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[align=left][font="Times New Roman, Times, serif"]The Self Defense Files:
[/font][font="Times New Roman, Times, serif"]True Stories of Armed Self-Defense
for January, 2001[/font]
[font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]Robert A. Waters
[/font][font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]published: 02.01.01[/font][/align]
[align=left][font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]This month brought numerous reminders of why many Americans own guns. But these stories were nowhere to be seen on ABC, CBS, CNN, or NBC. They weren't news to editors of the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times.
Overlooked by the mainstream media, these accounts show how lives are saved when law-abiding citizens own firearms.
Forty-five home invasions occurred in Chattanooga, Tennessee between October, 2000 and January, 2001. But on the night of January 12, the home invasions came to an abrupt end. Two masked gunmen burst through the door of Tiffany Bibbs's home. When the mother, who was holding her baby, attempted to dial 911, one of the robbers knocked the phone out of her hands. Then the assailants forced the four occupants of the house to give up their money and jewelry. As they were leaving, one of the intruders snatched Bibbs's baby from her arms and ran outside. Gerald Lamar Beverly, a visitor in the home, grabbed a handgun and followed the robbers. The assailant placed the baby on the porch and began shooting at Beverly. The visitor returned fire. When police arrived, Beverly and an armed neighbor were standing over the body of Mica Kaba Townsend. Beverly was not charged. There have been no more home invasions reported in Chattanooga since January 12.
On January 11, in Atlanta, Christopher Quilling and his girlfriend were relaxing at home when three armed men kicked down the back door and entered. As the intruders attempted to rob the couple, Quilling's Rotweiller attacked one of the gunmen. This gave the homeowner time to retrieve his own 9mm semiautomatic pistol. In a furious gunbattle, one robber was killed and a second was taken to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition. Quilling, who was shot in the leg, was released from the hospital the same night. Police ruled the shooting self-defense.
On January 16, Cumberland County, Tennessee restaurant owner Spiro Poulos shot two armed robbers. Wearing ski masks, they entered his pizzaria and held a pistol to his head. When the men demanded money, Poulos pulled his own gun and fired four times. One of the robbers was hit, and the other fled. The business owner, according to police, acted in self-defense.
On January 19, a grotesque series of events ended the life of an Akron, Ohio armed robber. Saleh Husein, owner of Kelly's Mini Mart, was working the counter when David Id-Deen entered the store, pulled a gun, and ordered the business owner to "freeze." Husein, whose brother had been murdered by a robber a year before, retrieved his own handgun and blasted four shots at Id-Deen, grazing his head. The robber panicked, dropped his weapon, and fled. Running into the street outside the store, Id-Deen was struck by an oncoming car and died of a broken neck. Husein was not charged.
In other cases, an armed man in Houston was shot and killed while attempting to rob a car stereo shop; the manager of a bar in Phoenix shot and killed one of four robbers; a homeowner in Portsmouth, Virginia shot a teenager who tried to break into his home; a store clerk in Tulsa, Oklahoma killed an armed robber; and a Phoenix father shot and killed a man who forced his way into the home.
And so it goes.
On January 26, a Merrillville, Indiana man used his handgun to save himself and his wife. His daughter's boyfriend, upset because the parents intended to move to Texas, threatened Thor Moody and his wife with a semiautomatic pistol. The Moodys ran to their bedroom and slammed the door shut. When the teen began shooting through the door, Moody grabbed a handgun and returned fire, driving the boyfriend from the house. The teen was quickly arrested. Thor Moody was treated for a minor wound to the arm and released from the hospital that night. No charges were filed against Moody.
On the afternoon of January 27, Johnny Tyson, attempted to rob Lin's Super Market in Savannah, Georgia. Tyson struck store owner Xiao Ming Lin in the face with a brick, knocking him to the floor. The robber then jumped the counter and attempted to open the cash drawer. Lin's son, also working at the store, drew a .38-caliber revolver and opened fire, killing Tyson. Major Willie Lovett of the Savannah Police Department refused to file charges against the owner's son. "People have the right to protect their property and themselves," he said.
On January 28, at 3:30 a.m., a teenager entered the business office of the Spenard Motel in Anchorage, Alaska. Holding a gun to the head of the clerk, he demanded money. The robber became agitated when he didn't get the amount he wanted. The clerk, thinking he would be killed by the gunman, pulled his own handgun and shot the robber five times. The clerk was not charged. The same could not be said for the robber.
These are just a few cases of armed self-defense that went unreported by the mainstream media in January, 2001. Because of this shameful neglect, many Americans have a distorted view of guns. The media will never convince people of their fairness and objectivity until they begin to cover these stories.[/font] [/align]
I am always thinking the what if scenarios. I find myself always in condition yellow when I am sitting in my home, I guess it's because I can't see through walls, and someone can be at my door and I not know it. These home invasion stories are the reasons why I am this way. When I am home, from the time I wake up, until the time I go to sleep, I always have a gun on me, (thanks to the J- frame) I am always anticipating someone trying to run in my house.
I like how the author comment at the start and the end of this article, there is really a need to show our community that guns are not bad, but it is the individual that's behind the gun that makes the difference. I strike up conversations with young people here, of all races, and I notice that a lot of them, don’t agree with owning a pistol, I am shocked at this. If one would just look at the world, at America, they will see that there are bad people in this world that could not care less about you or your family, why would anyone not own a gun, and why would anyone try to take that right away from us? No matter my reasoning to the people here, they don’t feel the need to be armed. I just don’t understand it. At least I know that the people on OCDO sees the need to be armed and this site is a huge aid to change the perception on guns in our society.
