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Woman used her gun to stop two teenage carjackers: “I am very grateful to be alive.”

Nov 14, 2021 | Defensive Gun Use

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From St Louis, November 10, 2021 (WALB.com)

A St. Louis woman says she’s grateful to be alive after two teenagers attempted carjacking her at gunpoint. Afraid for her life, she used her own gun against them, wounding one. . . . “My mind frame was to keep the other gentleman calm, so therefore, he wouldn’t shoot. It was pretty frightening,” the woman said. . . . “It’s a six-round, and I let the clip loose. All six in fear of my life,” she said. “I am very grateful to be alive.”

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