Mine. Twelve ounces loaded.
Posted on 12/07/2006 7:27:32 AM PST by Hazcat
A Salt Lake City man says his gun saved his life today when a man threatened to take his car. It's a story that adds fuel to the debate over Utah's concealed weapons law.
The suspect in this case has not been caught-yet. It's probably fair to say he'll think twice before ever threatening to steal someone's car again.
Even when running errands, just like he was doing this morning, Mike Taylor is on guard.
Mike Taylor, Concealed Weapon Carrier: "The police have their hands full with everything and I don't think they could be every place at once."
So Taylor was ready when, he says, a man threatened to steal his car.
Mike Taylor: "Finally he told me he was going to kill me and take my car for himself. At that point I felt like he was going to kill me and I feared for my life so I drew my firearm and called police."
He never fired a shot. Clark Aposhian, Bureau of Criminal Identification Chairman says that is what usually happens.
Clark Aposhian, Chairman BCI Board: "We have not seen any type of pattern of abuse or escalation of these types of robberies. We haven't seen blood in the street that a lot of my adversaries or detractors would talk about."
Maura Carabello, with the Gun Violence Prevention Center, believes Utah's permit laws are lax.
Maura Carabello, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah: "They could injure themselves, often not well equipped psychologically; they often don't know how to shoot or handle a weapon with proficiency."
She says what happened to Taylor is the best possible outcome, but not always the norm.
Maura Carabello: "My reaction in general, though, is we are lucky. We are lucky the permit holder is safe."
Taylor says he has carried the permit for six years; he didn't think he'd need to use it this morning.
Mike Taylor: "I just came down to get my hair cut this morning."
An armed society is a POLITE society....history proves it.
At all once now "Three cheers for Mike Taylor"!!!!!
"They could injure themselves, often not well equipped psychologically; they often don't know how to shoot or handle a weapon with proficiency."
You're wrong mam, mostly "they" survive!
If you had your way this guy would be dead.
screw you!
Nebraska just passed a Conceal carry law...the hoops one will need to jump through shows this lady's comments for what they are...knee jerk histeria.
Maura, you ignorant slut! You clearly don't know jack diddly-squat about guns or self defense, so why not just shut your stupid yap?
Carabello is a moron. This idea that all these CCW holders are firearm ignorant liabilities is silly.
Most people who choose to carry are already proficient in safe firearms handling. Every CCW holder I know (which is a lot in CDA, ID) spend far more time at the range than the 5 LEO's I know (3 in LA and 2 in ID).
The gun grabbers just can't admit that CCW friendly states are not awash in innocent blood.
Earlier posting about the same incident:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749665/posts
Luck has nothing to do with it, you liberal idiot. The man is safe PRECISELY because he was armed.
Damn! Beat me by 4 minutes.
Wisdom like this should be shouted from the rooftops and taught in every school. Hey, I can dream, can't I?
How about beat me by 4 minutes PLUS 24 hours! Wow this cold medicine really has me messed up!
Mine. Twelve ounces loaded.
How is the kick ?
Truth!
The hilarious thing that undermines Carabello's fear is that the scum's reaction to showing a gun indicates what alot of us already know - 1 could probably save a life or property with an unloaded gun, because noone wants to chance that the gun is loaded!
Maura Carabello, Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah: "They could injure themselves, often not well equipped psychologically; they often don't know how to shoot or handle a weapon with proficiency."
This made me laugh, as it is so typical. When I it into plain speaking. She thinks gun owners are just like herself: accident prone, raving loony, stupid, and inept.
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