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Timely trip to gun range.(Exercising The Right)
Temesha Greene and her two sons live in Portsmouth, Virginia. Earlier this year, after becoming concerned about her neighborhood's safety in the wake of several breakins, she bought a .40-caliber handgun.
At around 11 p.m. on August 9, Greene, her sons, and boyfriend Cedrick Williams were on the way home from a market when she noticed that they were being followed by a van. After arriving at their residence, they were about to unpack the car when a man suddenly appeared in the driveway. The van that had followed them idled nearby with a second person behind the wheel.
Greene and Williams asked the stranger who he was, but the man did not reply. When Greene saw the interloper pull a gun, she reached for her own handgun, which happened to still be in the car after her trip to a local gun range earlier that day.
As described by the November 4 Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, "shots rang out, several from each weapon. Williams ducked behind a tree, yelling for ...
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