(Natural News) A single mother of three from Albuquerque, N.M., has lost her job after defending herself against an armed robber that attacked the Circle K convenience store she had been working at for the past five years. ABC affiliate KOAT 7 recently reported that Jennifer Wertz felt she needed to be ready to defend herself because robberies are a regular occurrence in the area. After hearing about another hold-up at a convenience store earlier in the day on Monday, September 18, the clerk made sure she took the weapon which she is licensed to carry with her to work, not knowing that she would be forced to use it to defend herself within hours.