Posted on 02/04/2014 11:20:06 AM PST by Uncle Chip
A girl scout selling cookies was left traumatised after a customer pulled a gun as he opened the door.
The seven-year-old and her father were fundraising on Strawberry Tree Lane in Temecula, California, with a tin of baked goods on Sunday morning.
But at 11.30am she knocked on a door and was met with a deadly weapon.
The pair scarpered, horrified, and called the police. John Michael Dodrill, 59, has been arrested and charged with the offence, and is due to appear in court tomorrow....
Her father, who witnessed the alleged offence, called the police.
Two handguns and two rifles have been seized from Dodrill's home, reports claim.....
[And don't you just love the way this article ends with a commercial for Girl Scout Cookies]
The girl is a member of the San Gorgonio Girl Scouts, which will join its sister groups in celebrating National Girl Scout Cookie Day this weekend.
The sale of Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, and other favorites bring in $790 million each year.
The trade is also touted as a way to give young girls invaluable life experiences, and to teach them about the values of business ethics and people skills.
Girls are encouraged to get out and 'spread the word' to potential customers this Friday and Saturday.
Scouts spokesman Jua-Nita Houston said the girl was shaken by the incident but would not be deterred from fundraising.
Ms Houston said: 'She set very strong goals for herself, and shes going to meet those goals.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I would come to the door with a gun
if I knew it a mass murderer.
The girl is lucky is wasn't Joe Biden's house...
He also seems to be a conservative, from the amount of stuff about the constitution on his website.
I am highly skeptical that he ever pointed the gun at the girl. I have seen way too many hoplophobes make that claim just because they see someone with a gun. One webpost even recommended that people say that when desribeing open carriers to police.
I would very much like to hear his side of the story.
In my opinion, having a gun in your hand when you open to door is just being prudent.
Do you do that when you open the door???
Very often. Usually it is in a holster.
You must live in a high crime area
LOL...
In this day and age, who in their right mind would send their little kids to bang on strangers doors?
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