The following accounts of brave armed women who protected themselves and their families appeared in earlier editions of The Armed Citizen:
Concealed carry holders will universally tell you they hope they never have to draw their firearm on a person—but are prepared to do so in defense of their lives or their loved ones’ lives. Such is the case for a longtime CCW holder in Chicago, a mother who was forced to protect her daughter from a would-be home intruder. The mother said her 18-year-old daughter had just returned to her bedroom after bathing and saw somebody attempting to climb through her window. She alerted her mother, who immediately sprung into action, arming herself and running into her daughter’s bedroom where she saw the man hanging onto her window. The mother warned the man that she was armed and that she would shoot him. However, the man continued to advance into the room, which is when the mother fired at him, hitting him once in the leg. “I didn’t even know he got hit,” she told reporters. Police later located the 36-year-old injured suspect on a nearby street. He was taken to a hospital in fair condition, with charges against him pending. (abc7chicago.com; Chicago, Ill., 9/8/24)
A woman who was being assaulted by her husband ultimately shot him in the leg with her own gun. Here’s what happened: The husband, who was reportedly inebriated, engaged in an argument with his wife, then proceeded to repeatedly strike her in the face. The woman said her husband locked her in a bedroom and continued the assault, refusing to allow her to leave. That’s when she went for her gun, which was met with a struggle during which she discharged her firearm, wounding her husband in the upper thigh. The woman was able to get to a neighbor’s home, where police were summoned. From there they made contact with the man, convincing him to come out of the house. It was during a pat down that deputies discovered that the man was bleeding from his leg. After being treated at a local hospital, the man was charged with second-degree kidnapping; interfering with emergency communication; and assault on a female. He was held without bond because the incident was considered domestic violence. (qcnews.com; Hoffman, N.C.; 12/16/23)
