Robber Confronts 81-Year-Old Man and Demands ‘Everything You Got’ — Turns Out, What He Had Was a .38-Caliber Revolver
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As he was driving home on Sunday night, 81-year-old Florida resident James Stevens said he knew something was amiss after he realized a 2010 Kia had been following him for about 20 minutes.
Stevens wasn’t about to lead the man tailing him to his Ocala, Fla. home, so he pulled over in a field. Sure enough, the Kia also stopped. In retrospect, the suspected robber would tell you he should’ve just kept on driving.
The quick-thinking 81-year-old then retrieved his .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and got out of his truck, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Stevens told investigators that the driver of the Kia — later identified as Lonnie Lorenza Hollingsworth Jr., 28 — got out of the vehicle, approached him and demanded “everything you got,” reports state.
“I didn’t want to shoot him, but I had to. I shot him,” Stevens told deputies.
According to evidence photos, it appears that Stevens fired four rounds from the six-shot revolver.
Hollingsworth was shot once in the abdomen and was lying in the grass motionless when the first deputy arrived. The deputy began performing CPR until an ambulance arrived and paramedics took over. Hollingsworth was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition Monday afternoon.
Michelle Barron, a resident in the area of the shooting, called 911 and mistakenly thought Hollingsworth was dead.
“We have a dead person out here,” Barron told the 911 operator. “The guy that lives across the street was parking his truck in the field and someone tried to rob him and he shot him and killed him.”
Hollingsworth has had numerous run-ins with the law and was convicted in 2008 of carrying a concealed firearm and altering the serial number of a firearm. He also was charged with wearing a bulletproof vest in the commission of an attempted crime, but that charge was dropped.
Hollingsworth did not have a weapon Sunday, reports noted.
The sheriff’s office is continuing to investigate the incident. No charges had been filed late Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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Chancellor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:15amand for those who think he should have called the cops a lot of people, I be one, don’t own cell phones.
I didn’t know they were Mandatory for life now!
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Secret Squirrel
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:24amBad day to be a crook.
Welcome to Florida, the gunshine state.
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johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 5:59amThis incident shows the relative absurdity of “calling the cops.”
Cops can’t “prevent” most crimes against people. They act as the first link in “punishing” criminals.
Punish, not prevent.
If that elderly gentleman had not be so adept, there could have been dire consequences for him. Instead, the perp has to go to prison and explain to all the Neanderthals that an 80 year old man stopped him in his tracks. He’ll likely get raped in there for his efforts. Hard to project that “don’t mess with me ” image when an 80 year old thwarts a 28 year old man.
“Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”
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CABERNETQHS
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 6:44amAt least he learned not to wear a bulletproof vest in the commission of a crime…and you said he was hopeless!
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jcldwl
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 7:48am@ Chancellor
Agreed, mine has become a home phone. I see no need to let people know where I am by tracking my cell phone. So to them I am always at home. I applaud this senior for being aware someone was following him. Good job.
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fourfreedom
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:52amYou mean you didn’t get your free Bam Bam phone? No worries, I myself do not believe it is a mandatory the cellphone that is, the other possibly.
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turkey13
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:09pmHe will probably be charged for shooting the robber. I beleieve in Florida you have to say halt 3 times and inform the victim you are armed.
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XRavishX
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:23pm@JOHNPAULKUCHTAJR
HAHAHAHA! Damn straight!
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hatchetjob
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:25pmI don’t own a cell phone either, nor do I ever want one. Thank you CHANCELLOR, I’m glad I’m not the only one.
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ShamanWorld
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:54pmHe must’ve had an old outdated vest on. How else can an abdomen gunsot wound be lethal hile wearing a vest. Can someone say hollow points? Too bad people don’t understand that you never know who is packing heat. It could be the man in a wheelchair, young lady, old man, whatever. More people holding their own with confidence in self defense like the Wild West is necessary in this crazy violent world. Things will get better eventually,but more examples will probably have to be made of these knuckleheads who will be taught painful and sometimes permanent lessons for trying to take what ain’t theirs. Products of ad parenting.
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Bum thrower
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 3:11pmWas the ‘perp’ covered by ObamaCare? hate for him to have to pay for his own ‘workmans comp’… One out of 4 @ 81 aint too bad.
