Would-be robber gunned down by his victim

[MrsSmith]

gorfle  (1000+ posts)      Sat Jan-17-09 02:50 PM
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Would-be robber gunned down by his victim

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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/...

"He asked the stranger what he wanted, and noticed the man was reaching for his waistband or pockets, the detective said. Instinctively, the passenger shoved open his door, knocking the suspected robber back a few feet, Willis said. The woman started screaming.

The man got out of the truck and the suspected robber raised a weapon at him, Willis said. “When he saw that, he just started shooting,” the detective said.
>>>snip

Possibly a good bonfire, given time...

geckosfeet  (1000+ posts)      Sat Jan-17-09 05:27 PM
Response to Reply #4
7. And the shooter will live happily ever after.
 Edited on Sat Jan-17-09 05:27 PM by geckosfeet
I don't see as how he saved anything. He simply traded one life for another. Who is to say which life is worth living and which is not.

Your attitude, and the apparent attitude of the op is why people resent responsible gun owners.

Responsible?   




 

[Chris]

geckosfeet  (1000+ posts)      Sat Jan-17-09 05:27 PM
Response to Reply #4
7. And the shooter will live happily ever after.  I don't see as how he saved anything. He simply traded one life for another. Who is to say which life is worth living and which is not.

That has got to be the dumbest thing I've read today (day's not over yet).  I hope the "shooter" lives a long, prosperous, happy life filled with family and friends.  As for the ex-robber, you play with fire, you get burned.


I wonder what gecko's position is on abortion. 

[MrsSmith]

That has got to be the dumbest thing I've read today (day's not over yet).  I hope the "shooter" lives a long, prosperous, happy life filled with family and friends.  As for the ex-robber, you play with fire, you get burned.


I wonder what gecko's position is on abortion.  

Do you seriously have any doubt?     Or any doubt that gecko does NOT see the hypocrisy?   

[Chris]

Do you seriously have any doubt?     Or any doubt that gecko does NOT see the hypocrisy?   

C) All of the above.

[BlueStateSaint]

Isn't getting shot by your victim an "occupational hazard?"

[MrsSmith]

Isn't getting shot by your victim an "occupational hazard?"

I guess that would depend on the local gun control laws.  It probably isn't a hazard in places like D.C., or public schools, or colleges, or other liberal-dominated bastions of stupidity.

[Airwolf]

There was a shooting wedsday in Omaha where two guys were killed at a store that sold jewelry and grills. for some reason an argument broke out about merchandise not the way the customers liked it became a fire fight when the two customers  started a firefight with a 9mm pistol being fired by one of them at the stores owner.

The stores owner returns fire with an SKS and empties it at the two idiots.  The police say that between 10-15 rounds were shot by the store owner. A person outside of the store was wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

[franksolich]

There was a shooting wedsday in Omaha where two guys were killed at a store that sold jewelry and grills. for some reason an argument broke out about merchandise not the way the customers liked it became a fire fight when the two customers  started a firefight with a 9mm pistol being fired by one of them at the stores owner.

The stores owner returns fire with an SKS and empties it at the two idiots.  The police say that between 10-15 rounds were shot by the store owner. A person outside of the store was wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

And did you see the county attorney refuses to press charges against the store owner, it being a clear unambiguous case of self-defense?

[Airwolf]

And did you see the county attorney refuses to press charges against the store owner, it being a clear unambiguous case of self-defense?

Yes I did Frank. I can see if it was 5- maybe 7 rounds because both parties were trying to avoid getting shot but 10-15 rounds? and he ends up wounding another person that for anyoneknows had nothing to do with the argument that caused the shooting. He may have been justified in shooting back but he;ll probably get sued by the wounded guy for a nice amont of cash.

[franksolich]

Uh, Airwolf, sir, I only quickly scanned the story this morning, but it seemed to me the third person was one of accomplices of the other two.

Or perhaps I read too quickly?

[jukin]

Piec of shit thief threatening law abiding citizens certainly equals law abiding person protecting themselves.

