Florida Man Forced To Gouge Eyes Of Home Invader

By Tom Knighton

There are a couple of old sayings that need to be remembered. One is, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” In other words, if you want to accomplish something badly enough, you’ll find a manner in which to make it work.

Reading this story earlier today, I was reminded of that one. Another was “It’s not the weapon that makes the man, it’s the man that makes the weapon.”

[Richard] Golden told WJXT he was sitting at home in Jacksonville, FL, when he heard his glass door break. Then, a man with a rifle demanded money.

“He hit me in the head with a rifle and at the exact time, a buddy of mine happened to come up and distract him. When he distracted him, I made my move. I grabbed him and locked the gun in,” Golden told local media.

Golden put the suspect in a headlock and poked his fingers in his eyes.

“I sat on him and gouged him in his eyes until the cops got here. I was beating him with his own gun until the police got here,” Golden said.

In other words, he did what he had to do and worked with …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms