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Bystander Opens Fire on Shoplifter at Michigan Home Depot
Chicago Tribune ^ | 10/8

Posted on 10/08/2015 12:17:29 AM PDT by nickcarraway

A concealed-carry license holder is cooperating with police after she opened fire on a shoplifter who was fleeing a Home Depot on Tuesday afternoon, police in Auburn Hills, Mich., said.

The shooting happened in the store’s parking lot about 2 p.m., when Home Depot security was chasing a shoplifter in his 40s who jumped into a waiting dark SUV, said Lt. Jill McDonnell, an Auburn Hills police spokeswoman.

But when the SUV began to pull away, a 48-year-old woman suddenly began firing shots at the fleeing vehicle. The vehicle escaped – but possibly has a flat tire, McDonnell said.

The woman who fired the shots has a license to carry a firearm and is cooperating with police.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: banglist; homedepot; illinois
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To: mad_as_he$$

ha ha! good for you.


121 posted on 10/09/2015 2:03:08 PM PDT by Recompennation
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To: teeman8r

your shirt is a bullshirt


122 posted on 10/09/2015 5:57:25 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

Good one. I like it. I can live with myself. I am true to the Truth, you are on the wrong side of history and humanity. Good luck with the path you are choosing.


123 posted on 10/09/2015 9:11:22 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

If attacked I would treasure having someone like you there to defend me. That is the safety we all rely on, people such as yourself.


124 posted on 10/09/2015 10:20:18 PM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Lord, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.)
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To: antceecee

I’d truly sad & depressing to see how yellow our society has gotten over years of programming.

I’ll be damned if I’m ever going to let an innocent get beated/abused in my presence....If it means jail for me—so be it!

Those who disagree can carry on and let the “authorities” do the clean up and draw the chalk.

God Bless You!


125 posted on 10/10/2015 5:28:21 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (This Hispanic wants a wall, the National Guard, and turrets guarding our border)
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To: teeman8r

Having you wish me luck is like being carjacked and the perp says “Sorry, bro’” before he puts one in my back. And what’s worse, you’re proud of it. You’re what’s wrong with America.


126 posted on 10/10/2015 5:47:09 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Comment Not Approved
I'm not suggesting a course before you purchase. I'm suggesting a course to get your permit.

I hear that Michigan requires that. Gun ownership is a right not a privilege, I know this, but I also know that it's a perishable proficiency. You must practice to keep up, plus you should know the reality about using a gun.

For example, having a gun doesn't mean you have a right to shoot at someone in the back who is armless and tried to rob you.

I know there are many people on this forum who disagree with me, but it seems like instructors, gun shops, gun clubs are in favor of instruction and practice opportunities.

I don't like the federal gov’t telling me to do anything, quite frankly, but I'd like the debate at the state level on this.

It infuriates me the way this clown and the other democrats jump at every shooting that is now on the MSM news agenda including FOX to publicize every shooting...AND WHAT'S WORSE NOT TO PUBLICIZE THE FACT THAT THE SHOOTER IS BLACK, OR MUSLIM OR LIBERAL ETC.

127 posted on 10/10/2015 8:33:07 AM PDT by nikos1121 ("There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Thoreau)
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To: equaviator

here is what you stand for from the arguments you have supported:

denying people the right to protect themselves
litmus tests for a God given right
persecution for what might have happened, not what actually occurred
majority rule over a moral minority
name calling and ostracizing of anyone who disagrees with you

sorry, but your position is the one that is un-American.


128 posted on 10/10/2015 9:52:07 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: William Tell

I have active Ranger as an instructor. We talk and go thru a number of scanarios regarding what to do in this or that situation. Clearly,you rarely have a confrontation needing force.


129 posted on 10/10/2015 8:28:27 PM PDT by nikos1121 ("There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root." Thoreau)
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To: nikos1121
nikos1121 said: "Clearly,you rarely have a confrontation needing force."

I was also taught that each round you fire probably carries a minimum price tag of ten thousand dollars.

I'm less concerned about being too bold than I am about being too cautious. Many times there are very few seconds available for decision-making.

The poster claiming that one cannot shoot an attacker in the back is over-simplifying, I think. Just because an attacker shows you his back does not guarantee that he is no longer a serious threat.

Did the shooter at the Waffle House shoot the robber in the back? Perhaps. I see no ethical problem with not issuing a warning to an armed robber threatening the lives of other people.

Similarly, the mere fact that an attacker is unarmed does not mean he is not a serious threat. I'm of average height and weight, 67, and pretty much recovered from some serious medical problems. I'm not going to take a beating that could kill me just because the attacker is "unarmed".

130 posted on 10/10/2015 8:50:38 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: teeman8r

You wish!


131 posted on 10/11/2015 3:04:24 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

And apparently you are delusional too.


132 posted on 10/11/2015 7:42:00 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: teeman8r

FYI, WJR 760 AM radio reported this morning that your girlfriend is being charged with reckless discharge of a firearm. If I were you, I’d write a letter to the Oakland County Prosecutor expressing your opinion on the matter. Good luck, sucker!


133 posted on 10/13/2015 7:44:05 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

it doesn’t matter what the prosecutor charges her with... though i did say that that would be the most it could be...

you called for years of probation i believe...

let’s see what the jury has to say...

you are still on the wrong side of history... and you don’t even see it.

sad really... i will pray that you come to your senses soon.


134 posted on 10/13/2015 9:56:01 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: teeman8r

“wrong side of history”...You’re on the wrong side of common sense and logic. I do NOT “applaud” the reckless use of a firearm as you have.


135 posted on 10/13/2015 10:49:27 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

i prefer to wait for the jury’s decision...

and expect an acquittal.

you on the other hand, are a lost cause, of closed mind, and sexist tendencies... perhaps latent homosexual desires...

but time will tell. here’s hoping you work it out before you hurt someone. they tell me it gets better for people like you...


136 posted on 10/13/2015 12:13:59 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: nickcarraway

What does she think she is, a cop?

/s


137 posted on 10/13/2015 12:54:51 PM PDT by Fundamentally Fair (Pictionary at the Rorschach's tonight!)
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To: teeman8r

You know who you are...


138 posted on 10/13/2015 1:36:47 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: editor-surveyor
Yep, sloppy thinking... more like correct critical thinking and understanding that you can't just whip out your gun and start firing because you watched one to many action movies.

Woman arraigned in Home Depot shooting

If there is anyone in this thread that needs to work on their thinking it is not those who pointed out quite correctly this woman's actions were dangerous and she would face charges for them, but yourself.

139 posted on 10/14/2015 7:18:36 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

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True to your globalist core.

The trial is not over.

Her actions were exactly what the actions of any trained police officer would have been, and that will be easy to prove.

Put your elitist gun grabber hand in your pocket for safe keeping.

.


140 posted on 10/14/2015 8:05:26 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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