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Gun in purse scares away robber--by itself
The York Dispatch ^
| 12/20/2007
| Brock Parker
Posted on 12/21/2007 5:44:12 AM PST by Nextrush
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This gas station in the City of York has a reputation as the robbery center of the neighborhood.
But this time the victim had a firearm and it deterred a crime.
Her situation proves a point about the right to keep and bear arms.
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:44:13 AM PST
by
Nextrush
To: Nextrush
Imagine that. She didn’t have to kill him.
But that won’t make into Sarah Brady’s statistics (43 times more likely, etc).
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:45:27 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Hunter 2008)
To: Nextrush
Hey baby, is that a gun in your purse or are you just happy to see me?
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:49:16 AM PST
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed less people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: Nextrush
The gun scared the robber away all by itself. I guess some guns are “good guns.” They don’t all go on killing rampages.
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:49:40 AM PST
by
Tenacious 1
(I put my foot in my mouth once. I think I'll just leave it there, lest it happen again.)
To: Nextrush
Where the hell is the City of York?
Looked all over the website - - doesn’t tell you.
Is the City of York famous? Should I know where it is?
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:50:12 AM PST
by
Beckwith
(Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
To: Nextrush
I'm glad the robber was scared off and the woman wasn't hurt. It worked out in her favor on this occasion, but a gun should always be carried in a holster that covers the trigger guard, even in a purse or a pocket to prevent it from being fired accidentally.
Maybe she did, and the gun came out in the struggle. However, it is something to keep in mind.
To: Beckwith
South Central Pennsylvania, between Harrisburg and Baltimore.
To: Tenacious 1
Journalism majors really don’t feel any pressure to stick to the facts of the story when they write a headline, do they?
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:56:41 AM PST
by
Teacher317
(Eta kuram na smekh)
To: Nextrush
I don't know what kind of gun the lady had in her purse that could be fired during a "struggle".
While I don't carry a gun in my purse (I prefer my waistband), none of the guns I own would "go off" without a pretty steady pull on the trigger. I suppose if the gun had a bullet in the chamber and the trigger was cocked, this could happen--but who would have that in their purse?
Has anyone else got a few doubts about this story--or am I missing something?
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posted on
12/21/2007 5:57:02 AM PST
by
basil
(Support the Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: Beckwith
**** Where the hell is the City of York? Looked all over the website - - doesnt tell you. ****
Your comment intrigued me.
So I highlighted the address given in the article, clicked the 'Map This' extension in my Firefox and wha-la, the map went right to the address in York, Pennsylvania.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:04:35 AM PST
by
Condor51
(I wouldn't vote for Rooty under any circumstance -- even if Waterboarded!)
To: Nextrush
Clark does have a license to carry a gun, Hmmmm... I wonder who she is. They don't give those out to regular folks In N'Yawk , do they?
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:10:14 AM PST
by
Kenton
(All vices in moderation. I don't want to overdo any but I don't want to skip any either.)
To: basil
I don't know what kind of gun the lady had in her purse that could be fired during a "struggle". I don't have the answer to that question, but it worked!
More guns, less crime.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:10:27 AM PST
by
TYVets
(God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
To: Nextrush
Accidental discharge at a gas station doesn’t make for a good-sounding story.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:13:47 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: Condor51; Andrew Byler
I could have Googled City of York and found out.
My point is that I don’t want to have to look up key elements of a news story that should be an integral part of the story.
You know, who, what, where, when, why, how much and how often.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:14:39 AM PST
by
Beckwith
(Dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
To: basil
**** I don't know what kind of gun the lady had in her purse that could be fired during a "struggle". ,,, Has anyone else got a few doubts about this story--or am I missing something? ****
'Old' model revolvers, like the snub nose Colt Detective Special (which I still have) don't have a safety and can fire if the hammer falls on a round from a strong 'jar' - like falling to a hard surface. So her gun firing in her purse during a struggle makes perfect sense. IIRC the old S&W snub nose .38s were the same - no safety.
As such, the 'carry rule' was load five and keep the chamber under the hammer empty. And since I carried it in my front pant waistband, this is what I did (had to protect 'the boys' from possible harm).
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:21:56 AM PST
by
Condor51
(I wouldn't vote for Rooty under any circumstance -- even if Waterboarded!)
To: Condor51
you had boys in your pants?
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:42:14 AM PST
by
teeman8r
To: teeman8r
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:43:37 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson)
To: basil
While I don't carry a gun in my purse (I prefer my waistband), none of the guns I own would "go off" without a pretty steady pull on the trigger. I suppose if the gun had a bullet in the chamber and the trigger was cocked, this could happen--but who would have that in their purse?Hmmm...my thoughts exactly. Everyone knows about some revolvers and blows which COULD cause an AD, but I agree-we ain't hearin' the whole story, me thinks.....
To: Beckwith
A story with no recognizable place name is a pet peeve of mine too. You shouldn’t have to wonder or search for the location.
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posted on
12/21/2007 6:45:51 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: Kenton
“I wonder who she is. They don’t give those out to regular folks In N’Yawk , do they?”
Maybe one of Rudy’s ex’s or Bloombergs current squeezes.
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