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'How dare you point a gun at me!' Hero father wrestles armed raider to floor... and makes him cry
DailyMail.uk ^ | 13th May 2009 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 05/13/2009 5:04:20 AM PDT by yankeedame

'How dare you point a gun at me!' Hero father wrestles armed raider to floor... and makes him cry

Leslie Shott, 34, confronted the hooded youth after he burst into a shop brandishing an airgun.

The yob pointed the pistol at Leslie's face but the brave welder simply grabbed the barrel, wrestled him to the ground and told him: 'How dare you point a gun at me!'


Showdown: An armed youth points a gun
at Leslie Shott's head

As they waited for the police the 19-year-old started sobbing and begged forgiveness from shop owner...

The father-of-one - who lives above the shop - said: 'I just acted on instinct and would do it again if I had to. Every man should have the right to protect the area where he lives.

'I have family here and I don't like the idea of people like this causing trouble and thinking they can get away with what they like....

'But once I got him on the floor and told him the police were on their way he started begging and crying.

'It was pretty pathetic... "


Tackle: The father-of-one wrestles the raider
as the shop owner looks on

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: airgun; armedcitizen; bang; crime; gunlaws

1 posted on 05/13/2009 5:04:20 AM PDT by yankeedame
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To: yankeedame

The caption:

Tackle: The father-of-one wrestles the raider
as the shop owner looks on

WTF?


2 posted on 05/13/2009 5:05:35 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: yankeedame

Blubbering like a baby is going to go over real good with the inmates.


3 posted on 05/13/2009 5:10:13 AM PDT by bgill (The evidence simply does not support the official position of the Obama administration)
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To: yankeedame
He made the youth cry?

Oh boy.

He's gonna be charged, prosecuted, and jailed for that one.

Well, not for just taking on the perp, but also for daring to utter the thought crime that a man should be allowed to protect his home and its area. He should know that England will have none of that. A man is expected to smile and take the bullet to the head and be thankful that an agent from the state will promptly clean up the mess.

4 posted on 05/13/2009 5:10:19 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (The most dangerous fascists are those with a warm smile and soothing voice.)
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To: yankeedame

Its the UK. I hope the gentleman doesn’t get charged with anything.


5 posted on 05/13/2009 5:11:14 AM PDT by Little Ray (Do we have a Plan B?)
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To: yankeedame

Looks like he grabbed the kids “hoodie” and pulled it over his face while he grabbed the gun.

Poor kid, he was taught all his life that physical violence against him by anyone in authority (parents, police, adults in general) was illegal. He thought he had carte blanche to do whatever he wanted with no consequences.

Then, when reality came crashing down, he cried like he should of when someone spanked his butt so hard he couldn’t sit when he was 10 years old.


6 posted on 05/13/2009 5:30:02 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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Raider? Is that wimp speak for robber, thief, criminal... ?
7 posted on 05/13/2009 5:36:11 AM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: yankeedame

Should’a beaten him to death with the air gun!


8 posted on 05/13/2009 5:47:24 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: mountainlion
Raider? Is that wimp speak for robber, thief, criminal... ?

If the shoe fits .....


9 posted on 05/13/2009 5:53:33 AM PDT by al_c (Avoid the consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity)
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To: yankeedame
The idiot needs to learn how to point a gun.

10 posted on 05/13/2009 6:23:10 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: Kirkwood

No.That’s gangster yo all he needed was another gun and turn it sideways.


11 posted on 05/13/2009 7:23:12 AM PDT by MES401067 (Lenin called them "useful idiots" I for one have no use for them.)
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To: bgill
Blubbering like a baby is going to go over real good with the inmates.

Never happen. This is Britain, remember. Nobody got hurt. They won't do anything to him.

12 posted on 05/14/2009 8:58:32 AM PDT by rmh47 (Go Kats! - Got Seven? [NRA Life Member])
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