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Victim turns the tables on robbery suspect

WREG News Channel 3  

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Victim turns the tables on robbery suspect

A man turns the tables on a group of would-be robbers in Southeast Shelby County and it's all ...

WATE, Knoxville, TN 8/30/2016  

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Armed Clerk Saves Woman Held at Knife Point, Thwarts Robbery

An armed robber entered a store, and when he held a woman at knife point and demanded money ...

Gun Laws  

Friday, August 26, 2016

Resident holds home invader at gunpoint, WATE, Knoxville, Tenn. 08/23/16)

A man and woman were asleep at home in Sevier County, Tenn. when they were awakened by the ...

ABC6, Sevierville, TN 8/23/2016  

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Homeowner Holds Armed, Convicted Felon Robber at Gunpoint

After being woken up by the sounds of a would-be robber, a Tennessee homeowner held the armed man ...

The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, TN 8/9/2016  

Friday, August 12, 2016

Armed Homeowner Holds Burglar until Police Arrive

A homeowner heard a disturbance in the middle of the night, and acted quickly by retrieving his firearm ...

Gun Laws  

Friday, July 1, 2016

Armed citizen stops blade-wielding robber, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn. 06/30/16

A man armed with a “large bladed object” entered a Marathon gas station in East Ridge, Tenn. and ...

Fox News, Tennessee 5/12/16  

Friday, May 13, 2016

Armed Citizens Rescue Abducted 9-Year-Old

Two men safely found a 9-year-old girl who had allegedly been abducted by her uncle. The armed citizens ...

WBBJ-TV, Jackson, Tenn. 04/13/16  

Monday, April 18, 2016

Liquor Store Owner Fights Off Robbers

A pair of masked and armed robbers entered a liquor store in Lexington, Tenn. and attempted to rob ...

Tennessean, Nashville, Tenn. 03/18/16  

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Woman shoots home invader

JoShanda Odem was at home in in Antioch, Tenn. when she heard knocking at the door. Using a ...

Gun Laws  

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Auto sales worker halts masked and armed robber, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn. 03/28/15

Alan Miller was working at Miller Auto Sales in Chattanooga, Tenn. when a masked and armed man attempted ...

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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.