Article: Lawfully armed customers stop armed robbery

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The suspect, Shawn Sutton, obtained the energy drink, then pulled a pair of women’s panties from around his neck to cover his face. :eek:
Sutton went behind the counter and pointed a .45 caliber handgun at the head of the clerk.

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Multiple Customers with Guns Stop Armed Robbery at Ideal Mart

Robbery is a dangerous occupation in an armed population. The customers with guns demonstrated good situational awareness & restraint to stop a bad guy.
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Seems like nearly everyone was armed except the clerk ... and the clerk's takeaway should be that s/he needs a firearm, some training, and concealed carry permit, too -- if nothing else due to the number of guns around him/her of which she wasn't previously aware.
 
surrealone said:
Seems like nearly everyone was armed except the clerk ... and the clerk's takeaway should be that s/he needs a firearm, some training, and concealed carry permit, too -- if nothing else due to the number of guns around him/her of which she wasn't previously aware.
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10 to 1 the store policy forbids him from carrying. Employers care more about being sued than their employee's safety. Doesn't mean he can't but he'll lose his job if caught.
 
Me. said:
Here is an ironic example of the story being reported in the “mainstream”:

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Only reported due to the inclusiveness of an apparent male wearing women’s panties. 😉
 
phideux said:
He can claim he "feels" like a woman on the inside and will sue if they take him to the guys prison.
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Then the court should rule that he feels like Bonnie Parker, and award him the (stupid) prize she won.
 
Me. said:
Here is an ironic example of the story being reported in the “mainstream”:

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Sadly, the article described Georgia as an "open carry state" rather than a Constitutional or permitless carry state.
 
Flashpoint said:
10 to 1 the store policy forbids him from carrying. Employers care more about being sued than their employee's safety. Doesn't mean he can't but he'll lose his job if caught.
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This seems probable. However, a lot of people fail to realize that employers with policies that preclude an individual from adequately and legally defending themselves ... who also fail to provide adequate compensating controls (such as metal detectors at EVERY entrance, guards at EVERY entrance, etc.) ... can be sued for such failure if it results in damage/harm to the employee (be it physical, mental, or both).

So, sure, they can get a lower insurance rate by not letting employees carry, but that savings could come back to haunt them in a more expensive way in the event that the company disarmed its employees and was negligent in providing them adequate protection, thereafter.
 
I'd like to see video showing how the patrons who assisted were dealt with when the law arrived. I can imagine that being a sketchy situation in other parts of the country.

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Gator said:
I'd like to see video showing how the patrons who assisted were dealt with when the law arrived. I can imagine that being a sketchy situation in other parts of the country.

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They probably know each other, small town.
 
If this had happened in certain areas, of what used to be our country, the police would have arrested the armed citizens and given the thief the money from the register, along with his weapon, and sent him on his way.
 
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