Hey Jim! Open Carry Works

[bumblebee]

“Be not afraid of any man, No matter what his size. When danger threatens, call on me. And I will equalize.” – Inscription on a Colt Peacemaker

“Bring a gun” – The first rule of gunfighting

Last Saturday night, Richmond Virginia storeowner Mustapha Kassou met an angel. But he had to get shot first.

This particular angel, a shadowy hero whose name has not been released, was carrying what witnesses described as a western style six-shooter carried openly on his hip. And like the sword of fire which angels of old were reputed to carry, this six-shooter was used as a force-for-good to smite the wicked.

It was almost 11:00 PM and the robber who rushed into Kassou’s Jefferson Davis Highway store was surprised to find eight people inside. Surprise apparently turned to anger and the robber ordered the patrons to the floor and then opened fire on Kassou striking him twice. Kassou fell to the floor behind the cash register and waited for the gunman to finish him.

And that was when the angel revealed himself. Unnoticed by the robber, one of the patrons in the store was openly armed. Reacting quickly, the patron drew his sidearm and ordered the robber to drop his gun. When the robber refused, the patron fired once wounding the robber and then disarmed him.

Kassou, who immigrated to the United States some 20 years ago from his native Morocco and has since become a proud American Citizen, believes that God sent the patron there. "He saved a lot of lives," Kassou said. "He was like an angel who came to save everybody."

But Kassou is understandably traumatized by the attack and has openly discussed whether to re-open the store. If he decides to re-open the store, he says he will be armed when he does so.

Kassou’s ordeal illustrates a simple, logical fact that no amount of gun control propaganda can refute … “It takes a gun to stop a gunman!”

[flylooper]

Hiyo, Silver!.......Away......................................!!!

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Dadadah, dadadah, dada dah, dah, dah,

Dada dahhhhhhh, dadada dah, dah, dah!

[Lewd Ferrigno]

Wow, that proves everything.

[county]

Kassou fell to the floor behind the cash register and waited for the gunman to finish him.

And that was when the angel revealed himself. Unnoticed by the robber, one of the patrons in the store was openly armed. Reacting quickly...



Translation: after the store owner had been shot he fell down then a customer rememebered he had a gun and waited on the robber to turn his back, then he shot him.

Nothing wrong with that. But it would have been better if the guy had pulled his gun and shot the robber before the robber shot anyone.

[bumblebee]

And then you have complained that the customer was a deranged, right wing NRA vigilante who was just looking for an excuse to shoot someone.

Had this happened a few miles down the road in DC, there would have been bodies

The fact that a legally armed citizen used his weapon to save lives is just lost on you

[flylooper]

Originally Posted by Lewd Ferrigno

Wow, that proves everything.

The whole thread is a freaking joke, Lewd! But for one guy being in the store, the store owner was a dead man.

What it proves, really, is the power of Allah to protect his own. I'm converting tomorrow. Cheaper than buying a damned gun.

[kitkat]

Finally a *good news thread* (Mustapha lives!!!) and geez...all this acrimony! I just don't understand... Look at the brightside---when was the last time a muslim american was celebrated for *not* being killed?

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by flylooper

What it proves, really, is the power of Allah to protect his own. I'm converting tomorrow. Cheaper than buying ammo

FTFY

[flylooper]

Originally Posted by kitkat

Finally a *good news thread* (Mustapha lives!!!) and geez...all this acrimony! I just don't understand... Look at the brightside---when was the last time a muslim american was celebrated for *not* being killed?

Zackly........

[Baldrick]

All that overtly religious language ("an angel appeared", etc.). Is the writer a member of some evangelical "Christian" NRA sub-group, or something?

[jim schmidt]

Happening in a gun store makes the argument much weaker, but this does seem to be a data point in favor of my argument for open carry requirements in states that allow carry.

There is no solid argument for the pussy approach you've argued up till now, bumble. Thanks for sharing this. You gonna man up now?

[Teej]

Originally Posted by jim schmidt

Happening in a gun store makes the argument much weaker,

Gun store?!

[Teej]

Originally Posted by Baldrick

All that overtly religious language ("an angel appeared", etc.). Is the writer a member of some evangelical "Christian" NRA sub-group, or something?

"He saved a lot of lives," Kassou said. "He was like an angel who came to save everybody."

Richmond Store owner grateful for man who shot robber | Richmond Times-Dispatch

[ARozanski]

Originally Posted by jim schmidt

Happening in a gun store makes the argument much weaker, but this does seem to be a data point in favor of my argument for open carry requirements in states that allow carry.

There is no solid argument for the pussy approach you've argued up till now, bumble. Thanks for sharing this. You gonna man up now?

It was a food store, had been robbed before.

[kitkat]

It happened in "Golden Food Market on Jefferson Davis Highway" (Richmond Dispatch)

Gee Jim, where did you get that nugget of "gun store" disinformation from anyway? (I wanna know so i can avoid wherever/whoever that is in the future).