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From: [an 25970] at [anon.penet.fi] (Canadian Remailer)
Subject: The Armed Citizen, 7-94
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 15:23:22 UTC


THE ARMED CITIZEN
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Studies indicate that firearms are used over 2 million times a year 
for personal protection, and that 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 or 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.
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ARMED CITIZEN - JULY 5, 1994
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   A father and son teamed up to make a burglar's chosen profession a
bit more difficult.  Daniel Bracken and his father, Walter Bracken,
noticed a strange truck backed up to a family member's home near
Albuquerque, so they went to investigate, Daniel was armed with a
.30-30.  When two intruders tried to run over the elder Bracken with
the truck, the younger fired several shots from his rifle, wounding
the driver.  The other man fled.  Police said Daniel Bracken appeared
to have acted in self-defense.
        (The Journal, Albuquerque, NM, 03/11/94)
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   Rudely awakened when his girlfriend's former beau broke in and
began to beat them both with a broomstick, Uhrichsville, Ohio, 
resident Dan Mazalic managed to get to a closet where he kept a
loaded shotgun.  When the intruder continued to beat Mazalic and his
girlfriend, Mazalic fired a single blast, fatally wounding the
assailant.  The shooting ended a day in which the dead man had 
threatened the couple and apparently kicked in the door of Mazalic's
home.
        (The Times Reporter, New Philadelphia, OH, 03/05/94)
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   Jim Dalton, 83, of Higbee, Missouri, was afraid that three men on
his front porch were going to rob him, so he locked the door.  He was
proven correct when one of the men picked up an ax and started to 
hack his way through the door.  Dalton armed himself, and when the 
men ignored his warnings and broke through the door, Dalton fired his
shotgun, wounding one and routing all three.  "I wouldn't prosecute a
man who was defending his home from three ax-wielding hoodlums," said
the local prosecutor.
        (The Daily Tribune, Columbia, MO, 03/11/94)
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   Hearing noises outside his Venice, California, home early one
morning, Tak Cho readied his handgun, and took it with him when
someone knocked on the door.  Cho answered the knock, and when a man
tried to force his way in, Cho fired, mortally wounding the intruder.
        (The Outlook, Venice, CA, 03/22/94)
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   A criminal couple who teamed up to rob a Durham, North Carolina,
food store botched it badly when the clerk and his son got the drop
on them.  The woman held a razor knife to Charles Bailey's neck, but
he threw her into a shelving unit and began struggling with her.
When her accomplice lunged for the cash register, Harry Brockman,
Bailey's stepfather, pulled a .357 and shot him in the shoulder.
Brockman then helped subdue his son's attacker, and both would-be
robbers were arrested.
        (The Herald-Sun, Durham, NC, 03/27/94)
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   Behind the counter at a Watsonville, California, convenience
store, John Miller's evening was rudely interrupted when two men
entered the store, demanding money and stabbed him several times.
Miller pulled a 9 mm semi-auto and fired, ending the attack.  Miller
was hospitalized, his woulded attacker arrested.
        (Santa Cruz County Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA, 03/29/94)
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   In what is becoming a trend on the west coast, John Ayler was
forced to shoot a cougar that charged him and a friend.  Noticing
his dogs were acting oddly, Ayler, of Arlington, Washington, put his
gun in his belt, and with his friend went outside to look around.
When, instead of fleeing, the cougar charged directly at the two men,
Ayler pulled his gun and killed the cat.
        (The Herald, Everett, WA, 03/25/94)
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   Out of jail only seven weeks, a convicted burglar returned to his
old habits: and an armed citizen ended his "career" permanently.  The
crook pounded on the door of Curtis Schnepp's Oregon City,
Washington, house, breaking the door in the process.  He also woke up
Schnepp, who was taking a nap.  Schnepp got his .357 and found the
man crawling through the door.  When the man advanced after being
ordered to stop, Schnepp fired, mortally wounding him.  Schnepp's
actions were later affirmed by the county prosecutor.
        (The Daily News, Longview, WA, 03/31/94)
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   Ben and Kate Krantz, owners of a Nashville pawnshop, started
wearing guns on the job after losing cash, jewelry, and guns in a
robbery.  A month later, three armed men tried to rob the shop, but
this time it turned out very differently.  When the trio entered the
shop, both Krantzes pulled their guns, and in an exchange of shots,
killed one robber and wounded another.  A police detective said the
three were believed to be members of a local gang.
        (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 03/24/94)
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   Believing he was about to be fired from his job with a Fort 
Pierce, Florida, lawn-care business, a disgruntled employee got a gun
and went to the home of his boss.  But L.C. Salter, the owner and
intended target, was also armed.  When the employee pulled his gun,
Salter grabbed his .38 out of his truck.  In an exchange of shots,
the assailant was wounded, while Salter escaped unscathed.
        (Florida Today, Melbourne, FL, 03/31/94)
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   Attempting to help a customer who had entered his Lancaster,
Pennsylvania store, Jose Medina bent over to get cooking oil off a
shelf.  As he did so, the "customer" whipped out a baseball bat and
smashed Medina over the head several times.  Although injured and
bleeding from a large cut, Medina managed to grab a pistol from
behind the counter, prompting the assailant to flee.
        (The New Era, Lancaster, PA, 03/22/94)
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   Uneasy after a man asked to use her phone, a Springfield, 
Missouri, woman told him to use the one at a local convenience store.
Suspicious, she got a pistol and put it nearby.  A little later,
expecting guests, she unlocked her front door, and the stranger
entered.  He threatened her with a knife and forced her to undress,
but she was able to get her gun by claiming she had to use the
bathroom.  She was then able to fire at the would-be rapist, wounding
him.  He fled, but was quickly apprehended.
        (The News-Leader, Springfield, MO, 03/21/94)
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