Tire store owner shoots armed robbers

[Hoopla Phil]

http://www.examiner.com/x-18149-SelfDefense-Examiner~y2010m4d23-Tire-store-owner-shoots-armed-robbers

Police say that three robbers entered Okay Auto Tire Service, located at 2nd Avenue and 42nd Street, before noon. A robber reportedly shot at the owner, but missed, at which point the owner grabbed his self defense gun and returned fire, striking two of the robbers and ending the violent attack. One robbery suspect was incapacitated by his wounds and taken from the scene to a local hospital, while another suspect fled the scene but was later dropped off at a local hospital, according to police. The store owner was reportedly unharmed, and police are seeking the third suspect.

[villager]

1. so the robber shot first, and the owner was, essentially, lucky he missed?

n/t

[rrneck]

3. Yes.

The robber however, was less lucky.

[spin]

4. Criminals are not normally great shooters ...

shooting accurately under stress is also not as easy as it seems in the movies.

The owner did a great job. According to the story, he grabbed his weapon after the bad guy shot first.

Not much reason to argue that this was not justified self defense.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

5. Yes, a bad guy already had the drop on the storeowner and he STILL managed to resist. UH-MAZING!!

Odd how the real world can prove false the DU anti-gunner proclamations that having a gun will do no good because you'll just get shot or have it taken before you can ever use it. 3 vs 1 with the bad guys taking the first shot as well... and the guy still wins - suck on it anti-gunners!

[villager]

8. Gosh, are you so full of good cheer in the more numerous instances where the bad guys don't miss?

Telling the survivors to "suck on it," or whatever passes for empathy in proliferationist circles?

[gorfle]

7. Yes, it was luck.

so the robber shot first, and the owner was, essentially, lucky he missed?

Yes, it was luck that allowed the business owner to avoid being shot the first time.

But it was not luck that enabled his response to the situation. It was his foresight in being armed and proficient in the use of his firearm that allowed him to overcome 3-to-1 odds against his lethal attackers.

Firearms are no guarantee of safety. They simply give you additional options.

[GreenStormCloud]

9. But having his own gun stopped the robbers from shooting a second time. N/T

[saltpoint]

2. with rubber bullets?

[X_Digger]

6. nuyk nyuk nyuk! *groan* :) n/t

[proteus_lives]

10. I hope all 3 thieves get long prison sentences.