Aol.com - POINT MARION, Pa. (Aug. 19) -- An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said.  Smith heard someone break into her home Sunday afternoon and grabbed the .22-caliber revolver she had been keeping by her bed since a neighbor's home was burglarized a few weeks ago. Leda Smith, 85, says it was "exciting" to stop a burglar inside her home, adding that she hopes she stopped a crime spree in her Pennsylvania neighborhood. "I said 'What are you doing in my house?' He just kept saying he didn't do it," Smith said. After the 17-year-old boy called 911, Smith kept holding the gun on him until state police arrived at her home in Springhill Township, about 45 miles south of Pittsburgh. "It was exciting," Smith said. "I just hope I broke up the (burglary) ring because they have been hitting a lot of places around here."

 I know everybody wants to talk about how great this grandmother is for standing up for herself, blah, blah, blah.  But honestly what was this robber thinking?  Why did he let her just waltz right past him and into the bedroom to get her .22 caliber in the first place?  Did he think she was going to bake him some cookies or something?    Listen, there is a reason why rule #1 of robbing a house is to subdue and tie up everybody inside.   You don’t want to give people (yes old people still count as people) the chance to get their weapons and assault you.   So as much as I’d love to give Grandma all the credit here, I think this is more a case of the robber losing this game than granny winning it.  Still making him call the police on himself was a nice touch.