Monday, January 28, 2008

Armed wheelchair bound man alive & well

Thanks to the fact that he was armed & prepared to defend himself, an armed man bound to a wheelchair in Atlanta Georgia, was able to fight off a man who attacked him just outside his home. He is alive & uninjured, but the status of his attacker is unknown other than he was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds in his arm & chest. I'm very glad that he made the correct choice to be prepared to defend himself. Otherwise the headline probably would have been "Man in a wheelchair murdered by a thief."

Update: Additional coverage here.

5 comments:

GregS said...

It was great to read that a handicapped individual used a firearm to defend his life, I wish that others would take up arms that are handicapped to defend, protect and secure the lives of loved ones and property.

I also think it would be a great idea for those that own gun ranges to offer course that would be geared to the handicapped in armed defense. To me this is a lacking area and one would be useful.

Dustin said...

Yes that is a very good idea Gregs. I bet such a class would be well received.

45superman said...

As a paraplegic and a gun rights activist, this is the kind of story I like to see (and Gregs' idea is one I like to see, as well).

Anonymous said...

Yeah its good to see people in wheelchairs putting other people in chairs as well.
I respect the fact that he was defending himself, but what is so great about that? Shouldn't anyone? What's so great about him using a firearm to do it?

45superman said...

What's so great about him using a firearm to do it?

Well, being confined to a wheelchair, "Kung Fu Fighting" was probably not an option.