Local Woman Shots Attacker

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Interesting local story. A Pinay woman was attacked by two thugs. Under fire she pulls one of her many Pistols and drills one in the chest. Two bad she missed the other. Also noted she says she shot her ex years ago when she found him cheating..

http://www.macon.com/2012/04/23/2000577/i-carry-a-gun-all-the-time-says.html

[Leatherneck 693]

She refused to be a victim! Unlike the girly-men that refuse to protect themselves or their families, this lady has a brass pair.

I love this lady! She was determined to get that worthless piece of sh!t.

"I thought that the only way to protect myself was to run him down," she said. "Otherwise, he would have gotten away."

She means business and is not afraid to back it up.

"When she talked to The Telegraph on Monday, the 4-foot-11-inch Campbell answered the door holding a .357-caliber revolver."

Yet she's kind, forgiving and shows compassion for her would be robber/killer.

Edited April 27, 2012 by Leatherneck

[Ayman___ 92]

Awesome Lady

[Caryh 5,206]

I want this woman to teach my wife how to handle herself!

[Philwithlove 17]

i always locked the door when my husband leaves for work. He taught me what to do incase of accident, fire or someone trying to get in the house. We have 6 in his gun cabinet here since most of the people here in iowa are into hunting, he said i should always be ready and show them that i am not scared and can shoot. I said yeah but im really scared thinking shooting a person. Im practicing using his BB gun and shooting soldier toys. its fun and sometimes we have competition in the basement. shooting beer cans and beer bottles. hehe

[Dan and Judy 614]

I want this woman to teach my wife how to handle herself!

"Also noted she says she shot her ex years ago."

I think I'll skip the lessons

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

i always locked the door when my husband leaves for work. He taught me what to do incase of accident, fire or someone trying to get in the house. We have 6 in his gun cabinet here since most of the people here in iowa are into hunting, he said i should always be ready and show them that i am not scared and can shoot. I said yeah but im really scared thinking shooting a person. Im practicing using his BB gun and shooting soldier toys. its fun and sometimes we have competition in the basement. shooting beer cans and beer bottles. hehe

Oh you from Iowa also....You are the first I see in VisaJourney from Iowa.....I am also from Iowa...live just north of Ames....

Thomas & Cleofe

[Leatherneck 693]

i always locked the door when my husband leaves for work. He taught me what to do incase of accident, fire or someone trying to get in the house. We have 6 in his gun cabinet here since most of the people here in iowa are into hunting, he said i should always be ready and show them that i am not scared and can shoot. I said yeah but im really scared thinking shooting a person. Im practicing using his BB gun and shooting soldier toys. its fun and sometimes we have competition in the basement. shooting beer cans and beer bottles. hehe

I applaud you for taking an interest in firearms -- just as it did for the Pinay in the story, it might save your life someday. It's normal to be scared at the thought of shooting someone -- even up to the moment of squeezing the trigger.

"Fear is the true opiate of combat" and "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." -- both Unknown.

The BB gun is fine as an intro, at some point, you'll need to transfer the basement skills to an indoor or outdoor range. Nothing and I mean nothing can take the place of actually spending time on the range and getting the feel for a real weapon in your hands or shoulder. You need to experience the feel of the recoil, know the performance characteristics of your weapon, gain a healthy respect for its awesome power and you need to become very intimate with your weapon so even in darkness, you know how to operate all of its functions.

Your husband is lucky you have an interest in defending yourself, consider purchasing a handgun just for you, your very own. There are handguns designed for the smaller hands of women, then practice, practice, practice. Dry fire, live fire, reloading, unloading, learn how to take your weapon apart, put it back together. When handling it becomes second nature, your skills and technique have developed -- now you just go to the range and shoot on occasion to maintain your marksmanship skills, in other words, your ability to hit the bad guy.

Check out this video of Tori Nonaka, she was 14 yrs old in this video, she's now a 16 yr old USPSA junior champion. You certainly don't need to train to compete as she does, but self defense with a firearm starts with gaining a level of proficiency through practice on the range, which will build your confidence. The day you need your weapon, muscle-memory, the skill & technique you developed through practice and your confidence will make a perp regret he choose you as his victim. I included the video to inspire and encourage you and so you can see that women are just as good and better than men with firearms -- with proper training. Pay attention @ 1:17 and @ 1:27 in the video, Tori is deadly accurate.

