Bank President's gun halts robber

leftlegmoderate · Nov 3, 2012

I guess the robber either didn't see the sign on the door, or thought it was a joke:

The good news here, is that not a single shot was fired, there wasn't even a scuffle involved. The bad guy went to jail without the police having to chase him down, and the money was returned to the bank. Truly the ideal scenario.

Maybe the bank robber couldnt see very well through the holes in his mask the face of Chucky from the Childs Play horror movies as he walked into Peoples Bank & Trust Tuesday afternoon.

After all, it says right on the door that concealed weapons are allowed in the bank. Theyre practically encouraged by the sign: Management recognizes the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as an unalienable right of all citizens.

So when the robber walked out of the bank a short time later with a red bank bag full of cash, maybe he shouldnt have been surprised that bank president David W. Thompson followed him out to the parking lot. Thompson watched the masked robber get in a Ford pickup parked in a handicapped spot up front, then pulled his Colt .380 handgun and pointed it at the man.

Sir, get out of the truck, Thompson, 58, recalled demanding. Youre not going anywhere.

And when the man put his hand in his jacket pocket, as if he had a weapon, Thompson scolded him again.

You dont want to go there, Thompson said. This will end badly.

Fortunately the robber listened. It turned out the man had no weapon of his own. Thompson and another bank official who also carries his own weapon pulled the man from the truck and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

I didnt have time to get scared, said Thompson, a life member of the National Rifle Association who supports concealed-carry laws. I was excited. Your adrenaline pumps. He robbed a bank, he menaced my employees, and I dont allow that.
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_570b4e0b-d461-5e17-8a72-cd4baebc1539.html

CNN video/interview

stjames1_53 · Nov 5, 2012

leftlegmoderate said: ↑

I guess the robber either didn't see the sign on the door, or thought it was a joke:

The good news here, is that not a single shot was fired, there wasn't even a scuffle involved. The bad guy went to jail without the police having to chase him down, and the money was returned to the bank. Truly the ideal scenario.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_570b4e0b-d461-5e17-8a72-cd4baebc1539.html

CNN video/interview
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surprise...no anti-gunners show up for this....figures..good post

emptystringer · Nov 5, 2012

Good for the bank manger. I wish more business 's took this approach as making the premises a place where firearms can be legally carried.

allislost · Feb 2, 2013

One survey by a Florida University claimed guns used 2.5 million times a year to prevent an attack or what ever. 13 other surveys say between 800,000 and 2.5 million every year. Most times, guns were drawn or shown but not used. Incidents not reported to police because no crime was committed. This is the stuff you never hear on the news....

OrlandoChuck · Feb 3, 2013

You will not see the national mainstream media cover this.

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