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Gun Beats Bomb in Bank Robbery (Canton, Michigan)
WXYZ.com ^ | 6/17/2008 | WXYZ news

Posted on 06/17/2008 5:28:04 PM PDT by stayathomemom

(WXYZ) -- An attempted bank robbery in Canton (MI) played out like a scene from a movie Monday when a man who police say claimed to have a bomb was stopped by a customer armed with a pistol.

(Excerpt) Read more at wxyz.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; bankrobbery; ccw; michigan
This is a neat story. A former soldier in the Lebanese army foils a bank robbery using his concealed weapon and some firm words. There is a video at the link.
1 posted on 06/17/2008 5:28:10 PM PDT by stayathomemom
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To: stayathomemom
May I be the first to say it...

"Don't bring a bomb to a gun fight."

2 posted on 06/17/2008 5:29:29 PM PDT by vox_freedom
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To: stayathomemom

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032305/posts


3 posted on 06/17/2008 5:36:56 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Springman; sergeantdave; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; ...
If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

Remember all the liberal hand-wringing before CCW was passed? "We'll become the OK Corral! We're all gonna die!"

Idiots.

4 posted on 06/17/2008 6:11:47 PM PDT by grellis (By order of the Ingham County Sheriff this tag has been seized for nonpayment of taxes)
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To: Westlander

Ah! I searched to see if the story was already posted but did not find it. I will have to read the posts on your thread. Thanks for the link.


5 posted on 06/17/2008 6:14:47 PM PDT by stayathomemom
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To: stayathomemom; sit-rep; Squantos; Eaker; Joe Brower

Ping


6 posted on 06/17/2008 7:05:01 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: stayathomemom; sit-rep; Squantos; Eaker; Joe Brower

Ping


7 posted on 06/17/2008 7:05:03 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

Sorry for the double tap.


8 posted on 06/17/2008 7:05:26 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: DaveLoneRanger

Armed Citizen Ping?


9 posted on 06/17/2008 7:08:05 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: stayathomemom

No problemo. Done same thing numerous times. Search function needs some tweaking on FR. Anyway....the bank is near my humble abode!


10 posted on 06/17/2008 7:08:16 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: stayathomemom

I’m surprised that Granholm is not prosecuting the guy with the gun. The permit only entitles the guy to carry the gun. It does not entitle him to use it.

Maybe the fact that he’s an Arab is a get out of jail free card?


11 posted on 06/17/2008 7:32:25 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant
Maybe the fact that he’s an Arab is a get out of jail free card?

Does being of Lebanese origin cause one to be classified an "Arab"?

12 posted on 06/17/2008 8:31:35 PM PDT by vox_freedom
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To: Brilliant

“Maybe the fact that he’s an Arab is a get out of jail free card?”

With Granholm, any sort of nuttiness is possible.

Ethnically, I don’t know if Lebanese are actually considered “Arab”.
But being Lebanese, he might be one of the many Christians that have
deserted Lebanon.
Only to be pursued by Islamics (from all around the world) hoping to
mess up the USA like they have their home countries.

BTW, Detroit/Michigan does have some Chaldean Christians. I remember
reading a story about a family that ran convenience stores in some
of the “battle zones” in urban Michigan.
At closing time, they wielded Uzis while taking the day’s receipt
to the bank.
IIRC, one of the Chaldeans told the reporter that actually the Bravo
Sierra that their family had endured in the Middle East made working
in a mess like Detroit not so bad.


13 posted on 06/17/2008 8:38:55 PM PDT by VOA
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To: Larry Lucido; Travis McGee; hiredhand

Tisk tisk tisk..........these amateurs are funny !


14 posted on 06/18/2008 4:01:04 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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