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Originally posted by: O2bnVegasIs this going to happen everywhere now? That armed robbers are shot and killed by an average waffle-eating guy legally carrying a gun, rather than store policy of 'give them the money' to avoid bloodshed?
My sympathies are with the 'hero', because, at a minimum, he will likely be subject to civil lawsuits (wrongful death--"he is a good boy", etc.) by the family of the loser whom they probably didn't give a rats butt about previously. Not to mention the emotional trauma inflicted on employees and diners. I pray that the shooter's actions will in the final analysis be found justifiable. Does legal concealed carry include legal protection of a shooting injury or death in a situation such as this?
No need to label me liberal or conservative. Just bringing up food for thought (no pun intended.) While my preference would be that some cash is given to the perp and the perp leaves the premesis without violence ensuing, in reality these perps are usually high on something (cocaine courage) and not in the mood to be polite about it.
DonDiego shares O2bnVegas's preference that the clerk hand over the cash and the perpetrator leaves without violence.
Had Don Diego been in the Waffle House and carrying he'd likely not have shot anyone unless-or-until it became clear that the perpetrator intended to harm innocent folks, . . . expressly because DonDiego is aware of potential legal/emotional/personal ramifications.
What actually happened in North Charleston is the 2nd-best outcome.
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Originally posted by: forkushV
Tell you what, I'll give you (or DonDiego or jatki or etc.) a dollar for every good guy gunslinger that the NRA can dig up, and you give me a buck for every accidental shooting, domestic violence shooting, suicide shooting, small child getting a hold of a gun and..., well you get the picture.
