2aguy
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This is why the CDC found that we have 2.4 million defensive gun uses each year, but the FBI only has to keep track of around 230 justifiable dead criminals each year. Criminals are not generally looking for a shootout.... they want to rob, rape or murder you and they want to do it with less muss and fuss......when you can shoot back, they tend to run away. Only the really, terminally stupid, square off against an armed civilian...
Armed Robbers Demand Narcotics, Pharmacist Calmly Prescribes a Bullet Instead - The Truth About Guns
On Monday afternoon, two 22-year-old men, one of whom was armed with a rifle, attempted to procure some free drugs from a Princess Anne, Maryland pharmacy at gunpoint. The pharmacyâs owner, Wasim Amir, was in his office at the back of the store when he heard the commotion. Although he had directed his employees to comply with robbers for their own safety, he walked out with a revolver in his hand to confront the suspects and protect the people in his store.
âThe man with the rifle ordered everyone down on the ground,â Amir told reporters, âincluding one customer, a woman, who happened to be in the store.â
The armed robber pointed his rifle at Amir, but when he realized Amir was armed, he didnât shoot.
âWhen he saw my revolver,â said Amir, âhe yelled to the other man to run, saying âHe has a gun,â and both of them started running away. I fired once in their direction, but it doesnât seem like anyone was hit.â
Amir is right: he didnât hit anyone, although the round did shatter his store window. Quick-acting police were able to take the two suspects into custody and charge them with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
An interesting aspect of this particular defensive gun use is that Mr. Amir says heâs no gunslinger:
âI donât know much about guns,â said Amir, âbut it was a big gun and looked like an assault weapon.â
However, despite not necessarily being a âPerson of the Gun,â Amir prudently decided to keep one around in case the need arose. And you donât need to be a highly trained, operationally operating operator to use one to good effect. The Second Amendment isnât just for POTG. Itâs for every law-abiding resident of the United States.
Armed Robbers Demand Narcotics, Pharmacist Calmly Prescribes a Bullet Instead - The Truth About Guns
On Monday afternoon, two 22-year-old men, one of whom was armed with a rifle, attempted to procure some free drugs from a Princess Anne, Maryland pharmacy at gunpoint. The pharmacyâs owner, Wasim Amir, was in his office at the back of the store when he heard the commotion. Although he had directed his employees to comply with robbers for their own safety, he walked out with a revolver in his hand to confront the suspects and protect the people in his store.
âThe man with the rifle ordered everyone down on the ground,â Amir told reporters, âincluding one customer, a woman, who happened to be in the store.â
The armed robber pointed his rifle at Amir, but when he realized Amir was armed, he didnât shoot.
âWhen he saw my revolver,â said Amir, âhe yelled to the other man to run, saying âHe has a gun,â and both of them started running away. I fired once in their direction, but it doesnât seem like anyone was hit.â
Amir is right: he didnât hit anyone, although the round did shatter his store window. Quick-acting police were able to take the two suspects into custody and charge them with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
An interesting aspect of this particular defensive gun use is that Mr. Amir says heâs no gunslinger:
âI donât know much about guns,â said Amir, âbut it was a big gun and looked like an assault weapon.â
However, despite not necessarily being a âPerson of the Gun,â Amir prudently decided to keep one around in case the need arose. And you donât need to be a highly trained, operationally operating operator to use one to good effect. The Second Amendment isnât just for POTG. Itâs for every law-abiding resident of the United States.