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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Police officer's cousin uses officer's gun to fight off armed robbers in NYC, New York Post, New York, N.Y. 08/16/16

A pair of thieves, at least one of whom was armed with a gun, approached an off-duty police ...

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Monday, June 20, 2016

69-year-old retired officer shoots robber, Time Warner Cable News NY1, New York City, N.Y. 06/13/16

A man walked into Parkside Pub in Queens, N.Y. and attempted to rob the bar and the customers ...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Cab driver thwarts robber, News Day, Melville, N.Y. 03/14/13

A cab driver was driving a passenger in Jericho, N.Y. when the passenger asked the cabbie how much ...

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y. 04/04/12

Owner Keidi Hindi was in a back room of the Court Street Express convenience store in Syracuse, N.Y., ...

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Friday, September 30, 2011

The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y. 09/30/11, WKBW, Buffalo, N.Y. 09/29/11

A pair of armed criminals attempted to rob 71-year-old Donald Miller outside his house in Buffalo, N.Y. After ...

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

WCBS, New York, N.Y. 04/13/11

Three men, at least one of whom was armed with a gun, broke into a home in East ...

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Friday, February 18, 2011

The New York Times, New York City, N.Y. 02/17/11

A pair of armed robbers entered Spinelli & Son jewelry store in the Bronx in New York City ...

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Friday, September 17, 2010

The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y. 09/16/10

Around 2 a.m., retired teacher Larry Goldstein was awakened by a suspicious noise in his Brooklyn, N.Y. home. ...

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y. 08/21/10

80-year-old Stephen Boyechko and his wife Pauline were napping just before 8 p.m. in their Pulteney, N.Y. home, ...

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y. 04/22/10, WHAM, Rochester, N.Y. 04/22/10

A 61-year-old concealed carry permit holder was walking home from a store in Rochester, N.Y., when two men, ...

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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.