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kitt1288
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 3:12pmIsn’t driving and using a cell phone at the same time illegal? Good thinking on the old mans part not to break the law by using the cell phone while driving.
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xenolith
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 5:19pmShamanWorld,
Hollingsworth was charged with wearing a bullet proof vest in a previous event. I don’t think he was wearing it in this event.
Hollingsworth was unarmed too. That tells me he was acting on impulse because he thought an 81 year old man was an easy target. It was almost his last mistake.
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the_truth_or_not
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:34pmNo cell phone here. And if I do get one, it is to get out of my rediculous land-line bill. It will stay home and be very basic.
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Syantiss
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:29pm@Turkey13
Hardly the case. Rick Scott signed in the Castle doctrine, allowing for the use of lethal force by citizens directly threatened, or in the case of preventing a Felony.
This has happened many times in FL and more often than not the citizen defending him or her self is headed home after some brief questioning.
The news coverage of the Martin case conveyed very little of FL state law to the nation.
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LBJDIDIT1963
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:00amWhy was the Cop saving the thug and not consoling the Elderly Victim?
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The-Monk
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:07amLBJDIDIT1963
The elderly don’t need consoling like some of the youth of today do.
They’re aren’t wimps as this story shows. LOL
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asybot12
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 4:51amthanks monk LOL LOL
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rlimike
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 6:23amThat is a very good question ! β»
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:28amBecause he is a lion in winter not a lamb.
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YOURSENSEI
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:24amThis is what you must know:
Typical conservative – always looking to be consoled. “Yes, of course, you are a patriot. Thank you for your service. What? You didn’t serve? Well thank you for thanking those who did. That makes you a SPECIAL patriot, a great American. You’re the spirit of Lexington brought to us in human form, the tree of liberty we so desperately need to water. Oh, verily I say unto you great warrior of these times . . . Hoopda la boo boo sah dondee la goo . . . Here, drink of this gold water. Feel better? Good. Would you like me to go to 7/11 and cash your SSI check for you?”
It is so.
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:31pmGut shot with a .38, hope it was a DUM-DUM…
Good shot Sir !!! Don’t FUC* with old guys……
“I didn’t want to shoot him” “But I DID”
GOOD CALL, take the Garbage off the street..
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Chancellor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:59pmWell he did say “EVERYTHING”!!!
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American Patriot Too
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 2:47amHe was giving him his bullets first.
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savagenatn
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 4:21ampatriot…good one, very astute
they call this jackass the “suspected” robber…are you f ing kidding me!! And what’s wrong with the idiot deputy giving this piece of dog sh it CPR? Bastard has a record a mile long, why keep screwing the taxpayers to support this vermin. Liberalism is a mental disorder!!!!!!!!!
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Pedro
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:49amWell he didn’t give him all 6 bullets. So I guess you could say that the robber didn’t get everything. :-)
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THXll38
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:54pmGuess he did not have a cell and called 911 explaining that someone was following him. Instead, he risked his life and took the law in his own hands.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:00amWhen seconds count, law enforcement is minutes away. And if he lives in a rural area like I do…law enforcement is a good 20 minutes away.
You might say the man took the law in his own hands, I say he was defending his God given right to live.
You freaking pansy.
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THXll38
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:06amNot a pansy just a law abiding gun owner that was trained to avoid situations and not pull over my vehicle and confront someone that was following me when the police could of handled it. He was in no immediate threat while he was driving.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:11amOK, I’ll give you that one. But if its me, I will pull my cell and call the Sherriff…but I will tell you this, I will stop, and give the Sherriff my location. Then I will get out of the car with my weapon drawn. And I will let the chips fall where they may.
I will not be intimidated. Maybe I’m getting old, and don’t care, but I will not be bullied.
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Chancellor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:13amI don’t own a cell phone, never have, is that Mandatory now to drive a car??? Or live your life?
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:17amincidently, the story suggests the 81 year old was parking his vehicle in his field at his home. So, I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:19amChance….
I respect the fact that you don’t have a cell phone. And especially respect the fact that you did not opt for an Obama-phone. But I bet you have a weapon to defend yourself….and THAT, I respect even more.
