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Last year I went through the Concealed Handgun License course in San Antonio, TX. During the shooting phase of the course I was paired up with a lovely lady who was in her late 70's and had some difficulties loading magazine so I loaded them all for her and for myself when it was my turn on the firing line. She shot a very old German Luger and was very accurate throwing lead down range. This story reminded me of her.

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True story from a Kansas State Highway Patrol officer:

I made a traffic stop on an elderly lady the other day for speeding on U.S. 166 Eastbound at Mile Marker 73 just East of Sedan, Kansas. I asked for her driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. The l ady took out the required information and handed it to me. In with the cards, I was somewhat surprised (due to her advanced age) to see she had a concealed handgun carry permit. I looked at her and asked if she had a weapon in her possession at this time.

She responded that she had a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol in her glove box. Something---body language, or the way she said it---made me ask if she had any other firearms. She then admitted to also having a 9mm caliber Glock semi-automatic pistol in her center console. Now I had to ask one more time if that was all. She responded that she did have just one more, a .38 Special caliber revolver in her purse. I then asked her what was she so afraid of.

She looked me straight in the eye and said, "Not a damn thing!"