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Van Nuys man walking his dog shoots at would-be robbers, say police(CA)
dailynews.com ^ | 16 November, 2012 | NA

Posted on 11/17/2012 6:04:02 AM PST by marktwain

VAN NUYS - A man confronted by two would-be masked robbers while he walked his dog in Van NuysThursday night fired shots at the suspects, who ran off, police said. | » POLICE NEWS

The victim said he was walking his dog near his home in the 6700 block of Noble Avenue, near Vanowen Street, around 9:15 p.m. when he was confronted outside his house by two men wearing ski masks, said Lt. Abel Parga of the Van Nuys Station.

It was unclear if the man was already armed at the time or somehow armed himself after being confronted, but he fired shots at the suspects, who ran off, Parga said.

One suspect may have wielded a baseball bat, Parga said.

The suspects never entered the man's home and the victim was not injured, Parga said.

It was unclear if either suspect was struck by gunfire, Parga said.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; ca; defense; robber
It is very difficult to obtain a concealed weapon permit in most urban centers in California.
1 posted on 11/17/2012 6:04:12 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Guns SAVE Lives!


2 posted on 11/17/2012 6:14:04 AM PST by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
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To: DivineMomentsOfTruth

“The suspects never entered the man’s home and the victim was not injured, Parga said.”

Obvious to me, that response was from one of the bed wetter liberal newspeople who don’t believe someone should defend themselves if confronted during a simple redistribution of wealth movement.


3 posted on 11/17/2012 6:18:50 AM PST by Mouton (Voting is an opiate of the electorate. Nothing changes no matter who wins..)
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To: marktwain

In that area, I will bet that he already had the gun on him.

It is NOW harder to get a CCW, but he may have had one for years.

In any event, many Californians have their guns and are smart enough NOT to register them.


4 posted on 11/17/2012 6:59:14 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: marktwain

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.


5 posted on 11/17/2012 7:19:37 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the psychopath.)
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To: marktwain
It was unclear if the man was already armed at the time or somehow armed himself after being confronted...

Would you hold my dog while I go get something? Thanks.

6 posted on 11/17/2012 8:19:06 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To the left the truth looks like Right-Wing extremism.)
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