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An armed North Carolina woman stepped in and saved a fellow citizen last week after he was shot in the face.
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According to the Shelby Police Department, Unterio M Jolly, a 33-year-old man went to the home of another man and started a verbal fight. Eventually, around 6 pm, the two went their separate ways.
It was about half an hour later when Jolly returned with a gun and allegedly shot the victim. Jolly hit the victim in the face and shoulder, Captain Seth Treadway of the SPD said.
Armed Citizen Saves the Day
According to the Shelby Star, “A concerned citizen shot back trying to protect the man and hit Jolly about five times.”
This woman, whose name has not been released, had a concealed carry license. Police said she was armed with a legally owned firearm. She acted quickly to defend the victim before he could be shot again.
According to Colion Noir News, “The unidentified woman likely saved the victim’s life.”
Jolly and the victim were both treated for their wounds. Recent reports from Fox News say that Jolly is in critical condition. The victim had non-life-threatening injuries.
Treadway said the police department is working with the District Attorney’s office to finalize the charges.
The woman who saved the day will most likely not receive any charges. Jolly, however, is being charged with multiple felonies, including felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Be Ready To Defend
A report by KFF highlights that over half of Americans are likely to encounter gun violence in their lifetime. This story showcases a woman who was equipped and ready to respond effectively.
However, not everyone will have someone like her at hand in such situations. It’s crucial to take straightforward steps towards preparedness. Equipping yourself to protect not only yourself but others as well, as this woman did, could be a decisive factor in safeguarding lives.
On 27 March 1814, a force of 2700 United States soldiers, Tennessee militiamen, Cherokee cavalry, and one hundred “friendly” Creek Indians, all led by General Andrew Jackson,
defeated the Red Stick faction of the Creek Nation in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Jackson’s victory ended the Creek War (1813–1814) and thrust him into national prominence. It also marked the last serious armed resistance of southeastern Indians against the United States.
The battle’s name came from a loop in the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.
The Red Sticks, a segment of Creeks who wished to return to traditional social and religious practices, built a fort across the base of the bend in the stream.
During 1813, the Red Sticks suffered a series of setbacks at the hands of the American militia and regular troops.
The defenses on the Tallapoosa initially proved successful, allowing the Creeks to repel Jackson’s first attack on 21 January 1814.
However, harsh winter weather, food shortages, and a dearth of firearms made the Indians’ situation precarious by early Spring. Over 1,000 Creek warriors, along with 350 women and children, were inside the fort, hoping to hold off the American and Indian force of over 2,700 strong.
At the start of the fight, General Jackson’s Tennessee militia and regular army troops built a barricade across the base of the peninsula. Then Jackson opened fire on the fort with two cannons.
However, Andrew Jackson hesitated to order a frontal assault on such a strong position. The Cherokees and Euro-American militia troops took up positions on the opposite bank of the river, across from the undefended side of the Red Sticks’ camp.
During the artillery bombardment, some Cherokee warriors swam the river and stole the Red Sticks’ canoes. They then used the craft to bring more Cherokees and militiamen over to the Creeks’ camp to engage the Red Sticks.
When Jackson heard the sound of gunfire from inside the fort, he ordered his men to charge the Creeks’ defensive works. The assault worked; the Euro-Americans and the Cherokees completely defeated the Red Sticks, killing nearly 600 Creek warriors.
In addition, approximately 250 Red Sticks drowned in the Tallapoosa trying to escape. The losses suffered by the Creeks at Horseshoe Bend made it the single bloodiest day in the history of Native American warfare.
The remnants of the Red Sticks, under the leadership of Red Eagle,
surrendered soon afterward. Andrew Jackson negotiated the Treaty of Fort Jackson on 9 August 1814 without Federal Authorization.
Its terms required the Creek Indians to give up half of their territory.
Ironically, most of the ceded land came from the Upper Creek Towns, the same people who fought alomgsidethe Euro-Americans at Horseshoe Bend.
When I was in the eighth grade, our Boy Scout troop hiked the 22-mile Horseshoe Bend Trail – thirteen miles on Saturday and nine miles on Sunday – and saw most of the park after the hike was completed. This part of Alabama history was always very interesting to me. In the ninth grade, our history class entailed three-six-week periods of Alabama History, and three six-week periods of Civics and Government.
I just wish I had the Internet back in them days.
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Pictured below are a dozen of the firearms purchased by private buyers at the Dallas event on October 21, 2023.
Private buyers at the Dallas gun turn-in event, also known by the Orwellian term “buyback,” were able to purchase numerous firearms at bargain prices. The gift cards ran out in the first hour, and the first ten vehicles in line. Before then, prices tended to be a bit higher than the value of gift cards offered. After the cards ran out, prices tended to drop.
There were about a dozen private buyers at the event. Some purchased items other than guns. One person purchased an 870 shotgun barrel. Another hauled off several hundred rounds of ammunition for very little or nothing. It appeared to this correspondent the private purchasers all purchased more than one firearm. One purchased at least a dozen firearms.
One of the best deals of the event was the purchase of a minty pre-ban Colt SP-1 (AR-15). In the picture, it does not have a magazine. This correspondent has learned a magazine came with it. The magazine was a classic 20-round mag loaded with 5.56 period ammunition stamped 1982.
Another great deal was this S&W classic and minty-looking model 36. Handguns predominated, as only $100 worth of gift cards were offered for handguns.
Below is a WWII-era Enfield revolver in .38/200 (same case as .38 S&W) not .38 Special. The three other pistols were ignored. The Enfield was purchased for $60, because the owner said it was jammed and could not be unloaded. As this correspondent is familiar with the type, he was able to unload it for the purchaser. It was very stiff with over-applications of oil without cleaning.
This private buyer was happy with his Browning-designed pump shotgun. The Model 520 Stevens was also made as the Ranger Model 30 for Sears, the Western Field Model 30 for Wards, the Riverside Arms Model 520 and the J.C. Higgins 102.25. They are all the same design. The shotgun has an interesting takedown mechanism. The level of machining would cost thousands today. Some parts are getting difficult to find. The Stevens 620 has a slightly different profile, but is the same internally.
The Marlin Model 60 below is the desirable variant with the longer barrel and magazine to match. The magazine holds 18 rounds. This version of the model 60 was defined as an “assault weapon” in New Jersey for several years.
Enfield no. 4 MK I rifles with complete original wood are getting hard to come by. The improvised sling is not original.
This Taurus PT 92 AFS-D variant did not have a magazine. The price was $100. Serial numbers are blotted out for privacy.
High Standard derringers are no longer produced. They have always had a following and command good prices today.
The classic Colt revolver is in the less common .32-20 caliber. It is missing the end cap for the ejector rod and has had the barrel cut down and a non-standard sight installed.
The last gun brought in and purchased, as far as this correspondent knows, was this Browning .380 model 10/71. The large sights and thumb rest were added to the originally sleek design to allow for importation after the 1968 Gun Control Act.
This sample is far from complete. It gives an idea of what was available at the Dallas gun turn-in event on October 21, 2023.
About Dean Weingarten:
Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of Constitutional Carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.
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