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A gun-carrying man in Flagstaff, Ariz. is being credited with helping stop a bank robbery suspect — but he never even had to pull out his gun.
Dave Young was driving up to the Arizona Central Credit Union branch when he saw a friend’s son trying to stop a man jumping over a fence.
Young says he quickly confirmed a bank robbery had occurred and took off after the two in his vehicle.
The Arizona Daily Sun reports Young caught up with the pair and placed his hand on his sidearm, showing the suspect that he was armed. He didn’t pull his gun — but he was ready if he needed to.
Young called 911 and police took the suspect, later identified as 32-year-old Joshua Nesmith, into custody.
“I provided cover for him. If the suspect had tried to pull a weapon I could have stopped him,” Young said. “I told him don’t move. I looked him over for weapons and visually inspected the suspect, then called 911.”
In Arizona, gun owners can carry a concealed or exposed weapon without a permit or training. Young says he’s held a concealed carry permit since 1998. He also said carrying a firearm is the responsibility of able-bodied, law-abiding men.
“I think it’s important if you’re a male with a clean record to protect your community,” Young added. “You should be ready to do something like this if possible.”
However, he went on to say that individuals who carry concealed handguns should receive the same amount of training he has. That training, he explained, taught him how to handle a gun and provided him with the mental and emotional control needed not to draw his weapon unless it is absolutely necessary.
“I didn’t pull the weapon. Nobody got shot,” he said.
Young disagrees with anti-gun advocates calling for stricter gun control in the aftermath of last week’s tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn. He said it is important to know that responsible gun owners exist and they can have a positive impact on their communities.
“As soon as I leave work, my pistol is at my side, and it doesn’t leave my side unless I’m about to go into a place that doesn’t allow it,” he told the Daily Sun. “Would you feel better if you were shot with a 10-round magazine instead of 30?…If criminals are going to have them, responsible citizens should be able to have them.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Guitar Master
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:36amzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Who was it that said “the gun is the great equalizer? Ohhh yes, that was o’l Sam Colt wasn’t it?
In the old West, everybody was pack’n. There were very, very few shootouts. The shootouts that did occur were highly publicized into legend. Yet, there were no Federal bans on firearms.
Thieves and murderers only respond to one thing and that is when they are staring down the barrel of a gun. Lets not forget that our freedom will be completely destroyed without the 2nd Amendment. Do any of you truly believe the Federal government has our best interests at heart? Do bears crap in a buckwheat tree?
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Nlitend1
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 3:16amImagine how many crimes this man could stop with a fully automatic assault rifle with some nice high capacity barrel mags?
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Jarhead 88
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:09amNlitend1 – Come back when you grow up, punk kid. “Barrel Mag?” You ignorant, immature kid, you haven’t a clue, you think you know everything, Oh I remember those days and thought I knew it all too, you have much more learning to do kid and I pray you have the time to do it but you most likely won’t. These aren’t “assault weapons” either you spoiled f’n brat.
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Stoic one
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:44amNLITEND1
I have met many people who make comments like your’s and the common thread is fear of whatever it is they are criticizing. I was of the belief that all snakes should be exterminated until i did the research , learned about snakes, and faced my fear; you might follow a similar path about guns.
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Speaking-Monkey
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:18am“high capacity barrel mags” lol .. I think he meant drum mags. Anyways, the WTC/DC attack 9/11/01 was pulled off w/ box cutters.
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Think_4_yourself
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:37amI find it quite remarkable that the “outrage” is not present everyday on people being shott. Let’s look at Chicago, Philly, Detroit, DC, Miami, LA (need I continue?). In Chicago alone, average of 44 people a month are killed in shootings, whee is the media calling for gun bans there, oh wait, they are banned there…..hmmm.
Yes, this was a tragedy, I pray for the families affected. But taking guns from law abiding citizens will NOT stop the problem. Out of all of those murders in the above mentioned cities, how many of those were carried out by “law abidiing” citizens…..my guess is zero. Crminals will get weapons…..period. Does not matter if it is a hangun, rifle with one of those barrel mags stupid mentioned already, or a knife.
