Memphis: Sixth home shooting bloodies thief

http://www.gomemphis.com/mca/local_news/article/0,1426,MCA_437_2120755,00.html ^ | 7/19/03 | Bill Dries

[GailA]

FYI

[AnAmericanMother]

Police found a trail of blood going out of the house and for about half a block on a sidewalk on Meagher. They believe the robber was wounded.

Ya think?

Maybe he had a nosebleed. << roll eyes >>

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Good job citizens of Memphis!

[4mycountry]

Wow! This is really tough on robbers!

[Vigilanteman]

Somebody needs to teach this lady about gun control. A well-aimed .22 is more effective than a poorly aimed .32. Of course, if she can stand the recoil, a .45 shot even in the buttocks will ensure that the perp needs to seek medical attention rather quickly.

[secret garden]

Good for you, Granny!

[Ole Okie]

They believe the robber was wounded.

Please! A little decorum here!

That's "alleged robber" and "allegedly wounded".

On second thought, replace "alleged robber" with "alleged suspect".

Dang! I'm listening to too much "Cops".

[randog]

Ricky Ricardo Wilborn, 21, was killed...

Loooooosy! I've bean shot!

Hats off to the well-armed citizens of Memphis.

[basil]

Way to go, Memphis!

Now it will be interesting to see how long it takes the rest of the bad guys in the city to figure out that invading homes there may not be a good idea.

[AnAmericanMother]

My mom carried an old S&W .32 revolver when we were kids.

Dad always thought she was undergunned. So do I.

We are both 1911A1 fans, although now that mom & dad live out in the country he has his old 16 ga Parker close at hand.

THAT oughta cure whatever ails a home invader.

[heckler]

Bang

[The Duke]

It sounds like the good ol' Overton Park Zoo has expanded into the general population of Memphis.

[marktwain]

Somebody needs to teach this lady about gun control. A well-aimed .22 is more effective than a poorly aimed .32. Of course, if she can stand the recoil, a .45 shot even in the buttocks will ensure that the perp needs to seek medical attention rather quickly.

Well, it goes to prove the old saying "A .32 in the hand beats a .45 in the gun store."

[Cheapskate]

How many of these dirtbags do the people of Memphis have to blast before they figure it's time to go somewhere else.
Or better yet,repent!

[Wonder Warthog]

"Hats off to the well-armed citizens of Memphis."

Well-armed but under-gunned, I would say. But a good job, nonetheless. You gotta watch out for those pistol-packin' grannies.

[PatriotBill]

Since our current world is full of worthless pieces of human debris that rob and murder, the 2nd Amendment has never been more necessary!!!

[Shooter 2.5]

We can hope the hunting season will soon start in Washington D.C. courtesy of Orrin Hatch and the Citizen's Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.

[csvset]

However, police on Tuesday charged Joseph Jones Jr., 22, with two counts of reckless endangerment after he fired six blasts from a 12-gauge shotgun at a man he caught breaking into his shed at 1427 Leflore Place.

Sounds like ol' Joe was spraying & praying. I'm sure his target was moving much faster after the first shot though.

[bert]

.32-caliber black revolver.....

Is this a racist anti gun statement?

Is the rate of burglar deaths approaching the number of Persian Gulf War I dead? It seems to be.

[nightdriver]

"Police found a trail of blood going out of the house and for about half a block on a sidewalk on Meagher. They believe the robber was wounded."

Brilliant Sherlockian deduction of the law-enforcement types. Just birlliant! (/Sarc.)