The Armed Citizen® June 26, 2012

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posted on June 26, 2012
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Just after 2 p.m. one afternoon, a woman was home alone when she heard a knock at her door. The two men at the door began inquiring about a friend of hers. Suddenly she was forced back into the house at gunpoint and into a closet. That closet, however, was where the woman kept a gun of her own. She fired at the intruders causing them to flee. One of the intruders suffered a gunshot wound and collapsed on the sidewalk outside. He was later pronounced dead. The woman was uninjured. (KCTV5 News, Kansas City, Mo., 4/9/12)

The Armed Citizen Extra

(The following account did not appear in the print version of American Rifleman)

April Hope Moore and her 20-year-old daughter were at home on a Monday night when Moore's estranged husband, Jeffrey Phillip Moore broke into the home. April Moore called the police, reported that Jeffrey was assaulting her daughter and requested assistance. Before police could arrive, April retrieved a handgun and shot Jeffrey in the struggle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. After further investigation, authorities ruled that April has acted in self-defense and did not press any charges against her. (Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, N.C., 5/5/12)

From The Armed Citizen Archives

June 1982: Frank Rock heard someone breaking into his Racine, Wis., home. He grabbed a .22 rifle and went to investigate. He found a youthful burglar just inside a bedroom window. Despite the homeowner's order to freeze, the intruder tried to dive out the window. Rock fired once, hitting him in the buttocks. Police caught up with the would-be burglar at a nearby hospital. (The Journal-Times, Racine, Wis.)

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