Sometime I really think a good pair of garden shears and a DUmmy's thumbs should meet.

[FlaGator]

geckosfeet  (1000+ posts)      Sat Jan-17-09 05:27 PM
Response to Reply #4
7. And the shooter will live happily ever after.
 Edited on Sat Jan-17-09 05:27 PM by geckosfeet
I don't see as how he saved anything. He simply traded one life for another. Who is to say which life is worth living and which is not.

Let me guess... the guy who doesn't make his living robbing people at gun point?

[Odin's Hand]

The DUmmy "geckosfeet" would've been screaming like a little bitch and begging for someone who was armed swoop in and save the DUmmy, had the event happened to it. The Dummy wouldn't have been contemplating the dynamics of the situation as the violent thief being the innocent martyr.

[The Village Idiot]

who is to say which life is worth living and which is not???

I thought liberals worshipped DARWIN!!! How about Darwin you tool!!!

[BlueStateSaint]

I guess that would depend on the local gun control laws.  It probably isn't a hazard in places like D.C., or public schools, or colleges, or other liberal-dominated bastions of stupidity.

Ah.  H5 for reminding me that not all of the country (actually, very little of this country) lives in a common-sense state of mind.

FGL, H5 to you for the second line . . .

[claret1995]

Uh, Airwolf, sir, I only quickly scanned the story this morning, but it seemed to me the third person was one of accomplices of the other two.

Or perhaps I read too quickly?

 Frank

  If you are correct the accomplise,under most state laws,can now be charged with MURDER.

 If you are involved in committing a felony and someone dies,even by say a heart attack,you can and in most cases will be charged with murder

[NHSparky]

A responsible gun owner who, in the original case, only pulled his weapon when one was pulled on him.  Pretty straightforward there.

As to the Nebraska issue, the word is "adrenaline". 

[Airwolf]

Uh, Airwolf, sir, I only quickly scanned the story this morning, but it seemed to me the third person was one of accomplices of the other two.

Or perhaps I read too quickly?

Its probably likely that he was involved Frank. The thing is that unless he's charged as such he can still sue the store owner and so far as I know the wounded guy hasn;t been charged yet.

[The Village Idiot]

thanks. I thought it was pretty good too.

[Airwolf]

Well now the latest news is the store owner will not re open his business and the wife of the shooter wants the city to reopen the investigation saying there was no reason for the blame to be placed on her husband ,the one that opend fire with a 9mm handgun.

[docstew]

live by the sword, die by the sword, criminal

to the unnamed shooter, may the road rise to meet you and may you be in heaven an hour before the devil knows your dead

[crockspot]

A standard SKS only holds ten cartridges, so if more than ten shots were fired by the jewelry store owner, he would have likely had to reload. And unless he had a stripper clip handy, that would not have been a very rapid process. Of course he could have installed one of those 30 round magazines. But then the story would have read "twenty to thirty shots fired". I'd say the DUmmies.. I mean the robbers probably got off five, and the merchant got off ten. But I didn't bother to read the story, just working with second hand information and applying my distrust of the media.

[Rebel]

A standard SKS only holds ten cartridges, so if more than ten shots were fired by the jewelry store owner, he would have likely had to reload. And unless he had a stripper clip handy, that would not have been a very rapid process. Of course he could have installed one of those 30 round magazines. But then the story would have read "twenty to thirty shots fired". I'd say the DUmmies.. I mean the robbers probably got off five, and the merchant got off ten. But I didn't bother to read the story, just working with second hand information and applying my distrust of the media.

"standard". They make bigger magazines for the SKS.

http://www.sks-rifles.com/category/771-SKS_Magazines.aspx

[The Village Idiot]

I heard Dems have already introduced a bill that would serialize bullets and clips and ban the reloading of clips with new bullets, how long before homemade bullets are banned?

[Airwolf]

I heard Dems have already introduced a bill that would serialize bullets and clips and ban the reloading of clips with new bullets, how long before homemade bullets are banned?

From what I have heard they will add it to the new AWB