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Perspective
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:08amAmen Brother! I’ve said for years that if every able bodied citizen in the USA carried a pistol on their sides that crime rates would plummet and the country would be a much more polite place. The myths of the wild west are exactly that,MYTHS. You hit it on the head about the sensationalizing of the gunfights there were back then.
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jungle J
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:54amNlitend1….progressive operative.
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jungle J
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 8:55amDitto Head…progressive operative.
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mikem1969
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 10:15amIMAGINE that, a gun stopped a crime. Hmm.
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JRook
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:32pmThis guy is as much a solid citizen and on the right side of the issue as George Zimmerman is a criminal and on the wrong side of this issue. That is the difference between independent rational thinking individuals and those that as so ideologically driven that will accept and defend criminal behavior such as that displayed by Zimmerman in order to protect their extreme ideological stance.
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frust@ted
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:46pmjrook,
“This guy is as much a solid citizen and on the right side of the issue as George Zimmerman is a criminal and on the wrong side of this issue”
So you are either saying this guy is a solid citizen and Zimmerman is a criminal or you are saying this guy is a bad citizen and Zimmerman is not a criminal.
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raoul del norte
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:33amSomething that has been brought up on several threads in general … 1. We have a security problem regarding our school systems . … 2. We have a lot of highly trained and skilled American military veterans who come out of the system and can’t find employement worthy of their training and capabilities … 3. Duh. Hire them for security in our schools! … We have security in malls, in govt. buildings, etc., so why do we not employ these vets, who we paid big money to train, as security to provide protection for our most precious resources, our children … Come on someone, pick this up and run with it!!!!!!!!
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Ditto Head
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:57am1-The reason most of them are vets in the first place was so they could get the free college education, so if they are unemployed, it’s because they want to be.
2-What about the guys coming home with PTSD? You want to arm them and put them in schools? You’re crazy. That’s a recipe for disaster.
The solution is simple: Deputize school principals and select teachers. Make certain every school has, say, ten armed individuals present on any given day.
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Jarhead 88
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:15amDitto Head, Most of the people I know that have been to war have been branded with PTSD, myself included. This is done wrongly in many cases and that reason is to keep guns out of these people’s hands. Good luck with that, the more this government tries to attack the 2nd amendment, the worse it will get, guaranteed. True Americans will not turn over their weapons like other countries did.
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Trail_Jumper
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:28amDItto Head,
Who are you trying to kid. Jarhead is 100% correct. Those returning vets are the most qualified for this kind of thing. Highly trained, experienced, and battle tested. Frankly, after their military service I think they should be granted a new federal carry permit which would allow them to carry where ever, whenever. I’d like to see some pip squeek gang banger go up against a guy or gal that’s done a few tours in Iraq and see what happens. No contest.
Thanks for sticking your neck out for the rest of us Jarhead, we appreciate it!
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dallas700submariner
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:07amI do not believe a single person on this site believes that saving a life brings one back. I also dont think you know what its like.
A) to save a persons life
B) to shoot a gun
C) to live outside your mothers house.
The belief system is simple. Protect innocent peope, from crazy people with ______(fill in the blank) by being armed yourself.
If i carry a 6″ pocket knife because guns are banned, i dont think that would do much good against a criminal who had a gun. If i carry a GLOCK23 and he has a ____(fill in the blank) i will win everytime. Take some time and educate yourself without a tv or a newspaper. Find a responsible person and let them take you to a gun range.
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the blu jinn
Posted on December 20, 2012 at 1:00pmi prefer the navy rule on gun fights bring 2 marines but if not available i prefer a shotgun
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exfire
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:05amAZ AND TX…still have the balls to get it right….
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DrFreedom
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:04amDont forget about Oklahoma,,, We have open carry here too!!! ;)
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starman70
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:37amHere is the perfect example of the RESPONSIBLE gun owner. USE NO MORE FORCE THAN NECESSARY TO HANDLE THE SITUATION! He did just that. He deserves all the credit for his actions.
