Posted on 01/02/2012 5:07:40 PM PST by VU4G10
A Philadelphia man was shot dead Tuesday night after he made the mistake of trying to rob a man who had a pistol packin’ mama nearby, police say.
A 23-year-old man was in the stairwell of his East Oak Lane apartment building with his girlfriend at about 9 p.m. when a 19-year-old man walked up to them, pistol-whipped the man and shot him in the leg while trying to rob him, according to police.
The victim’s 46-year-old mother heard the commotion from her upstairs apartment, grabbed her legally registered gun, went into the stairwell and shot the suspect, police say.
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This is the type of story that MSNBC would bury..
There are no illegal guns. Oh well ,I guess that’s the best MSNBC can do.
The anti-gun violence people tell us that always happens!
Too bad she didn’t get there before the son was hurt, but at least the story has a happy ending.
If she is being interviewed by the police, I hope it is to receive an award for doing their job.
I love a good news day.
I doubt it. The street grunts will be on her side, but the brass will want to make an example out of the uppity peasant. They’ll try to hang something on her if it is politically feasible.
They should take pictures of the dead perpetual and post them on every power pole in the neighbourhood.
That would serve as a warning.
Don’t tread on me
As usual, MSNBC is nearly a week behind freerepubic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2825827/posts
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Ah, that lovely urban ambiance. Bustling streets,
fashionable people, the chatter of automatic weapons...
Lots of people now live in high crime areas.
Not much they can do about it, if the local police have shacked up with the local criminals, against the civilian population.
OTOH, more and more people, are cluing into the fact that government corruption starts small, before it goes nationwide.
The street grunts need to step up their work.
Who do they work for? The people or the brass?
I don't trust my local LEOs anymore, and I don't knowingly break any laws.
We are no longer a nation governed by law.
Lots of people now live in high crime areas.
Not much they can do about it, if the local police have shacked up with the local criminals, against the civilian population.
OTOH, more and more people, are cluing into the fact that government corruption starts small, before it goes nationwide.
The street grunts need to step up their work.
Who do they work for? The people or the brass?
I don't trust my local LEOs anymore, and I don't knowingly break any laws.
We are no longer a nation governed by law.
It’s all fun and games till they shoot back.
ping
A couple of things...
First, there is no mention of the perp’s firearm being ‘legally registered’.
Second, there is nothing about registration in the Second Amendment...
Apart from that, award the PPM another box of ammo and a commendation from the Mayor for helping to make the streets safe for the innocents.
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