Date: Sun, 23 Jul 95 10:11:21 PST
From: [r k ba] at [xpresso.seaslug.org] (Bill Vance)
To: [n--b--n] at [mainstream.com]
Subject: INFO: Armed Citizen Columns for August, 1995 (fwd)
Message-ID: <[9507231811 AA 00 rqa] at [xpresso.seaslug.org]>

In <[9507230602 AA 11490] at [gatekeeper.nra.org]>, on Jul 23, NRA Alerts wrote:

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The American Rifleman, August 1995

THE ARMED CITIZEN

     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


     Concord, New Hampshire, resident Stephen Lockawich and his
100-lb. chocolate lab, Mousse, were scouring woods for shed deer
antlers when suddenly charged by a rabid skunk. The crazed
critter lashed out at the much larger dog, sinking his teeth into
Mousse's leg before being knocked loose. The dog and his owner
attempted to escape through the woods only to discover the skunk
right behind them. Lockawich then drew his .38 and fired four
shots, killing the diseased pest. (The Monitor, Concord, NH,
3/27/95)
 
     A Canajoharie, New York, car thief's efforts were put in
park after a potential victim pressed a shotgun to the criminal's
throat. Daniel J. Stetin foiled the crime after awaking for work
and discovering his car already running outside. He grabbed a
shotgun and went to investigate, while his wife grabbed the
telephone and dialed 911. Confronted by an armed and angry
Stetin, the crook rested quietly on the ground and waited for
police to arrive. (The Sunday Gazette, Schnectady, NY, 5/21/95)
 
     A crazed teenager screaming "Satan will get you," chased a
Hermitage, Pennsylvania, woman into her home, then tore a sliding
glass door from its track. The woman then pulled a .22 cal. gun
on the intruder, who fled at the sight of the firearm. The teen,
who had been recently prosecuted in another community, was
arrested 15 minutes later by police who had to use pepper spray
to subdue the suspect. (The Herald, Sharon, PA, 4/3/95)
 
     Mobile, Alabama, citizen activist Lillian Jackson was
driving by some properties she owns when she noticed two
unfamiliar men coming out one of the houses. Jackson grabbed her
.38 snub-nose from beside the seat of her car and drew a bead on
the pair, who heat a hasty retreat.  It was the third incident in
which the president of the local March Against Crime organization
had been forced to use her gun, dubbed "The Equalizer," to stop
or apprehend a burglar. (The Register, Mobile, AL, 4/26/95)
 
     William Buchas and his wife were walking across a
Plainville, Connecticut, store parking lot with an armful of
groceries when Buchas' wife noticed a man inside their camper.
While the thief worked at removing a CB radio, Buchas slid in the
back door of the RV, grabbed a loaded handgun and forced the
crook outside at gunpoint. Police soon arrived and arrested the
criminal, who was reportedly so shook up at the sight of Buchas'
sidearm that he cried for two hours after being taken into
custody. (The Press, Bristol, CT, 5/20/95)
 
     A stabbing suspect facing attempted murder charges was holed
up in a Simi Valley, California, couple's home when the two
returned. Despite the seriousness of the charges facing the
bloody intruder, involved in a fight the night before, he offered
no resistance to the armed husband, who ordered him to lay on the
floor while his wife called police. (The Daily News, Simi Valley,
CA, 5/19/95)
 
     NRA member Bob Rocchio was behind the counter of his
Providence Rhode Island, liquor store when a man entered and
pointed a gun at him . Walking around the counter as if to
surrender cash, Rocchio instead unleashed a shot at the bandit,
who returned fire and fled the store. Neither man was hit. (The
Journal Bulletin, Providence, RI, 4/1/95)
 
     Winston-Salem, North Carolina, resident Lloyd Bowens and
neighbor, Larry Hughes heard somebody in Bowens' home as they
talked on the porch and decided to investigate. Once inside, the
two encountered a brazen intruder who first throttled Hughes and
then charged Bowens with a pair of scissors. The attack was cut
short when Bowens drew his .32 revolver and fired two shots,
seriously wounding the intruder--an amazing feat considering
Bowens has been blind close to 30 years and used his hearing to
guide his aim. (The Journal, Winston-Salem NC, 4/30/95)
 
     "He's the only reason why they didn't empty the entire
store. What he did was outstanding," said one police officer
about an unidentified man who single-handedly put an end to
looting at an Atlanta, Georgia, shopping mall. When hundreds of
young revelers-turned-hoodlums ran wild and began ransacking and
looting businesses, the man jumped from his car with a shotgun,
firing three shots into the air. The thieves scattered and fled
as the citizen knocked stolen merchandise from some of their
hands and held one young crook for arriving police officers. (The
Journal Constitution, Atlanta, GA, 4/23/95)
 
     A Caldwell County, North Carolina, couple was watching
television in their home when Denise Kent noticed their back
doorknob moving. Her husband Mike quickly grabbed his S&W .357
and pulled the door open to find a man standing at the door
trying to get in the house. Kent then knocked the intruder to the
ground and held him at gunpoint until sheriff's deputies arrived
on the scene. (The News-Topic, Lenoir, NC, 4/28/95) 

     Seymour, Connecticut, race shop owners Vinny Anglace and
Scott Ritter stopped by their business to search for a missing
transmission when they discovered an unlocked door and a
partially disassembled $12,000 racing engine sitting by the
entrance. Expecting the criminals to return, Anglace got his 9 mm
semi-auto pistol and started to climb into a loft to wait when he
looked over and discovered the pair of thieves sitting in a car
listening to the radio. Anglace immediately covered the two,
while Ritter phoned police. (The Post, Bridgeport, CT, 4/11/95) 

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