“Nothing restores civil order as fast as a 9mm under the counter.”
The true quote, “Nothing puts fear into the heart of a robber like the sound of the slide being racked on a pump shotgun”. 9mm under the counter? Not so much,;-)
Long Story: the local grocery store in Queens was originally owned by an Italian family. As the neighborhood changed they were repeatedly and regularly robbed at gunpoint. The Police told them to get a gun. They hired an ancient armed black security guard. Within a week he shot a local punk in the ankle, who was harassing him, but not robbing the store.
They gave up and sold out to a Lebanese family. The Lebanese made sure that everyone knew they were armed. All the male family members were armed, with 9mm under each counter. Robberies stopped.