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Slight, 61-Year-Old Musician with Carry Permit, Shoots Big Teen Robber
Ammoland ^ | 21 August, 2017 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 08/21/2017 1:06:42 PM PDT by marktwain

On July 30, 2017, a 61-Year-Old, mild mannered musician, Darius Summers, walked down to the local gas station for a cup of coffee. He had recently obtained a concealed carry permit. Darius is not a large man.

A local miscreant “made” Darius, and saw that Darius was armed. He decided that he would rob Darius of his gun. It was a terrible mistake in the victim selection process. The store video shows what happened.

It did not turn out well for the large, armed, thuggish teenager. Darius lulled the suspect into a false sense of security. Then he accessed his pistol and shot the would be armed robber.

It was a nicely executed bit of misdirection.  It illustrates the old saw: “Old age and treachery beat youth and skill.”

From clickondetroit.com:

He said a 16-year-old boy armed with a gun saw that Summers was also armed, and the teen tried to take his weapon. He stuck his gun in Summers' back, thinking he was an older, easier target.

“I said, ‘All I want to do is leave,'” Summers said. “He said, ‘You can't leave.' I said, ‘OK. What do you want to do?'”

Summers said the teen was controlling him, but then the 61-year-old man pulled out his own gun and shot the boy in the stomach. The teen picked up the gun that he dropped and limped out of the store.

The size, strength, and agility advantages were all on the side of the armed robbery suspect. He knew that Darius was armed. Darius' handgun and tactics more than evened the odds, allowing him to prevail and likely prevent untold future crimes.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
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To: SaveFerris

If Obama had a son....


21 posted on 08/21/2017 1:58:57 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: Bodleian_Girl; Texas resident

Can’t wait until Obama Tweets some more Mandela!!!

It makes the liberal goobers a Yahoo! feelz all warm and fuzzy.


22 posted on 08/21/2017 2:00:52 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: marktwain

One more budding aeronautical engineer snuffed out.


23 posted on 08/21/2017 2:01:21 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: marktwain

Son of Obunghole.


24 posted on 08/21/2017 2:03:41 PM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: SaveFerris
"Can’t wait until Obama Tweets some more Mandela!!!"

Said in my best Steven Van Zandt voice, "I, I, I, aint gonna play Sun City!"

25 posted on 08/21/2017 2:05:48 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Don't check the news, check Cernovich on Twitter)
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To: DJ Taylor
Miscreants like Darius

Darius was the armed citizen in this report. Didn't catch the name of the thug he shot.

26 posted on 08/21/2017 2:08:26 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: SaveFerris

Another Gentle Giant just doing a couple of errands.

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27 posted on 08/21/2017 2:09:35 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Mears

Wonder if he staggered down the middle of the street?

It’s such a shame his robbery went so wrong for him.

He probably bumped his head on a Confederate Statue and that’s what made him commit the crime in the first place. Oh, and Bigfoot egging him on.


28 posted on 08/21/2017 2:11:27 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: marktwain

The victim allowed the suspect to pick up the weapon? He should have immediately emptied on him at that point.


29 posted on 08/21/2017 2:31:55 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: marktwain

I particularly like it that Darius gut shot the thug. Very painful, and likely to really screw him up the rest of his life. The thug won’t be trashing the buffett at Zeb’s BBQ Heaven any more.


30 posted on 08/21/2017 2:39:01 PM PDT by henkster (Ask your favorite liberal to take the "Snowflake Challenge.")
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To: marktwain

“I have five dollars for each of you.”


31 posted on 08/21/2017 2:40:51 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: marktwain

Anti-white riot to begin in 3...2...1...


32 posted on 08/21/2017 2:41:57 PM PDT by SkyDancer (There Are Three Great Ways To Perfect Landings - Unfortunately We Pilots Don't Know Them.)
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To: marktwain

“The teen picked up the gun that he dropped and limped out of the store.”
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The 61-yr-old shouldn’t have allowed that. A couple more shots and he wouldn’t have to always be looking over his shoulder for the 16-yr-old punk to get his revenge.


33 posted on 08/21/2017 2:51:36 PM PDT by lakecumberlandvet (Appeasement never works.)
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To: DJ Taylor

This incident points out the biggest drawback in open carry. Miscreants like Darius will simply shoot you in the back and take your weapon from your dead body.


Except your assumptions fail the reality test in this case.

The young thug knew Darius was armed (Darius was the victim) and *did not* shoot him immediately and take his weapon.

This example does not work for your hypothetical.


34 posted on 08/21/2017 3:03:30 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: dragnet2

The victim allowed the suspect to pick up the weapon? He should have immediately emptied on him at that point.


Yes, I saw that. Poor tactics, but it worked this time. He said he did not want to kill the large, young, robbery suspect.

Most people in our society have an aversion to killing another person. It comes from Christian culture. Lots of non-Christian cultures do not have such an aversion.


35 posted on 08/21/2017 3:07:14 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: DJ Taylor
Miscreants like Darius...

Darius be de good guy dis time.

36 posted on 08/21/2017 3:07:57 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: SaveFerris
Certainly a good case for having one chambered.

If you don't carry with one in the chamber you might as well just carry a two hole punch. This is an excellent example of a situation going south in a matter of seconds. And things can go south much faster than that.

37 posted on 08/21/2017 3:09:40 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: marktwain

But did the thug die? The story ends with the thug limping out of the store. I hope he’s dead.


38 posted on 08/21/2017 3:10:32 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: lakecumberlandvet

[“The teen picked up the gun that he dropped and limped out of the store.”]

Given that the potential victim has the advantage here, don’t let them leave with the evidence if possible. He might have attacked some other person outside just before (whatever) - dying, being driven off, etc.

Lock the door and assume a defensive position until the police arrive and stay in contact with them if you can.

At least, that’s what I would do.


39 posted on 08/21/2017 3:17:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: dragnet2
The victim allowed the suspect to pick up the weapon?

What video did YOU watch? I never saw any such thing........

40 posted on 08/21/2017 3:31:29 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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