Edited April 27, 2012 by Leatherneck

[Markieboy 104]

Great story! .357 magnum...wonderful choice!

[Philwithlove 17]

Oh you from Iowa also....You are the first I see in VisaJourney from Iowa.....I am also from Iowa...live just north of Ames....

Thomas & Cleofe

I met filipinas here in my area which is helpful for me. Just the other day, one treat me to minnesota. It's fun and we able to talk tagalog and share some stories back home.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

I met filipinas here in my area which is helpful for me. Just the other day, one treat me to minnesota. It's fun and we able to talk tagalog and share some stories back home.

oo nga....that is good. I hope my wife can also find some filipina friends here in Iowa.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Very cool!!! Have gun ... will travel!

Amy has reminded me a couple times that I need to take her out shooting, teach her how to use a handgun. She has seen my Kimber 1911 and my 629 S&W on Skype and I have told her I will teach her to shoot, plus she will get her CCW. Trick will be finding a handgun that fits her hands yet has good knock down, thinking maybe the Ruger 327, haven't looked at them yet.

[Philwithlove 17]

I applaud you for taking an interest in firearms -- just as it did for the Pinay in the story, it might save your life someday. It's normal to be scared at the thought of shooting someone -- even up to the moment of squeezing the trigger.

"Fear is the true opiate of combat" and "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." -- both Unknown.

The BB gun is fine as an intro, at some point, you'll need to transfer the basement skills to an indoor or outdoor range. Nothing and I mean nothing can take the place of actually spending time on the range and getting the feel for a real weapon in your hands or shoulder. You need to experience the feel of the recoil, know the performance characteristics of your weapon, gain a healthy respect for its awesome power and you need to become very intimate with your weapon so even in darkness, you know how to operate all of its functions.

Your husband is lucky you have an interest in defending yourself, consider purchasing a handgun just for you, your very own. There are handguns designed for the smaller hands of women, then practice, practice, practice. Dry fire, live fire, reloading, unloading, learn how to take your weapon apart, put it back together. When handling it becomes second nature, your skills and technique have developed -- now you just go to the range and shoot on occasion to maintain your marksmanship skills, in other words, your ability to hit the bad guy.

Check out this video of Tori Nonaka, she was 14 yrs old in this video, she's now a 16 yr old USPSA junior champion. You certainly don't need to train to compete as she does, but self defense with a firearm starts with gaining a level of proficiency through practice on the range, which will build your confidence. The day you need your weapon, muscle-memory, the skill & technique you developed through practice and your confidence will make a perp regret he choose you as his victim. I included the video to inspire and encourage you and so you can see that women are just as good and better than men with firearms -- with proper training. Pay attention @ 1:17 and @ 1:27 in the video, Tori is deadly accurate.

Thanks for sharing this and the tips. Will try practice shooting outside when the weather gets nice. I am imagining my husband's reaction when i ask him to buy me my own gun coz he knows im not interested in his other guns (just needed for self defence, just like to play with the BB gun. hehe

When i started shooting in the basement, he told his friends about it and they were happy coz it reminds them of their younger days ---- having beers, getting drunk then they gonna compete shooting the beer cans and bottles. I can imagine them shooting in the air only, not hitting any but of course they told me a different story. They said they hit all. hahaha

[Darnell 8,478]

"Also noted she says she shot her ex years ago."

I think I'll skip the lessons

She kept his Anglo last name, also.

Ya, skip the lessons.

[Leatherneck 693]

Very cool!!! Have gun ... will travel!

Amy has reminded me a couple times that I need to take her out shooting, teach her how to use a handgun. She has seen my Kimber 1911 and my 629 S&W on Skype and I have told her I will teach her to shoot, plus she will get her CCW. Trick will be finding a handgun that fits her hands yet has good knock down, thinking maybe the Ruger 327, haven't looked at them yet.

Or a nice sub-compact in .40 or .45 ACP with hollow points would fit the bill and her small hands.

GO AMY!!!