[Nick The Freeper]

The guy gets shot, fires 17 rounds off at the criminals, and then goes in and has a seat at the bar! Good work Strickland. I wish a speedy recovery for Strickland and long jail terms for the scum that tried to take his money.

[Arkie2]

Nice work for a wounded man. The only problem I see here is he was packing too light. A heavier caliber might have put them all down for good.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The third suspect, Antonio Harris, 18, was killed after being struck in the head, Schwartz said.

There's one less repeat offender to worry about.

[Henrietta]

"The teens fled. Strickland opened fire with two handguns he was carrying legally -- a .25-caliber and a 9mm -- Schwartz said. He fired 17 shots, striking the 15- year-old suspect in the back and an 18-year-old suspect in the back of the left leg."

No "ordinary" citizen would get away with shooting an assailant in the back. Nice to know that ex-cops get a "pass," though.

[xm177e2]

Strickland opened fire with two handguns he was carrying legally -- a .25-caliber and a 9mm

Did he go John Woo or was it a New York Reload?

[paul51]

The story smells just a little fishy to me but to be honest, I like it when the CCW guy cleans up some scum that tried to victimize him. My advice, look into .40 cal

[waterstraat]

I thought citizens with ccw permits could not enter a bar while carrying a gun. There was no exceptions to this rule when ccw was passed 2 years ago, why any private citizen should be given more rights than other private citizens. What is up? Why was someone(doesnt matter if he used to be employed as a cop) not arrested for carrying a gun in a bar?

[Waco]

In England he would get life,,,in the electric chair if they have one.

[orchid]

What? The third suspect was shot in the head and killed and ALL three were expected to live ???

[Old Professer]

On disability retirement for 17 years and still shoots straight, not bad.

[Qwerty]

Glad to see he hit all three and killed one of them.

[Gritty]

-The third suspect, Antonio Harris, 18, was killed after being struck in the head

Well, it looks like another child has been killed by out-of-control gun violence. Better call Sarah Brady and get some more laws passed to stop this awful child bloodbath.

[William Tell]

From the article: "Strickland, 57, gave the young men $80 and credit cards. One of the teens then fired at Strickland, striking him in the stomach, Schwartz said.
The teens fled. Strickland opened fire with two handguns he was carrying legally ..."

Maybe... But perhaps Strickland waited until they began to flee, drew his weapon and started firing. Unable to neutralize all three quickly, one of the assailants managed to get off a shot at Strickland.

Whether true or not, that is probably the theory that the defense will use. The surviving assailants are possibly facing murder charges for causing a death in the commission of a felony.