Probably won't hear about this on the news

[USMC_5-Echo]

Another CCW holder saves the day, but you won't hear about it because it's not part of the right agenda:
http://news92fm.com/442038/us-marine-with-chl-fatally-shoots-robber-in-ne-harris-county/

[wctriumph]

Good shootin' cowboy!

[ZERO THEORY]

I wouldn't prosecute the guy, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone else did. He was out of the danger zone, acknowledged that the police needed to be called, and then took matters into his own hands. I wish we still had some good old Western justice, but that's not the reality. I would definitely have a lawyer ready if I were him.

EDIT:
Leaving the pistol in the car kinda defeats the purpose of a carry license, too. What if they had strolled into the Quizno's instead? And if they gotten violent in that instance, he'd have been up a creek.

[10mm-man]

Semper Fi Marine; good job!

[SuperiorDG]

Well trained and knew his shit.

And then there is this:
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A Virginia Beach pharmacist who was killed in a robbery attempt at his store last month pulled a gun to defend himself, according to court documents.
A pharmacy technician inside Beach Pharmacy during the April 14 incident told police the suspect was armed with a handgun and demanded oxycodone. Pharmacist David Kilgore refused to give the suspect the drug and pulled out a gun, the documents said. The suspect, who police have identified as Walter Hubbard, shot Kilgore and fled the scene.

http://wavy.com/2014/05/29/warrant-beach-pharmacist-pulled-gun-before-his-murder/

What yourselves boys.

[USMC_5-Echo]

That sucks for that pharmacist. But the thing I've always bed taught from the Marine Corps to civilian self defense classes is that you only pull your weapon when you're going to use it, especially if they are armed.

[Gman]

It's Texas. Even if there's an aggressive DA that wants to prosecute, this will get 'no billed' by a grand jury and the Marine will likely be left alone.

[flogger]

Good move, stuff like this sends a hard message to scumbags out there. Too bad he couldn't get that second POS out of the picture at the same time.

[ZERO THEORY]

It's Texas. Even if there's an aggressive DA that wants to prosecute, this will get 'no billed' by a grand jury and the Marine will likely be left alone.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah3a7dQqyZI


Texas also doesn't allow open carry and is home to one of the bluest cities in the nation. So...yeah.

[GilpinGuy]

A while ago (pre-hacker-crash?) I proposed that we start an email chain sort of thing to spread the word about folks defending themselves so more folks would hear about stories like this. IIRC I got 0 replies. Posting this on a gun forum is great but the antis still won't see it.

[Gman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah3a7dQqyZI


Texas also doesn't allow open carry and is home to one of the bluest cities in the nation. So...yeah.
This was in Houston, not Austin. This was also a Marine taking out the trash, not giving a local PD a bunch of attitude.

Feel free to follow-up with this situation as the events unfold and prove me wrong.

[10mm-man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah3a7dQqyZI


Texas also doesn't allow open carry and is home to one of the bluest cities in the nation. So...yeah.


This was in Houston, not Austin. This was also a Marine taking out the trash, not giving a local PD a bunch of attitude.

Feel free to follow-up with this situation as the events unfold and prove me wrong.

[handbags]

[BushMasterBoy]

This is another instance of the bad guys stopped by a good guy with a gun, really ironic that a anti-state made the news this way!

http://nypost.com/2014/05/27/retired-nypd-officer-kills-carjacker/

[Hound]

Good to hear these stories. Keep'em coming.

[TFOGGER]

This is another instance of the bad guys stopped by a good guy with a gun, really ironic that a anti-state made the news this way!

http://nypost.com/2014/05/27/retired-nypd-officer-kills-carjacker/

I wonder where the assailant got a ".9mm" pistol? Bore diameter .0356? [facepalm]

I'm sure the NY comPost thought it was ok for him to have a gun, being a former cop and current security guard...an ordinary citizen would have been crucified.

[10mm-man]

It bugged me that the marine let the other guy get away!! I couldn't come up for the reason, until it dawned on me; he must have qualified as a "Pizza Box"!! [ROFL1][Beer]