Click on the link below and you'll see the headline "Tennessee man shot to death at truck stop." It doesn't tell the entire story. A more appropriate headline would be "Murdering scumbag gets what he deserves."
Self Defense Story
On Monday, 38-year-old Alisha Cox of Nashville was at home with her mother. Someone broke into the home. It was Cox's former boyfriend. He was armed with a gun. He shot Cox's mother to death and dragged Cox out of the house. He put her in his truck, tied her up, and drove off.
They stopped at a truck stop in Whitfield County to pick up food and drinks. Alisha Cox freed herself from her bonds, found her kidnapper's pistol, and got out of the truck.
The kidnapper confronted her and made an aggressive move. Cox chased the
man across the parking lot with his gun. She shot the S.O.B. in the side of the head. Then, when he hit the ground, witnesses say she shot him twice in the back for good measure.
Police say Cox acted in self-defense. Authorities have determined that the shooting was justified, so no charges will be filed against her.
Would Alisha Cox have sent her kidnapper running for his life at that truck stop if she hadn't been armed? Would she have succeeded in escaping from the man who'd killed her mother earlier in the day? Would anyone have come to her aid in time? Alisha Cox didn't know where she would end up. She knew she had to act. With that gun in her hand, she gained her freedom...and removed another predator from the gene pool.
Where would Alisha Cox be today if she hadn't been armed with her kidnapper's gun?
In Petaluma, California, a knife-wielding assailant was shot after breaking into the house where his ex-girlfriend was living. 31-year-old Eric Daviesson leveled a shotgun on 32-year-old John Varney immediately after Varney entered the house through an unlocked door. Varney brandished a steak knife and got a chestful of shotgun pellets in response. Daviesson and his wife had been sheltering Varney's ex-girlfriend, who had complained about domestic violence. Varney had threatened to kill the Daviessons. He's now unconscious and on life support. Here's hoping he doesn't live to make it to trial.
This is the kind of self-defense story I like best! It happened in Foley, Alabama. Since March, Lori Lewis had filed three harassment complaints against William Franklin Lewis. She'd even obtained a protective court order. William Lewis was charged with stalking in April and was out of jail on a $5,000 bond. On Monday, William Lewis took a gun to Lori Lewis' home. He attacked her and dragged her inside the house. She was able to get away from him long enough to reach the bedroom, where she found her handgun. William Lewis fired on her, but he missed. Lori Lewis' single shot was better. William Lewis is now taking the eternal celestial dirtnap.
How many people would John Varney have stabbed before someone stopped him? Would Lori Lewis have survived her encounter with her ex-husband if she hadn't been armed? We'll never know...because in each of these cases, a law-abiding citizen with a legally-owned firearm successfully stopped the attack.
These are the kinds of stories that the gun-grabbing crowd doesn't want you to hear about. They'd rather you didn't have a gun in the home for self-defense. Just whose side are they on--yours, or the predator's?
<<Me puts on flame suit>>
Self Defense Story
On Monday, 38-year-old Alisha Cox of Nashville was at home with her mother. Someone broke into the home. It was Cox's former boyfriend. He was armed with a gun. He shot Cox's mother to death and dragged Cox out of the house. He put her in his truck, tied her up, and drove off.
They stopped at a truck stop in Whitfield County to pick up food and drinks. Alisha Cox freed herself from her bonds, found her kidnapper's pistol, and got out of the truck.
The kidnapper confronted her and made an aggressive move. Cox chased the
man across the parking lot with his gun. She shot the S.O.B. in the side of the head. Then, when he hit the ground, witnesses say she shot him twice in the back for good measure.
Police say Cox acted in self-defense. Authorities have determined that the shooting was justified, so no charges will be filed against her.
Would Alisha Cox have sent her kidnapper running for his life at that truck stop if she hadn't been armed? Would she have succeeded in escaping from the man who'd killed her mother earlier in the day? Would anyone have come to her aid in time? Alisha Cox didn't know where she would end up. She knew she had to act. With that gun in her hand, she gained her freedom...and removed another predator from the gene pool.
Where would Alisha Cox be today if she hadn't been armed with her kidnapper's gun?
In Petaluma, California, a knife-wielding assailant was shot after breaking into the house where his ex-girlfriend was living. 31-year-old Eric Daviesson leveled a shotgun on 32-year-old John Varney immediately after Varney entered the house through an unlocked door. Varney brandished a steak knife and got a chestful of shotgun pellets in response. Daviesson and his wife had been sheltering Varney's ex-girlfriend, who had complained about domestic violence. Varney had threatened to kill the Daviessons. He's now unconscious and on life support. Here's hoping he doesn't live to make it to trial.
This is the kind of self-defense story I like best! It happened in Foley, Alabama. Since March, Lori Lewis had filed three harassment complaints against William Franklin Lewis. She'd even obtained a protective court order. William Lewis was charged with stalking in April and was out of jail on a $5,000 bond. On Monday, William Lewis took a gun to Lori Lewis' home. He attacked her and dragged her inside the house. She was able to get away from him long enough to reach the bedroom, where she found her handgun. William Lewis fired on her, but he missed. Lori Lewis' single shot was better. William Lewis is now taking the eternal celestial dirtnap.
How many people would John Varney have stabbed before someone stopped him? Would Lori Lewis have survived her encounter with her ex-husband if she hadn't been armed? We'll never know...because in each of these cases, a law-abiding citizen with a legally-owned firearm successfully stopped the attack.
These are the kinds of stories that the gun-grabbing crowd doesn't want you to hear about. They'd rather you didn't have a gun in the home for self-defense. Just whose side are they on--yours, or the predator's?
<<Me puts on flame suit>>
