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TX:Smoke Shop Employee Stops, Shoots Armed Robber
nbcdfw.com ^ | 13 June, 2013 | Jeff Smith

Posted on 06/14/2013 5:00:00 AM PDT by marktwain

A gun-wielding robber is in a Fort Worth hospital after a smoke shop employee shot the crook during the robbery attempt.

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"My co-worker was coming from the back and I told him we been robbed. And he said, 'Freeze,' but the dude didnt freeze, he was reaching in his pocket for his gun. So he shot him. My coworker shot him. So he went down. I kicked the gun away from him and called the police," Sims said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; guncontrol; robber; secondamendment; tx
This is one of two versions of this story.
1 posted on 06/14/2013 5:00:00 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Too bad its not the ONLY version


2 posted on 06/14/2013 5:03:24 AM PDT by Mr. K (There are lies, damned lies, statistics, and democrat talking points.)
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To: marktwain

I’m a pipe smoker/collector, and I like the occasional cigar. Whenever I’m in a new city, I look for signs of civilization, and smoke shops are the most obvious ones. This incident proves it.


3 posted on 06/14/2013 5:12:36 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: marktwain

Our buddy is England is probably wondering why the store owner wasn’t charged.


4 posted on 06/14/2013 5:49:54 AM PDT by BobL (To us it's a game, to them it's personal - therefore they win.)
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To: Daveinyork

I think this place sells a different kind of pipe.


5 posted on 06/14/2013 7:38:50 AM PDT by manic4organic (It was nice knowing you, America.)
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To: manic4organic

Don’t know.


6 posted on 06/14/2013 7:47:46 AM PDT by Daveinyork
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To: manic4organic

Maybe you didn’t get the message... but tobacco smokers are actually a lower form of life these days from pot smokers.


7 posted on 06/14/2013 9:49:46 AM PDT by Rodamala
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