When civilian gun holders bravely fire to the rescue amidst rising insecurity

With more Kenyans arming themselves legally, stories of civilians repulsing heavily armed gangsters are becoming common. But what does it take to own a gun? [Courtesy]

When five armed gunmen stormed the Karen residence of Pembe Millers director Ahmed Salim last week, they did not expect the tide to turn on them. When the guns fell silent, a gangster lay dead and another injured.

What they had thought would be an easy heist turned tragic for the gang when their would-be victim pulled out his gun and repulsed them.