Posted on 09/04/2013 10:48:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Bad idea: holding up a store clerk who happens to be proficient in firearms. Worse idea: holding up a store clerk who is not only proficient in firearms, but who also happens to be an Iraq war veteran and a former prison guard and private investigator.
Jon Lewis Alexander, 54, is no ordinary store clerk. He has worked several “high risk” jobs and served four tours of duty in Iraq during his 30 years in the U.S. military.
And his training shows.
Video surveillance from Saturday night captures the moment a would-be thief entered the Marionville, Mo., store where Alexander works. The thief hesitates for a moment and pulls a gun — but not fast enough to dissuade Alexander from pulling his own Walther PPX 9 mm handgun and sticking it in the hapless thief’s mouth.
No one was hurt and no shots were fired.
“One of the policemen told me later, ‘You’re a lucky man,’” Alexander told News-Leader.comMonday. “I said, ‘I think he (the robber) is a little luckier than I am.’ ”
The following surveillance footage comes by way of the store’s owners, Max and Jeannine Dawson:
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In the UK: The Veteran would have been arrested for OWNING a gun.
Maybe in New York too...
Video surveillance from Saturday night captures the moment a would-be thief entered the Marionville, Mo., store where Alexander works. The thief hesitates for a moment and pulls a gun — but not fast enough to dissuade Alexander from pulling his own Walther PPX 9 mm handgun and sticking it in the hapless thief’s mouth.
...and sticking it in the hapless thief’s mouth in a manner reminscent of GENGHIS KAHN !
Kerry wept.
Too much ad pop up crap.
Bump for later.
“Jon Lewis Alexander, 54, is no ordinary store clerk. He has worked several “high risk” jobs and served four tours of duty in Iraq during his 30 years in the U.S. military.”
The saddest part of this story is that he is a store clerk.
Thanks a lot to Obama’s economic policies . . .
Please do the world a favor and LEAVE OFFICE.
RE: The saddest part of this story is that he is a store clerk.
What would you suggest he be instead?
This might be better:
What amazes me the most is that the clerk is OPEN CARRYING!
Thanks,much better. I wanted to get a look at the holster use. Looks like he has the end tucked into his right rear pocket. Good draw ...
His training definitely kicked in. He used his non-dominant hand to grab the weapon which caused the perp to put the weapon down, likely as a defense mechanism. Because the perp was immediately distracted by the clerk’s action, his OODA loop was broken, giving the clerk the opportunity to grab his weapon and put it up in ready position.
This is textbook stuff here, and it’s indicative of the truth that just having a weapon doesn’t mean it has to be fired to deter a criminal.
Aiming a ‘please’ at little barry bastard boy is like pissing into the air so you can catch it with your face.
The Blaze is just too intrusive with all their crap that loads and takes over your computer. I do not click on any links to The Blaze.
Absolutely in NYC Self defense is the second worst crime you can commit in NYC.
Cool!
Why is the camera shaking? And look how fast the clerk reacts when the crook pulls the gun. Something about this doesn’t seem right.
“What would you suggest he be instead?”
Firearms instructor?
Then trust Me when I say: NEVER click on any links, or trust in any posts, from examinerdotcom.
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