Chris Cox's NRA Armed Citizen. True Stories of Your Right to Self Defense in Action.
 
MAY 2018
Seventy-year-old grandma opens fire on an alleged home intruder
By Bob Brooks, WPVI-TV 6 (Philadelphia, PA)
A 70-year-old grandmother shot an alleged home intruder in Philadelphia, Pa., leaving him hospitalized. The woman awoke around 4 a.m. after hearing someone trying to break into her home. She pulled out a gun and shot the intruder after he made his way up to her bedroom…
Woman uses six-shooter to repel shovel-wielding intruder
By John Carroll, KWTX-TV 10 CBS (Waco, TX)
A Limestone County, Texas woman used her six-shooter to hold a shovel-wielding home intruder who had kicked in the front door of her home and charged at her. The intruder fled after the woman threatened to shoot him if he took another step. Police later caught up with the suspect…
23-year-old woman shoots robber in downtown Raleigh
By Ron Gallagher and Thomasi McDonald, News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
A 23-year-old woman shot and injured a man after he attempted to rob her in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The assailant was taken to the hospital for treatment and was charged with common law robbery. The woman obtained her concealed carry permit last year and purchased a firearm just last week…
Woman shoots kidnapper after he abducts her from her home
By Amanda Shaw, Fox Carolina (Greenville, SC)
The Anderson County, South Carolina woman was kidnapped from her home by her ex-boyfriend. The woman was able to get the gun away from the kidnapper and shot him in the chest after he stopped for gas…
Armed woman notices husband in trouble with would-be robber; robber flees
By Jeremy Pierre, Fox 13 (Memphis, TN)
A man pulled a gun on three adults at a home after he asked for a phone and then a ride. The trouble unfolded after two of the three adults, an uncle and his niece went inside the house. The niece then noticed her husband in trouble with the armed intruder outside and came out of the house with her gun…