Burglars get more confident the more success they have. What they don’t keep in mind, though, is that one day they’re going to break into the wrong home.
Gwendolyn Agard, a grandma from Jackson County, taught one burglar a lesson. The 79-year-old woman proved that she is not someone to mess with when a 20-year-old intruder broke into her home armed with a rubber mallet, Gwendolyn had to think fast.
She was elderly and had no one nearby to help. But as a gun owner who owns a .38 and a .45 caliber handgun, Gwendolyn quickly came up with a solution to fend him off, she knew that she had to get to her firearms so she could defend herself and her home. The reason why she bought them – was to be able to defend herself. Now that a young intruder intent on robbing an old woman of all her valuable possessions, Gwendolyn already knows what to do.
Gwendolyn gave the burglar a fair warning, although her message was filled with profanity to get the point across. She told him, “Motherf*****, if you come in here, you’re a dead son of a b****.” But the situation became even stranger when she realized the home invader was not wearing any pants. This meant that the man was naked from the waist down, which could have indicated he had other ideas because he was robbing Gwendolyn of her possessions. He might have wanted to take her innocence as well.
“He didn’t have no pants on – he was naked!” Gwendolyn told 11Alive.
Gwendolyn told the man that his life was in jeopardy if he continued any closer. She fired a warning shot from her .38 pistol, but that did not scare the brazen burglar away. As the man ran upstairs to steal what he could from Gwendolyn’s home, she prepared her .45 pistol and called 911.
“Please hurry,” she begged the 911 dispatcher. “Lord have mercy.”
When the man finally came back downstairs, Gwendolyn fired a shot from her .45 pistol. The crook finally realized that his life was not safe and that she was not messing around with her pair of firearms.
And after the crook heard the gunshot from the large pistol, he said, “Are you trying to kill me?”
“Oh, you finally got the message!” the gun-toting grandma replied.
For ten minutes, Gwendolyn held her gun on the stranger who had invaded her house. She waited for backup to arrive from the 911 call. And eventually, police crews showed up to help the woman fend off the burglar who had tried to rob her blind.
“I thought, ‘I couldn’t die without my children.’ And I just got this burst of energy.”
Gwendolyn’s bravery is an inspiration, especially in a world where criminals often target the elderly because they think they will be easy to trick. Gwendolyn stood her ground and made sure the intruder knew she was not to be messed with, her quick thinking and preparedness in owning firearms helped her defend herself and her home from the young burglar.
It is been always a good idea to be prepared in case of an emergency; it is also important to remember that we all have the right to protect ourselves and our property.
Fortunately, Gwendolyn was able to defend herself and get the help she needed, although it is a shame that anyone has to resort to violence to protect themselves and their possessions. Gwendolyn’s message to criminals is clear, “don’t mess with senior citizens who know how to protect themselves.” Her experience serves as a reminder to be vigilant and prepared at all times.
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