Our story unfolds in Bowie County, Texas and involves a grandmother, a .38-caliber and a bad man with a gun.

According to facts gathered at the scene, Rebbie Roberson was just getting ready to watch the local TV news on New Year’s Eve night, when an alleged intruder broke into her home, wearing a mask and gloves.

As she tried to arise from her chair, police say the suspect quickly pointed the gun right in her face, up close and personal. At age 74, some might think that a senior citizen is no match for an armed assailant, but Rebbie swiftly reached over and grabbed her own weapon from her nearby table.

She swerved around and pointed her .38-special right back at the masked bandit. He was taken aback and began heading for the hills. Grandma Rebbie pursued him on foot, chasing him through the house and firing bullets along the way. If she had to kill him, she would. It was either her life or his, and she wasn’t about to pause and find out. She has the bullet holes in the walls as a reminder.

She’s not sure she wounded the bad man, but she says she was aiming to nail him. Meantime, Bowie County Sheriff’s deputies continue searching for the armed assailant and do not condemn Ms. Roberson for taking the law into her own hands.

In the state of Texas, the penal code states that every citizen has the right to defend themselves and their family.

Pistol-packing, east Texas grandmother, Rebbie Roberson, was quietly watching the news Sunday when an intruder interrupted her day.