The Armed Citizen<\/b><\/p>\n
In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, one should not be too quick to condemn gun ownership, as it’s not always a bad thing. Our country needs to deal with mental illness, overall criminal behavior and society’s tendency to foster violence as a form of conflict resolution, not disarm. It’s too bad there were so few armed security on campus, and that none of the teachers or other students were packing. The gunman’s trail of dead might have been far shorter had he met quick resistance. -Ed<\/i><\/p>\n
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Kansas\u2019 concealed carry law took effect January 1, 2007. On January 19, two armed men burst into a gas station owned by Dean Yee. According to police, they twice demanded money from Yee while holding him at gunpoint. A customer inside the store, however, had a concealed-carry permit. He shouted for the robbers to drop their weapons. When they refused, he shot one suspect before the other fled. Station owner Yee feels lucky to be alive. \u201cI would have been shot in the chest,\u201d he told 27 News. Kansas Sen. Phil Journey, (R-Haysville) added, \u201cHopefully this will put other criminals and thugs on notice that Kansas is a different state today than it was just 20 days ago.\u201d (The Topeka Capital-Journal, Topeka, KS, 01\/23\/07)<\/p>\n
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Raymond Hill\u2019s 12-year-old daughter woke him up with startling news: two people were trying to break into their home. Police say Hill loaded a .40-caliber handgun and went downstairs, where he saw one of the suspects removing a screen from the rear window. The suspect continued trying to break in, and Hill shot and killed him. Police nabbed the second suspect as he attempted to flee on a bicycle. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas, NV, 01\/24\/07)<\/p>\n
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Isaac Wilson pulled over to take a cell phone call when a career criminal approached. The man pointed from inside his clothes with what Wilson thought was a gun. He then told Wilson to get out of the car. They traded places, and then Wilson ordered the carjacker to get out. Police say the carjacker rushed toward Wilson acting as though he had a weapon. \u201cThat\u2019s why I pulled my gun,\u201d says Wilson. He shot his assailant once. The suspect was listed in fair condition at the hospital. (WTHR13 News, Indianapolis, IN, 01\/26\/07)<\/p>\n
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When two armed men approached a residence and flashed a handgun, the fearful person inside let them in. The resident\u2019s compliance only emboldened the intruders. Police say a shot rang out, and a relative in an upstairs apartment hurried down with a rifle. He shot both suspects, killing one and causing the other to flee. The wounded suspect was apprehended at the hospital. Authorities in Schenectady, N.Y., say it was the fourth case in two months in which a would-be victim shot an intruder. (Albany Times Union, Albany, NY, 01\/20\/07)<\/p>\n
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Police say a man and a woman were getting into their car outside a Wal-Mart when an attacker shoved a pistol into the man\u2019s stomach and demanded the keys. The woman pulled a pistol from the glove box and fired five shots at the carjacker, who dropped his pistol and ran away. He was arrested at a hospital where he sought treatment for a gunshot wound. \u201cWe\u2019re kind of hailing (the man and woman) as heroes,\u201d said Richland County, S.C., Sheriff Leon Lott. The suspect stands accused of committing nine additional armed robberies in less than a month. (The State, Columbia, SC, 01\/17\/07)<\/p>\n
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The safety of his mother and nephew was all 22-year-old Phillip Mendoza could think about after six armed men invaded their home. Mendoza snuck into a bedroom and grabbed a shotgun. \u201cI knew they had my mom with a gun and my little nephew,\u201d he recalls. Police say one of the intruders kicked open the bedroom door and Mendoza fired a load of buckshot, critically injuring the suspect. Then another intruder appeared in the doorway and Mendoza fired again, killing one of the men. The other intruders and the wounded suspect fled. Two were apprehended. (The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, AZ, 01\/04\/07)<\/p>\n
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Sonya Dople and her boyfriend, Charles Green, were getting ready for dinner when two masked men burst inside with a BB gun. Police say the men held the gun to Dople\u2019s head and forced her to the ground. That\u2019s when Green came around the corner, pointing his gun at the intruders and demanding their departure. When they refused, he shot one of the suspects and they fled the home. \u201cIf we hadn\u2019t had the gun and [Green] hadn\u2019t done that \u2026 we could\u2019ve been dead today,\u201d said Dople. (WATE6 News, Knoxville, TN, 01\/11\/07)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Armed Citizen In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, one should not be too quick to condemn gun ownership, as it’s not always a bad thing. Our country needs to deal with mental illness, overall criminal behavior and society’s tendency to foster violence as a form of conflict resolution, not disarm. 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