Store owner defends himself with robber's gun

[moroni]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/144900p-128018c.html


A Brooklyn pet store owner who shot a pair of career criminals dead was hailed as a hero yesterday while cops called the killings justified.
"He's amazing," neighbor Bruce Eisen, 50, said of storeowner Ivan Blume. "It's nice to think the good guys won."

The armed thugs burst into Blume's Gravesend shop Tuesday night, announced a robbery and herded Blume and an employee into a back room. The lanky owner then wrestled a .38-caliber pistol out of one robber's hand and fatally shot him in the chest, cops said.

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"People should be able to protect themselves," said Lori Latori, 47, who lives next to the pet shop. "Enough is enough."

Live's daughter Lucinda Live, 17, insisted her father was a hardworking butcher.

"He always goes to work early and comes home late," she said. "My mother was shocked about this."

Blume remained in seclusion yesterday. "He's not doing too well right now," said a woman who answered his phone.

[MrBenchley]

1. Dupe

[HawkerHurricane]

2. Proving once again

That a gun is not a magic wand and can be used against you if you aren't careful.

[Moderator]

3. Dupe - Locking

[Moderator]

4. continue here

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