Disabled Woman Stops Home Invader with Concealed-Carry Handgun …
A 64-year old disabled Middletown, Ohio woman named Mabel Fletcher used a concealed-carry handgun to stop a home invader who entered her house just after midnight Wednesday.
According to Cincinnati.com, Fletcher acquired her concealed carry permit in June and was home alone with her dog when the burglar entered.
Her dog woke at the sound of the intruder, giving Fletcher time to grab her Glock 9mm handgun as the invader closed in and attacked her. The assailant was a female, and Fletcher said, “I [saw] a shadow and then I went to look to see what it was and there she was. She pushed me… and started throwing things at me and it went from there and I shot.”
The intruder then ran to another room, from which she kept throwing things at Fletcher. The homeowner fired a few more rounds at her.
At this point the intruder fell and feigned having been hit. When Fletcher moved to check on her to see if she was breathing, the intruder “lunged at her,” and Fletcher fired again. The intruder then ran out of the house.
Although none of the shots hit the intruder, Fletcher knows having the gun leveled the playing field and saved her life.
“I have heard of so many break-ins and I am a widow and I am by myself and I thought somebody could come in,” she explained. “My dog could let me know, but if they could probably shoot him and then I’d have no protection and they could kill me. So I had to get me a weapon to protect myself.”
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As states pass stricter gun laws, it is people like Mabel who will find it more difficult to comply and/or obtain firearms. These, mostly democrats, need to realize these ridiculous and poorly written laws make victims out of law abiding citizens like Mabel while doing nothing to prevent crime. Eyes on Colorado recall…
Can’t get much ammo to go shooting anymore. Most ranges want you to bring your own. At least where I live.
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Please continue. some of us are learning.
Ditto again!
I do not dry fire either of my 1911s, or either of my Beretta PX 4s. I do dry fire my Glocks (22 and 27), and practice daily. I carry my 22 as my duty weapon and the 27 as backup, and concealed OD.
The one thing about the Glock I don’t like is the somewhat thin trigger safety. After a round of dry fire and / or range time, I get a sore finger. Aside from being a little narrow, it does not fully seat when the trigger is pulled.
Sorry. I went on a side rail.
I have 5 mags for my XD40 and every month unload and switch magazines. Most mags have a release tab so you can remove the lower plate to access the spring. If its lost some of its tension you can ‘stretch’ it back out to restore it’s springiness. Most all double stack mags are like this and so is the glock’s
Great thank you!
I always keep the glock made clip fully loaded. Many people think that when/if chit is hitting the fan that a few bullets is going to take care of the problem. At 2 am after just coming out of a deep sleep there aren’t many people that can call themselves an effective marksman.
I have never had an issue with degrading spring tension and I have some old mags. My original Colt .45 mags from the early ,70s feed fine and I have had at least one fully loaded for years at a time. That being said, I would always contact the manufacturer for recomendations. I have gotten good advice from Wilson, Kimber, Colt and the great staff at Magpull!
Hey off topic question for you. Do you fully load your magazines? I have a glock 9mm and I know the spring can lose tension after a while. What do you do to prevent that?
Yes, most likely that is one of the causes. Another is controlling the trigger slack. I usually bring three guns with me to the range; Remington 1911,Sig P938 and Springfield XD Compact. Each have very different slack and pull weights. The Springfield being a double action has the most travel while the other being a single action has less. I seem to shoot better when squeezing off a quick burst of 3 or more rounds. Most likely due to what you describe and better slack control. Actually all of the things mentioned by you, Defendyourself and me are examples of the differing factors when using a firearm. To my original point a person with little trigger time has a larger margin for error…thanks!
Let me guess, you are right handed? If so the low left is caused by you not pulling the trigger straight back. If you simply bend your trigger finger without also bending the joint where the finger connects to the hand the pad moves to the left. Hence the gun will shoot to the left.
Another problem is the only time people shoot their firearm is when they take the concealed carry class. Just a piece of advise to new gun owners, practice, practice, and practice some more. The conditions on the range a different than in your house. Lack of light, the grogginess of being awakened, and stress complicate things even further. If you wear glasses, then practice shooting with out them. The last thing you want to do is use your rounds and hear the distinctive click of and empty chamber.
Good advice! And don’t forget to dry fire a lot! Get used to these new trigger pull safeties that take a bit of getting used to. The most effective training I do is dry fire for about an hour before I go to the range to develop muscle memory on trigger pull!
Great point, I have got to admit I do not do this often enough. Normally when I go to the range my first group of shots are low and to the left. The cause is poor trigger control by jerking and not taking up the trigger slack. Once I squeeze off around 5 to 10 rounds I get it straightened out. The problem is under stress I would most likely miss low and left. Definitely something I need to include in my training…thanks!
Just in case you’re wondering…
Mabel never connected because she wasn’t wearing her glasses (lesson learned) and yes, the perp was on drugs.