Posted on 04/22/2012 1:25:01 AM PDT by thecodont
My brother lived in LA and he said the local street gang kept the looters out so they could do the looting themselves.
Oh, I got better stories than that. About a mile away was a gun store. When the S started to HTF, the owner called in all his employees. They armed up, posting guys on the roof with shotguns and bandeliers of shells. Some gang guys came by and told hem to walk away, but they refused. The gang guys stayed away. The best part of his, though, was that the liquor store next door in the little strip mall was also untouched and was the only place you could buy beer on Friday. And on Friday, you NEEDED a beer.
At least, a beer, BH-T! At least...
I live over the hill but could clearly see (and smell) huge plumes of smoke. Ashes fell everywhere like the wildfires we have in the fall.
During the riots, Charlton Heston said he got a number of calls from big Hollywood anti-gun lefties:
“I got a few phone calls from firmly anti-gun friends in clear conflict. ‘Umm, Chuck, you have quite a few . . . ah, guns, don’t you?’
‘Indeed.’
‘Could you lend me one for a day or so? I tried to buy one, but they have this waiting period . . .’
‘Yeah, I know. I remember you voted for that. Do you know how to use a shotgun?’
‘No, I thought maybe you could teach me. This is getting a little scary.’
‘I noticed. It does that sometimes. I could teach you, but not in an hour. You might shoot yourself instead of the bad guys. The Marines are coming up from Pendleton; that’ll end it. When it does, go buy yourself a good shotgun and take some lessons.’
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