Bad Outcome For Good Samaritan

[awshoot]

Gun owner killed trying to stop Houston pawn shop robbery

A gun owner was shot and killed while trying to intervene in a pawn shop robbery...

www.chron.com

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[Rickenbacher39]

I do not intervene in robberies.
I've lost my cape and I look silly in red underwear.

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

I'm not one to play hero either. You have to play these types of scenarios by ear. If my family or my person is not in danger, my gun is not coming out.

 

[KKG]

I do not intervene in robberies.
I've lost my cape and I look silly in red underwear.

Hero's don't wear Capes, they wear Dog Tags!!! KKG

 

[Caveman Jim]

I'm not one to play hero either. You have to play these types of scenarios by ear. If my family or my person is not in danger, my gun is not coming out.

Especially at a pawn shop....

 

[leadcounsel]

In THIS circumstance, it was a mistake for the lawful concealed carrier. I think one has to make decisions case-by-case. But as a general rule, my guns and my life are not there to intervene to save the property of some stranger.

Contrast that with a scenario where the robbers were also intent on execution style murders, or similar. Then that flips the script. Plenty of videos online where a lawful gun carrier intervened and saved lives.

THIS case is tragic and it seems the individual had an opportunity to leave, and he should have exercised it.

 

[terdog]

I have had the talk with my GF and kids to this effect.
YOUR NOT A COP!

 

[Certaindeaf]

This is not the gimp you are looking for.

 

[Member 5605]

They push them in the back, sorry, I'm out the front.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

2 vs 1. The odds were not in his favor.

 

[nammac]

I carry a firearm for protection of me and mine, not to protect society at large, those folks wearing the badges take care of that society at large thingy...

 

[DLS]

If the article was correct the tactics were poor, poor, poor!

It's stated the victim waited until they returned then drew his firearm. There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to start!

 

[StacattoP]

Confused a little.Were these suspects fleeing the scence when this guy engaged them?

 

[zenbreath]

I do not intervene in robberies.
I've lost my cape and I look silly in red underwear.

Years ago an instructor told me, "Do you have a big red S on your chest? You can't do your job when you're DEAD!"

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

 

[AMT]

I carry a firearm for protection of me and mine, not to protect society at large, those folks wearing the badges take care of that society at large thingy...

^^^ THIS ^^^

 

[awshoot]

The video is more informative than the article. It appears from the video rather than there being an incident and the CCP holder running to the incident, he was in the middle of it. The problem though is that he tried to draw when they already had their guns out.

 

[revjen45]

See "Dangers of Intervention" on Stoppingpower.net.
Don't stick your face into problems you don't have to.

 

[DB is Here]

Poor guy stood there as if in shock. In high-stress situations, seconds feel like minutes, tunnel vision takes over and sadly he was on the short end of the stick.

RIP

 

[terdog]

The problem though is that he tried to draw when they already had their guns out.

Better late than never?
I might do the same under the wrong circumstances.
I'd rather take 1 or 2 with me than go alone.