The Armed Citizen protected by Smith & Wesson

A recap of some of the most compelling accounts of armed women who were brave enough to protect themselves and their loved ones.

A woman was awakened by the sounds of someone banging on her door, followed by breaking glass.

A would-be carjacker pulled a woman out of her car and attempted to drive away, his gun on his lap. But it ended badly for him.

Read accounts of three brave armed mothers who fought off intruders.

A woman defended her life when an armed man attempted to enter her car. Unfortunately for him, the woman was legally armed. 

An man was shot after forcing entry into the home of his estranged wife.

An intruder attemped to breech a bedroom in a rural Texas home where a mother and her children had retreated for safety. The man persisted, but she was armed. 

A woman who was being pelted with solid objects fired a gun at the assailants in self-defense.

An Ohio man broke into a home at about 2 a.m. and was immediately confronted by an armed woman, who was home with her children.