News stories of civilian self-defense seldom receive adequate media coverage. After all, armed good guys stopping violent felons does not make headlines like the lives of innocents being taken. Bias and agendas play their part, but the media does not cover an event that did not happen, such as a case where a good guy stopped a violent event before it it resulted in the loss of innocent life. However, these are exactly the type of stories we need to highlight to educate non gun owners before they head to the voting booth.
Lessons Learned From Four Gun Fights
He survived, and won, 4 shootouts with armed robbers. An article once called him The Most Dangerous Man in America. At the moment of his first gun fight, he decided he would not be a victim. After his second gun fight, he realized he was barely armed enough and kept buying and staging more guns, practicing his draw and started sending more rounds down range. Watch the video to see what he learned after his third and fourth gun fights.
Wake Up, Shoot Burglar, Have Heart Attack
Leavenworth County, KS – In Leavenworth, Kansas, this week, a 74-year-old woman was sound asleep with her .22 handgun when a burglar forced his way into her home. The handgun was a recently acquired bedfellow: The woman had bought it after reporting an attempted burglary just one week prior to this incident.
It was about 1:15 a.m. when Ralph Byrd Jr., age 41, woke the woman by breaking into the home. The woman (whose name has been withheld for her safety) immediately dialed 9-1-1. The operator was on the phone with her as Byrd made his way up the stairs. Unexpectedly, the elderly woman was waiting for him on the second floor. She met him with a single shot to the head, which proved fatal.
“It was pretty cut and dried,” said Leavenworth Police Major Dan Nicodemus. “She called 911. She stayed on the phone. She confronted the burglar and she defended herself.”
Right after pulling the trigger, the woman began suffering a heart attack. Fortunately, the police and medical personnel were already on their way to her home. When they arrived, they were able to transport her to the hospital
“Obviously,” Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson announced, “the county attorney is not going to file charges against the 74-year-old woman.”
According to court records, the deceased Mr. Byrd had already been convicted of an attempted burglary in 2017.
The woman’s neighbor, Jeff Marrin, says she’s lived on his block for over 10 years. It’s a quiet neighborhood, where most of the homes are close to 100 years old, and the neighbors try to look out for one another
“I’m very proud of [the woman],” Marrin said. “I’m glad she’s safe.”
We couldn’t agree more.
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Who says .22 is too small for self defense?
Who says you need training top use a pistol for home defense?
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