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<blockquote data-quote="RugersGR8" data-source="post: 2875806" data-attributes="member: 56"><p><a href="https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2016/4/1/the-top-2-myths-about-self-defense-for-seniors/" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2016/4/1/the-top-2-myths-about-self-defense-for-seniors/</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">The Top 2 Myths about Self-Defense for Seniors</span></strong></p><p>by Wendy LaFever - Friday, April 1, 2016</p><p><strong>Myth 1: Senior citizens rarely need to defend themselves against significant threats.</strong></p><p><strong>Myth 2: Firearms don’t give senior citizens an advantage during a criminal attack.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>SENIOR CITIZEN SELF DEFENSE EXAMPLES(JUST A FEW):</u></span></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/woman-80-fatally-shoots-intruder-after-he-stabs-her-husband/" target="_blank"><u>http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/woman-80-fatally-shoots-intruder-after-he-stabs-her-husband/</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Sultan woman, 80, fatally shoots intruder after he stabs her husband</span> </strong></p><p>Originally published April 28, 2016 at 11:32 pm Updated April 29, 2016 at 6:35 am</p><p><em>The woman called 911 after the man broke into her home and stabbed her 75-year-old husband, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://wvmetronews.com/2016/04/19/elderly-man-thwarts-robbery-attempt-kills-one-suspect-wounds-another/" target="_blank"><u>http://wvmetronews.com/2016/04/19/elderly-man-thwarts-robbery-attempt-kills-one-suspect-wounds-another/</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Elderly man thwarts robbery; kills a suspect, wounds another</span></strong></p><p>By <a href="http://wvmetronews.com/author/dwilson/" target="_blank"><u>Dave Wilson</u></a> in <a href="http://wvmetronews.com/category/news/" target="_blank"><u>News</u></a> | April 19, 2016 at 6:30PM</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2016/04/07/authorities-intruder-fatally-shot-trying-to-break-into-home/82742046/" target="_blank"><u>http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2016/04/07/authorities-intruder-fatally-shot-trying-to-break-into-home/82742046/</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Authorities: Intruder fatally shot trying to break into home</span></strong></p><p>9:51 a.m. CDT April 7, 2016</p><p><em>Jacobsen says the elderly man retrieved a pistol. As the door began to open he fired a single shot that struck the suspect in the head, killing him.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://wtkr.com/2016/03/13/man-dead-after-shooting-in-hampton/" target="_blank"><u>http://wtkr.com/2016/03/13/man-dead-after-shooting-in-hampton/</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Hampton man shot, killed by person he was attempting to rob</span></strong></p><p>Posted 4:17 pm, March 13, 2016, by <a href="http://wtkr.com/author/doristaylorwtkr/" target="_blank"><u>Doris Taylor</u></a>, Updated at 12:13pm, March 14, 2016</p><p><em>Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money.</em></p><p> <em></em></p><p><em>The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own gun and shot Mitchell. The 15-year-old fled from the area.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160218/71-year-old-stops-home-invader-wsoc-charlotte-nc-021616" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160218/71-year-old-stops-home-invader-wsoc-charlotte-nc-021616</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">71-year-old stops home invader, WSOC, Charlotte, N.C. 02/16/16</span></strong></p><p>Thursday, February 18, 2016</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160203/92-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-scares-off-home-invader-cbs-los-angeles-los-angeles-calif-020116" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160203/92-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-scares-off-home-invader-cbs-los-angeles-los-angeles-calif-020116</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">92-year-old World War II veteran scares off home invader, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 02/01/16</span></strong></p><p>Wednesday, February 3, 2016</p><p><em>Milspa(92) told CBS Los Angeles that he still frequents the shooting range. (CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 02/01/16)</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160111/65-year-old-woman-shoots-robber-new-hampshire-union-leader-manchester-nh-010516-wmur-manchester-nh-010616" target="_blank"><u>https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160111/65-year-old-woman-shoots-robber-new-hampshire-union-leader-manchester-nh-010516-wmur-manchester-nh-010616</u></a></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">65-year-old woman shoots robber, New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, N.H. 01/05/16, WMUR, Manchester, N.H. 01/06/16</span></strong></p><p>Monday, January 11, 2016</p><p><em>Police have noted that the woman has a Right-to-Carry permit. Further, the woman already made arrangements to protect herself after her gun was taken as evidence, telling police that her neighbor had lent her another firearm.