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Glad to see the NRA getting this stuff out online.
Good job, gang.

What fascinates me is the fact that I didn’t hear any noise about
the one that happened in my own back yard….

MARCH 2000

Evading a months-long manhunt that canvassed two north Florida
counties, Brian K. Franklin (whose criminal pursuits reportedly
included drug manufacturing, car theft and home burglary) finally
met his demise at the hand of a homeowner intent on self-preservation.
Franklin brazenly walked onto the back porch of the Mayo, Fla., home
with a handgun by his side but was momentarily halted when the victim’s
wife locked the interior door. Undeterred, Franklin broke in and
reportedly raised his gun at the woman. That’s when the woman’s
husband leveled a 12-ga. shotgun at Franklin’s chest and pulled
the trigger. The mortally wounded ruffian retreated from the house
and expired a short while later in a nearby wood. (Branford News,
Branford, Fla., 12/23/99

Stanley Horn and his wife were at their home in Cumberland County,
Tenn., one evening when a knife-wielding man forced his way inside
and proceeded to tie up the couple and lead them upstairs. But the
home invader apparently didn’t do a thorough job on Horn’s knots.
Horn was able to free his hands and shot his tormentor three times,
killing him. (The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn.,
12/22/99)

Bail bond agency owner and former police officer Juliet Williams
stopped by her office early one morning on business and was
immediately faced with a life-or-death situation. Judas Lewis
Caudle, a career criminal intent on theft, was inside and had
already stacked up a load of office equipment near the front door.
When Caudle came at Williams with a crowbar, Williams fought back,
firing once from the handgun for which she has a carry permit and
mortally wounding Caudle. (The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte,
N.C., 1/2/00)

Huntington Beach, Calif., homeowner Larry Spahr awoke to a loud
banging at his back door early one morning only to find the door
nearly kicked in and a hand reaching inside. After tussling through
the opening with the man to whom the arm belonged, Spahr heard an
accomplice say, “Move away from the door.” Four shots rang out,
sending splintered glass toward Spahr who retreated to his bedroom
and grabbed a .357 Mag. handgun. He fired back, and the inept home
invaders fled. (The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif.,
12/24/99

Reynaldo Batista had just given a man and his female companion a
ride in Phoenix, Ariz., when the man pulled a gun while the woman
relieved Batista of his wallet, watch and car keys, according to
police. As Batista and the man became engaged in a struggle, Batista
pulled his Glock handgun and fired twice. The would-be robber (who
had a lengthy criminal record including several outstanding felony
warrants) died from his wounds. (The Arizona Republic, Phoenix,
Ariz., 12/24/99)

Clinton, N.C., convenience store owner Ali Odeh suspected something
was wrong when he saw a customer enter his store leaving one hand
inside his jacket pocket and continuing to keep his face turned
away. Odeh later told police the man then approached him, pulled
out a hammer and demanded, “Give me your money!” Odeh promptly
upped the man’s ante by producing a gun. The fleeing would-be
robber was caught by police soon afterward. (The Sampson
Independent, Clinton, N.C., 12/24/99)

Garnett Campbell had left home early one morning in order to
withdraw cash from a bank’s automatic teller machine. He had
no idea he was in for the rudest of greetings. As Campbell
stood at one machine waiting for his cash, a man standing at
the next machine made a threatening gesture and ordered, “Give
me all your money.” A brief struggle ensued during which the
two wrestled on the ground. Finally, Campbell drew his licensed
handgun and fired, mortally wounding the would-be robber who
fled and shortly thereafter crashed his vehicle into a convenience
store. (Miami Herald, Miami, Fla., 12/18/99)

When Betty Kulas turned out the Christmas lights and went to bed
one evening in her Tampa, Fla., home, she placed a .25-cal.
handgun nearby. Not long afterward, the 62-year-old widow and
grandmother of 16 was awakened by a crashing sound. Arming
herself, she went to the living room to investigate and noticed
a man’s shadow move through her kitchen. “I just squeezed,”
said Kulas of firing at the intruder who was wounded before
fleeing into a nearby field. Police charged the man with burglary
of an occupied residence. He reportedly later told his mother,
“I am so tired of this. I really want to go straight.” (St.
Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., 12/22/99)

Shooting suspect James Michael Smith made a poor choice of
hideouts one afternoon when he ducked into Tom Campbell’s
Standard Wilson Glass Co. in Knoxville, Tenn. Attempting to
evade police, Smith ran into a supply room at the business
where Campbell caught him reaching into his pocket. Campbell
drew his .40-cal. pistol, held it against Smith and told him
not to move. “He came awful close to meeting his maker,” said
Campbell. Police were following closely behind and took Smith
into custody. “I am a glass merchant that would like this trash
off the street,” Campbell said. “I was glad I was able to help.”
(The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., 12/11/99)