Pistol-packing woman, 85, forces intruder to call 911 [more...]

by Tironius, created Wednesday, August 20, 2008, with permalink

Update: Here’s video from ABC’s website.

Read original article. An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said.

I’m linking the Digg page rather than the original article because of all the great pro-gun comments — surprisingly — listed.

KWZ: 29 diggs;
BE3: 139 diggs.“Embarrassing,” says “knightwalkerz.” “Very embarrassing for the anti-gun lobby,” retorts “BillE3.”

71 diggs. “That is a real American woman! Good for her!” types “CoolHandLuke70.”

301 diggs! “SteelChicken” ironically types, “This is not possible. Guns only kill people. Guns are only owned by criminals. She should have simply waited for the police.”

79 diggs. “RuffRidr” asks, “I wonder what would have happened if she weren’t allowed to defend herself with a gun? Ask the Brady Campaign or the VPC on how they would have had her handle this incident. Maybe she should learn martial arts…”

10 diggs. “DrDragun” wonders, “Someone who is anti-gun is not a coward or pussy per se, s/he is just ignorant of prevailing statistics and unwilling to change his mind even in the face of evidence to the contrary.”

131 diggs. “Coffee200am” sarcastically asks, “This woman should be locked up in prison! Did she not consider the poor mans economic position which forced him to try and rob her? Did she not consider the emotional well being of this poor man having a gun pointed him? She should have thought about his life and the way he lived and his problems before threatening him with a gun! Oh I just can’t believe they didn’t lock her up for crimes against humanity and racism!”

28 diggs. “Zomgz” sums it up: “A big fuck you to all the ‘gun control’ cunts. Power to the people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

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