2aguy
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Here we have a violent criminal shooting at innocent people in an IHOP restaurant....stopped only because the good guy in the IHOP had a gun to return fire...
Just serving food, and it turns deadly, but the anti gunners here on U.S.messageboard have never been victims of crime...so why should anyone be allowed to own and carry a gun?
Concealed Carrying IHOP Employee Kills Attacker Who Shot Him and His Dad - The Truth About Guns
Around 9:50 p.m. last Wednesday in Hunstville, Alabama, 57-year-old Roy Brown and his 32-year-old son, Jay, were both working at the same IHOPfranchise location. They’d served countless customers before – especially Roy, who loved working in the restaurant industry and had even met his wife of 34 years while they were both working at IHOP. This time, though, an everyday interaction took an unforgettable, tragic turn.
25-year-old Roderick Turner walked into the IHOP to pick up a to-go order. Unbeknownst to Roy and Jay, Turner had been charged three times beforewith assault involving a firearm – but because his previous victims were unwilling to come forward to testify, he was never convicted.
As people with patterns of violence are wont to do, Turner started out acting relatively normal. However, instead of picking up his order and leaving, he became loud and disruptive, resulting in a fast-escalating dispute with Roy and Jay over the food service. He then walked out of the restaurant, retrieved a handgun from his car, came back in and started shooting, hitting both Jay and his father. As quickly as he could, Jay drew his concealed handgun and returned fire. Turner died at the scene.
Jay and his dad were both rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds, but only Jay pulled through.
“He was the fun uncle… [and he] loved IHOP,” said Roy’s niece, Kimberly Lang, after Roy’s death. “You couldn’t ask for a better person to serve you.”
Just serving food, and it turns deadly, but the anti gunners here on U.S.messageboard have never been victims of crime...so why should anyone be allowed to own and carry a gun?
Concealed Carrying IHOP Employee Kills Attacker Who Shot Him and His Dad - The Truth About Guns
Around 9:50 p.m. last Wednesday in Hunstville, Alabama, 57-year-old Roy Brown and his 32-year-old son, Jay, were both working at the same IHOPfranchise location. They’d served countless customers before – especially Roy, who loved working in the restaurant industry and had even met his wife of 34 years while they were both working at IHOP. This time, though, an everyday interaction took an unforgettable, tragic turn.
25-year-old Roderick Turner walked into the IHOP to pick up a to-go order. Unbeknownst to Roy and Jay, Turner had been charged three times beforewith assault involving a firearm – but because his previous victims were unwilling to come forward to testify, he was never convicted.
As people with patterns of violence are wont to do, Turner started out acting relatively normal. However, instead of picking up his order and leaving, he became loud and disruptive, resulting in a fast-escalating dispute with Roy and Jay over the food service. He then walked out of the restaurant, retrieved a handgun from his car, came back in and started shooting, hitting both Jay and his father. As quickly as he could, Jay drew his concealed handgun and returned fire. Turner died at the scene.
Jay and his dad were both rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds, but only Jay pulled through.
“He was the fun uncle… [and he] loved IHOP,” said Roy’s niece, Kimberly Lang, after Roy’s death. “You couldn’t ask for a better person to serve you.”
