Todd-'o'-Vision
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Pictured at the right http://www.boortz.com/blockbuster_suspects.jpg are the two predators who decided to rob that Blockbuster's store in Orange City, Florida on Monday night. The one on the right is James Franklin Wince of Deltona, Florida. Wince is -- or was 19. He had a lengthy arrest record including arrests for crimes ranging from burglary to auto theft. He should have been in jail. He wasn't. He will commit no more crimes. He has been removed from the gene pool ... permanently.
The one on the left is Darius Bennett. He's 18. He's alive, but he was shot in the chest. The second shot missed. Too bad. Bennett will likely be charged with murder since he was engaged in the commission of a crime that resulted in the death of his partner, James.
These two predators were shot by Robert Shockley. He was inside the Blockbuster's store when the predators came in with their masks on screaming violent, obscenity-laced threats. They were making it clear that they were going to kill their victims. Shockley pulled his gun -- he has a concealed weapons permit -- and ordered the predators to "freeze." They didn't. He shot and killed James Wince, the one who was holding the rifle. Bennett then reached for the rifle. Shockley shot him too.
Now ... here comes Arthur Hayhoe, the executive director of the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. He says he is troubled with the second shooting. Hayhoe says that Shockley shot "an unarmed person," and that's "awfully troubling. OK ... let's pick this situation apart here. The two men come into the Blockbusters shouting obscenities and threatening to kill. Shockley, who is there to pick up his son from work, pulls his pistol and orders the men to "freeze." When the one with the rifle points that rifle at him he fires. One dead predator. The other predator then reaches for the rifle. Shockley fires again and this idiot with the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence says that Shockley "shot an unarmed person." What was Shockley supposed to do? Was he supposed to wait until Benett actually got his hands on the gun and his finger on the trigger before he shot him? Are these the rules of engagement that innocent civilians are supposed to follow when confronted by violent predators?
Maybe the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence should publish a set of guidelines on just what a citizen can do to protect themselves. Here's one paragraph.
"An armed citizen should not shoot an unarmed criminal. If the unarmed criminal is reaching for a firearm the victim must wait until the criminal actually picks up the firearm before he can fire his gun. This way, at least, the criminal will have a fighting chance."
Sorry, Arthur Hayhoe. Your plan just isn't going to work for me.
The one on the left is Darius Bennett. He's 18. He's alive, but he was shot in the chest. The second shot missed. Too bad. Bennett will likely be charged with murder since he was engaged in the commission of a crime that resulted in the death of his partner, James.
These two predators were shot by Robert Shockley. He was inside the Blockbuster's store when the predators came in with their masks on screaming violent, obscenity-laced threats. They were making it clear that they were going to kill their victims. Shockley pulled his gun -- he has a concealed weapons permit -- and ordered the predators to "freeze." They didn't. He shot and killed James Wince, the one who was holding the rifle. Bennett then reached for the rifle. Shockley shot him too.
Now ... here comes Arthur Hayhoe, the executive director of the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. He says he is troubled with the second shooting. Hayhoe says that Shockley shot "an unarmed person," and that's "awfully troubling. OK ... let's pick this situation apart here. The two men come into the Blockbusters shouting obscenities and threatening to kill. Shockley, who is there to pick up his son from work, pulls his pistol and orders the men to "freeze." When the one with the rifle points that rifle at him he fires. One dead predator. The other predator then reaches for the rifle. Shockley fires again and this idiot with the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence says that Shockley "shot an unarmed person." What was Shockley supposed to do? Was he supposed to wait until Benett actually got his hands on the gun and his finger on the trigger before he shot him? Are these the rules of engagement that innocent civilians are supposed to follow when confronted by violent predators?
Maybe the Florida Coalition to Stop Gun Violence should publish a set of guidelines on just what a citizen can do to protect themselves. Here's one paragraph.
"An armed citizen should not shoot an unarmed criminal. If the unarmed criminal is reaching for a firearm the victim must wait until the criminal actually picks up the firearm before he can fire his gun. This way, at least, the criminal will have a fighting chance."
Sorry, Arthur Hayhoe. Your plan just isn't going to work for me.
