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California man, 81, pulls out gun and starts shooting to scare off would-be robbers
startribune.com ^
| 29 December, 2009
| AP
Posted on 01/13/2010 7:04:31 PM PST by marktwain
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento police said an elderly man scared off would-be robbers inside his home when he pulled a gun and started shooting. Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Norm Leong said the two robbers were able to get inside the home of an 81-year-old man after asking to use his phone Saturday evening.
Though one of the men was armed, the victim was able to pull out his own gun when he was left inside a room where he kept the gun.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; ca; gun; home
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:04:32 PM PST
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
...when he pulled a gun and started shooting I nominate this for the Villification Through Implication Biased Media Award for January.
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:06:15 PM PST
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: marktwain
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Though one of the men was armed, the victim was able to pull out his own gun when he was left inside a room where he kept the gun.
The two men fled when the elderly man started shooting through a door.
Police said the man, who was believed to be by himself during the robbery, was not hurt.
Of course he was not hurt, he whiped out a pistol (assumed) and let the democr scum have it!
Gee, I wonder if he would have been "hurt" (dead?) if he had not started bustin caps on the skuzz?
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:18:02 PM PST
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: TLI
Good shooting, elderly Citizen. Civilization thanks you.
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:19:51 PM PST
by
hal ogen
To: marktwain
A gun is a tool. No better or no worse than any other tool.An axe or shovel or anything.
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:20:55 PM PST
by
Wiggins
To: marktwain
At first glance, the headline made me think the elderly man was confused and shooting at would be robbers. He was shooting at actual robbers.
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posted on
01/13/2010 7:44:00 PM PST
by
Bronzy
To: marktwain
Gun Control means being able to hit the target.
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posted on
01/13/2010 8:53:29 PM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier whose wife is expecting twins SONS.)
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