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November 6, 2009

The Birmingham News, Birmingham, Ala. 10/21/09

A female employee of the Phone Store in Birmingham, Ala. was making her way to her car in the parking lot, when an armed robber confronted her and demanded money. A male store employee...
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November 5, 2009

The St. Louis Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo. 11/02/09

Around 4 a.m., a burglar broke into a garage in St. Louis. Mo. The break-in awakened the homeowner, who retrieved his gun and went to investigate. Upon discovering the intruder, the...
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November 4, 2009

WWMT, Battle Creek, Mich. 11/02/09

Early in the morning, two intruders broke into a home in Battle Creek, Mich. The homeowner became aware of the break-in and retrieved a shotgun. When the homeowner confronted the criminals,...
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November 3, 2009

WKRG, Theodore, Ala. 10/30/09

A woman armed with a knife attempted to rob the M&D Laundromat in Theodore, Ala. The owner of the laundromat responded to the threat by retrieving a gun, and the robber fled. Later...
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November 2, 2009

KPTV, Portland, Ore. 10/28/09, KELAAM 10/29/09 Lewis County, Wash.

A 62-year-old homeowner in Toledo, Wash. awoke to the noise of a burglar breaking in. The homeowner retrieved a gun and confronted the intruder. The homeowner ordered the intruder...
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October 29, 2009

NBC4i Columbus, Ohio 10/26/09

A robber armed with a gun approached a man walking his dog in Grove City, Ohio and demanded money. The man, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, drew his gun and fired at the criminal, striking...
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October 28, 2009

The Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Fla. 10/26/09

69-year-old Peter Gilmore and his 25-year-old son James McGlone were at home in Port Charlotte, Fla. when a pair of masked robbers, armed with a tire iron and knife, kicked in their...
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October 27, 2009

The Times-Herald, Newnan, Ga. 10/24/09

A woman in Newnan, Ga. returned home to find a burglar in her house. The resident retrieved a handgun and fired at the intruder, which caused him to flee. Police have stated that there...
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October 26, 2009

WHIOTV, Dayton, Ohio 10/23/09

Three men forced their way through the back door of a home in Preble County, Ohio. Once inside, an altercation between the three intruders and the male resident broke out. During a...
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October 22, 2009

The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio 10/22/09

A 70-year-old Right-to-Carry permit holder was spending some time with friends in her room at the North Side motel in Columbus, Ohio, when an intruder entered the room and demanded...
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October 21, 2009

The News-Record, Greensboro, N.C. 10/16/09

An armed intruder broke into the Greensboro, N.C. home of 80-year-old Charles Haithcock, by removing an air conditioner from the living room window. Haithcock became aware of the intruder,...
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October 19, 2009

The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo. 10/15/09

After hearing a suspicious noise, a homeowner in Kansas City, Mo. retrieved his gun and went to investigate. The homeowner discovered an intruder with a flashlight inside his home;...
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October 16, 2009

The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla. 10/15/09

Anthony and Peter Julien, two immigrants from the island of Granada, came home from work one night to find the bedroom light on in their Pine Hills, Fla. home. Both Anthony and Peter...
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October 15, 2009

Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla. 10/12/09

A bear attempted to gain access to a home in Lee County, Fla. three separate times. During each attempt, the homeowner called 911 for assistance. During the bear’s third attempt, the...
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October 14, 2009

al.com, Alabama 10/13/09

Around 3 a.m., a career criminal broke into the Brewton, Ala. home of an 81-year-old man and his wife. The armed, masked intruder made his way to the bedroom, where he woke the sleeping...
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October 13, 2009

WPVI, Philadelphia, Pa. 10/11/09

A criminal confronted a man in Philadelphia, Pa., hoping to make the man his third robbery victim of the night. The man, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, refused to go along with the...
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October 8, 2009

KENS5, San Antonio, Texas 10/08/09

Around 5 a.m., Cardell Deon Joseph kicked in the front door of a home in San Antonio, Texas. The homeowner armed himself with a gun and fired at Joseph, striking him and causing him...
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October 7, 2009

The Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas 10/05/09

Mark Brown, a homeowner in Houston, Texas, arrived home from the grocery store to find items in his house misplaced. Brown retrieved his shotgun and searched his house until coming...
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October 6, 2009

The Virginian-Pilot, Hampton Roads, Va. 10/05/09

Around 11 p.m., two armed masked men entered White’s Grocery in Newport News, Va. One of the robbers held the 62 year-old owner and an employee at the point of a shotgun, while the...
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October 5, 2009

WTVD Raleigh, N.C. 10/02/09

Around 7:30 a.m. Marcell Alston answered the door to his home in Halifax County, N.C. and was struck on the head by an intruder. The intruder continued to attack Alston, firing a gun...
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September 30, 2009

