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Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:08 pm
by TxD
Must be some very athletic gun toters
up there in Indiana.
Kudos to the good guy.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S= ... =menu188_2
Re: Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:11 pm
by LarryH
Way to go, "Charlie".
Re: Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:10 pm
by longtooth
Good job Charlie.
Better than Good Time Charlie.
Re: Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:23 pm
by BradGroux
Is it me or is the editing on that news site horrible? Great story, bad writing :-p
Re: Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:33 pm
by ELB
Here's another (somewhat better, I think) write-up of the same incident.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a ... /801020457
Note key details in this story that didn't really appear in the other one:
While the suspect was demanding cash from the workers, the police report states that Merrell pulled his own handgun, pointed it at the robber and ordered him to put down his weapon.
When the suspect hesitated, Merrell racked the slide on his gun to load a round in the chamber, Officer Jason Bockting wrote in the report. Merrell had a valid permit to carry the handgun, police said.
...
Police recovered an unloaded .380-caliber handgun from the suspect and $779 in cash, according to the report.
Good thing for Merrell that the robber chose a lower state of readiness than Merrell did!
elb
Re: Jumped over the counter with his gun.
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:49 pm
by stroo
That's why you carry one in the chamber. This guy was being looked after from Above.