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JMorcan
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:36amSelf defense is not “taking the law into your own hands.”
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RepubliCorp
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:54amJMorcan……….. wrong again
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TreeTrimmerJim
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 2:30amIf you aren’t sufficiently educated to take care of yourself, you are probably the victim of government funded mandatory attendance education.
Government of the people, by the people, for the people who live by Nature’s laws.
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bulge44
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 5:32amNo-What you don’t understand, is that THE ROBBER took his OWN LIFE in his own hands by putting HIMSELF into a situation where someone was forced to defend themselves against HIM.
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Wolf
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 7:27am“…
JMorcan
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:36am
Self defense is not βtaking the law into your own hands.β
RepubliCorp
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:54am
JMorcanβ¦β¦β¦.. wrong again…”
Right you are, Republicorp- you’re wrong again. Self defense is not taking the law into your own hands, it’s taking responsibility for your life in your hands.
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kpsmilen
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:17amYou are an idiot. We are not spectators of our own lives. We are the first responders! As for doing CPR: I would afford any animal the chance of life, even though he has proven to be worthless because I believe in the sanctity of life. Hey idiot, bet you don’t think that way about babies torn to pieces in the womb and vacuumed out. Please don’t procreate, we have enough people walking around like you!
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stablepar
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:26amwe the people are the law. law enforcement does not mean we give up our civil liberties of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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urrybr
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:01am@stablepar: That’s a great way to think of the 2nd Amendment . . . WE the people are the law. Yes we are, and we have the right to defend ourselves. Great Comment!!
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Trueblazer
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 1:49pm@THXLL38
Your so called training has done nothing but strip you of reason, and probably any gut feeling you may have ever had.
You say that while driving he was in no immediate threat. Why does a threat have to be immediate? He was under threat, as was shown when he finally pulled over. Whether he pulled over in his driveway or in some random field, the threat became immediate then. So with your “training” what would you have done, just drive until your car ran out of gas? Or perhaps drive to a police station, at which point your pursuer would leave you alone for sure, but perhaps remember your car and your plate, and look to be more careful following you the next time he spots you?
And what if he did have a phone. If he called the cops, what would they do? ” Hi 9-11, I think someone is following me.” Righto. Even if dispatch were to believe it and send cops, they can’t pull someone over just because you say they were following you. It is not illegal to follow someone!
If this brave responsible man was “trained” like you, he would have passed the buck to some other sucker who would eventually become that criminal’s victim. Instead he trusted his gut, trusted in God, and took care of business, and now there is one last degenerate on the streets.
no thanks to you.
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Buster5104
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 3:04pmSince when is getting out of your own truck “Taking the law into your own hands” ?? That dirt bak to the law into his hands when he got pulled behind him, got out, and demanded “everything you have”.
Who does he think he is, the IRS ??
As an ex-marine & Viet Nam vet I’d have done it too !!
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:09pm@JMorcan
Self defense is not βtaking the law into your own hands.β
Sounds like YOU have been trained to be a Obama Victim..
Is that some of that New Liberal Thinking BS ?? We pay Cops
good money to keep the TRASH off our streets.. I imagine they
appreciate the HELP from a Law Abiding Citizen now and then..
I personally would be glad to oblige..and help out our men in Blue..
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:37pm@THXll38
These thugs will sooner or later realize there are a lot of us
out there..Former Marine, hit the range when I can, I waste
a lot of ammo when I go Camping.. and wouldn’t hesitate to
protect My Family and Property, We are NOT VICTIMS !!!!!
and I would do my best not to become a VICTIM !!OORAH
and My Kids and Wife shoot as well as I do.. GOT BACKUP..
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DEFCON4
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:41pmWhen will these young thugs remember, to intimidate someone their own age…?
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:08amWhen will these young thugs remember, they could be SHOT! And if its me that is being followed by young thugs…you are doggone right, I’m going to get out of the car with my weapon drawn if I think I am being targeted.
I will NOT be intimidated, I will draw one of my weapons…the question is….which one, which one…there are SO many to choose from!
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MacWell
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:48amglad I wasn’t drinking when I read your post, lol.
