Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)SHARPS CHAPEL ... The home invasion was reported shortly after noon at 106 Brewer Hollow Road in Sharps Chapel, according to Union County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Butcher.
The woman told authorities she heard someone in her home, and armed herself with a handgun to investigate. She apparently surprised a man who was attempting to steal her television.
"The victim further stated that the intruder gained control of her firearm, and during the incident the homeowner was shot in the right shoulder," according to a news release from Butcher. "The unidentified suspect reportedly fled the scene."
The woman was treated and released from a local hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries ...
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/aug/01/union-county-woman-shot-by-home-intruder-with/