Posted on 06/28/2019 8:55:47 PM PDT by simpson96
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WWSB) - Police in North Port say a woman was trying to get money out of an ATM when a man with a gun approached her. But her boyfriend, seeing the situation unfold, opened fire, striking the robber several times.
It happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. Police say a woman was at the ATM while her boyfriend waited in the car.
While she was at the machine, a man with a loaded handgun walked up to her. The woman's boyfriend, seeing what was happening, got out of the car and shot the robber several times.
The robber got into a waiting vehicle and the getaway driver fled the scene.
Officers rushed to the area following the shooting and located the getaway driver and robber at the Goodwill on Tamiami Trail, less than a mile away. The robber was flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital's trauma center and is said to be recovering.
The woman's boyfriend later came to police headquarters to tell officers what happened. Police say his account was corroborated through witness accounts, surveillance, and admissions by the suspects.
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If there was gun control, the robber would not have had a gun.
It was nearby, the perp wasn’t Amish. You can now imagine how the Media will handle it to get the most out of it. Another Travon T shirt opportunity.
He didn’t die.
Any street cop will tell you it’s hard to shut perps up. Miranda is a big joke.
Yeah. Let’s blame the victim.
The herd shield mentality of gun free zones “ecology” vs the armed mentality
Combat tourniquets and chest seals have helped a lot.
Actually, shots to the thighs, high up toward the crouch are more dangerous. Plenty of stories of 2 guys shot, one in the chest and the other in the leg, with the one shot in the leg dying and not the one in chest
Could’ve been far worse in another state. As linked from...
https://www.nraila.org/news/in-the-news/
...the following.
Busted For Defending Your Own Home
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/21/busted-defending-home/
And while I was browsing and found the New York story, this popped up. Thought you might be interested in what the noise was all about and why the exaggerations from leaks were published by the lefty media outlets.
A Statement by NRA Executive Vice President & CEO Wayne LaPierre
https://home.nra.org/nra-members/
Don’t let us be disarmed by the Democrats after the 2020 elections, or we won’t have the option that the Florida man may have saved his girlfriend’s life with.
Good story, bad shot placement since the creep lived and he’ll now probably have to fight against a lawsuit brought on by the doctor to be.
He just needed money for he clothes. How he spoze to git it other how?
“The woman’s boyfriend, seeing what was happening, got out of the car and shot the robber several times.”
Let’s hear it for “gun control”! :)
The guy doing the shooting definitely needs to work on his gun control. The shooting speaks of panic on the part of the shooter. More training, a well placed shot and the shooter would only have had to shoot the robber once.
“We don’t execute people for robbery, and no one should have to fear being shot and killed just because he chooses to rob someone.”
— His Momma
His momma also added, “he was just an innocent boy headed to college.”
“We don’t execute people for robbery, and no one should have to fear being shot and killed just because he chooses to rob someone.”
— His Momma
His momma also added, “he was just an innocent boy headed to college.”
My money is on the "Amish!"
How much money, oh I'd go as much as a penny.
If he’s at the ATM who’s gonna shoot the perp?
Chivalry is not dead!
If the perp was smart he would have gone to college like his momma said, everybody knows it’s a gun free zone. Much safer.
The human body can take alot of damage. Absent hitting an artery or other vital organ, people can survive gunshots. It just hurts like crazy and it will leave a mark for the rest of your life.
JoMa
The robber was flown to Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s trauma center
No expense spared.
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