Posted on 09/09/2021 9:16:22 AM PDT by The Pack Knight
An armed robber was shot in the face in Texas when his victim pulled out his own gun and shot at him, just days after a Texas law went into effect allowing residents to carry handguns without permits.
"He was shot in the face one time. He’s at the hospital. He’s going to live. He’s conscious and breathing right now," Houston Police Department Lieutenant R. Willkens said.
The incident unfolded Wednesday evening in Houston when the victim was walking to a local Shell gas station to make a few purchases, SBG San Antonio reported.
The suspect in the case was dropped off around the same time, and approached the victim by lifting his shirt to expose a gun and demanded he fork over any valuables.
The victim, however, was also armed and pulled out his weapon and shot the suspect in the face. The suspect is in the hospital and in police custody.
Additionally, no charges are expected to be brought against the victim, as he was defending himself.
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And still alive? Now who is going to pay for medical care and recovery, trial, jail time, and so forth? Will the victim get sued?
A little face time with the robber.
The robber will live to rob again but he’ll be more identifiable with half a face.
Yup. Gov Abbott is going to rid us of rapists in TX. We women will be carrying a small gun just in case. We can shoot face or lower. Criminals be warned.
Just a warning: in Texas, the “look at the gun in my waistband and give me your money” method is now very risky.
When seconds count…pull the trigger.
soon crime will be substantially reduced in Texas
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You can count on that. People are no longer prey for these thugs.
Drove past that Shell many times when I lived in Houston a few years ago. Very sketchy area, which is to say, way too many poor black people.
Excellent. Several dozen more examples like this and criminal scumbags will start getting the message……time to either go into a new line of buoy move to a blue state.
+1
Sounds like a .32 auto.
Not an effective defense load.
“yep.. center mass..
not the head.”
I always go for the head shot. The last time I used center of mass, I shot a Viet Cong through the sternum 3 times and didn’t kill the sucker.
Is the new Texas permitless policy full Constitutional carry, or is registration required?
I’m in Houston also and would never go anywhere here without a gun.
Another Marvin, but he definitely meant to do it, it wasn’t an accident! No bumps to hit as they weren’t driving either!
Good....shoot a robbers.....and thugs.
Full constitutional carry
A friend of mine who is a firearm’s instructor told me that he always had a problem with women firing at the crotch of the target instead of center mass.
you’re still going to hear about it
=)
I have stayed at the LaQuinta near there before an early morning flight. Yeah, nice area.
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