Posted on 11/27/2014 7:03:53 AM PST by doug from upland
Back in August during the first round of riots in Ferguson a strip mall was saved from looting and destruction by a brave group of men (pictured above) armed with guns:
Nobody is robbing St. Louis Ink Tattoo Studio anytime soon. Or County Guns, for that matter.
The two north county businesses share a storefront in a Florissant strip mall less than ten minute drive from the epicenter of last night’s riots in Ferguson. After nightfall, what began as a community’s peaceful demonstration against the Ferguson Police Department’s shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown turned increasingly violent. Crowds plundered a QuikTrip and burned it to the ground, and local news began reporting brazen raids on other stores in the area.
After hearing of the roving bands of looters, Mike Gutierrez knew he had to protect his tattoo shop. He brought a posse with him, including Adam Weinstein, owner of County Guns, who was acutely worried about criminals getting their hands on his merchandise. The Gateway Pundit reports that this brave group was back last night and with some serious reinforcements.
Via the St Louis Post-Dispatch:
Along West Florissant just north of 270, in Greystone Plaza, about 20 men with handguns and AR-15 rifles stood around the perimeter of the parking lot, guarding the dozen or so stores.
They estimated that 100 cars had come by throughout the night, seemingly to check the place out, but turned away.
Mike Cross, the owner of St. Louis Ink at the plaza, said: “There’s nothing in this strip mall open, so you’re going to get scrutinized.”
The strip mall had been hit by vandals soon after the shooting in August. The only thing that can stop bad men intent on violence is good men with guns. As Jeff Cooper said:
“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.”
It always pays to be prepared to defend yourself and your property!
MOLON LABE!
Looters and arsonists aren’t completely brain-dead.
They know deterrence when they see it.
Nothing more needs to be said.
Well stated to bad the fools don’t open their eyes and ears.
“The picture is perfect visual for the idea of racial harmony. People of various races working together to stop crime. Race does not determine who you are. Values do.”
Needs to be repeated, and often. I believe that what passes as “racial discrimination” these days is really socioeconomic discrimination. I have much more in common with my black neighbor here, and he has much more in common with me, than he does with these “victims of oppression” rioting.
there’s that “unarmed” crap again. Why not “unarmed 18-year-old thug, Michael ...” or “unarmed 18-year-old strong-arm robber, Michael ...”
oh carp, did I say crap? I meant carp.
If you can’t protect it, it’s not yours.
Reminds me of a situation about 20 yrs ago, near where we lived. NYC, owned a former vocational school up in Chester, where they housed some of their homeless. There was a rash of burglaries, muggings, assaults etc. in the town. Unitl, in what can only be described as cluelessness, or shrewdness one of the town councilmen told the local paper he was “shocked and concerned” about the sudden increase in shotgun sales and concealed carry permits being submitted to the Orange Cty Sheriff’s office. The crime rate in Chester plummetted overnight and eventually Mayor Guliani had the homeless moved out of that facility and the city sold the property.
Reminds me of a situation about 20 yrs ago, near where we lived. NYC, owned a former vocational school up in Chester, where they housed some of their homeless. There was a rash of burglaries, muggings, assaults etc. in the town. Unitl, in what can only be described as cluelessness, or shrewdness one of the town councilmen told the local paper he was “shocked and concerned” about the sudden increase in shotgun sales and concealed carry permits being submitted to the Orange Cty Sheriff’s office. The crime rate in Chester plummetted overnight and eventually Mayor Guliani had the homeless moved out of that facility and the city sold the property.
“Come on in. Painless is waitin’.”
Great photo. Speaks volumes. Needs to be sent to Obama and Holder.
Channel 5 hand wringing newsies play-by-play of Korean store owners defending their business during the 1992 LA riots...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzkBGQx3HAc
Here’s a group of Darren Wilson supporters in trucks headed to a Mike Brown protest. Livestream:
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930
Unless it is good Korean men with guns. That worked well in LA.
This #Ferguson Area Strip Mall Didn’t Get Looted Last Night, Can You Guess Why?
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I know! I know!
I'd like to know the story of the man second from left.
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