The Armed Citizen® Reload July 25, 2025

A crowbar-wielding thug smashing in your passenger-side car window? Oh, no you don't!

by posted on July 25, 2025
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The following accounts of brave women who defended themselves, their friends and family with a firearm appeared in an earlier edition of The Armed Citizen®.

A 27-year-old Philadelphia woman who was legally licensed to carry her firearm was forced to use it in self-defense after a man smashed her passenger-side window with a crowbar. In fear for her life, the woman fired at the man, 22, hitting him in the groin. The man then dropped the crowbar in the woman’s car and retreated to his own car, driving away to the city center. Authorities say they found the man outside of his vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to hospital in critical condition. (cbsnews.com; Philadelphia; 5/25/23)

A southern Indiana woman came to the defense of her husband when she reportedly saw a man drive through their front yard, exit the vehicle, force her husband to the ground, and point a gun at his head. The wife wasted no time in grabbing her own gun and shooting the man, WDRB-TV reported.

The incident began around 6:30 p.m., when officers responded to a 9-1-1 call, according to an Indiana State Police news release. When authorities arrived, they found the 45-year-old man in the yard with a gunshot wound. He he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to reports, investigators said the aggressor drove through the yard, grabbed the homeowner, forced him to the ground, and pointed a gun at his head. The homeowner's wife was witnessing the incident from inside, so in fear for her husband’s life, grabbed her handgun, went outside and shot the man.

State police investigators told a local TV station that the man was well known in the area and has a criminal background. It was also learned that he supposedly had once dated the homeowner's daughter, who no longer lives at the home. Police were unable to identify the reason he targeted her father. (WDRB.com; Louisville, Ky.; 8/8/23)

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