CCW stops robbery...lucky!

Harry K · 2008-01-03T16:24:37+00:00

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article whichfollows.To view this item online, visit January 2, 2008WEAPONS OF CHOICEShopper pulls gun, stops robbery coldHeld suspect at grocery store until police officers arrivedA grocery store customer in Indianapolis is being credited withhaltingan armed robbery by pulling his own weapon and pointing it at theassailant until police arrived.According to a report in the Indianapolis Star, Charlie Merrell, 51,wasin a checkout line at a grocery store called Bucks IGA on the city'ssouth side when a "masked man jumped a nearby counter and held a gunona store employee."The police report cited by the newspaper said the incident happenedat5:17 in the afternoon Monday as Merrell was doing some year-endshopping."While the suspect was demanding cash from the workers," according tothe police report, "Merrell pulled his own handgun, pointed it at therobber and ordered him to put down his weapon."The newspaper noted that Officer Jason Bockting, in his documentationofthe incident, said when the suspect seemed to hesitate, "Merrellrackedthe slide on his gun to load a round in the chamber."At that point, the report said, "the suspect placed his gun and a bagofcash on the counter, dropping some of the money . the suspect removedhis mask and lay on the floor."Merrill, meanwhile, held the suspect at gunpoint until officersarrivedand took him away in handcuffs.Police reported Merrell had a valid permit to carry the handgun, andthey recovered an unloaded .380-caliber handgun and $779 cash fromthesuspect.Police records show Dwain Smith, 19, was being held in the MarionCountyJail on a bond of $30,000 on initial charges of robbery, criminalconfinement, pointing a firearm, battery and carrying a handgunwithouta license.-------------------------------------------------Outstanding that the robbery was stopped by a CCW person.That person needs a bit of instructions on using a weapon for suchthings.What was he doing pointing an unloaded...

Jan 03, 2008 81 Replies

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clifto 18 years ago

And while we're at that, someone did mention a reason in the quote above.

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JoeSpareBedroom 18 years ago

I already did my time with toddlers. I enjoyed it very much, but here in this newsgroup, I will not wait for them to catch up.

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