From the Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor MI 02/14/08 (as summarized in the May 2008 American Rifleman):

Upon witnessing a man yelling at a woman and pushing her into a van, a passerby tried to ba a Good Samaritan. Police say he asked the woman if she was okay and told her she didn't have to get into the man's vehicle. While stopped at a traffic light moments later, the van's driver confronted the man. Both men exited their vehicles, and the van's driver knocked the Good Samaritan to the ground. Two women, included the woman the victim tried to help, exited the van and began stomping on him. A passing motorist witnessed the scene and quickly stopped. He drew a firearm and order the three suspects to halt the beating. Police received reports of a man holding people at gunpoint, but quickly determined he had a concealed carry permit and arrested the three suspects.

They print about five of those in every month's Armed Citizen section. Guns in the hands of private citizens are used to stop crime pretty often. Around 2 million times a year in the United States is the figure I see most often.

Good night all, it's late for me.

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