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Elderly retired firefighter with concealed carry shoots Chicago robber dead: police
MSN ^
| 11/7/2021
| Emma Colton
Posted on 11/07/2021 11:28:13 AM PST by LibWhacker
An elderly retired firefighter in Chicago with a concealed carry license fatally shot a robber in broad daylight, according to police.
The unidentified 77-year-old man was in a parking garage in the West Chesterfield neighborhood of Chicago at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The robber, who was also armed, pulled into the garage and demanded the elderly man fork over his possessions.
The man then produced his firearm and shot the robber in the head and chest, killing him, according to police.
Chicago police said the man had a valid Firearms Owner Identification Card and a Concealed Carry License. The Chicago Fire Department also confirmed he is a retired firefighter, Fox 32 reported.
An investigation has been launched into the matter.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; armedcitizen; banglist; chicago; dead; emmacolton; illinois; lorilightfoot; nra; rkba; robber; secondamendment; shot; westchesterfield
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To: metmom
It’s new to me too. Still smiling.
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posted on
11/07/2021 1:37:09 PM PST
by
allblues
(God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat but Satan is definitely a Democrat)
To: Lurker
Only if you are a resident of IL, have both. FOID and state issued CCW.
Otherwise, you are illegally armed. Unless you are LEOSA etc.
42
posted on
11/07/2021 1:58:02 PM PST
by
Manly Warrior
(US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
To: bobby.223
43
posted on
11/07/2021 2:20:09 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: rod5591
His only plus is that at given his age and how long the legal process takes, he probably won’t serve that many years in prison.
44
posted on
11/07/2021 2:22:50 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Let's Go Brandon!)
To: All
Democrats need to raise a statue and demand Murder 1 charges.
45
posted on
11/07/2021 2:31:31 PM PST
by
TygertLane
(Statue)
To: Manly Warrior
“Only if you are a resident of IL, have both. FOID and state issued CCW.”
Correct. And in this case the hero apparently has both.
L
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posted on
11/07/2021 2:41:39 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: LibWhacker
“God made man. Samuel Colt made men equal.”
47
posted on
11/07/2021 3:03:11 PM PST
by
Windcatcher
(Time to fly the other black flag -- one of no quarter for Marxists.)
To: dljordan
“shot a robber in broad daylight,” And here I thought the article said the bad guy was shot in the head and chest.
To: LibWhacker
To: nascarnation
One day would be too much.
50
posted on
11/07/2021 3:36:25 PM PST
by
rod5591
To: LibWhacker
The robber, who was also armed, pulled into the garage and demanded the elderly man fork over his possessions. The man then produced his firearm and shot the robber in the head and chest, killing him, according to police. Thanks for posting a 'feel good' story...
51
posted on
11/07/2021 3:38:31 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(If liberty means anything ...it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. Orwell)
To: LibWhacker
Given the cost of ammo these days I’d say the fireman deserves compensation from the city.
To: LibWhacker
678 people murdered and 3,766 people shot as of Nov. 1. Oh, that's only about 15 murdered and 84 wounded per WEEK!
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posted on
11/07/2021 4:37:55 PM PST
by
libertylover
(Our biggest problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
To: LibWhacker
>>> The man then produced his firearm and shot the robber in the head and chest, killing him <<<
Feel good story of the week.
54
posted on
11/07/2021 5:14:24 PM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Lurker
I got that!
Glad that CCW IS legal!
My point is that good guys with guns is a GOOD THING!
55
posted on
11/07/2021 7:04:36 PM PST
by
Taxman
(SAVE AMERICA!)
To: 2111USMC
Plus the weapon used by the perp, and whether or not it was stolen.
56
posted on
11/07/2021 7:18:27 PM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: LibWhacker
Does this count in the weekend shooting deaths?
57
posted on
11/07/2021 7:19:11 PM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Vaquero
“The man then produced his firearm and shot the robber in the head and chest, killing him, according to police. “
Shooter’s name is Mo.
Mo Zambiquedrill
58
posted on
11/08/2021 6:37:54 AM PST
by
BTerclinger
(MAGA! (See my FR page for links to MDs & RX for pre-hospital Covid treatment & prophylaxis).)
To: LibWhacker
“Chicago police said the man had a valid Firearms Owner Identification Card and a Concealed Carry License.”
What difference would it had made if he hadn’t? Would it then have not been a robbery? Also, why are police spending time looking up the gun records of someone who shoots a dirtbag? Don’t the police have better things to do? Like go after actual criminals?
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posted on
11/08/2021 6:45:36 AM PST
by
coloradan
(They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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