RKBA - Civilian's Exercising Their Right To Self Defense

This is going to be a regular feature here on my blog from now on. I plan to show the civilian use of a firearm in stopping a crime. Some of you may be familiar with "The Armed Citizen" that is in the "American Rifleman" magazine which publishes accounts of everday citizens exercising their right to "Keep and Bear Arms". Some of these examples will come from there and from the "Civilian Gun Self-Defense Blog".

If you happen to come across such stories in your area please forward them to the sites linked above and to me for publishing on this blog.

Today's story is from my home town.

Around 8:50 p.m. an armed robber entered the Teinda Suarez grocery store in Indianapolis, Ind. The criminal ordered all of the customers into a single area of the store, while brandishing a handgun. The robber then pointed his gun at a woman and her baby. An employee, who saw the armed criminal point his gun at the woman and her child, retrieved his gun and fired at the robber. The robber was struck by a bullet and taken to a local hospital where he died. The police have not filed charges against the grocery store employee.

(The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Ind. 12/22/08)