Armed Citizen® Today
A Chicago rapper, along with several companions, approached two women while they sat in a parked car on Sept. 7, 2025. The rapper allegedly tried to yank open the passenger door while pointing a gun at the women. However, one of the women was a licensed concealed carry holder, and she reached for her own firearm.
The suspect reportedly shot her in the leg before she was able to return fire, striking him multiple times and critically wounding him. The women then sped away from the scene as the alleged assailant and his companions continued to fire at them. The suspect, whose companions reportedly dragged him into a nearby alley after he collapsed and left him there, was on felony pretrial release for existing charges of possessing a stolen vehicle and a machinegun.
He is now being additionally charged with attempted second-degree murder, attempted vehicular hijacking and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon. His accomplices remained at large at the time of reporting. (cwbchicago.com, Chicago, Ill., 11/24/25)
From the Armed Citizen® Archives – May 1984
A Houston businesswoman was changing a flat tire when two men pulled over to assist. But instead of offering help, they forced her into their car at gunpoint, blindfolded her and took her to an apartment. The men were not aware their victim had hidden a pistol inside her belt before starting to change the tire.
When they removed the blindfold, the woman drew the pistol and fired two shots, hitting neither man but sending both running. One was later arrested, and the police were searching for the other. (The Houston Post, Houston, Texas)
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