Right to Bear Arms – 3 Self-Defense Updates

This first one is quite alarming as I have an elderly grandmother who lives only  a couple of miles away from where this incident occurred.

BTW – Yes, my grandmother owns a gun and has a healthy supply of of ammo – she was quite the hunting enthusiast in her youth and has bagged many a deer…

Woman shoots, wounds burglar, police look for 3 suspects
By Mark Slavit - ConnectMidMissouri.com

COLUMBIA [Missouri] — A Columbia woman shot and wounded a burglar in her home about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.

Police say three black males, one with dreadlocks, wearing hoodies kicked in the back door of a home in the 3400 block of Winners Circle off of Blue Ridge Rd.

The unidentified woman shot one of the suspects after one of the men pointed a handgun at her as the suspects were leaving the crime scene.

Police notified emergency personnel at local hospitals to be aware of a burglary suspect seeking treatment for a gunshot wound.

Investigators say the victim has a conceal and carry license for a firearm and did not do anything illegal when she shot one of the burglars on her property.

Columbia Police Sgt. Ken Hammond said, “The victim reported to investigators that she felt threatened and the individuals were approaching her with a drawn firearm. She fired a round to stop that action towards her.”

After speaking to the unidentified burglary victim, she said the burglars stole some jewelry and video games.

The victim also saw a silver hatchback vehicle occupied by a black female that might have been used as a getaway car.

If you have any information, police urge you to call Crimestoppers at 875-TIPS or log onto www.875tips.com.

Cops investigate shooting in Ridge

BY JOHN VALENTI – Newsday.com

[LongIsland, NY] – Police are investigating a shooting in Ridge on Friday in which a witness says a resident of an apartment complex apparently shot a fleeing intruder.

Suffolk County Police confirmed there was a shooting at Ethan Allen Court, and said the victim was taken to Brookhaven Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries.

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The owner of the apartment declined to identify himself.

He said that, during the incident, two or three subjects broke into the apartment and that one was shot at least once in the leg attempting to flee.

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Homeowner shoots alleged intruder
The State

[South Carolina] – A Hopkins homeowner shot a man in the upper body Thursday morning, telling Richland County sheriff’s deputies the man was trying to break into his home.

The man who was shot outside the home on Air Base Road was in critical condition at Palmetto Health Richland, authorities said.

No charges had been filed Thursday, and deputies had not released any names.

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According to the FBI a burglar enters a U.S. home every 11 seconds and it’s on the rise, thanks in large part to the  down turn in the economy.

Help “theft-proof” your home by becoming a responsible gun owner.

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