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Atlanta homeowner fights backs against robbers(GA)
myfoxatlanta.com ^ | 23 September, 2012 | Staff

Posted on 09/24/2012 4:50:16 AM PDT by marktwain

ATLANTA -

A homeowner opens fire on a pair of armed robbers at his southwest Atlanta home early Sunday morning.

He tells FOX 5 News that the gunmen surprised him when he arrived home. He says he feared he would not survive a violent confrontation with armed gunmen. The shootout left his porch splattered with blood.

The homeowner, who works as a security guard, did not want to be identified. He says he turned the tables on the robbers who jumped him at his house on DeSoto Avenue as he arrived home around 5:30 p.m.

(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxatlanta.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; ga; home
Many facts missing from the story.
1 posted on 09/24/2012 4:50:21 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

More information appears to be here: http://beta.local.yahoo.com/news-homeowner-says-shot-robber-own-gun.html?woeid=2357024&lat=33.74831&lon=-84.391113&statecode=GA&cityname=Atlanta


2 posted on 09/24/2012 5:00:11 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: marktwain

There was an Obama ad at the top. Obama buying ads on Fox!


3 posted on 09/24/2012 5:10:26 AM PDT by Nateman (If liberals are not screaming you are doing it wrong!)
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To: Spktyr
atlanta pd zone 4 a hotbed of amish culture. click on the link and then slect aggrevated assault, robberies and homicides starting at Jan 1 and watch the map disappear under colored dots.
4 posted on 09/24/2012 5:17:53 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: marktwain

armed gunmen

Makes sense. I’ve never heard of unarmed gunmen.


5 posted on 09/24/2012 5:18:41 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (I have a copy of the Constitution! And I'm not afraid to use it!)
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To: marktwain

The only thing you need to know is “Southwest Atlanta” That did it for me. No amount of money could compel me to go there even at high noon.


6 posted on 09/24/2012 8:12:15 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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