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Jewelry store owner, 89, shoots would-be robber five times, cops say
South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^
| August 26, 2014
| Brett Clarkson
Posted on 08/26/2014 5:55:14 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
LAKE PARK Don't mess with Arthur Lewis. His aim is getting better.
For the second time in five years, the 89-year-old shop owner was confronted with an armed bandit trying to rob his jewelry store. He fought back, pulled his own handgun and shot the robber five times.
Although the gun weilding thief was half his age, Lewis wasn't giving in. When the robber first pulled out the gun, Lewis grabbed his wrist and began a desperate arm wrestling match. Somehow, Lewis managed to get his own gun out.
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KEYWORDS: lewis; shooting; storeowner
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To: Jack Hammer
Moving from a .38 to a .44 is a HUGE leap.
Too much for an 89 yr. old.
I’d recommend a .45, although, 4 rounds of .38 to the chest “should” have been enough.
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posted on
08/26/2014 7:51:48 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Which of Obama's policies do you think I'd support if he were white?)
To: LaRueLaDue
Tween the eyes and heart shot, should have a redo law, dragged back in and stuff cheetos inthe wounds, if that don’t finish it, a few more shots would.
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posted on
08/26/2014 7:56:08 PM PDT
by
aces
(Jesus Saves not Society)
To: ClearCase_guy
“I reached in my pocket and I had a .38 revolver and I fired into him,” Lewis said. “I later found out that I emptied my gun.”
.40 caliber and above. If you can, get something that’ll fire the .50GI round.
“The fighting escalated when a wounded Jervis jumped over the counter, and the two went hand to hand again.”
Aim for the head!
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posted on
08/26/2014 8:15:10 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: LaRueLaDue; Jack Hammer
Why do you guys want the robber to upgrade from a 45 Auto?
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posted on
08/26/2014 8:17:29 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: ConservativeStatement
And here I thought the day would end without any good news!
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posted on
08/26/2014 8:23:17 PM PDT
by
Enten
(I don't have islamophobia...I do have islamonausea)
To: Enten
I think it is one of Aesop’s Fables. The Old Man and the Nearly Dead.
To: ClearCase_guy
That whole "shoot to wound" thing? It doesn't work."I reached in my pocket and I had a .38 revolver and I fired into him,
Well that's your problem right there, that's why back in the day the Army switched from .38 cal to .45 cal.
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posted on
08/26/2014 9:00:11 PM PDT
by
Mastador1
(I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Forget the wheel gun. Lucky for the victim there was only one perp. Time to upgrade to a Glock 22 or 23. And pack a couple of extra mags.
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posted on
08/26/2014 9:26:43 PM PDT
by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: Rockpile
It was the robber who had .45? Guess my reading comprehension is way down tonight...
So, what did the old man shoot him with?
To: kaehurowing
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posted on
08/26/2014 9:40:48 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: FlingWingFlyer
"*POPS!*
*snickering!* ..*BANG!!* works. 🔫
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posted on
08/26/2014 9:44:42 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: 43north; All
were most of your firearms lost in a nearby body of water..what a shame.
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posted on
08/26/2014 9:50:59 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...eh? "Bathhouse" 0'Mullah? d8^)
To: Jack Hammer
the perp had the .45
The jeweler had a .38
To: LaRueLaDue
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posted on
08/26/2014 11:06:18 PM PDT
by
Rockpile
To: ConservativeStatement
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posted on
08/27/2014 6:28:23 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
To: ConservativeStatement
He has to have a gun that he can handle . The guns suggested are cumbersome and can’t fit inside a pants pocket.
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posted on
08/27/2014 12:04:39 PM PDT
by
Lew118
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