arrested by police and charged in the two incidents.
 (The Banner, Nashville, TN. 9/2/96)

 District Attorney Robert Schwarz refused tocharge an Albuquerque, New
 Mexico, Dunkin' Donutsemployee with any wrongdoing after the armed
 store clerk killed one of two would-be robbers. The two suspects had
 entered the store posing as customers. When the clerk turned to get
 their donuts they drew guns and demanded cash. The clerk refused. One
 bandit fired a single shot at the clerk, barely missing his head, and
 the other banditjumped over the counter and attempted to shoot the
 employee, but his gun jammed. By then, the clerk had retrieved his
 own handgun and returned fire, fatallv injuring the suspect who had
 jumped tl;e counter. The dead crook's accomplice fled the building. 
(The Journal, Albuquerque, NM~ 9/6/96)

Harold Whitley sat watching television with his daughter and
granddaughter in his Forestville, Pennsylvania, apartment when a man
barged in holding a pistol and demanding money. As the man searched
the apartment for cash, Whitley was able to retrieve his .22 cal.
Remington rifle.A confrontation ensued and Whitley mortally wounded
the suspect with several shots. The suspect had a criminal record
dating back to 1979 and had cases pending against him for burglary and
criminal trespass when he died. (The Republican & Evening Herald,
Pottsville, PA, 8/26/96)

 A 45-year-old Gwinnett County, Georgia, woman carried her gun into
 the kitchen to investigate a noise. There, she discovered her
 yardman, who had threatened her earlier in the day, had just broken
 into her home. She ordered the man to leave, but he replied she would
 have to shoot him first. She did. The man was hospitalized and police
 did not expect any charges to be filed against the woman. 
(The Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA, 9/8/96)

 The bandit brazenly barged into the Rochester, New York, market,
 shoving a gun into the face of the owner's wife, who was working
 behind the counter, and demanding dash. The owner witnessed the
 confrontation and quickly pulled his own handgun out, shooting the
 armed robber. Hit in the arm, the suspect ran outside to a waiting
 car and went to a nearby hospital where he was arrested. Neighbors
 said the store had been held up several times in the past two years. 
(The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY, 8/29/96)

 The two masked men stood over a sleeping Wayne Arbus after breaking
 into his Scotch Plains, New Jersey, home and shot him in the head
 when he awoke. Leaving him for dead, the two then rummaged through
 his house stealing a VCR, his wallet, credit cards, money, a BB gun
 and the keys to his car, which they decided to take as well. The
 severely wounded Arbus was conscious all the while however, playing
 possum until he heard his attackers leave. He then retrieved his .357
 Mag. and ran outside, shooting at the men as they escaped, hitting
 his own car in the process. The two were soon arrested in another
 stolen car after Arbus alerted police. 
(The StarLedger, Newark, NJ, 9/14/96)

 Two fares sat in the back of a Suffolk, Virginia, taxi cab, when one
 of the men pulled a revolver on the driver, James E. Ridley. Ridley
 responded by pulling a .38 he carried and shooting the armed man. His
 accomplice jumped from the cab and fled. Ridley then drove the
 injured suspect to the hospital for treatment. 
(The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, 10/3/96)

 Lawrence Nelson immediately recognized the man who walked into his
 San Jose, California, liquor store as the same man who had robbed the
 business of$3,000 three weeks before. Inhis hand was the same handgun
 and he even said the same words, "Put all your cash on the counter."
 But unlike three weeks before, Nelson had his own gun--a 9 mm Glock
 that held 17 rounds-sitting on his counter instead of in a drawer. A
 single shot from Nelson stsuck the robber, who dropged his gun and
 made a quick retreat. Police arrested the injured crook nearby. 
(The Mercury News, San Jose, CA, 9/26/96)

 Eighty-eight-year-old Wilbur Bolen couldn't return to sleep after a
 burglar broke into his Phoenix, Arizona, home and made off with two
 of his VCRs. He was afraid that the intruder would return--and he was
 right. About three hours after the first break-in, Bolen heard
 somebody trying to enter his front door. As the invader pushed the
 door open, Bolen fired a shot for the first time in 20 years. Hit,
 the suspect let out a yell and disappeared into the night. Police
 were still searching for the wounded housebreaker. (The Republic,
 Phoenix, AZ, 10/6/96)