Reported By www.click2houston.com on 2013-08-08
While his wife was in a Houston Denny’s restroom, a man was robbed by six armed men. When his wife emerged from the restroom, she saw her husband on the floor, with the men around him, so she drew her licensed pistol and shot at the robbers, who fled….
Reported By www.lakeconews.com on 2013-07-02
“The Lake County [CA] Sheriff’s Office has reported that an attempted home invasion robbery Sunday resulted in gunshots being fired by a resident of the home…. Occupants of the home reportedly told deputies that they had head what sounded like someone gaining entry into the house through the dog door, Brooks said…. A male resident then armed himself and went to investigate the noise finding a male subject crawling through the dog door into the residence, Brooks reported. The resident of the home was holding what appeared to be a firearm, according to Brooks’ report. At that point the resident questioned the would-be robber, who began lifting the firearm towards the home invasion victim. Brooks said the resident then fired twice. The alleged robber immediately retreated from the dog door and ran from the residence, Brooks said. The resident then noticed a second suspect in the middle of the yard. According to the report the second suspect began raising what the resident thought to be a weapon and the resident responded by firing two more times causing the second suspect to flee on foot….”
Reported By www.click2houston.com on 2013-06-30
“Police said three men broke into an apartment, demanded money and showed a gun, but what they didn’t know is the resident also had a gun and shot two of them to death.Neighbors at Oak Leaf Village heard gunshots around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Houston police said there was a home invasion at one of the apartments. Lila Pena’s husband, Javier Ortiz, got out his gun and fatally shot two of the men….”
“Two armed men kicked open the front door or a Lafayette, La., home early Wednesday morning and were greeted by a homeowner who opened fire, killing one of the suspects…. two masked suspects were armed with handguns forced their way into the home. Once inside the home, the suspects exchanged gunfire with the home owner, he said.One of the suspects was fatally shot and the second suspect ran from the scene….”
Reported By www.washingtonpost.com on 2013-06-04
“A 10-year-old boy picked up a gun that was dropped in his home by a would-be robber dressed as a deliveryman and fired a shot, helping to chase away the intruder and a partner…. The intruders went upstairs to the second floor. A woman, the owner of the home, then slammed a bedroom door on one of the men’s arms.The man dropped his gun, police said, and it was picked up by the owner’s son, who fired a round that hit a wall….”
Reported By www.kmbc.com on 2013-05-24
“A south Kansas City woman fired shots at a group of people she said was trying to break into her home. …She heard someone jiggle the knob of the front door. The woman said she saw two other men heading to the back door.The woman said she peered through the blinds and saw the men putting on gloves and raising their feet to try to kick their way through the sliding glass doors. She said she pulled the trigger and fired straight ahead. The woman said the men ran off, firing shots toward the house….”
Reported By www.kxlh.com on 2013-05-23
“At around 2:40 in the afternoon, a 911 call came in from [a] homeowner…. He said he had just shot an intruder who was trying to burglarize his home. After shooting him once in the chest, the homeowner said the intruder broke through a window to get out of the home. He then drove his getaway car into a chain link fence where he died of his injuries…. Shortly after authorities got that call, they received other calls of burglaries in the area….”
Reported By Fox News on 2013-05-22
“26-year-old Samantha Minehart was stabbed while feeding the horse in her family’s barn. She was stabbed in the stomach and leg resulting in 11 stitches. Samantha says the man left as she fired two shots, missing him both times. …Samantha was carrying a gun because they’ve had problems before….”
Reported By ABC News on 2013-05-22
“At 4:45 in the morning [a man] started heading toward [Betty Collins’] house, then started kicking the door, trying to get inside. ‘I screamed as loud as I could, ‘get off my porch. I have a gun. I will shoot you.’ And he stayed at the door,’ explained Collins. ‘I’m like, ‘Get off my porch. I have a gun. I will shoot you.’ He didn’t move, so I opened the door and there he was standing 5 inches from the barrel of a loaded .357… I said, ‘Get on the ground.’ and he got on his knees. I said, ‘no, put your face in the dirt and you’re gonna stay there.’,’ recounted Collins….”
Reported By www.krem.com on 2013-04-03
A grandmother of ten fired a warning shot and then held a would-be burglar at gunpoint in her home until police arrived and arrested him. She called police when her back door was kicked in. “I told him I was armed. He kept coming, so I started backing up,” she said. That’s when she fired the warning shot. “You have to be prepared for anything. You don’t get do-overs. You can’t ask for a time out, so you just do what you need to do,” she said. (see also KXLY.com article)
