Female long-haul trucker Maybi Izquierdo said she spent her birthday in jail last year after using her gun to defend herself at home against an aggressive male roommate.

One year later, her case in California has been dismissed, and she’s reflecting on how the Second Amendment helped protect her from violence and the unexpected.

“I think I cried,” Izquierdo told Fox News Digital of her Sept. 25, 2022 arrest. “I wanted to talk to my mom. I wanted to talk to my dad … and let them know what happened.”