For Temple student, guns do save lives
This week from TheBlaze.com:
A Philadelphia college student put his firearm carry permit to good use Monday, as he shot it out with a would-be robber, hitting him twice.
Robert Eells, 21-year-old Temple University student, was in front of his off-campus house smoking a cigarette at 1:30 a.m. Monday when a group of teenagers approached him and asked for money. The main suspect -who is 15-years old- allegedly then attempted to rob Eells, who refused the demand for cash.
At that point, police say the suspect started shooting, and hit Eels in the stomach.
But Eels was able to fight back. He drew his own legal pistol and fired, hitting the attacker in the chest and leg.
The whole story and a video from a local Philadelphia news broadcast can be found here.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed – unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.
–James Madison, The Federalist Papers #46 at 243-244.
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Re: For Temple student, guns do save lives
He fired back after being shot in the stomach? Bravo!
I don't understand why some people think the "guns deter crime" argument is absurd on its face. It's an open question whether the downsides of looser gun laws would outweigh the benefits, but that there will be some benefits should be clear as day.
Re: For Temple student, guns do save lives
The suspect is only being charged with aggravated assault and attempted robbery - any one else find this a bit odd? How about attempted murder?
Re: For Temple student, guns do save lives
Well said. I think this shows the decay of our justice system. Shooting someone in the stomach during a robbery is clearly an attempt to kill.