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This #Ferguson Area Strip Mall Didn’t Get Looted Last Night, Can You Guess Why?
thefederalistpapers.org ^ | 11-2014

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!


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; ferguson; guns; looting
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To: doug from upland

Oh let’s not be so quick to judge. Most likely the Ferguson residents came to the mall to purchase things with their girlfriend’s EBT cards.


21 posted on 11/27/2014 8:20:50 AM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: doug from upland

Even with the white chick for “bait”, the thugs stayed away. Go figure.


22 posted on 11/27/2014 8:31:08 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: doug from upland

Thanks! More than 1000 words in that pic!


23 posted on 11/27/2014 8:32:49 AM PST by jennings2004 ("What difference, at this point, does it make!"--GO Landreiu, Hillary is your winning ticket!)
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To: shove_it

“hand-wringing newsies”... perfect description. They were all wee-weed up... like good propagandists.


24 posted on 11/27/2014 8:39:34 AM PST by Rodamala
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To: Impala64ssa

Yes the simplest way to mine a Harbor is a few well placed press releases


25 posted on 11/27/2014 8:45:59 AM PST by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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To: 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: "

That looks like a girl on the far right to me.

Just sayin'.

26 posted on 11/27/2014 8:53:42 AM PST by OKSooner
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To: doug from upland
The only thing that can stop bad men intent on violence is good men with guns

Police won't but we can. The only real protection is us. Government is a poor excuse. They can call up a 100 thousand and still not a real gun threat. My theory is throw a rock and I return a bullet.

27 posted on 11/27/2014 8:54:51 AM PST by Logical me
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To: doug from upland

Come on doug....The government will protect ya..

Just ask the looted and burned out in Ferguson, MO...


28 posted on 11/27/2014 8:55:50 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Rodamala
"Even with the white chick for “bait”, the thugs stayed away. "

She isn't quite fat enough.

29 posted on 11/27/2014 9:00:34 AM PST by blam (Jeff Sessions For President)
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To: doug from upland
...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.”

Causing liberal heads to explode...

30 posted on 11/27/2014 9:04:18 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: doug from upland

Trespassers will be tattooed.


31 posted on 11/27/2014 9:05:20 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (Don't nuke me, bro.)
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To: deoetdoctrinae

That’s a pretty big fish — is it edible?


32 posted on 11/27/2014 9:08:21 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: doug from upland

Is there anything in a tattoo parlor worth looting except ink and needles?


33 posted on 11/27/2014 9:11:12 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

the fun comes from breaking the windows and starting the fire.


34 posted on 11/27/2014 9:12:01 AM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: Rodamala

Easy to figure.

Do you notice what her friend is carrying?


35 posted on 11/27/2014 9:21:30 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: Vaduz

“Ferguson wasn’t about police brutality, and the President knows it. If he wanted a teachable moment this was his opportunity. He could have talked about how blacks are 13% of the population in America and over 50% of homicide victims; how 91 % of these victims are murdered by other blacks and how, therefore, “communities of color” are dependent on a police presence for survival. He could have talked about how one quarter of the members of the grand jury that chose not to indict Officer Wilson were black. He could even have attacked the racist assumption that blacks will naturally react with mindless violence to decisions like this one; and that they alone of all American minority groups will be exempt from censure when they do. There are many ways a truly “post racial” President could have spoken truth to the power of the mob that exploded in violence in Ferguson. But instead Barack Obama enabled it as his racist advisor on racial affairs, Al Sharpton, swooped into Ferguson to pour gasoline on the flames.” (David Horowitz)
Obama and Holder declarations from the first day of the death of the young Black killed by white cop were directed to incite the racial riots. Upon their conscience, or lack of it, rest the main responsibility for the Ferguson riots.


36 posted on 11/27/2014 9:38:05 AM PST by Dqban22 (Hpo<p> http://i.imgur.com/26RbAPx.jpg)
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To: dragnet2

Even those burned out still seem to have “faith” in the all-powerful government so many times.


37 posted on 11/27/2014 9:46:59 AM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: 353FMG

Not for me, but I suppose if it were desperate times (like Obama martial law) then anything is possible!


38 posted on 11/27/2014 9:49:37 AM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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To: doug from upland

Mark


39 posted on 11/27/2014 9:54:53 AM PST by sport
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To: doug from upland

Thank you.


40 posted on 11/27/2014 9:55:54 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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