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RugersGR8, post: 2875806, member: 56"] [URL='https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2016/4/1/the-top-2-myths-about-self-defense-for-seniors/'][U]https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2016/4/1/the-top-2-myths-about-self-defense-for-seniors/[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=6]The Top 2 Myths about Self-Defense for Seniors[/SIZE][/B] by Wendy LaFever - Friday, April 1, 2016 [B]Myth 1: Senior citizens rarely need to defend themselves against significant threats. Myth 2: Firearms don’t give senior citizens an advantage during a criminal attack.[/B] [B][SIZE=5][U]SENIOR CITIZEN SELF DEFENSE EXAMPLES(JUST A FEW):[/U][/SIZE][/B] [URL='http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/woman-80-fatally-shoots-intruder-after-he-stabs-her-husband/'][U]http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/woman-80-fatally-shoots-intruder-after-he-stabs-her-husband/[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]Sultan woman, 80, fatally shoots intruder after he stabs her husband[/SIZE] [/B] Originally published April 28, 2016 at 11:32 pm Updated April 29, 2016 at 6:35 am [I]The woman called 911 after the man broke into her home and stabbed her 75-year-old husband, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.[/I] [URL='http://wvmetronews.com/2016/04/19/elderly-man-thwarts-robbery-attempt-kills-one-suspect-wounds-another/'][U]http://wvmetronews.com/2016/04/19/elderly-man-thwarts-robbery-attempt-kills-one-suspect-wounds-another/[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]Elderly man thwarts robbery; kills a suspect, wounds another[/SIZE][/B] By [URL='http://wvmetronews.com/author/dwilson/'][U]Dave Wilson[/U][/URL] in [URL='http://wvmetronews.com/category/news/'][U]News[/U][/URL] | April 19, 2016 at 6:30PM [URL='http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2016/04/07/authorities-intruder-fatally-shot-trying-to-break-into-home/82742046/'][U]http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/missouri/2016/04/07/authorities-intruder-fatally-shot-trying-to-break-into-home/82742046/[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]Authorities: Intruder fatally shot trying to break into home[/SIZE][/B] 9:51 a.m. CDT April 7, 2016 [I]Jacobsen says the elderly man retrieved a pistol. As the door began to open he fired a single shot that struck the suspect in the head, killing him.[/I] [URL='http://wtkr.com/2016/03/13/man-dead-after-shooting-in-hampton/'][U]http://wtkr.com/2016/03/13/man-dead-after-shooting-in-hampton/[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]Hampton man shot, killed by person he was attempting to rob[/SIZE][/B] Posted 4:17 pm, March 13, 2016, by [URL='http://wtkr.com/author/doristaylorwtkr/'][U]Doris Taylor[/U][/URL], Updated at 12:13pm, March 14, 2016 [I]Hampton Police say 18-year-old Jafari Mitchell and a 15-year-old male had approached a 71-year-old man, displayed a gun and demanded money. The 71-year-old man, fearing for safety, pulled out his own gun and shot Mitchell. The 15-year-old fled from the area.[/I] [URL='https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160218/71-year-old-stops-home-invader-wsoc-charlotte-nc-021616'][U]https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160218/71-year-old-stops-home-invader-wsoc-charlotte-nc-021616[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]71-year-old stops home invader, WSOC, Charlotte, N.C. 02/16/16[/SIZE][/B] Thursday, February 18, 2016 [URL='https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160203/92-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-scares-off-home-invader-cbs-los-angeles-los-angeles-calif-020116'][U]https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160203/92-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-scares-off-home-invader-cbs-los-angeles-los-angeles-calif-020116[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]92-year-old World War II veteran scares off home invader, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 02/01/16[/SIZE][/B] Wednesday, February 3, 2016 [I]Milspa(92) told CBS Los Angeles that he still frequents the shooting range. (CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 02/01/16)[/I] [URL='https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160111/65-year-old-woman-shoots-robber-new-hampshire-union-leader-manchester-nh-010516-wmur-manchester-nh-010616'][U]https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160111/65-year-old-woman-shoots-robber-new-hampshire-union-leader-manchester-nh-010516-wmur-manchester-nh-010616[/U][/URL] [B][SIZE=5]65-year-old woman shoots robber, New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, N.H. 01/05/16, WMUR, Manchester, N.H. 01/06/16[/SIZE][/B] Monday, January 11, 2016 [I]Police have noted that the woman has a Right-to-Carry permit. Further, the woman already made arrangements to protect herself after her gun was taken as evidence, telling police that her neighbor had lent her another firearm.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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