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Originally Posted by Realpolitik";p="
Did you all ever hear about the guy that walked in a store and shot about 12 people before the cops arrived and killed him?
There was a lady who said if she had been allowed to carry her gun into the store, she could have put an end to his rampage before it began.
I heard that violent crime has actually increased in the U.K. over the past decade due to robbers knowing that the people they rob are defenseless.
Now make no mistake, I am for strict gun regulation. That means that people convicted of a serious crime don’t get to have guns. It also means that people must register their guns.
Most of the gun trouble comes from criminals and the rest comes from people who just go out and buy a gun and don’t bother to learn how to use it and take care of it.
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True story:
The following mind-boggling attempt at a crime spree in Washington appeared to be the robber's first (and last), due to his lack of a previous record of violence, and his terminally stupid choices:
1. His target was H&J Leather & Firearms, a gun shop specializing in handguns.
2. The shop was full of customers - firearms customers.
3. To enter the shop, the robber had to step around a marked police car parked at the front door.
4. A uniformed officer was standing at the counter, having coffee before work.
Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up, and fired a few wild shots from a .38 pistol. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, the police officer with a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, the clerk with a 10mm semiautomatic pistol, assisted by several customers who also drew their guns, some of whom also fired.
The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop. The subsequent autopsy revealed 4 gunshot wounds.
No one else was hurt in the exchange of fire.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/dumdum/gunshop.asp