[Sir Gawain]

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[Drammach]

Ever notice how often these sort of reports show "remarkable restraint" by the gun owner?
No "Wild West" shootout, no Crazed gun owner shooting defenceless robbery suspect as he leaves the store.
The weapon was being carried Legally, i.e., Licensed CC.
Yet, the anti-gun crowd continues to rant about the dangers of guns and gun owners.

[anymouse]

I guess this puts an end to the myth that "the pen is mightier than the sword." :)

I wonder how many tombs in that store railed against violence, private gun ownership, and the civil liberties of criminal defendants? Not a one of them protected this shop owner like his trusty hand gun did.

As for an appropriate punishment for the perp, I hope the judge throws the book at him. ;)

[vince_foster]

What about the rights of the robber? We must try to understand what drove him to rob the bookstore. Think of the poverty that led to his need to rob the store for beer money. Generations of his have known nothing but beerless, cashless nights at the hands of this oppressive bookstore owners "occupation" of his drinking grounds. Oh, and if she was white, it proves her oppressive nature in denying this simple man a beer. As he said, it was his friends that put him up to it - not his fault.

I wish she shot him :)