AR:Suspected Armed Robber Shot and Killed by Pharmacist

arkansasmatters.com ^ | 18 October, 2013 | NA

[marktwain]

The pharmacist initially retreated, but when he could retreat no longer, he pulled his own concealed weapon and shot and killed the masked gunman.

Police say the pharmacist is a concealed-carry permit holder.

[marktwain]

He will not rob any more places.

[Venturer]

The man was frightened, but he was also armed. Once you pull the trigger in a situation like this don’t stop pulling it until the gun is empty.

[Paladin2]

St. Tray’s bro and Bammy son.

[Gabrial]

Tav-vell was shot when he donned a mask and pulled a gun on the pharmacist.

Live by the gun, die by the gun.

[House Atreides]

Good!

[Doogle]

"...some bad medicine"

[Conspiracy Guy]

Was the robber not just trying to turn his life around? I heard he was an aspiring rapper going to college and just wanted some sinus medicine.

[glock rocks]

Sadly, this pharmacist will suffer... after all he put five years into college to help people, trust me, there’s a great deal of altruism in the medical industry. Sad it came to this. Better that he went home to his family, but a sorry stste of affairs that this is what it took.

[SeminoleCounty]

Pharmacist just saved taxpayers over 1 million dollars in prison costs. Thanks

[beelzepug]

And to think it happened in Dumas to a dum-ass.

[OldPossum]

The man was frightened, but he was also armed. Once you pull the trigger in a situation like this don’t stop pulling it until the gun is empty.

Bad advice, sir. You stop shooting once the attacker no longer presents a threat. As I was advised by an instructor at NRA headquarters, once the man starts falling, stop. Otherwise, you can be charged with second-degree murder.

[Venturer]

The NRA man never had a guy shot once get back up and attack him again.

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

[marktwain]

“You stop shooting once the attacker no longer presents a threat. As I was advised by an instructor at NRA headquarters, once the man starts falling, stop. Otherwise, you can be charged with second-degree murder.”

I agree with the first sentence, but I think it gets a little more complicated after that.

Time seems to slow down for a lot of people when in a life and death situation. People can often empty a gun faster than it takes a person to fall down.

Do not shoot a man who no longer can hold a weapon, but realize that people can take a lot of punishment and keep on fighting.

It is pretty common to run a gun dry without even realizing how many shots were fired.

[SoConPubbie]

Bad advice, sir. You stop shooting once the attacker no longer presents a threat. As I was advised by an instructor at NRA headquarters, once the man starts falling, stop. Otherwise, you can be charged with second-degree murder.

Even the police are trained to put two in the chest, and one in the head.

If it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.

[Battle Axe]

Our pharmacist was approached by a bad dude wanting drugs not money. The pharmacist fixed him up with enough to knock him out in about 10 minutes and a glass of water.

[DelFuego]

Then you shoot him till he falls again.

[lormand]

Also, you don’t want to waste bullets that may be needed for a second or third bad guy.

[Carriage Hill]

“Even the police are trained to put two in the chest, and one in the head.”

Not from what I’ve seen and read in NYC.

[SoConPubbie]

Not from what I’ve seen and read in NYC.

Touche!

I should have said: "at a minimum".

This was the training I recieved from my Huntington Beach CA Seargent Trainer.

[Mark17]

Then you shoot him till he falls again.

Does he have to fall up a flight of stairs too?