Foster Coker III, his wife, Pam, and their seven-year-old grandson survived a shock attack inside their home. The Jacksonville, Florida family were innocent victims targeted by a gang of felons that called themselves the “Cutthroat Committee.” Both Foster and Pam suffered permanent injuries in the assault and their grandson was forced to live with the trauma. There is one reason the family is still alive and that is because they were able to get their guns and finally dispatch the assailant.
After the home invasion, Foster wrote his thoughts about gun control. Here is the article:
“On August 15, 2014, my wife, Pamela Howell Coker, my grandson, and I were targeted in a ruthless home invasion. Four people took part in the planning and execution of the cowardly crime, including three convicted felons.
“They came up with their plan while driving ar0und the night before in a stolen car. There is a law against driving around in a stolen car, but they ignored it.
“During this planning session, certain drugs were consumed. There is a law against using these drugs, but they ignored it.
“When it came time to invade our home, they jumped the privacy fence into our back yard. There is a law against trespassing, but they ignored it.
“One of the criminals proceeded to kick in our back door and enter our home. There is a law against doing this, but he ignored it.
“This criminal was armed with a stolen handgun. There is a law against possessing stolen property, but he ignored it.
“The criminal, as mentioned, was already a convicted felon. There is a law against convicted criminals possessing firearms, but he ignored it.
“Once inside, the criminal attacked my wife, knocking her down on a hardwood floor and causing severe injuries. There is a law against physically attacking people, but he ignored it.
“When I came to my wife’s defense, the criminal repeatedly pistol-whipped me. There is a law against assaulting someone with a deadly weapon, but he ignored it.
“Because of our Second Amendment rights, my wife and I were able to arm ourselves. This resulted in an exchange of gunfire with the criminal. His bullet grazed my head and came within an inch or two of killing me. There is a law against trying to murder someone, but he ignored it.
“So don’t tell me how some new gun law is going to make anyone safer. Laws affect only one part of the population…law-abiding citizens. Criminals, by their very definition, ignore any and all laws as they see fit.
“Limiting the kinds of weapons or ammunition the general public can implement in the defense of their own lives from criminal trash like the ones we had to deal with only helps make the criminals’ tasks easier.”
Reprinted with permission of Foster Coker III. For a detailed description of this case, read the chapter, “Demise of the Cutthroat Committee” in Guns and Self-Defense: 23 Inspirational True Crime Stories of Survival with Firearms.
Thanks for sharing this, Robert!
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