Armed furniture store owner fights back would-be robber in Indianapolis
A couple take-aways from this article:
1) Store owner claims to know the perp's gun isn't loaded by the sound of the slide being drawn back.
2) The store owner did not shoot the perp because he was concerned about backstop problems. From the article:
"The suspect fled the store. Stinson took aim, but didn't fire because he saw a boy in front of the store and was concerned he would be hit by a stray bullet.
"If you're shooting a .40-caliber, it's going to go through him, through this merchandise, through that window, and what's beyond that window,” Stinson said, "[The boy's] got a lot more to live than me.""
I'm not sure about #1, but kudos on the store owner for knowing what was beyond his target.
A couple take-aways from this article:
1) Store owner claims to know the perp's gun isn't loaded by the sound of the slide being drawn back.
2) The store owner did not shoot the perp because he was concerned about backstop problems. From the article:
"The suspect fled the store. Stinson took aim, but didn't fire because he saw a boy in front of the store and was concerned he would be hit by a stray bullet.
"If you're shooting a .40-caliber, it's going to go through him, through this merchandise, through that window, and what's beyond that window,” Stinson said, "[The boy's] got a lot more to live than me.""
I'm not sure about #1, but kudos on the store owner for knowing what was beyond his target.