Man repels 3 robbers by firing hidden pistol

St Louis Post Dispatch ^ | 03/11/04 | Heather Ratcliffe

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Robbers pointed a gun at Bryan Rutherford and demanded that he hand over valuables from his pickup Tuesday evening in Lemay.

Rutherford didn't pull out cash or jewelry. He pulled out a .22-caliber pistol hidden in his vehicle and opened fire in what authorities believe is the first instance of self-defense with a concealed firearm since the Missouri Legislature loosened the state's gun laws.

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"I wonder whether (Rutherford) could have gotten away," said Jeanne Kirkton, an opponent of concealed weapons and former official of the Million Mom March

It's too bad the robbers didn't stick up the sniffy Ms. Kirkton so she could have tried out her little pet theory. Then we could all have sat around navel-gazing and wondering whether she "could have gotten away"!