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COLORADO MAN INVOKES MAKE MY DAY LAW AGAINST INTRUDERS


by MARY CHASTAIN 9 Jan 2013, 2:20 PM PDT

When confronted by three intruders in his home, Al Michaud invoked Colorado’s Make My Day Law and opened fire.

"The door opened up quick and three guys came in," Michaud claimed. "That's when the guys said, 'You go back there, I'll take care of him.'"

Thankfully, Mr. Michaud keeps a .357 pistol next to his bed. He bought the gun because of rampant crime in his neighborhood.

"There was one (man) by the door," Michaud said. "I put a bullet in his chest. I was going to shoot the other one in the chest, but the one who was closest to me hit my arm and the gun went off and hit him in his leg."

The Make My Day Law comes from a Clint Eastwood line in the movie "Sudden Impact": citizens are allowed to use deadly force against intruders in their home without fear of prosecution. However, once the intruder leaves the house, that protection from criminal charges no longer applies.

This is why Mr. Michaud did not shoot the third intruder, who managed to run out of the apartment before Mr. Michaud could get off a shot at him.

So far this is the third incident of a citizen using a gun for protection. Last Friday a woman used a .38 revolver against an intruder to protect her and her twins. On Monday a man protected his two-month old son with his gun against an armed robber.

Colorado Man Invokes Make My Day Law Against Intruders

MAN USES GUN TO PROTECT TWO-MONTH OLD SON FROM ARMED ROBBER


by MARY CHASTAIN 9 Jan 2013, 10:08 AM PDT

A man used his gun to protect himself and his two-month old son from a robber in Columbus, Ohio.

Kelby Smith was in the driveway of his brother’s house when a man approached him, put a pistol to his head, and demanded money. While Mr. Smith handed him money he also drew his own weapon. The robber grabbed the money and ran.

But he turned around and pointed the gun at Mr. Smith and his baby. Mr. Smith quickly shot the robber while shielding his baby from the robber.
The robber continued to run, but was found at a nearby hospital. He is now under police guard while he recovers.

Mr. Smith does have a concealed carry permit. Authorities on the scene said they believe he was acting out of self-defense. The police are still investigating and will arrest the man if he is the robber.

This is the second case in less than a week of a parent using a gun to protect their children. Last Friday a mother shot an intruder to protect herself and her twin sons.

Breitbart News will update this story as more details come in.

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Police: Fla. clerk's gun beats thief's cattle prod


Jan 09, 2013

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office says 26-year-old Lance Tomberlin went into a store just outside Tallahassee on January 2, produced the cattle prod and demanded money from the clerk. Officials say he shocked the clerk several times before the clerk pulled a handgun.

Authorities say Tomberlin fled and another employee tried to restrain him, but he eventually escaped in his truck. Deputies stopped Tomberlin's truck but he fled on foot.

The sheriff's office says Tomberlin was arrested Tuesday and charged with armed robbery and aggravated battery.

Jail records didn't say if Tomberlin had an attorney. He was being held without bail.

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