Pistol on nightstand for decades fired for first time
In 1986, a homeowner laid a gun on his nightstand in case his life was ever threatened.
Thirty years passed by without incident. The homeowner had never even fired the gun.
But one night, a burglar wearing a skeleton mask and gloves broke into the man’s home and charged into his bedroom, demanding money.
The homeowner, by then over 80 years old, told the burglar he didn’t have any money.
Enraged, the burglar attacked the elderly man.
But the victim grabbed the firearm on the nightstand and fired one shot, striking the burglar and instantly ending his assault.
The attacker fled, but succumbed to his gunshot wound just outside of the home he had invaded.
No charges were filed against the homeowner.
Philly restaurant owner stops two masked robbers
Two armed, masked men burst into a Philadelphia restaurant and announced they were robbing the business.
The store’s surveillance cameras captured the holdup as the crooks began stealing cash.
But their spree ended when one of the store owners pulled out his own handgun, and opened fire – sending both of them running.
The outdoors surveillance camera recorded the crooks climbing a fence to get away, but one was hit by the owner.
“People do have a right to bear arms. The owner was just protecting his family,” said Philadelphia Police Lt. John Walker.
Investigators also found that the suspects had tried to cut the wires to a surveillance camera, but failed to disable the system. running.