A Miss America whom I love

[mehulkamdar]

Now, tell me seriously, is there anyone among you who does not love this old girl?

82-Year-Old Ex-Beauty Queen Stops Intruder by Shooting Out Tires
Friday, April 20, 2007

E-MAIL STORY PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
WAYNESBURG, Ky. — Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.

Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man on her farm in south-central Kentucky last week after she saw her dog run into a storage building where thieves had previously made off with old farm equipment.

Ramey said the man told her he would leave. "I said, 'Oh, no you won't,' and I shot their tires so they couldn't leave," Ramey said.

She had to balance on her walker as she pulled out a snub-nosed .38-caliber handgun.

"I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it," she said. "If they'd even dared come close to me, they'd be 6 feet under by now."

Ramey then flagged down a passing motorist, who called 911.

Curtis Parrish of Ohio was charged with misdemeanor trespassing, Deputy Dan Gilliam said. The man's hometown wasn't immediately available. Three other people were questioned but were not arrested.

After winning the pageant with her singing, dancing and comedic talents, Ramey sold war bonds and her picture was adorned on a B-17 that made missions over Germany in World War II, according to the Miss America Web site.

Ramey lived in Cincinnati for several years and was instrumental in helping rejuvenate Over-the-Rhine historic buildings. She returned to Kentucky in 1990 to live on her farm.

"I'm trying to live a quiet, peaceful life and stay out of trouble, and all it is, is one thing after another," she said.

[mundaire]

Mehul, that's one gutsy old gal~! We need more like her over here...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[jumq]

She is certainly a brave old version of Sandra Bullock ..

Jumy

[mundaire]

Jumy,

Check out this post of mine - http://www.indiansforguns.com/viewtopic.php?t=1476

You might find the article of particular interest to you...

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[penpusher]

A senior of mine told me of a time when he was in the excise dept, when they had tried to stop a truck at a CRPF( para military force) check post.This was at the height of disturbances in Punjab.The driver rammed the truck though the barrier.According to the person who told me this story,a CRPF Havildar opened up with his 9mm carbine at the truck's rear tires and failed to puncture them.

Tough lady, though.Older people are considered to be easy targets by crooks.Might give some of them something to ponder.

penpusher

[Vikram]

Grand mama mia!

[mehulkamdar]

Abhijeet,

If our sisters were armed, would any apology for a human being try to act funny with them? Yes, we do need more brave ladies like her. May she inspire our many Miss Indias to spread a courageous attitude around!

Jumy,

Sandra Bullock is only an actress and while she might have performed some staged stunts in her movies, this old girl did something powerful in real life. She sold war bonds to help defeat the Nazis and now this - I do wish I could meet her and shake her hand. What a great lady!

Cheers!

[mehulkamdar]

penpusher,

Truck tyres are much heavier and have several more plies than car tyres and, if the truck was going away, then the rotation of the tyres may have deflected the bullets I guess.

Yes, I agree that the old lady was a brave soul and her quick action proved that senior citizens cannot be taken for granted. I wish more old people kept guns and used them against potential attackers. That would keep the crook population in check.

Best wishes, my friend!

[Mark]

I read she was the first red-haired Miss America, so that only reinforces my theories about being especially careful around red-haired women!

Truck tires are amazingly thick, I am not suprised they deflected a 9mm, and they might even deflect a 44.

[Pran]

Hat's off to her..

Pran

[eljefe]

Waay to go Miss America!
Second that bit about redheads...
Best
Axx

[Sakobav]

I heard this news on radio also, this lady was also balancing herself on a walker, nice shot from .38 snub revolver.

There was similar story from Harlem a while back when an old lady was going to shooting range or somewhere with her gun, got mugged and she shot elbow off this clown.

Rgds

[mehulkamdar]

Navdeep,

I remember the NYC incident. The lady was in a wheelchair and had a premises permit. She was attacked by this mugger as she was going to the range for an afternoon of target practice and she quickly got a shot off injuring him and knocking him down until the police came and got him. He later told the police that the last thing that hwe expected was for an old lady in a wheelchair to have a gun.

Does reinforce penpusher's suggestion that older people who live alone need to arm themselves to prevent what the GoA calls "victim disarmament."

[Risala]

Gutsy old lady,aint nobody gonna mess with her no more.
Sanjay

[eljefe]

She made it to Asian Age (Delhi) today!
Great going!
Axx