Armed with an aluminum pipe, 81-year-old man fends off robber
By Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso Times
Posted: 03/28/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT
WESTWAY -- An 81-year-old man showed a would-be robber he still has plenty of fight in him by smacking the intruder in the head with a pipe, sheriff's deputies said Friday.
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_12015694Weapons We Carry Everyday
We carry hidden weapons with us everyday. Everything from pens to change in our pockets. When ancient Samurai representing Japan took over Okinawa, farm tools such as the nunchucko and tonfa became weapons and are practiced in this manner in martial arts schools around the world. Now it's our turn. As the government becomes more strict on our weapons, what will we turn to to defend our loved ones and ourselves.
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