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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Homeowner holds criminal at gunpoint until police arrive, KABC, Los Angeles, Calif. 01/05/15

Jeff Preach was at home in Castaic, Calif. when a man knocked at his front door. Preach answered ...

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Retired U.S. Customs agent fights off home intruder

Retired U.S. Customs agent Thomas Schenk returned to his home in Amboy, Wash. to find it ransacked. Schenk, ...

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Veteran's .45 frightens off thieves, The Gaston Gazette, Gaston County, N.C. 12/05/14

Sixty-eight-year-old disabled veteran Joseph Sapienza was at home in Gastonia, N.C. when he heard a suspicious noise at ...

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Pharmacist halts robbery, The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo. 12/09/14

A man with what looked like a real gun entered Medicap Pharmacy in Cheyenne, Wyo., pointed it at ...

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Owner defends shop from pair of intruders, Alabama.com, Alabama, 12/02/14

The owner of a mechanic shop in Birmingham, Ala. was sleeping at his business after repeated burglary attempts, ...

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Pawn store customer fells armed robber, WISH, Indianapolis, Ind. 11/18/14

A man entered Cash America Pawn in Indianapolis, Ind. pulled a hood over his head, drew a gun, ...

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Friday, November 14, 2014

Marine stops home invader, KPRC, Houston, Texas, 11/10/14

Dan Reynolds, a former Marine, was at home in Harris County, Texas when he heard the sound of ...

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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.