[align=left][font="Times New Roman, Times, serif"]The Self Defense Files:
[/font][font="Times New Roman, Times, serif"]True Stories of Armed Self-Defense
for January, 2001[/font]
[font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]Robert A. Waters
[/font][font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]published: 02.01.01[/font][/align]
[align=left][font="Arial, Helvetica, san-serif"]This month brought numerous reminders of why many Americans own guns. But these stories were nowhere to be seen on ABC, CBS, CNN, or NBC. They weren't news to editors of the New York Times, the Washington Post, or the Los Angeles Times.
Overlooked by the mainstream media, these accounts show how lives are saved when law-abiding citizens own firearms.
Forty-five home invasions occurred in Chattanooga, Tennessee between October, 2000 and January, 2001. But on the night of January 12, the home invasions came to an abrupt end. Two masked gunmen burst through the door of Tiffany Bibbs's home. When the mother, who was holding her baby, attempted to dial 911, one of the robbers knocked the phone out of her hands. Then the assailants forced the four occupants of the house to give up their money and jewelry. As they were leaving, one of the intruders snatched Bibbs's baby from her arms and ran outside. Gerald Lamar Beverly, a visitor in the home, grabbed a handgun and followed the robbers. The assailant placed the baby on the porch and began shooting at Beverly. The visitor returned fire. When police arrived, Beverly and an armed neighbor were standing over the body of Mica Kaba Townsend. Beverly was not charged. There have been no more home invasions reported in Chattanooga since January 12.
On January 11, in Atlanta, Christopher Quilling and his girlfriend were relaxing at home when three armed men kicked down the back door and entered. As the intruders attempted to rob the couple, Quilling's Rotweiller attacked one of the gunmen. This gave the homeowner time to retrieve his own 9mm semiautomatic pistol. In a furious gunbattle, one robber was killed and a second was taken to a local hospital where he was listed in critical condition. Quilling, who was shot in the leg, was released from the hospital the same night. Police ruled the shooting self-defense.
On January 16, Cumberland County, Tennessee restaurant owner Spiro Poulos shot two armed robbers. Wearing ski masks, they entered his pizzaria and held a pistol to his head. When the men demanded money, Poulos pulled his own gun and fired four times. One of the robbers was hit, and the other fled. The business owner, according to police, acted in self-defense.
On January 19, a grotesque series of events ended the life of an Akron, Ohio armed robber. Saleh Husein, owner of Kelly's Mini Mart, was working the counter when David Id-Deen entered the store, pulled a gun, and ordered the business owner to "freeze." Husein, whose brother had been murdered by a robber a year before, retrieved his own handgun and blasted four shots at Id-Deen, grazing his head. The robber panicked, dropped his weapon, and fled. Running into the street outside the store, Id-Deen was struck by an oncoming car and died of a broken neck. Husein was not charged.
In other cases, an armed man in Houston was shot and killed while attempting to rob a car stereo shop; the manager of a bar in Phoenix shot and killed one of four robbers; a homeowner in Portsmouth, Virginia shot a teenager who tried to break into his home; a store clerk in Tulsa, Oklahoma killed an armed robber; and a Phoenix father shot and killed a man who forced his way into the home.
And so it goes.
On January 26, a Merrillville, Indiana man used his handgun to save himself and his wife. His daughter's boyfriend, upset because the parents intended to move to Texas, threatened Thor Moody and his wife with a semiautomatic pistol. The Moodys ran to their bedroom and slammed the door shut. When the teen began shooting through the door, Moody grabbed a handgun and returned fire, driving the boyfriend from the house. The teen was quickly arrested. Thor Moody was treated for a minor wound to the arm and released from the hospital that night. No charges were filed against Moody.
On the afternoon of January 27, Johnny Tyson, attempted to rob Lin's Super Market in Savannah, Georgia. Tyson struck store owner Xiao Ming Lin in the face with a brick, knocking him to the floor. The robber then jumped the counter and attempted to open the cash drawer. Lin's son, also working at the store, drew a .38-caliber revolver and opened fire, killing Tyson. Major Willie Lovett of the Savannah Police Department refused to file charges against the owner's son. "People have the right to protect their property and themselves," he said.
On January 28, at 3:30 a.m., a teenager entered the business office of the Spenard Motel in Anchorage, Alaska. Holding a gun to the head of the clerk, he demanded money. The robber became agitated when he didn't get the amount he wanted. The clerk, thinking he would be killed by the gunman, pulled his own handgun and shot the robber five times. The clerk was not charged. The same could not be said for the robber.
These are just a few cases of armed self-defense that went unreported by the mainstream media in January, 2001. Because of this shameful neglect, many Americans have a distorted view of guns. The media will never convince people of their fairness and objectivity until they begin to cover these stories.[/font] [/align]
I am always thinking the what if scenarios. I find myself always in condition yellow when I am sitting in my home, I guess it's because I can't see through walls, and someone can be at my door and I not know it. These home invasion stories are the reasons why I am this way. When I am home, from the time I wake up, until the time I go to sleep, I always have a gun on me, (thanks to the J- frame) I am always anticipating someone trying to run in my house.
I like how the author comment at the start and the end of this article, there is really a need to show our community that guns are not bad, but it is the individual that's behind the gun that makes the difference. I strike up conversations with young people here, of all races, and I notice that a lot of them, don’t agree with owning a pistol, I am shocked at this. If one would just look at the world, at America, they will see that there are bad people in this world that could not care less about you or your family, why would anyone not own a gun, and why would anyone try to take that right away from us? No matter my reasoning to the people here, they don’t feel the need to be armed. I just don’t understand it. At least I know that the people on OCDO sees the need to be armed and this site is a huge aid to change the perception on guns in our society.
