February 7, 2012 11:03AM 

# Milwaukee Man Shoots Armed Robber 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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A Milwaukee man only recently acquired his permit to carry a concealed handgun and then found himself in the middle of an armed robbery. As the robber threatened a store clerk with a shotgun, the permit holder was able to draw his weapon and [shoot the culprit](http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/aldi-customer-wont-be-charged-in-shooting-sk42et0-138688529.html). The Milwaukee District Attorney said: “He disrupted an act that potentially exposed himself and others to great bodily harm.”

Last week, Cato [released a new study](https://www.cato.org/guns-and-self-defense/) concerning the frequency with which citizens use guns in self-defense, along with a map to track such events. We’ve already received many suggestions from readers all over the web and we’ll be updating our map regularly.

(H/T Ann Althouse)

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