A homeowner in East Memphis, Tennessee, arrived home around 8 p.m. to find it being ransacked by two armed robbers.

“He picks up his weapons, he turns around and pointed it at me,” the homeowner, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of his safety, told ABC24.

Fortunately for the homeowner, the robber’s handgun malfunctioned. The two gunmen ran into the homeowner’s kitchen. Fearing for his life, the homeowner used the opportunity to retrieve his personal AK-47 rifle...