ANOTHER ROBBERY FOILED BY A LITTLE OLD LADY WITH A GUN. “Out in Henderson, NC, an 87 year old lady persuaded two armed robbers to leave her house when they broke in at 3 AM. And by “persuaded” I mean that she showed them the handgun she was going to shoot them with if they didn’t exit the premises immediately. The best part is what the County Sheriff said.”

Why so many little old ladies? First, I think little old ladies have no illusion about their ability to protect themselves without a gun. Second, they’re old enough to have formed their attitudes before the wave of antigun hysteria that swept the United States between the late sixties and the early nineties.