News4Jax, Jacksonville, Fla. 09/30/09

Two robbers in Jacksonville, Fla. confronted Keith Lofton outside a home where he was spending time with friends. The criminals asked for a ride in Loftin’s truck; then, one man drew...
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September 29, 2009

The Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio 09/28/09

Two masked men entered the Highland Square Pharmacy in Akron, Ohio and ordered everyone inside to get onto the floor. After hearing the order, one of the pharmacists retrieved a gun,...
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September 28, 2009

WXYZ, Detroit, Mich. 09/28/09, The Detroit News, Detroit, Mich., 09/28/09

Lawrence Adams, a former police officer and current pastor of the Westside Bible Church in Detroit, Mich., was alerted by the alarm company to a break in at his church. After arming...
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September 25, 2009

The Island Packet, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 09/23/09

A burglar armed with a large stick-like object entered a home on Hilton Head Island, S.C. in an attempt to steal the owner’s coin collection. When the homeowner became aware of an intruder,...
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September 24, 2009

The Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks, Alaska 08/14/09

Greg Brush was walking his dogs in Soldotna, Alaska, when without warning, a bear charged at him. Brush drew his gun and fired at the bear, killing it instantly. The bear was so close...
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September 23, 2009

The Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio 09/21/09

A Right-to-Carry permit holder in his 70s was driving in Dayton, Ohio when Philip D. Anderson’s vehicle moved to block his car. Anderson then exited his vehicle with a rifle and attempted...
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September 22, 2009

The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Fla. 09/19/09

A burglar in Lake Worth, Fla. hopped a fence onto 91-year-old Robert E. Thompson’s property , where he was immediately met by Thompson’s dog. The noise of the altercation between the...
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September 18, 2009

Florida Today, Florida 09/16/09

After hearing a noise by her carport, a homeowner in Titusville, Fla. went to investigate. Upon seeing someone inside her son’s truck, the homeowner retrieved her 12-gauge shotgun and...
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September 16, 2009

KGTV, San Diego, Calif. 09/15/09, SDNN, San Diego, Calif. 09/15/09

A criminal armed with a handgun lured an apartment resident in San Diego, Calif. to the door by knocking, then forced his way inside. The resident retrieved a shotgun and fired at the...
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September 15, 2009

WPVI, Philadelphia, Pa. 09/11/09

A 74-year-old homeowner in Lewes, Del. arrived home to find his front door forced open. Inside were two men, who when asked to leave, began to approach the homeowner. One of the intruders...
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September 14, 2009

The Kenosha News, Kenosha, Wis. 09/10/09

Two armed robbers entered the Jewelry Exchange pawn shop in Kenosha, Wis. As one of the robbers pointed a handgun at the store owner, the owner drew his own gun from a nearby desk and...
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September 11, 2009

KMBC, Kansas City, Mo. 09/07/09

A criminal armed with a gun attempted to break into an apartment in Kansas City, Mo. Upon discovering the intruder, the female resident of the apartment retrieved a gun and fired at...
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September 9, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. 09/05/09

A masked robber armed with a sawed-off shotgun entered AA Pawn Shop in Fulton County, Ga. and demanded money. A store employee responded by retrieving a firearm and firing at the...
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September 8, 2009

The Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio 09/02/09

Two armed men stormed into a house in Fairborn, Ohio, put their guns to the homeowner’s head and began to rob the house. While rifling through a safe in a bedroom, one of the criminal’s...
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September 4, 2009

The Clarion Ledger, Jackson, Miss. 09/01/09

The owner of Gipson Discount Food in Jackson, Miss., Robert Gipson, makes sure everyone who enters his store knows he is armed. Signs stating, “beware of owner!” and “we don’t dial...
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September 1, 2009

The Associated Press, Sacramento, Calif. 09/01/09

Three men confronted and attacked a resident outside of his apartment in Sacramento, Calif. When the resident retreated inside the apartment, the three criminals followed him in and...
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August 31, 2009

KPHO, Phoenix, Ariz. 08/31/09

Two masked men armed with handguns, attempted to rob the Casa De Empeno pawn shop in Phoenix Ariz. When one of the robbers pointed a gun at a 15-year-old store employee, the store manager...
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August 28, 2009

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 08/27/09

An employee of Lon Smith Roofing in Fort Worth, Texas heard the alarm at the business and went to investigate. When the employee got to the site, a man was leaving the building with...
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August 27, 2009

KRISTV Corpus Christi, Texas 08/26/09

After being robbed twice in less than a week, the owner of Brandt’s TV Audio Service in Corpus Christi, Texas decided to spend the night at his store to deter another robbery. Repeat...
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August 26, 2009

The Detroit News, Detroit, Mich. 08/25/09

A criminal armed with a gun approached a man outside an apartment complex in Detroit, Mich. and demanded money. The man, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, drew his gun and exchanged fire...
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