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:18pm@ Good Post DEF…
The’ll never learn..Obama’s Gimmies and Takers..
Driving a KIA, HELL, probably wanted the old Guys RIDE !!!
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cowgirl
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:36pmThe perp was armed with the dreaded semi- automatic toaster pastry!
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bigdaddyt46
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:19amLOL halt!!!! or i’ll take another bite of my strudel
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OVMAMA
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:36pm“Danny Cramer” taught this man well! “Here’s my watch, here’s my wallet, here’s my 38, 1 bullet, 2 bullets, knee cap, knee cap…. Pause, ennnnnd then, smile while you continue with…… God Bless America”
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katie5
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:06amThat was a beautiful video clip, wasn’t it? One of my favorite.
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banjarmon
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:35pmGun control old school style!!! Great job!!
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munch
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:28pmYou know something was off in the perps head.
Driving a Kia….. .following a Truck……
What the ?
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:36pmNice observation….I was kind of thinking the same thing.
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Lockpick
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:19pmRule 2 – The double tap.
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chips1
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:15pmSeems to me that us senior citizens have to do most of the work. We could sure use some help from you young whippersnapers.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:36pmHi Chips!
Yeah, you guys do most of the work. Correct me if I am wrong, but the older you get, the less you care about being P.C.? I am only 52, but the older I get, the less I care about what others think. If I am threatened, I’ll blow them away. I feel sorry for the kid who cuts in front of me for a parking spot 30 years from now.
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urrybr
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 11:04amGreat comment!
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Lt_Scrounge
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:48pmI was always taught that you don’t pick a fight with a senior citizen because they’re too old to fight so they just shoot you. Need to teach that lesson in the schools. Senior citizens are also less likely to worry about long term imprisonment. Exactly how long is life in prison going to be for an 86 yr old anyway? Guy was probably a WWII or Korea vet. After either of those two experiences, prison would be a walk in the park.
Of course there is the case of the 80+ yr old WWII Marine vet on vacation in Costa Rica a couple of years ago. When three knife wielding banditos boarded the tour bus and demanded money, the Marine (once a Marine, always a Marine) grabbed one of the thugs and, using the hand to hand combat skills he’d learned in basic training over 60 years earlier, snapped the punk’s neck. The other two wannabe robbers decided that they had picked the wrong bus to rob and ran away.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:07pmAnybody check to see if the perp was on food stamps too?
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:12pmThere is a 50/50 chance he was.
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TH777
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:57pmI think the food stamp odds are probably a little higher than 50/50.
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sparkyrules
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:04pmβWe have a dead person out here,β Barron told the 911 operator. βThe guy that lives across the street was parking his truck in the field and someone tried to rob him and he shot him and killed him.β
Lonnie Lorenzo.Buzzard food.
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Highwall270
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:01pmDon’t mess with an old man, he might shoot you.
An armed society is a polite society.
You can’t fix stupid.
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The-Monk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:58pmBANG βΌ, thank you sir may I have another,,,,
BANG βΌ, thank you sir may I have another,,,,
BANG βΌ, thank you sir may I have another,,,,
BANG βΌ, thank you sir may I have another,,,,
BANG βΌ, thank you sir may I have another,,,,
OK…. you can stop now. : (
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:05pmYou are either a Marine, or you love the movie “Animal House”.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:11pmHey Monk:
He was willing to give him the gun, just gave him the bullets first.
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sparkyrules
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:12pmLol, Monk.Lindsay Crouse,her finest scene…House of Games…
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The-Monk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:30pmHi Darmok,
I’ll have to remember that one. LOL
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Dethklok91
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:54amWell, he did demand the old man to “give him everything [he] got.” In hindsight, those were a rather poor choice of words.
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Pecos1
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:44amHearts and minds, gentlemen, hearts and minds:
Two in the heart, one in the mind.
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FalseFactBob
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:52pmFun Fact: Upon awaking in critical care Hollingsworth admitted “Last time I tried this in 2008 I had a gun and bullet proof vest. But apparently that’s against the law. so this time i did it with intimidation and look where it landed me” he went onto say “I didn’t vote for Obama so people can own guns and defend themselves. Hey a man has to earn a living if crime pays the bills so be it.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:04pmI think you didn’t quite articulate what you were intending to say. Maybe you meant to say, “he voted for Obama so people could not defend themselves”? Please clarify, because your original statement does not make sense.
