Kansas’ concealed-carry law took effect January 1, 2007. On January 19, two armed men burst into a gas station owned by Dean Yee. According to police, they demanded money from Yee while holding him at gunpoint. A customer inside the store, however, had a concealed-carry permit. He shouted for the robbers to drop their weapons. When they refused, he shot one suspect before the other fled. Station owner Yee feels lucky to be alive. “I would have been shot in the chest,” he told 27 News. Kansas Sen. Phil Journey, R-Haysville, added, “Hopefully this will put other criminals and thugs on notice that Kansas is a different state today than it was just 20 days ago.”
The Topeka Capital-Journal Topeka, Kan., 01/23/07