Posted on 01/31/2023 4:53:27 AM PST by marktwain
CHICAGO - An 80-year-old Chicago man was hospitalized Monday morning after a home invasion on the Northwest Side where he shot and critically wounded one of the suspects.
About 10:30 a.m., the elderly man responded to a knock on the door at his residence in the 8500 block of West Catherine Avenue in the O'Hare neighborhood, Chicago police said.
80-year-old man hospitalized after critically wounding home intruder: 'They're gonna fight back'
A neighbor in the area says people are fed up with the crime and are starting to fight back.
CHICAGO - An 80-year-old Chicago man was hospitalized Monday morning after a home invasion on the Northwest Side where he shot and critically wounded one of the suspects.
About 10:30 a.m., the elderly man responded to a knock on the door at his residence in the 8500 block of West Catherine Avenue in the O'Hare neighborhood, Chicago police said. 1/2 Cup Of This (Before Bed) Can Melt Your Belly Fat Like Never BeforeHealthyLiving24| Sponsored
When the man opened the door, a male and female suspect forced their way inside, and began fighting with the victim, according to police.
The man, who is a FOID cardholder, fired a single shot, striking the male suspect in the chest, police said.
Both suspects fled the scene and self-transported to Resurrection Hospital, where the male offender is listed in critical condition, officials said.
The female suspect was not injured in the incident, according to police.
The elderly man sustained several injuries to his body and was transported to Resurrection Hospital in critical condition.
Both suspects are in custody and charges are pending.
Area Five detectives are still investigating.
The purpose of civilization is to put the odds in the favor of the justified defender.
Poor guy is gonna get arrested and charged with all sorts of BS. That’s how things go in Chi-Congo.
Remember.
It wasn’t all that long ago when Chicago PD stated that they were going to shoot gun carriers on sight before Illinois was forced to adopt shall issue laws.
I know concealed carry laws don’t apply to this situation, but still...
BTW, didn’t some court find FOID card requirements unconstitutional?
Somehow, I knew you’d have written about this.
Hopefully, Bruen will get rid of this (And all of the other antigun nonsense nationwide) in time.
I read recently where billionaire Governor Fat Arse is going to build a gun range and gun museum in Wisconsin. Democrats are such hypocrites.
Trump gave us the first originalist and textualist Supreme Court since the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration.
It is up to us to keep it.
It is the powerful against the rest of the nation.
They control most of the media, the educational system, the bureaucracies, the Federal Reserve, and the intelligence agencies.
So far, is nearly a draw.
‘A neighbor in the area says people are fed up with the crime and are starting to fight back.’
This news has a theme song! Can you guess which one?
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Don’t mess with an old guy. He’ll just shoot you.
This was the nice area of Chicago - mostly Cops and Firemen and High level City workers - no part of the City is safe anymore
Strange, but they are actually not doing that. There was even a case recently where a CCW shot an armed robber on a CTA train, where it is illegal to carry, but was not charged.
I know a lot of hate is thrown at HW Bush, but I’m proud to say that I shook his hand on the flight deck of my ship back in ‘96.
He gave us Justice Clarence Thomas.
After he wrote his decision in Bruen, I emailed my thanks to him for the countless lives he saved with it. Doubt he read it, but it’s there.
(BTW, HW Bush was TALL!)
Not sure, but I think that area is part of the 16th District. The local PD will not give the old man a hard time, because so many of them live within walking distance of his home.
Strange, but they are actually not doing that. There was even a case recently where a CCW shot an armed robber on a CTA train, where it is illegal to carry, but was not charged.
Yes. Infringements on the rights protected by the Second Amendment are being removed, bit by bit.
I do love that the Chicago police are concerned with my health.
Sneaky ad evaded my editing!
Have the Democrats arrested the old homeowner yet for the crime of defending his home against armed invading Democrats?
Note to older folks - never open your door when a stranger knocks. Even during the day I won’t open my door when I hear a knock. I also have 2 obnoxious barking dogs who will ward anyone off.
The Illinois Supreme Court will be dragged kicking and screaming into tossing the FOID law.
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