But I think I know what you meant to say.
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FalseFactBob
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:14pmFun Fact: no I got it exactly right, I meant what I said and said what I meant you see it’s funny because he is an un armed criminal who listened to Obama and tried to rob armed citizens and he is complaining because its not fair that the intended victim was armed. And in 2008 he actually was robbing people with a bulletproof vest and a gun but now in 2013 he did it with out those and ended up in intensive care.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:33pmuh….OK…maybe I’m not firing on all 8 cylinders to follow your logic….
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Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:48pmIf the bad guy survives he will be out there robbing again.
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MDECKER
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:12pmGut shots can be pretty effective. The punk, if he does not die, may have to carry a poop bag on him for the rest of his lfe.
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oldguy49
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:17pmand over 1 million of us Floridians have our carry permits and more everyday………………including my 85 year old mom
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wilbstal
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:48pmanother Gun rights defence
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Dkoonz
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:45pmGood shooting pops. Another thug down and a bunch to go.
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Caniac Steve
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:53pmAmen !!
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:19pmMay have been better if he had finished the job. Now, the taxpayers have to pay for this punk to recover.
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Joshua81
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:43pmThe only charges should be attempted robbery. Should have aimed about 6-8 inches higher.
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Chancellor
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 12:18amOr lower!
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4dogsandagun
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:42pmGood for you sir, never under estimate our elders.
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team1blazer
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:42pmReally? shot 4 rounds and only hit the guy once….in the abdomen? Two rounds left in the chamber should have gone in the chest. Dead men can’t sue.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:54pmall the more reason to have high capacity magazines….pistols are not all that accurate. Don’t know about a 38 special….but I got a .380 auto and at 5 yards, I’m not that accurate. Now, my 1911-A1 .45, I’m pretty accurate, but that’s only 7+1 as well. And when the adrenaline is running high, who knows how accurate you are going to be. Fortunately, I have not been in that situation; but my firing drills are always double tap, reassess, then double tap again.
Another drill live fire drill I do is the quick draw close to my body…still double tap. But that is just drill, and again, I have never had to draw in a life threatening situation. And I hope I never will. But I practice often.
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rcguy
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 5:22amI have a Para-Ordnance P14 .45 double stack. 14 in the mag plus 1 in the chamber. No hospital in the future for a crimminal trying to mug/rob me.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:39pmI *LOVE* this! 81 years old, so he wouldn’t have had a chance against a 28 year old….even if the young man wasnt armed, the kid could have easily snapped the 81 year old in half. Good job old-timer!
KEATON! Obviously, you will defend the 28 year old…what say you Mr. 8 cylinder brain that only fires on 3 cylinders?
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MK2
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:46pmYou give him 3 cylinders ?kind of generous aren’t you?
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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:48pmWe should stop this senseless violence. The old man should have simply pee’d himself or began vomiting…
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:50pmI know MK…..I’m willing to give him 3 cylinders as a benefit of the doubt…but a mechanic may come back and say the engine is just plain shot.
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MK2
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:34pmYou have to have ignition first before you can fire!
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:51pmVery nice follow up!
Have you noticed that Keaton has gone REAL quiet when it comes to defending gun control in the last week or so?
I think he may be reconsidering his position. Perhaps he may have bought some new spark plugs and doing a little troubleshooting on his carborator?
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MK2
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 5:28amYes I have he didn’t like my post last week in regards to the story on hog hunters in Texas using AR’s
Had to check out last night 3:45 comes early have to work
millions on welfare depend on us.You know how it is
Some of us don’t live in mommies basement like Keaton
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MK2
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:37pmGood for you old timer
Should have put the other two in him though just to make sure we don’t have to support this piece of $h!t
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LakeHartwellSailor
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:47pmHe was wise to reserve two rounds. Now, if he had a firearm that had a 30 round mag…I say fire 15 and reserve the other 15 just in case there was a follow up car with more young thugs.
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MK2
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 11:37pmI just hate to see us support thrash like this on our dime
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spirited
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 10:37pmThanks for this story Blaze.
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