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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Gas station clerk scares off armed robber, WATE, Knoxville, Tenn. 01/27/13

A clerk was working his shift at the convenience store of a Sunoco gas station in Knoxville County, ...

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Neighbors praise man who fought off home invaders, WREG, Memphis, Tenn. 11/29/13

After hearing a back window of his home shatter, a homeowner in Memphis, Tenn. called 911 and armed ...

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Differently abled store owner captures robbers, WATE, Knoxville, Tenn. October 23, 2013

The wheelchair bound owner of Malone’s Jewelers in Alcoa, Tenn. was working at his shop when a man ...

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Monday, November 7, 2011

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. 11/04/11 WHBQ, Memphis, Tenn. 11/04/11

A Papa John’s pizza delivery man was lured to a vacant lot in Memphis, Tenn. where an armed ...

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

WTVF, Nashville, Tenn. 08/01/11

A 68-year-old grandmother was at home with her husband who uses a wheelchair in Nashville, Tenn., when two ...

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tenn. May 7, 2011

A woman was alone in her Clarksville, Tenn. home when she heard two intruders kicking the front door. ...

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn. 04/13/11

Police arrived at the U.S. Money Shop in Chattanooga, Tenn. to find an armed criminal attempting to rob ...

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. 08/09/10

A homeowner in Raleigh, Tenn. discovered burglar Clifford Massey attempting to break into his storage shed around 5 ...

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. 07/03/10

Two armed robbers approached a 21-year-old man at the Edgewater Apartment complex in Memphis, Tenn. and attempted to ...

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Expositor, Sparta, Tenn. 04/15/10

A man, woman and child were asleep in the living room of their home in White County, Tenn., ...

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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.