Today’s feel good story
TSO and Mr Wolf both sent a link to the story of Earl Jones, the 92-year-old veteran who was just heading off to bed when he heard a “bang” in his basement. Earl grabbed his .22-caliber rifle and confronted the three men he found on his basement steps;
Some 15 minutes later, when he heard footsteps moving closer up the stairs, he raised the rifle to his eye. The intruder kicked open the door. Jones fixed his aim on the center of the man’s chest and fired a single shot. The Boone County Sheriff later announced the death of the intruder, Lloyd (Adam) Maxwell, 24, of Richmond, Ky.
“These people aren’t worth any more to me than a groundhog,” Jones told the Enquirer. “They have our country in havoc. We got so many damned crooked people walking around today.”
So, Jones laid Maxwell low and Maxwell’s accomplices were rounded up in short order when they tried to make up a story and get Maxwell some medical treatment.
Maxwell fled the scene with the two other men allegedly involved in the robbery. The two men took their injured friend to a 2001 Chevrolet Impala on Courtney Road and called police. The pair fabricated a story about the man’s injury to try and get Maxwell medical attention, Scheben said.
Jones told 9 News he got the gun from Walmart for $500. He said this incident should send a message to would-be robbers.
“I’ve been robbed so much in the past five weeks, I said it’s going to have to be a message to the people. The only way you going to stop this is you [going to] have to leave one laying in the grass. That’s the only way you’re [going to] stop it,” Jones said.
I think he overpaid for the .22, but there is iron in his words.
Category: Feel Good Stories, Guns
A .22 for 500 from Wallymart is horrid price, when perfectly good Ruger 10/22’s can be had all day for under 200.
Oh, and the only quote missing from this:
‘Get off my lawn!’
He probably taught that to Clint…
Heard him interviewed on WLW this morning. When asked what would have happened if he had missed with his shot, he replied he was not worried, he had 15 more.
Reading this story earlier, the only bad part is that they confiscated the weapon. Certainly hope that one of his neighbors has brought him something with which to protect himself until the police return his.
If I were just a bit closer to his farm, I would deliver one to him myself!
God Bless America and 92 Year Old Citizens with Weapons:
“The only way you going to stop this is you [going to] have to leave one laying in the grass”.
If this gentleman needs another .22 until the police releases his, just give me a call! 92yrs old! Hell yeah!
I love stories with happy endings.
Can we send the guy a box of .22 shells?
Considering the price, the damage done with a single round and the general ignorance among media types about anything involving firearms, I wonder if the rifle was actually a .223 or one of various other rifle rounds that the uninformed might describe as a .22 but isn’t. I don’t care enough to dig any deeper into the story, but it doesn’t seem like an unreasonable assumption.
A 22 at close range is as deadly as the next caliber!
@9. You must be shot center mass at close range but you can choose the round that hits you. Do you choose:
A) .22
B) .38
C) .45
D) None of the above. Each is equally deadly at that range.
@ AirCav … my answer stands … A 22 at close range is as deadly as the next caliber!
Wait .. lets ask “Trail ASSasin” DullAss Wigetfield …
What is a popular caliber for close range assasination?
A) .22 deadly at close range.
B) .38 deadly at close range.
C) .45 deadly at close range.
D) All deadly at close range.
Awesome. Simply. Fucking. Awesome. From the photo caption on the linked story…
“Earl Jones, a 92-year-old Boone County farmer who shot and killed a burglar in his Verona home early Monday, sits in the chair from which he fired the fatal shot and talks about protecting himself. Police confiscated the .22 caliber rifle he used to shoot the burglar; a neighbor has loaned him a .12 gauge shotgun so he is not unarmed. Also, a Dry Ridge pawn shop owner called him and offered to give him another gun.”
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120904/NEWS0103/309040058/Sheriff-92-year-old-s-home-targeted-3-times-August
Like my grandpa used to say “Oh, for the days when men were men and women were glad of it.”
Great story.
You motivate me Mr. Jones!
@13. Then, I challenge you to a duel. You get the .22 I’ll take the .45.
I saw a Mosin Nagant (7.62x54R) yesterday for $85. I own a pistol grip pump action 12 gauge I bought at a gun show for $150. It sounds like the only guy that robbed this man was the one that sold him a .22 for $500.
@UtahVet; Apparent as it is that this old dog’s got some spunk I don’t know how well his shoulder will handle the pop from a 7.62.
I agree he overpaid though, I just picked up a new .22 for $140. Seems like the poor guy can’t catch a break.
I know guys love to argue over caliber, and well, size in general. But, back before every thug has a large caliber semi-automatic, most urban murders were committed with extremely poorly made, cheap .22 Saturday night specials.
Seems like this hero managed to stop a home invasion with a single shot. That’s good shootin’! Whatever caliber it was, apparently it was highly effective.
@ 17 Air Cav …. After our duel … the headline will read:
TWO VETERAN IDIOTS ARE DEAD AFTER THEY DUELED TO PROVE WHAT CALIBER WAS MORE DEALY – BOTH WERE CORRECT
Yes, but the winner will be determined by which of us expires first. Hmmm…Okay, I withdraw the challenge.
Air Cav …. Rog that I withdraw as well. By the way the duel was outlawed a long time ago!
Maybe it was the Mossberg 715T. Or, it could be the ignorance of an uninformed reporter. Any way it’s sliced, good job, sir.
Neighbor loaned this guy his 12 gauge until he gets his rifle back. Article in the Indianapolis Star today quoted him as sleeping quite soundly the night of ha ha
Feel good story of the decade!! God bless you Earl Jones. You, my dear Sir, deserve a medal.