This isn’t your typical Armed Citizen story. Sure, lives were in danger as a predator roamed the neighborhood. But the suspect in question here wasn’t armed and dangerous—it was large and carnivorous.
It was a terrifying few days in Warren County, Mo., as a nearly 15-foot-long, 160-pound Burmese python was on the loose. These massive snakes kill their prey by constriction and have been known to swallow small animals whole. Town residents had seen dogs go missing, chickens vanish and were frightened for their small children.
So when Pauline Horstdaniel woke up and heard her dog barking in the backyard, she awakened her husband. Sure enough, the Python had slithered into their yard. Thinking his handgun wouldn’t be enough to stop the snake, she called her father-in-law. Two blasts from his shotgun put their fears—and the rest of the neighborhood’s—to rest.
Armed Citizen Stops Neighborhood Threat
Latest
Freedom On Display In Dallas
Headlined by President Donald J. Trump’s address, tens of thousands of NRA members gathered earlier this year in Dallas in support of the Second Amendment and your NRA.
Trump Thrills Crowd In Dallas
In what has seemingly become an annual tradition, former President Donald Trump addressed NRA members at this year’s NRA Leadership Forum at the 2024 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Dallas.
NRA Challenges ATF’s Latest Scheme
The NRA argues that the ATF violated the federal Administrative Procedures Act, along with the Second and Fifth Amendments.
The NRA Endorses Trump
Trump’s pro-freedom record speaks for itself and the importance of this endorsement cannot be overstated.
Gun Controllers Line Up Behind Harris
Now that Joe Biden has bowed out of the 2024 election, gun-control groups are rapidly throwing their support behind Kamala Harris.
From the Editor | When the Media Denies Reality
This little scene witnessed in the West Wing showed a deep elitist bias that too much of the mainstream media has for our Second Amendment freedom.
SECTIONS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
EXPLORE MORE NRA PUBLICATIONS
