ND: Handgun + 4 Robbers = Violent Crime Stopped Cold

Gun Watch ^ | 2 January, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Fargo, North Dakota has not been a hotbed of violent crime.  That may have changed with the oil boom that has been going on for the past decade.  It appears that a number of transients and homeless people have found their way to the city.   Last Monday, at noon, it was just below zero with a 10 mph wind.  It was not a good time to be outdoors.    To be knocked unconscious and left to lay exposed could have been fatal.

Fortunately for the victim in this crime, a concealed carry permit holder witnessed enough of the assault and robbery to hold the four suspects at gunpoint until the police arrived.  From inforum.com:

Lt. Joel Vettel said one of the four knew the victim and lured him behind a building in the 900 block of NP Avenue. There, the man was assaulted, knocked unconscious and robbed of his wallet, Vettel said.

Police were dispatched to the scene about 12:10 p.m. and learned that the passer-by, who has a license to carry a concealed weapon, brandished his gun to end the robbery, Vettel said.

All five people participants are now out of the weather.   The four suspects are in jail, and the victim is likely in the hospital, at least for observation.  Being knocked unconscious often has serious consequences.

 In very cold weather, there are difficulties in carrying a handgun openly.  Most gun belts and shoulder holsters do not work well over parkas and heavy coats.  Moreover, below zero temperatures tend to solidify some lubricants.  Many think it best to keep the handgun under the outerwear, and it that case, it will be concealed.

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[marktwain]

Cold weather requires different clothing and operating procedures.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

What? No rape whistle or pissing on himself?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Most certainly a 380 wouldn’t be the weapon of choice.

[driftdiver]

“at noon, it was just below zero with a 10 mph wind.”

So this happened last summer in Fargo?

/s

[ptsal]

Post the good news on the internet....

DOA in N.D. means no checks sent to Mexico...

In fact... send the Ambassador to Mexico a copy of the obituary....

[skinkinthegrass]

love good (true) gun story. 🔫

[Nachoman]

The suspects were merely “dreamers” hoping to make a better life for themselves in America.

[cloudmountain]

I had a friend from Fargo. She described the cold. She moved to California but now she hates California.
Not much hope for her unless she turns to God...and that AIN'T gonna happen in the foreseeable future. Too bad.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Better than trying to throw a rock frozen to the ground.

[cloudmountain]

“at noon, it was just below zero with a 10 mph wind.”

So this happened last summer in Fargo?
/s

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Ah, you are acquainted with North Dakota weather, are you? :o):o):o)

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Fargo” by my best bud, Neil Zaza. A shameless plug cuz that’s me on lapsteel! Sorry!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAY1WKouT18

[MeshugeMikey]

I wonder when we will discover that these perps...were “dreamers”

[Sasparilla]

A .380 wouldn’t be the sidearm of choice to penetrate thick winter clothing. But, in this instance no shots were fired. Just their seeing the gun pointed at them was enough. A .380 could have worked just fine for that. It beats a knife or 2X4.

[Darksheare]

They did it out of love. / sarc

[cloudmountain]

I had to look up "lapsteel." You must really love to play.
Good for you!

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I USED to love rock and roll. I stopped it all together somewhere in my 30's.
Now I listen to classical and opera almost exclusively.

I also love salsa and try to catch it now and then on a Spanish-speaking station.

[cloudmountain]

A .380 wouldn’t be the sidearm of choice to penetrate thick winter clothing. But, in this instance no shots were fired. Just their seeing the gun pointed at them was enough. A .380 could have worked just fine for that. It beats a knife or 2X4.

My husband once explained the efficacy of a two-by-four on the back of the head.

[Sasparilla]

A 2X4 directly to the head at close range may be survivable. But, a .380 bullet, probably not so much.

[Colorado Doug]

Sounds pretty good!

[cloudmountain]

A 2X4 directly to the head at close range may be survivable. But, a .380 bullet, probably not so much.

No doubt. Perhaps the 2x4 will "knock" some sense into them.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Now I listen to classical and opera almost exclusively.”

I love Classical, and so does Zaza. He’s a Classically trained musician. I love the music in opera, but can’t handle the singing. It’s a style from before pa systems, and, to me, sounds like people bellowing at the top of their lungs in a foreign language. Just doesn’t work for me! 8^)