Pistol packin' woman, 85, stops thief

WorldNet Daily ^ | 8-19-2008 | WorldNet Daily

[Das Outsider]

When an 85-year-old woman interrupted a robbery in progress at her home, she didn't back down from confrontation.

Instead, Leda Smith confronted the 17-year-old thief with her handgun and forced him to call police.

Smith returned home from church Sunday afternoon to find a burglar had broken her door. Realizing someone was still inside her home, Smith entered to find her .22-caliber revolver, Pittsburgh's WPXI-TV reported.

"I saw him move by my keyboard near the wall, but I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," she said...

[Das Outsider]

Ping!—if you haven’t already seen it.

[John123]

but I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun

What was the moron thinking? She was going to take a nap?

[Onerom99]

17. Probably petrified he got caught.

[Das Outsider]

What was the moron thinking? She was going to take a nap?

He didn't plan on the sweet old lady of contemporary lore to have a pistol nearby. But then again, seventeen and breaking into a house--I don't imagine there is a lot of forethought going on.

Granny git yer gun! ;)

[Blood of Tyrants]

Git ‘im, Granny!

[maine-iac7]

Cardinal rule - if you come home and there is evidence of a break in or intruder - you do NOT go into the house.

If you are in confrontation with an intruder - even if you have them at gun point, you do not let them close enough to grab you = made him hand her the phone,

She is one plucky lady, but extremely lucky this was evidently not a hardened criminal -

[Das Outsider]

Cardinal rule - if you come home and there is evidence of a break in or intruder - you do NOT go into the house.

Unless you are already carrying.

She is one plucky lady, but extremely lucky this was evidently not a hardened criminal -

True, a hardened criminal would have stood behind the door, armed and ready to overtake her, because that means additional gain in the form of robbery. I think she acted upon her instincts, but we really don't know.

The end result was that a would-be thug was found quaking in his Lugz at the sight of an eight-five-year-old white woman with a .22.

[NFHale]

GREAT story...good to see good people figting back.

My mother packed a .38 wherever she went for years, which I thought was simply wonderful.

Thank you for the ping!!!!

[NFHale]

“...The end result was that a would-be thug was found quaking in his Lugz at the sight of an eight-five-year-old white woman with a .22...”

I would suggest that the muzzle end of ANY caliber, when pointed at one’s face, appears DISTINCTLY to take on the shape of the gaping black maw of a howitzer...

Deterrent, indeed...

[Apogee]

“Smith obtained the firearm after a burglar broke into a neighboring home and stored it next to her bed.”

Hey worldnet - want an editor? That is either a humdinger of a misplaced modifier or a really dumb criminal. :)

[Das Outsider]

Hey worldnet - want an editor? That is either a humdinger of a misplaced modifier or a really dumb criminal.

LOL, good observation.

Criminally dumb, one could say.