Obviously the robber wasn’t a hardened criminal but instead was more than likely a first timer but if the robber had escalated the situation Mr. Young was ready to respond. Thats responsibility!
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dallas700submariner
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:52amWhat i dont understand, is that in a society PROCLAIMING pro choice on everything from abortion to gay marriage, saying,
Dont like gay marriage dont get one
Dont like cigarettes dont smoke one
Dont like abortions dont get one
Dont like alcoholic drinks dont get one
Blah blah blah
Well if you dont like guns…. guess what i am going to say, DONT GET ONE !
qualified marksman with a 9MM M16 MK47.
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whater39
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:13amExcept here is the major thing. GUNS KILL. They can kill people who don’t like them. Were just supposed to have blind faith that you won’t snap one day… and use a ranged weapon to mow us down. No thank’s i’ll pass on trusting you.
-Gay sex/marriage isn’t going to kill a random person walking down the street past an act like that.
-second hand smoke, might effect you. Maybe not.
-Abortions. Ya someone dies, but it’s not a person walking down the street.
-Alchol can be danagerous as well. Drunk drivers/fights/depressions. Oh and it’s great when mixed with guns.
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SolanumVexus
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:33amAaaaaand WHATER39 exemplifies for us all the emotional wreckage that is a modern liberal. He’s scared of normal citizens that are armed because of somebody might “snap one day”.
If you’re going to distrust someone, distrust the man telling you you’re wrong to be responsible for your own safety. Distrust the man willing to put his own safety and security in the hands of a select few.
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subic
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 2:11amLibs want responsible gun owners stripped of our right to bear arms because they ulimately want to force draconian laws upon us.
The UN likes it too so they can continue to steal our tax dollars and usher in agenda 21. bail out foreign banks, Take our private land, our homes, force us into urban area’s, our parks, rivers, lakes, ban fishing, hunting, camping in the wilderness corridors, tax us with carbon tax, take our fossil fuel transportation, jack up electricity rates, take control of our farms and food supply, etc, etc, etc…& the dems are 100% onboard with this.
I ain’t giving up s#i T!
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subic
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 2:35amWHATER39, you’re an idiot, guns dont kill, people do. Whether its, knives, bayonets, ice picks, guns, fists, rope, cars, banjos, baseball bats, hatchets axes, machetes’, bare hands, a throat punch, broken beer bottles, irons, poisons, garots, etc, etc, etc. its the person that ultimately kills numnut. especially persons on psychotropic drugs like the little creep in CT
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schlepnier
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:32amWhater39
The constitution does not grant you the right to trust or to feel safe, it does however grant us the right to be armed to defend ourselve from tyrany, invasion and provide personal safety. only you are responsible for your own personal safety, we do not live in a police state and there is no “minority report” pre-crime mind reading available. But since you brought up the stats i suggest you look them up next time so you do not look like an idiot. more people were killed by cars than guns, more children were killed by car accidents than guns, more children die in bathtub accidents and falls than by firearms in the home..dont see any cries to ban them yet.. it is a matter of fact that law abiding citizens use firearms to stop crimes by nearly a 3-1 margin every year. thanks to criminologist (florida state university) Gary Kleck we know the facts-
http://www.guncite.com/gun_control_gcdguse.htm
The benefits far outweigh the negatives. l
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countryfirst
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:54amWhater39- Long ago I had a friend run over by a crazy ex-girlfriend, should we ban all motorized transportation?
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 6:39amWHATER39 : GUNS don’t kill. People Kill. Far more people die from Alcohol related deaths each year than by Guns. Many times more. Your arguement is baseless.
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 6:43amActually WHATER39 : you would have a much better arguement if you said ” We should ban all Spoons because Spoons make people fat”.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:21amI wonder how it would have turned out if he was a liberal girlie man…
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Ditto Head
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 2:03amHe would have been unarmed and on a bicycle, so would not have been much help, unless he rode really fast and hit the robber with his man-purse.
