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I love when our elderly defend them selves, too bad they have to.
Woman, 89, grabs handgun and fires at intruder | Odd Headlines | Comcast.net
Timid people sleep peacefully at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Molôn Labé!
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Sounds like this lady needs a little time at the range. But Congrats on having the willingness to defend herself!
Originally Posted by Des Moines Register
He was warned... He's lucky to be alive! Job well done for granny!
-Bark'n
Semper Fi
"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
Congrats to Ms. Turner...
He was warned... He's lucky to be alive! Job well done for granny!
All our elderly should be armed.
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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If he had continued to enter, her aim might have improved.
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I like this partPolice: 89-Year-Old Fires Gun At Intruder - Des Moines News Story - KCCI Des Moines"And the police reloaded it for me," said Turner.
DES MOINES, Iowa --
Des Moines police said Tuesday that a woman scared off a burglar after he broke into her home.
Police said they were called to 1300 block of Idaho Street on a burglary in progress around 5:30 a.m. Officers said they found Nelson McAlpine, 36, standing in the front yard of the home. They said he matched the description of the burglar and was detained.
Officers went inside the home and met with the homeowner, Beatrice Turner, 89, who said that she heard and saw McAlpine punching her front door and putting a hole in it.
"He kicked this, he broke all this out. And then he kicked all this out. See, and all this here," said Turner.
Turner told police that she grabbed her 22 cal. pistol and confronted the burglar and then shot once at him once inside the home. The bullet did not hit McAlpine.
"After he start kicking the door, that’s when I got my gun. And that’s when he stood there. And that’s when I fired my shot, you know. The Lord was with me, I never got scared," said Turner.
Turner told KCCI that she was aiming at McAlpine.
"The next thing I knew, he was in here. Right there. And that’s when I grabbed my gun and I stood right there in my bedroom door with my gun and I said I’m going to kill you!" said Turner. "I was trying to hit him in the head, but I guess my bullet missed him. But if it had cocked him again, I’d have got him."
Turner told police that McAlpine quickly left the home.
"I must not have been a dang good shot, because I must have missed him!" said Turner. “I think the Lord was watching over me."
McAlpine was charged with second-degree burglary. He's being held on $10,000 bond in the Polk County Jail.
"This is a .22. And the police reloaded it for me," said Turner. "I know how to work that gun. I just hope and pray to God it don't happen again."
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Beatrice "Cool Hand Lucy" Turner!
"Each worker carried his sword strapped to his side." Nehemiah 4:18
Guns Save Lives. Paramedics Save Lives. But...
Paramedics With Guns Scare People!
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Nice going Granny!
She does need a larger caliber, at least .38spl and some range time. Yet, in a pinch, the .22 was there for her. Better to have it than nothing at all.
"A Smith & Wesson always beats 4 aces!"
The Man Prayer. "Im a man, I can change, if I have to.....I guess!" ~ Red Green
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Well done!!!!
NOT LIVING IN FEAR, JUST READY!!!
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Looks like an antique gun. how old is that? (anyone know?) I am glad to read stories of elderly people protecting themselves. for years they are considered "Easy prey" and its sad to see a person live to long to be hurt by a dunce needing quick money.
When life gives you lemons, Open a lemonaid buisness.
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Looks like an old H&R nine-shot .22 revolver. My step-son has one that's 53 years old and it still shoots like new.
Hey, whatever works for Granny, I say go for it!
"A Smith & Wesson always beats 4 aces!"
The Man Prayer. "Im a man, I can change, if I have to.....I guess!" ~ Red Green
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I applaud her spirit and her resolve.
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That gal has spunk.
Now all she needs are her specs and a scatter gun.
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