Gun shop owner apprehends suspect during armed robbery

[Paladin]

http://www.kcentv.com/news/c-article.php?cid=1&nid=7570

"Gun shop owner apprehends suspect during armed robbery

Updated: Jul 21, 2005 10:00pm

A juvenile is in jail charged with holding up a local gun store. Three other suspects remain on the run.

Waco Police say four people stole several guns from the Guns R Us gun shop in the 2100 block of La Sallare just after 1:00 Thursday afternoon.

Owner Gary Hammond says the suspects said they wanted to buy some equipment, but when he turned away to get it, the suspects stole eight guns and ran from the store.

Three of the suspects ran across the street and started shooting at Gammond before driving off in a car. Hammond caught the fourth suspect, identified only as a 16-year-old male.

Hammond says, "Too many guns in the hands of people who shouldn't have them. Law-abiding citizens need the guns, not criminals."

The Waco Police Department and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating the case. "

[stevie_d_64]

This almost could have made it to the Darwin awards...

But they got away...Darn it!

[gigag04]

can gun owners shoot a fleeing suspect that ran off with stolen firearms. I know usually shooting a fleeing suspect is a no no, but with firearms may be different?

-nick

[stevie_d_64]

Weren't the suspect shooting back at the pursuing shop owner???

Maybe he shouldn't have pursued, because we know how hard it is to replace expended ammunition from guns you just stole...

If they had not felt like they needed to shoot at the shop owner, they might have save that ammunition for other fun activities...

I dunno...I have mixed feelings on this...

Ya'll do know I am full of it here, right???

[Paladin]

can gun owners shoot a fleeing suspect that ran off with stolen firearms. I know usually shooting a fleeing suspect is a no no, but with firearms may be different?

-nick

If they're fleeing with property they just robbed from you it should be legal, although not generally advised.

...fleeing with guns they just robbed from you, to me, is more of an obligation to stop them before they go cause more damage.