DGU of the day: T-Mobile Clerk in Chicago wins Gunfight Against two Robbery Suspects

Gun Watch ^ | 15 January, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

A Chicago T-Mobile clerk won a gunfight with two would be robbers on 13 January, 2016.  The gunfight happened on the far South side, after the robbers displayed handguns as they entered.  Neighbors said that the store had been robbed several times previously.  The armed clerk has not been named.  He hit both suspects multiple times.  The suspects are in the hospital.  The store is locally owned. 

It has been reported that T-Mobile corporate has no legal influence on store policies about employees carrying firearms.  Neil Tadros is the district manager for T-Mobile. From chicagotribune.com:

The employee shot both of the suspects, but they fled the store, got in a car and drove themselves to the hospital, Tadros said. At the time the suspects brandished weapons, employees acted, "pretty much to protect themselves when guns are drawn at them," Tadros said.

"Thank God for concealed carry."

T-Mobile prohibits the carry of firearms in its "Supplier Code of Conduct(pdf)":

 Prohibit carrying or transporting handguns, firearms or other legally controlled or prohibited weapons of any kind that are not required for job performance on T-Mobile leased or owned property;

Quoting the famous song "On the South side of Chicago, in the badest part of town", maybe carrying handguns is required for job performance, or maybe it should be. 

I suspect that the losers of the gunfight will not be suing the store for false advertising, according to the sign on the store-front window.

The store owner should know that legal concealed carriers would be allies and assets. From the Chicago Tribune:

Tadros said he hopes allowing employees to have weapons with a concealed carry license will be a deterrent.

"A lot of people think they can go out and rob people without anyone defending themselves," Tadros said. "It's a great thing to have to protect yourself even when you're not in your business. If you’re out in the streets and someone is threatening your life, you can go out and protect yourself."

Perhaps the store management will consider changing the "NO CONCEALED WEAPONS' sign to "LEGAL CONCEALED CARRY WELCOME".

The management will receive many congratulatory phone calls for their enlightened policy of encouraging armed employees. The  T-Mobile store is located at 2051 E 95th St, Chicago, IL 60617-4712.  Their phone number is 773-902-2181.  I heard a "memory is full" message when I attempted to call.  Maybe snail-mail would be worth a note.

Aren't their customer's lives as valuable as their employees'?

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[marktwain]

The "no concealed carry" sign on the front of the store may have lulled the robbers into a false sense of security.

[ConservativeMind]

Actually, that’s a decent idea—lull robbers into thinking your store doesn’t allow guns, but employees are told they can pack all they want.

It would be like a live shooting gallery when a burglary occurred. I would enjoy that.

[AlaskaErik]

It would be like a live shooting gallery when a burglary occurred. I would enjoy that.

It would not be a burglary, it would be a robbery. It would be a burglary if they broke in when the store was closed for business and no one was on the premises. When they come in and pull guns on the employees, it's a robbery.

[ConservativeMind]

Fair point.

[KeyLargo]

More than 16,500 workers in Illinois were affected by layoff notices in 2015, according to an analysis of all monthly Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, reports.
Here is a list of the Top 10 biggest Illinois layoff notices in 2015.

10. OfficeMax
9. Orbitz Worldwide, LLC
8. St. Mary’s Hospital
7. General Mills
6. Motorola Mobility, LLC
5. American Coal Company
4. Kraft Heinz Foods Company
3. Gate Gourmet
2. Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
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[Balding_Eagle]

"after the robbers displayed handguns as they entered. "

Obviously they were mindful that 'concealed weapons' were not allowed in the store.

[BuffaloJack]

“It’s more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone.” Florida Sheriff Grady Judd

[minnesota_bound]

That salesman was trying to get them to switch over to T-Mobile.
He was very insistent....!