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savagenatn
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:16amholder probably already has his goons in Flagstaff trying to dig up whatever they can about this hero. Trolls are you upset about this guy stopping one of your beloved thug criminals?
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:23amGiven his and Obama’s loathing for my state, probably.
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valiant1776
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:15amCarrying a firearm, and be well trained and instructed in the proper and safe use of it, is the duty of all able-bodied, law-abiding citizens.
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valiant1776
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:52amI meant to say, “and being well…”
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DEFCON4
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:27am@Valiant1776, and in the spirit of “being well”.
I agree, and with your last post.
I, have a S&W-M&P 15-22 rifle with ‘picatinny rails’, lights-n-lasers…
Ammo, still pretty cheap….
“Dope on”, can hammer nails with it ….
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Trail_Jumper
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 5:34amValiant,
NIce to see someone has some common sense in this country. Our personal safety and that of our families is ultimately OUR responsibility, not someone elses. If others choose to abandon their responsibility it is their choice, and I won’t have their choice forced on me just so that THEY can feel better about themselves.
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Z
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:01amGod Bless Arizona.
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Polarized America
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:35amArizona. is one of the best
States with the most and fewest firearms murders….( a plain & simple chart )
http://flowingdata.com/2011/01/19/states-with-the-most-and-least-firearms-murders/
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Elena2010
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:56pmFinally — a manly man! There is hope that not all American men are sissies.
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randy
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:28amWell, we have a lot of sissies on the blaze, but all of them are liberal trolls.
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Diego Roswell
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:38pmLiberalism is a mental disorder and therefore no liberal should ever be issued a firearm of any kind. If Americans stand by and allow their second amendment, God given rights to be taken by the political elites in Washington without putting up a fight, well then we deserve the tyranny that is sure to follow. I have seen so many write about the lack of leadership in president Obama and the political elites, we need leadership on this issue now. Step forward if you have something to say, have experience or time and can offer rally points to stop this tyranny before it gets a foot hold. There are millions of Americans (law abiding tax paying gun owners) that are ready to fight rather than sit by and watch their rights be usurped by the central planners. Its now or never.
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TruthTalker
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:53pmI feel comfortable with my .357 magnum revolver and my shotguns. Here, you have to have a permit to conceal carry, but not to open carry. Weird, I know. I am certain if I walked around with my pistol on my hip, there would be harrassment that we all can find on youtube. I dont feel the need to open carry so I dont. Things are changing. I might go get my conceal to avoid the youtube moments.
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kennycannon
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:29amI live in New York where carrying a rolled up newspaper can get you 5 years in a cell. I’m thinking it’s time to move.
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TJexcite
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:34pmI live withing hearing distance of a firing range and the more sound coming from there the better all around.
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NWPatroit
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 2:00amThe sound of FREEDOM.
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Jarhead 88
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 7:37amAmen.
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RedneckJim
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:32pmDear Abby:
I walked into a store tonight and saw somebody with a gun on his hip. Thankfully, I didn’t wet my pants this time, either. Turns out it was yet another LE in there shopping like any other normal person. If I were a real “human-squid” I would have probably been scared so much I’d have started weeping uncontrollably, at least if what all the real people on ABCNBCMSNews say is true. Geez, if only I hadn’t been exposed to guns, bows, knives and the responsibility surrounding them as a young child, I might be a man-child-cocker spaniel. Do you think there’s any chance I can still get my backbone surgically removed so I can reach what they tell me is the epitome of human existence, a leftist leach?
Sincerely,
Shamelessly still free
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thorkyl
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:06amDear Shamelessly still free
No
You have already been contaminated by the perfume of the true American Male, burnt powder.
Any attempt to have your spine removed will cause you to turn into a barny frank wanna be.
