Watch: Woman Pulls Out Gun To Defend Co-Worker From Irate Customer

A waitress pulled out a pistol to save her co-worker from an irate customer who walked into the kitchen and punched the latter in an attack that happened at a south side George Webb restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, recently.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspect was cursing them throughout the night on June 28 for taking too long with his order. As soon he punched the woman, her co-worker pulled out a handgun from her waistband and pointed it at him until he moved back.

Alderman Bob Donovan, an eyewitness who filmed the incident and uploaded it on social media, said, “I thank God the other waitress had a concealed carry weapon, has a permit... I shudder to think, had she not been there and had she not had this weapon, what this guy might have done.”

"It is sickening to see this unsuspecting worker assaulted so brutally by this individual,” he added. “It's frustrating because I've been saying if we don't pay attention to some of these neighborhoods that are on the fence, they're gonna fall the wrong way. And that's precisely what's happening."

Fox News reported the man was identified as a drug dealer and police were on the lookout for him. The victim said the owner of the restaurant allows them to carry concealed guns as long as they have the permit.

In 2015, a woman shot her boyfriend in self- defense after he strangled and beat her inside her home in New Orleans, Louisiana. Police said the two had been dating for 10 months and were involved in a physical alteration in her apartment when the incident took place.

The man punched her repeatedly in the face and choked and strangled her. Unable to tolerate the abuse, she shot him with a gun, who suffered non-threatening injuries.

According to an article in The Blaze in 2013, the number of women who owned guns increased to 23 percent in 2011 compared to 13 percent in 2005.

“A great example of this is when a few months back, [an] 18-year girl in Oklahoma used a shotgun to stop a home intruder who had a knife. The bottom line is, a gun is without a doubt the best way for a woman to defend herself in a worst-case scenario,” Jason Hanson, a former CIA Officer and the author of “The Covert Guide to Concealed Carry,” said.

“Gun manufacturers are trying to find the angle in their product line that will turn a predominately male-focused industry toward females with options so far including smaller sizes, color options, and elements that reduce user fatigue,” said Destinee of the news website Special Operations Forces Situation Report.