When two men tried to break into Melinda Vandal’s home, the fact that she had a gun and knew how to use it saved her from what could have been a catastrophe.
A man, his wife and his school-age brother were asleep in their apartment when an intruder forced his way inside. Illegally wielding a gun, the suspect ordered the tenants into the bathroom. The male tenant asked to retrieve a blanket-a ruse to go get his pistol.