Be safe, keep shooting
Thorkyl, on behalf of Abby (bound and gaged at the range)
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Zorch
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:21pmSomeone fire a copy of this story off to the talking heads on tv so they have more to say than just that they believe in the 2nd amendment. Stories like this is excellent fodder against those who cry on tv about wanting to save the children; if THAT is so, an armed citizenry is the best deterrent.
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subic
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 2:24amThose idiot liberal mouthpiece ignoramus’ on tv that are trying to tell the sheep that a round from a black rifle destoys all the meat lol , on a game animal should really know of what they speak before opening their suck to lie to the american poeple. I have hunted with an SKS jsut for the he!! of it, and it doesn’t leave any more damage to a deer or hog than a 30.06 or .308 etc.
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wzanesdad
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:16pmThis is a great story. I live in a small town about 50 miles from where this happened. Everyone I know carries in this state, except in phoenix and tucson. Once you get out of those cities, the gun crime drops to almost nothing because of that. Mr young is dead on about every one taking responsibility for the community. This is exactly how Americans are suppose to act.
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DadRocked
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:17pmI had a 9yr stint in Tucson (1970s) – Quite a few carried openly… Did the rules change down south of you?
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wzanesdad
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:54pmNo….in arizona you can open carry or conceal carry with or without a permit, {Thanks to Jan Brewer…great governer}. The problem with tucson is it has become sooooo liberal because of the U of A . Very anti gun down there….like I said though, once you get out of the city, everything’s good.. When you were here in the 70′s the shooting involving gabby giffords would have never happened. Everyone at that mall would have been armed. Well, maybe not everyone…but a lot.
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Dano.50
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:59pmHave these libiots ever thought about why they want to come out to the peace of the rural community?
The reason we don’t have much in the way of violent crime, (Crazy doesn’t count cause you can’t predict crazy.) is because every home has for sure one short range weapon, one long range, and one scatter, and at least one person in the house who has had almost as much practice as a military sniper.
A city police force has a hunting cabin on our land, and every year they bring out some cool toys to see who could hit what.
And every year they go home with their tails between their legs cause my brother and I, after only asking, “What’s she sighted in at?” beat even their swat shooters.
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wzanesdad
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:08amThat’s funny DANO, because that;s exactly how it is all over in rural communities. So true, but the libs will never know the joy of what you are talking about because they’re afraid to go anywhere that the cops don’t protect everything they do. Where the cops are actually part of the community….kind of sad for them I think.
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Schteveo
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:15pmLast year I was in the restroom, taking care of some ‘personal business’, when I heard the door open, then I heard three young men talking. The topic was a drug deal that was about to go down in that rest room.
One of them said, “…HEY look!”
Then they started whispering [I'm guessing one of them realized I was 'sitting' there...] then one of them started banging on the door to the stall, demanding that I leave the rest room. Needless to say, it wasn’t really something I was prepared to do, and I told them I needed to ‘finish’ first.
Oh that REALLY p1$$ed them off.
One of them the told me when I did get finished they were going to ‘eff me up’.
[he didn't say 'eff', I'm cleaning this up]
When I did gt finished, I pulled up my pants, tucked my shirt in on the right side so my pistol was showing and I opened the stall door. I could tell from the look on their faces, if I had NOT had that gun they would have stomped me into the floor.
I laid my hand on my pistol and asked them to move, they did move, right out the rest room door.
So chalk one up to the side where carrying a hand gun DOES stop some crime. It sure stopped a physical assault that day.
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AngusKhan
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:18pmLove the story!!! It’s full of $hits AND giggles! Well done, on all accounts:). That’s one way to stay regular!
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wzanesdad
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:00amThat’s a great story….it should be used in a pro gun ad in the upcoming debates….I love it.
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Lt_Scrounge
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:10amI was holding a moving sale in my apartment in Allentown in 1992 and at the end of the day a man came in. He started asking entirely too many questions about what I had sold and how much money I had made. He then started asking what was for sale in the bedroom. I informed him that nothing in there was for sale, but he began to get insistent about going into the back bedroom. I have little doubt that he intended some malicious act. I also know that when I stood up and he saw the ivory grips of my 45 ACP Combat Commander, he decided that I was right and he really didn’t need to see what was in the other room. I know he saw the pistol because he asked if I was a cop or something. My response was “something” and he immediately decided to leave. I had a concealed carry permit for PA. Yes, I do like to have grips that contrast with the color of the weapon. It makes it more visible when I need it to be so.
