Exercising the Right
“There Is No Way I’m Letting Them Inside the House”
Inside Edition reported on November 21 about a Los Angeles father who used his handgun to defend his family from a home invasion. Vince Ricci was interviewed by Inside Edition about the terrifying ordeal. He explained that he was returning home from the gym to his wife and five-month-old daughter around dinnertime when two masked men jumped him from behind. Ricci told Inside Edition, “I was like, there is no way I’m letting them inside the house…. I was walking in and my wife was about to have dinner. The only thing that went through my mind was protecting my kid.”
The incident occurred in central Los Angeles in a gated community that has been experiencing an uptick in daytime robberies. Security cameras at the home captured the ordeal on video, and two masked men can be seen jumping a wall and running up behind the homeowner while he is unlocking his door. One of the burglars pointed a gun at Ricci, who threw his hot tea at the suspect and then drew his own handgun. The burglary suspect began running backwards while pointing his gun at Ricci and firing at him, and Ricci shot back. Both suspects fled the scene during the exchange of gunfire, and a neighbor called 911. Police soon arrived, but the suspects were not apprehended.
Unfortunately, in the process of the criminal investigation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff suspended Ricci’s concealed-weapons permit. Ricci told Inside Edition that he’s begging the authorities to restore his concealed-carry privileges, and his plea to the Los Angeles County Sheriff was, “From a father to a father, let me protect my family.”
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