Posted on 06/26/2014 5:03:38 PM PDT by Hojczyk
The family of a North Carolina man who was shot and killed while committing an armed robbery is calling for stricter gun laws.
Dante Williams, 19, and his accomplice Jawan Craig walked into the Waffle House restaurant and "terrorized" the customers in 2012 intent on robbing it at gun point. Upon being approached by Williams, gun in hand, one of the patrons, Justin Harrison – who also had a concealed weapon on him but had an actual permit for it – shot Williams in self-defense, killing him "almost instantly," according to a Fox News affiliate in North Carolina. Fox only recently acquired the video footage from the 2012 incident.
Craig tried wrestling the gun away from Harrison but couldn't and fled the scene. He was later apprehended and sentenced to 30 years in prison for participating in the robbery.
Williams's cousin Tamika McSwain is saying that although what he did was wrong, he shouldn't have died and is calling for stricter gun laws. In the video, she specifically cites Harrison in her argument, asserting that tougher regulations for the acquirement of concealed weapon permits may have prevented her cousin's death.
McSwain said her cousin obtained the gun through the crowd the teen hung out with – "the wrong crowd," she said, while noting that she believes more training is needed for CWP carriers, specifically Harrison.
Harrison, however, says he did what he had to do. David Blanton, who was Harrison's CWP instructor, reviewed the video and said Harrison followed his training and was justified in firing, notes Fox.
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Is there just a clean copy of the video that shows what happened?
McSwain said her cousin obtained the gun through the crowd the teen hung out with – “the wrong crowd,” she said, while noting that she believes more training is needed for CWP carriers, specifically Harrison.
If her cousin would have committed the attempted robbery using a hotdog, or perhaps a knockwurst, he would likely be alive today.
What the hell, it makes as much sense as the idiocy she’s babbling.
Wow. Fascinating post.
For certain cultural groups, robbery and other crime is an accepted and even honored profession. When the marks fight back (which in their view, they have no right to) they must be punished.
I have seen this to often.
“Bellcurvius Minimus”
“is saying that although what he did was wrong, he shouldn’t have died and is calling for stricter gun laws”
FU. He thought he was ‘bad’ and got what he deserved.
Firearm is the tool, it’s all up to the individual how it’s used.
The citizen was a better shot than most cops....
A cop would have fired 15 shots, hit three bystanders and missed the perp.
Said the dead Urban Feral’s pack member, “...she believes more training is needed for CWP carriers, specifically Harrison.”
I agree with this person in that Harrison only shot and killed one of the criminals. By not killing the other robber during the course of the robbery, the law abiding citizens of that state will be billed for caging that Urban Feral for the next 30 years.
Had there been a bounty on dead criminals, the citizens wouldn’t be facing having their pockets being picked by AgencyPersons so that a criminal could be fed and housed for decades.
A bounty of $25,000 (tax free of course) would result in a near total elimination of such crimes.
The above bounty also has the societal benefit of converting criminal predators into a resource awaiting harvesting.
In this case, Mr. Harrison would be $50,000 richer and the taxpayers would be saved well in excess of $500,000 of their hard earned money.
Cop killing trayvons want more gun control? That’s a good one!
Dying is a occupational hazard of being a thief . If you don’t particularly like that fact of life the solution is quite simple DON’T STEAL!!!
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