Gun-packing man, 65, fights off 5 thugs

[bru333]

Folks are always asking for examples of CCW permit holders that have defended themselves.

Tactically dangerous when they already have the drop on you and you're outnumbered (guys got guts)...Sounds like he didn't hit anybody (BG or innocent).

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbc.../71227025/1086

December 27, 2007
WKMG LOCAL 6 NEWS
Gun-packing man, 65, fights off 5 thugs


ORLANDO, Fla. -- A Central Florida man who collects cash for parking at a church fought off five armed men who had ambushed him and demanded cash.

The 65-year-old victim, who did not want to be identified, said he was collecting cash in the Parramore area before an Orlando Magic basketball game when someone put a gun to his head.

He noticed that that he was surrounded by four other men as well.

The man said he pretended to reach into his jacket for cash but instead pulled out his hidden gun and opened fire.

The men fled during the shooting and it was not known if any of them were hit by bullets.

The victim said he had a permit for the concealed weapon.

He said he has been a victim of crime before.

"A couple of years ago, eight teens attacked me with a pipe trying to rob me," the man said.

Anyone with information concerning the crime is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.

[bru333]

Another one

Hopefully this guy doesn't get fired for carrying on the job.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...8?OpenDocument

Pizza deliveryman who shot robber had gun permit
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
12/28/2007

A Domino’s pizza deliveryman who shot and killed a would-be robber in Pagedale has a valid permit to carry a weapon and appears to have acted in self-defense, according to St. Louis County police.

The driver, who works for the Domino’s franchise nearby in University City, delivered an order at 7 p.m. Thursday to a phony address in the 6500 block of Julian Avenue, where two armed men announced a robbery. The driver pulled his own pistol and fired shots, striking one of the robbers.

Brian Smith, 19, of the 600 block of Ferguson Avenue in Ferguson, was pronounced dead at the scene, said officer Tracy Panus, the department spokeswoman. The other gunman fled. Police arrested a suspect this afternoon and booked him pending application of warrants, she said.

Panus said the driver may have been fired upon, but was not wounded. She said officers found a pistol at the scene that hadn’t been fired.

The driver surrendered his own weapon and showed officers a concealed-carry permit from Florida. Panus said officers verified the permit this afternoon.

Panus said Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch’s office will review the police reports but added, "It doesn’t appear to us that (the driver) did anything wrong."

Local Domino’s executives could not be reached. A spokeswoman for Domino’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich., said the company was cooperating, but referred all questions to police.

CNN video story: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/...ry.murder.kmov

[Joe 1320]

25 years ago, the same thing happened to me in that same area only it was without the firearms. That place is known for this kind of crime.

[Blazer]

That is why I have my 9mm or 357 with me at all times. You never know when it may happen. A long time ago uncle sam told me there are two kinds of people in this world. The quick an the dead, well I am still living.
Blazer

[wolfdogs]

me and Kimber. buds.