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And now there is an award for maiming or killing your assailant: the Courageous Citizens Award offered by the Federation of Greater New York Rifle and Pistol Clubs. The first three intended recipients--New York merchants who had killed three bandits --declined their commemorative plaques and $200 prizes. The federation's president, Gerald Preiser, tried to donate the money to the city's Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, but it too refused. Last week a New York janitor who wounded his assailant became the award's first winner. "I protect my life," he said, as the flashbulbs popped and the TV cameras whirred.

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