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THE ARMED CITIZEN April 1998
Studies indicate that firearms are used over two million times a year
for personal protection, and that the presence of a firearm, without a
shot being fired, prevents crime in many instances. Shooting usually
can be justified only where crime constitutes an immediate, imminent
threat to life, limb, or, in some cases, property. Anyone is free to
quote or reproduce these accounts. Send clippings to:"The Armed
Citizen:' 11250 Waples Mill Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.
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Rafael Fernandez's Philadelphia check-cashing agency had been robbed
one too many times. He obtained a rightto-carry permit, determined
that he would not be a victim again. While entering the rear of his
store one morning, he was approached by an armed man who tried to
force his way in. Fernandez drew his .45 cal. pistol and shot the
man, who died a short time later. An accomplice drove off at the
sound of the shots and was being sought by police. (The Daily News,
Philadelphia, PA, 10/15/97)
When a masked man armed with a shotgun burst into Sam's St. Johns
Seafood restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, and announced a robbery,
diners Oscar Moore and Robert Guerry were spurred to action. As the
man held tenifled patrons hostage and demanded that a waitress open
the cash register, Moore and Gueriy, both armed with .22 cal.
pistols, opened fire, hitting the robber several times. The suspect
fled but was later apprehended and charged with armed robbery. Moore
said, "Somewhere along the line, we the people have to start
proteeting ourselves." (The Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL, 10/24/97)
A rash of burglaries in Sutton, West Virginia, came to an end when
armed citizens intervened. After seeing a man inside a closed store,
a woman called the owners, Linda Shaver and Brenda Argabrite. The two
armed themselves and confronted the intruder, holding him for police.
The man is suspected of 15 breaking and-entering crimes.
(Braxron Citizens News, Sutton, WV, 10/14/97)
William Cobb of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is glad he carries a pistol
on him at all times. While mowing his lawn one afternoon, he was
approached by a masked man armed with a pistol and demanding money.
Cobb obliged him. When the crook demanded more, Cobb drew his own .38
cal. revolver and shot the man, killing him. Police said, "He was put
in a position where he had no choice ... He was going to give up the
money. He had no intention of pulling the gun."
(Daily Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA,10/14/97)
Liquor store clerk Thomas Beasley of Cordele, Georgia, felt the
pressure of apistol in his side and heard his assailant say, "Give
it up, give it up!" Beasley drew a ~38 cal. pistol from his pocket
and fired twice, hitting the robber. The crook managed to get off
two shots himself, wounding Beasley, who was still able to lock the
store's door, trapping his attacker inside until police arrived. The
man, a convicted robber out on parole, died at the scene. (The
Dispatch, Cordele, GA, 10/10/97)
Peter Sabatini of Orlando was riding his bicycle one afternoon when
he was attacked by a youth armed with what later turned out to be a
pellet pistol. The attacker threatened him with the gun and tried to
take the bike. Fearing for his life, Sabatini, a carry permit holder,
drew his .45 pistol and fatally shot his assailant. The youth had a
criminal history.
(The Sentinel, Orlando, FL, 10/18/97)
The young drifter asked X6year-old James Ridener if he could use the
phone in the elderly man's Indianapolis, Indiana, home. Ridener let
him in, but instead of using the phone, the man put what the
homeowner thought was a gun to his neck and demanded money. Ridener
drew his own pistol and shot his assailant, who fled. A wounded man
was apprehended near the home an hour later.
(The Star, Indianapoiis, IN, 10/3/97)
A pair of teens--one of them armed-forced their way through the
front door of Johnnie Mae Stewart's Charlotte, North Carolina, home
and demanded that she give them her money. n~e 50-year-old single
woman went to a drawer to retrieve the cash, but saw her.22 pistol
and decided to give them something else instead. She shot the armed
crook, and the two intruders fled. The wounded suspect later turned
himself in to police. (The Observer, Charlotte, NC, 9/28/97)
When he heard screaming outside his Phoenix home, Joe Ligidakis
looked out to see an elderly woman running across his front yard
pursued by a male assailant who was beating her. Ligidakis grabbed a
pistol and went outside to confront the man, who was savagely
attacking the woman. The attack was stopped, and the man was held for
police. The attacker has been linked to a series of 1994 rapes.
(Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ, 9/27/97)
It's not every day that a man kneels on top of you while holding a
gun to your head. When Gregory Blackinton, a right-to-carry permit
holder, saw this happening to someone in Hartford, Connecticut, he
drew his pistol and ordered the attacker to stop. When the armed hood
turned his pistol on him, Blackinton fired. The wounded man was
arrested and charged with carjacking and possession of a weapon by a
convicted felon.
(The Day, Hartford, CT, 10/12/97)
While he relaxed on the front porch of his Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, home, 71-year-old Leonard Carter was suddenly attacked
by a drug-crazed thug. The two struggled and Cartermanaged to break
free and make it inside his home, followed by his much younger
attacker. Carter ran upstairs and retrieved a .38 cal. pistol while
his tormentor was in the kitchen arming himself with a knife. Carter
confronted the man and, whin the intruder threatened to kill the
homeowner, the elderly gentlemen fired two fatal shots.
(The Daily News, Philadelphia, PA, 10/30/97)
Las Cruces, New Mexico, street cleaners Ramon Zamora and Jesus
Zavala had been robbed before. They decided to do something about it
and got carry permits for their 9 mm sis2ols. When accosted by three
youtEts~ho brandished pistols and threatened to rob them, the pair
drew their own pistols and shot the three attackers, killing one and
wounding the two others. Zamora and Zavala were not charged.
(Sun News, Las Cruces, NM 10/12/97)
The American Guardian April 1998
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THE TRUTH BELONGS TO US ALL
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GUN CONTROL LAWS may seem to be sensible, but it
is unrealistic to think that people with no compunction
against murder, rape, ect WILL OBEY GUN LAWS.