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Customer Manages to Go Home, Get His Gun, COME BACK…and Stop a Robbery Before Police Arrive
The Truth About Guns ^ | 07/10/18

Posted on 07/10/2018 1:21:58 PM PDT by Simon Green

A resident of Boonville, Missouri, became a hero this week when he detained a convenience store robber at gunpoint until police arrived. What makes this story interesting is that our Good Samaritan, Jim Hayes, didn’t have his gun on him while he was in the store. Nor was it in his car. In fact, the gun was in his home when the stick-up happened.

According to a witness, the robber (Elijah Carter, pictured above) took a knife and hammer from the counter and demanded the cash in the register. That’s when Hayes walked out of the store, got behind the wheel, drove home, got his gun, got back in his car, and returned to the store in time to stop the robbery attempt.

When the police arrived, they found Carter detained at gunpoint.

“There were four other people, women, in the store,” Jim said to reporters. “I figured I got a minute or two to get home and get back and get my gun before he would be able to do anything.”

Jennifer Surrat, whose daughter was working at the store, commented: “We are so glad that someone took the time to pay attention and decided to return and help our daughter out. She was very scared. So thank you once again to the citizen and the BPD for their help getting this taken care of quickly.”

“I guess anybody in my position would have done the same thing. I didn’t do anything special,” Jim added. “I’m just glad I could be there to help and that nobody got hurt.”

So are we, and we’re very glad Hayes had the luxury of time to execute a defensive gun use without the gun being immediately accessible.

Carter is now detained at the Cooper County Detention Center with a $150,000 bail and is being charged with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon-exhibiting, and receiving stolen property.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; banglist; iloveahappyending; missouri
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That's one colorful suspect.
1 posted on 07/10/2018 1:21:58 PM PDT by Simon Green
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To: Simon Green

If Obama had a butt ugly son


2 posted on 07/10/2018 1:24:56 PM PDT by Tell It Right
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To: Simon Green

Love his hair. Been a long time since I went there. Long, long time. /Boston

Will I have to dye my hair the same way?


3 posted on 07/10/2018 1:25:15 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Simon Green

If Obama had a son....


4 posted on 07/10/2018 1:25:15 PM PDT by Texas resident (Democrats=Enemy of People of The United States of America)
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To: Simon Green

“...That’s one colorful suspect....”
Of course, he is. Why wouldn’t he be?
He’s one of Obama’s sons...they’re all “colorful”.


5 posted on 07/10/2018 1:26:06 PM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: Simon Green

HELLO! There are NO defensive gun uses EVER. Gabby said so.


6 posted on 07/10/2018 1:26:31 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: Simon Green

What the heck is tattooed on his forehead?


7 posted on 07/10/2018 1:27:32 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Simon Green

Every day we hear another story how an armed citizen saves the day.


8 posted on 07/10/2018 1:27:47 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Simon Green
p78
9 posted on 07/10/2018 1:27:51 PM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Simon Green

From Wiki -
“The population was 8,319 at the 2010 census.”

When you’re in rural flyover country, the police are just 10 minutes away. Protect yourself.


10 posted on 07/10/2018 1:27:51 PM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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Photo reminded me of this guy...


11 posted on 07/10/2018 1:28:11 PM PDT by Rio (I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
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To: Texas resident

By Bob Marley . . .


12 posted on 07/10/2018 1:28:15 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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To: Simon Green

And Bloomberg, mayor of NYC said a cellphone by your bed is better than a gun - NYPD response time like 45 mins, maybe. The customer goes home gets the gun and is back at the business? Where’s the cops? Dunkin Donuts?


13 posted on 07/10/2018 1:29:37 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Pontiac
What the heck is tattooed on his forehead?

Deranged
???

14 posted on 07/10/2018 1:29:56 PM PDT by Rio (I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
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To: SaveFerris

You think it’s dyed? I assumed that, like a sloth, he had algae growing in his hair.


15 posted on 07/10/2018 1:30:08 PM PDT by gundog (Hail to the Chief, bitches.)
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To: SaveFerris

Hi was trying to be incognito (no, not the football player).


16 posted on 07/10/2018 1:30:19 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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Ok... Let’s do a role play.

Let’s say this happens to one of us. There’s a robbery. We drive a few blocks home, get our pistol and return.

The guy is still in the place with the hammer etc and he’s trying to rob the place.

Scenario 1.

What do you tell the guy to do? “Lie down on the floor with your arms in the air.”

Do you tell him that you will shoot him if he takes one step towards you?

What happens if the guys lunges for you and grabs your gun. The guy could be on you in a millisecond from 10 feet away. Grabs your gun.

What if you shoot him? Do you shoot to kill or shoot to wound.

I guess my point is this. You have an unarmed man robbing a store. He’s got a hammer, but he doesn’t have a gun.

You show up with a gun and you tell the guy to back off. He doesn’t back off and comes for you and you shoot him. Seems to me that you’re going to be sued.

Is there really really good gun owner’s insurance that will provide you legal representation?

Why drive home and get your gun and come back. Why not call 911?


17 posted on 07/10/2018 1:30:35 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Pontiac
What the heck is tattooed on his forehead?

This Space Available, perhaps?

18 posted on 07/10/2018 1:30:44 PM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Capitalists sign their checks on the front. Socialists sign theirs on the back.)
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To: SkyDancer; gundog

[football player]

That’s not “He Hate Me” is it?


19 posted on 07/10/2018 1:31:38 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Simon Green

Moral: don’t leave your firearm at home, notwithstanding the happy ending.


20 posted on 07/10/2018 1:32:12 PM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho) to sun spot6)
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