{"id":59182,"date":"2025-04-21T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59182"},"modified":"2025-04-21T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:15:21","slug":"you-have-the-right-to-defend-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59182","title":{"rendered":"You Have The Right To Defend Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 16th, Bearing Arms<\/a> posted an article about a recent incident in Butts County, Georgia.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

A sheriff in Georgia is praising the actions of an armed homeowner who stopped a would-be intruder from gaining access to a child’s bedroom, while also issuing a warning to other criminals in the county.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Butts County Sheriff Gary Long says a man named Abdul Aquil is in custody in connection with the break-in, and is lucky to be alive<\/a> after his encounter with the armed citizen. Aquil allegedly first tried to gain entry to the home through a bedroom window with a child on the other side, but the child’s father heard the commotion and interrupted the burglar as he was crawling inside.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long said the father of the child “challenged the intruder and the suspect exited the window.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Long, the father then went to his room and got a gun as Aquil busted the living room window, trying to get inside.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The father fired his gun, missing the suspect, but causing the suspect to run away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long said in a Facebook post, “The shot fired by the homeowner was UNFORTUNATELY about 8 inches too high, missing the intruder, which would have resulted in his death.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

…Long, meanwhile, has two messages for residents of Butts County. In that Facebook post he “strongly” encouraged citizens who can legally possess a firearm to get their hands on one and attend a gun safety class hosted by the sheriff’s office, adding that “if the homeowner last night was not a gun owner, I am afraid the outcome could have been much different.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Sheriff issued the following message:<\/p>\n

“To the criminals, listen up and pay close attention, if you decide to break into a home in Butts County, make sure you are ready to meet your maker. My staff and I will spend as much time as it takes to make sure the citizens of this County are well-trained, educated and capable of making great shots to protect their family and homes. So, unless you are prepared to die, I would highly recommend you to find a home in another County to burglarize, because this is not the one.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gun safety classes are a really good idea. There are also non-lethal ways of defending yourself and your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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