It will not ward off evil spirits or vanquish those who wish to harm you. What it does is in increase your chances of surviving an attack
A man returning home from work was met at gunpoint overnight. Little did suspects know, he was armed with a gun of his own. It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the driveway of a quiet Ocoee neighborhood. The homeowner, identified as Dave Henry, got out of his car and may have been pistol whipped by the suspects, according to police. Police said one of two suspects had a gun and they were trying to rob the man. But the homeowner, who has a concealed weapons permit, pulled his own handgun. He exchanged gunfire with the suspects. When the smoke cleared, one suspect was killed, one got away and the homeowner was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
A man returning home from work was met at gunpoint overnight. Little did suspects know, he was armed with a gun of his own.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. in the driveway of a quiet Ocoee neighborhood.
The homeowner, identified as Dave Henry, got out of his car and may have been pistol whipped by the suspects, according to police.
Police said one of two suspects had a gun and they were trying to rob the man.
But the homeowner, who has a concealed weapons permit, pulled his own handgun. He exchanged gunfire with the suspects.
When the smoke cleared, one suspect was killed, one got away and the homeowner was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
His family was asleep inside. Had this man followed the advice of the Brady Campaign, he would have not had a gun on him. He would have tried to dial 911 and for his effort would have probably been beaten to death after which his family would have been fair game for the criminals. No amount of laws put forth against Mr. Henry would have stopped the thugs from beating him and possibly harming his family.
Instead, Mr. Henry understood the need to protect himself and carried a concealed pistol, an instrument that allowed him to fend off multiple attackers even as he himself was wounded thus saving his life and possibly that of his family's.
These are the stories that happen dozens of time a day throughout the country that the Brady Campaign wants to ignore as they blather on about "The most dangerous right" when in fact, if the Paul Helmke's and Petey Hamms had their way, this country would be much more violent.
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