A quick rule for life: Never mess with a guy in a wheelchair.

Especially when that guy is a war vet.

Mess around.

Find out.

Dude's probably gonna live, but he most definitely found out.

Houston police officials said it happened just before 9 p.m. at the METRO station at Pierce and Main streets.

Authorities said the victim was in a wheelchair when a man approached him and tried to steal a bag. The victim pulled out a gun and fired several shots.

The suspect was hit but managed to run "several hundred yards," according to police. Then, he collapsed. First responders took the man to an area hospital, where he was treated for the gunshot wounds and was stable, according to police.

Investigators said the man in the wheelchair was a veteran who was waiting to catch a ride to go home.

Ladies and gentlemen, this, right here, is why we have the freedom to carry firearms in this country. Cuz the most vulnerable-looking man at the station ain't so vulnerable when there's a pistol in his pocket.

Dude took the law into his own hands and the law won.

So that's vets in wheelchairs, one.

Criminals, zero.

And to that I say God bless America.

And God bless our vets!

Here's what police had to say:

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