Jewelry store owner, 89, shoots would-be robber five times, cops say

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | August 26, 2014 | Brett Clarkson

[G Larry]

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.

[aces]

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.

[Jack Hydrazine]

“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!

[Rockpile]

Why do you guys want the robber to upgrade from a 45 Auto?

[Enten]

And here I thought the day would end without any good news!

[ConservativeStatement]

I think it is one of Aesop’s Fables. The Old Man and the Nearly Dead.

[Mastador1]

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.

[AlaskaErik]

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.

[LaRueLaDue]

It was the robber who had .45? Guess my reading comprehension is way down tonight...

So, what did the old man shoot him with?

[skinkinthegrass]

0’Mullah’s Son.

[skinkinthegrass]

"*POPS!**snickering!* ..*BANG!!* works. 🔫

[skinkinthegrass]

were most of your firearms lost in a nearby body of water..what a shame.

[Nailbiter]

the perp had the .45
The jeweler had a .38

[Rockpile]

38 revolver

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Old people don’t run.

[Lew118]

He has to have a gun that he can handle . The guns suggested are cumbersome and can’t fit inside a pants pocket.