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AngusKhan
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:13pmLove it! Great story, great job, and good on The BLAZE for reporting it! Keep it up!!!! We won’t hear about this in the main stream media.
Pray for America.
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CatB
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 1:09amAmen to that ANGUSKHAN!
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DadRocked
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:12pmJustice Department study:
* 3/5 of felons polled agreed that “a criminal is not going to mess around with a victim he knows is armed with a gun.”(42)
* 74% of felons polled agreed that “one reason burglars avoid houses when people are at home is that they fear being shot during the crime.”(43)
* 57% of felons polled agreed that “criminals are more worried about meeting an armed victim than they are about running into the police.”(44)
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Walkabout
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:21pmI probably can look that up using the exact phrases. A link would be greatly appreciated.
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:24pmPoliticians = felons / criminals.
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DadRocked
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:35pmSee my postings and the link at:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-sandy-hook-effect-something-remarkable-is-happening-with-gun-sales-stocks/
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neverending
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:02pmFunny how that works because those guys are a bunch of yellow bellied wimps and so I am sure many would stay away from schools if the teachers and principals were armed. Just the thought that they may be armed would be a pretty big deterrent – cause they are indeed a bunch of cowards.
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gz22ll
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:01pmKey to gun ownership is training. I participate in formal instructor led training every other year just to make sure I don’t develop bad habits and to maintain a basic skill level. I also do regular training on my own but the mental aspect of gun ownership is key. Situational awareness, calmness and mental awareness are as important as gun handling and shooting. I have instructors who and stated repeatedly if you draw your weapon and shoot you need to be prepared before hand that you could lose everything in that moment so make sure it is worth it. You could lose your life or if you survive you could lose everything you own in legal expenses even if you are 100% in the right. You can still be prosecuted and sued costing you everything you have ever worked for and more.
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TruthTalker
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:00amCertified training is good. I took it in 3rd grade many years ago, the best training came from the old man many, many years ago.
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Shoot2Stop
Posted on December 19, 2012 at 12:32amI agree that good training and mindset is essential for all of us who carry a firearm, and a ‘bad’ shooting, one in which you kill or wound unjustifiably an improper target can cost one greatly, but not to worry if you live in one of the several states that have a robust “Stand Your Ground Law”. Arizona is one in which if you’ve committed a ‘good’ shooting to save life and limb, you can not be prosecuted, either criminally or civilly. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-your-ground_law )
Other states have watered-down versions of a stand your ground law, or none at all where, as you say, even a good shooting could cost you everything you own and more. During a split second life and death situation is no time to delay your reaction as you contemplate your legal fate before you attempt to save your life, or that of a loved one. In a gun battle milliseconds can cost or save a life.
I believe the feds should stay out of most state law, but there’s one area where we’d benefit greatly from federal intervention, and that’s nationwide CCW reciprocity, and a common and robust stand your ground law.
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PeteOH
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:56pmWhy isn’t anyone complaining about the poor thug bank robbers being scared sh!tless by a white man with a gun?!
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banjarmon
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:55pm@ Marine22
This story is an example of GUNS saving lives and NO one was Shot,
SIR!
If you are A Former Marine, Thank you for serving our country!
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neverending
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:00pmAmen to that.
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banjarmon
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 11:35pmThat comment is directer at Marine25
NOT 22
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skippy6
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:55pmIt won’t be long when the progressive slime balls ban conceal and carry at the federal level!!!! Criminals will have a feast on the innocents…..States rights??? we have not stinking states rights….Obama = das Arschloch
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deltaecho
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:51pmApproved.
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:50pmHeresy, I say. Quick, hide the story !!!!
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