Indiana Residents That Have Protected Themselves With Guns
This post is for a Liberal friend of mine that hates guns.I am listing page one of 17 pages of Indiana residents that have protected themselves, their family or an innocent third party with a gun. These are innocent lives that were saved because of gun owners.
This is one page of 17 in a state with only 6 million citizens. Imagine if extremely Liberal states like California and New York actually cared about their citizens constitutional rights and lives how many innocent crime victims could be saved.
Hey Liberals, why do you want innocent dead people? Guns save lives; PERIOD.
(This list is from http://www.nraila.org/ArmedCitizen/)
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 01/14/10
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 1/15/2010
An armed robber entered Diana’s Beauty Shop in Indianapolis and demanded money from employee Hendry Rodriguez. Rodriguez complied with the robber’s demands by emptying his pockets of about $30. The criminal then ordered Rodriguez to a back room, while he cleaned out the register. As he went to the back room, Rodriguez, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, retrieved his gun and fired a shot, which caused the criminal to fire a shot in return and flee the scene. No one was injured during the incident.
The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Ind. 12/24/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 12/28/2009
Michael Shaker, a Pizza Hut deliveryman in Anderson, Ind., had returned to the restaurant when armed criminal Spencer Simmons, was attempting to rob the store. As the criminal moved to the back of the restaurant, Shaker, a Right-to-Carry permit holder, drew his 9mm pistol and gave Simmons a verbal warning. Undeterred, Simmons lifted his gun towards Shaker, who responded by shooting the criminal, ending the robbery.
WFIE 14 News, Evansville, IN, 03/16/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 6/1/2009
When a man armed with a gun allegedly kicked in Derrick Murray’s back door and shouted that he was a police officer, Murray wasn’t buying it for a second. “[The suspect and his accomplices outside] were talking in street slang,” Murray explained. Police say Murray quickly retrieved a semi-automatic rifle and shot the intruder, causing him to flee. But the story doesn’t stop there. The intruder ran outside, where he was run over by his own getaway car. The panicked driver then backed up, running over him a second time. The suspect will face charges pending his release from the hospital. His two accomplices are being sought.
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, 01/06/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 4/1/2009
While fetching wood from her garage one evening, a 70-year-old woman heard what sounded like people fighting. “I looked over into the road to see what was going on, and about that time a guy comes running around the house,” she explained. The woman ran inside, got her gun and dialed 9-1-1. The man circled the house, pounding on all the windows. He broke through the living room window and knocked over the television. The woman can be heard on the 9-1-1 tape yelling at the man, “You stay right where you’re at!” Police say she aimed her gun at the intruder and told him, “If you come any closer, you’re going to be dead.” She then ordered him to the floor and he obeyed, collapsing into a fetal position. He remained that way until police arrested him.
WFIE, Evansville, Ind. 03/16/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 3/18/2009
Around 5 a.m. Evansville, Ind. homeowner Derrick Murray heard someone kicking in his door while shouting that it was the police. In reality it was 26 year-old criminal Derek Shaun Clark breaking into Murray’s home. When Murray heard Clark speaking what he described as “street slang, ” he knew something was wrong and retrieved his rifle. When Murray returned with his rifle, Clark was inside the home with a handgun drawn. Murray fired at Clark, striking him and causing him to flee to a waiting getaway car. But Clark never made it into the car. As Murray’s neighbor Katherine Vessels explained , “They backed up and ran over him and then he backed up and then they backed up into the alley and into him again… Then, they took off.” Clark was taken to a local hospital where he is in intensive care. Murray had a warning for any criminals who might target him in the future, stating, “I think a family man is the most dangerous person because they’ve got more to lose like I do.”
WTHR-TV Indianapolis, Ind. 01/25/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 1/27/2009
Around 11:30 a.m. Jeffrey Seats broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Indianapolis, Ind. After kicking in the door, Seats attacked his ex-girlfriend with a chair, in front of their two young children. The woman managed to get away from Seats long enough to run upstairs and retrieve a gun. As Seats followed her up the stairs, the woman fired at him, grazing his head and causing him to flee. Seats was later picked up by the police and charged with forced entry, invasion of privacy and domestic battery. Seats had a prior history of domestic violence, prompting his ex-girlfriend to get a restraining order put against him. But as Indianapolis Metropolitan Lt. Jeff Duhammel pointed out “Bottom line is, it’s just a piece of paper.” Lt. Duhammel went on to say, “She’s got a right to protect herself and her children.”
The News Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. 01/23/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 1/26/2009
Around 2:30 p.m., convicted felon Donald N. Jones entered Belmont Beverage in Fort Wayne, Ind. Security tapes show Jones walking around the counter and firing a gun, hitting the leg of an employee, before robbing two registers. When Jones moved back to the other side of the counter, another clerk, having already seen his co-worker get shot, drew his gun and fired at Jones, killing him. The armed citizen was a Right-to-Carry permit holder. Jones had a violent past, involving a string of at least nine armed robberies that he confessed to committing in 2000. One of the places Jones admitted robbing in 2000 was Belmont Beverage. The wounded employee is expected to make a full recovery.
The Post-Tribune, Hammond, Ind. 01/13/09
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 1/14/2009
Around 11:30 p.m. a driver pulled into the parking lot of McTavern’s Deli in Hammond, Ind. Soon after, two men, one carrying a gun, ordered the man to give up his money and his coat by the count of ten. Instead, the driver retrieved his handgun and fired at the armed criminals, striking and killing one, while the other returned fire. The remaining criminal then ran to a getaway car, where a third accomplice had been waiting. The two sped off but were soon picked up by police, after crashing into a wall. The driver was unharmed during the incident. Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller stated that the driver had a permit for the handgun and has not been charged.
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 12/22/08
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 12/23/2008
Around 8:50 p.m. an armed robber entered the Teinda Suarez grocery store in Indianapolis, Ind. The criminal ordered all of the customers into a single area of the store, while brandishing a handgun. The robber then pointed his gun at a woman and her baby. An employee, who saw the armed criminal point his gun at the woman and her child, retrieved his gun and fired at the robber. The robber was struck by a bullet and taken to a local hospital where he died. The police have not filed charges against the grocery store employee.
The Times, Munster, IN 01/10/08
State: IN
American Rifleman Issue: 4/1/2008
When a 51-year-old woman informed a man she didn’t want to be his girlfriend, he committed a series of disturbing acts. Several police reports chronicle the incidents, which include break-ins, vandalism and even assaults at the woman’s workplace. One day she found her home broken into, a clock-radio destroyed and undergarments missing. Two days later, she heard breaking glass and called 9-1-1 .The entire chilling incident was recorded on 9-1-1 audio “I’m so scared,”she told the operator, who advised her to lock herself in a bedroom. She hid in the closet with a 9 mm pistol loaned to her by a friend. Police say the alleged stalker began kicking in the bedroom door.”What are you doing?” the woman screamed “Stop it! Please stop it! Just stop it!” The man burst into the bedroom and began choking her. Gunshots rang out. The woman escaped while her assailant lay mortally wounded.
