Exercising the Right
Disabled Vet Defends Home
WTOC News reported out of Savannah, Georgia, on March 30 that a mobile home was invaded by two suspects who initially claimed they were police officers. The resident, Lam Blake, was awakened by the sound of someone breaking in to his house. Blake is a handicapped veteran who lives alone. He told authorities that he has a surveillance camera, which showed him the two people as they tried to gain entrance to his home. They yelled out that they were police officers, but he could see from the video that they weren’t.
Blake also said that he kept two guns by his bed. “I immediately grabbed my 9 mil Smith and Wesson M&P, loaded it up, and waited for them to come all the way in,” he told WTOC News. Holding his firearm, he was prepared when the armed intruders entered his bedroom. “When I saw them coming in, like I said, I was waiting for them to come, and I had something for them.” Both suspects fired at Blake, and he returned fire, causing the two assailants to flee, which Blake described to the media as cowardly.
Blake sang the praises of being armed for self-defense and told WTOC that all law-abiding citizens should consider carrying a gun. “This gun saved my life. Without this gun, I might not be here right now,” said Blake. “My gun saved my life, yes it did.”
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