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Armed Robber Gets Smoked Trying to Rob Texas BBQ Joint
bearingarms.com ^ | Feb. 6, 2017 | Bob Owens

Posted on 02/06/2017 10:29:32 AM PST by PROCON

Two armed robbers apparently targeted the senior citizen owner of J&S Bar-B-Que Saturday night, thinking that the man would be an easy target as he walked to his car after closing.

They figured wrong.

The 70-year-owner of a Houston barbecue joint shot and killed a man who tried to rob him over the weekend.

Police said the man had just closed up J&S Bar-B-Que in northeast Houston on Saturday night and was walking to his car, KTRK-TV reports.

The man, whom police did not identify, was carrying a gun because he’d been robbed before, he told police. So when two men jumped out from behind a dumpster in an attempt to rob him, he shot at them.

One of the men was hit twice, in the throat and chest. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. The second suspect ran from the scene and it does not appear that he was hit in the robbery.

This appears to be a clearcut case of armed self-defense, and charges are not expected against the store owner.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; barbecue; bbq; drt; robbery; texas
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Good News Monday post...and with BBQ too!
1 posted on 02/06/2017 10:29:32 AM PST by PROCON
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2 posted on 02/06/2017 10:30:13 AM PST by PROCON (Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
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To: PROCON

Saucy...


3 posted on 02/06/2017 10:30:30 AM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: PROCON

Armed robber gets smoked at the BBQ joint?? Funny play on words... Who writes these headlines_????


4 posted on 02/06/2017 10:31:39 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: PROCON

Clearly a lack of situational awareness. Perps did not know they were in Texas.


5 posted on 02/06/2017 10:31:58 AM PST by Cold Heart
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To: PROCON

I’ll say it again - don’t mess with an old man. He’s too old to fight, and too old to care, so he’ll just shoot you instead.


6 posted on 02/06/2017 10:32:05 AM PST by PGR88
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To: PROCON

Robber shot dead huh?

Well, I hope the BBQ is OK. Also, if the owner needs help suing the deceased robber’s estate (cost of replacement rounds, cleaning weapon, etc.) put me down for $20.


7 posted on 02/06/2017 10:32:41 AM PST by Made In The USA (Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
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To: PROCON

The pits for that thief!


8 posted on 02/06/2017 10:33:25 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: PGR88

I don’t think 70 is that old, but otherwise I agree with you.


9 posted on 02/06/2017 10:33:31 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (We live in interesting times)
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To: PROCON

Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you ... .............


10 posted on 02/06/2017 10:33:43 AM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
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To: Blue Jays

This recent news account is pure good news!
Delicious barbecue and reduced criminality...what's not to love.
Making America Great Again.

11 posted on 02/06/2017 10:35:05 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: Cold Heart

Not the best part of town.


12 posted on 02/06/2017 10:35:34 AM PST by T-Bone Texan (:^)
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To: Blue Jays

The escaped perp can be charged with felony murder.


13 posted on 02/06/2017 10:36:57 AM PST by NorthMountain (AP is fake news)
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To: PROCON

Good...The gentleman basted and blasted the turkey.


14 posted on 02/06/2017 10:37:13 AM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Sipsey said “The Secret’s in the Sauce.”


15 posted on 02/06/2017 10:37:14 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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Not the best part of town.

That's where the best rib joints usually are.
16 posted on 02/06/2017 10:37:16 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: PROCON

Too old to fight, too slow to run. An old guy will just shoot you and be done with it.


17 posted on 02/06/2017 10:37:32 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Conservatives love America for what it is. Liberals hate America for the same reason.)
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To: PGR88
Too Old To Fight
Too Slow To Run
Which Is Why Old Men
Carry A Gun.
18 posted on 02/06/2017 10:37:53 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: Cold Heart

A BBQ joint in Texas. Almost deserves a Darwin award.


19 posted on 02/06/2017 10:40:14 AM PST by Chaguito
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To: PROCON

The man, whom police did not identify, was carrying a gun because he’d been robbed before,
= = = = = = = = = = =

Seems that is one of the first questions ‘they’ ask

“Why are you armed”?

Because I can AND I proved it was/is necessary.

-—end-—


20 posted on 02/06/2017 10:41:37 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98)" "Keep Calm & Kill Them All"-Gen J 'MadDog' Mathis USMC")
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