Posted on May 15, 2015
Common thief vs. Iraq veteran - What would you have done?
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Liquor Store Clerk Iraq Veteran Turns Tables On Would Be Robber
Over the weekend 54-year-old Jon Lewis Alexander was working at Beer:30 Liquor Store in Marionville, Missouri when a man entered the store, pulled a gun on h...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5_ea1yCwqo
What is your reaction to this video? With recent public buzz about violent crime and gun ownership, would you say this clerk represents the exception amongst gun owning veterans?
What is your reaction to this video? With recent public buzz about violent crime and gun ownership, would you say this clerk represents the exception amongst gun owning veterans?
Posted 9 y ago
Responses: 169
It Doesn't Work Everytime., but with His Training & Expertise, it Worked for Him..And that Thief Won't be Back anytime Soon
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Responsible gun owners, especially military service members, should be allowed to carry (concealed) after appropriate licensing and certification in any state, any time. What that prior service member did was appropriate and proportionate for the situation. Many Kudos to him and our 2nd Amendment right.
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My initial thought was "good for him". However, he was to close to the thief and he let an armed thief go without at least removing the thiefs weapon. As close as he was he was relying on a lack of training in the thief who could have handled the situation in the same way he did. I have always been taught to draw and shoot, if you are not going to shoot dont draw because once the other person is out of your sight you no longer have control of the situation.
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Training goes a long way to ensure not only the veterans safety first by deflecting the threat and responding with a cool head. Many others would have been shot or had to live with killing another man. This is a shining example of not only our military but also what it means to be an American with the right to keep and bare arms to protect ourselves and our property.
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I think he should have put him on the floor then call the cops to pick up the body
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I'm glad things turned out well and the thief learned a lesson. That being said, truthfully, I would have complied with the robber and not taken the risk. In a split second, anything can happen and I wouldn't want to die over a few material things.
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CPT Pedro Meza
Michael, notice that he first pushes the gun hand away as he draws his own gun, practice, practice.
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SFC Michael Jackson, MBA
Cpt Meza, you're right. he was a former police officer and have been trained. He handled the situation well with his level of expertise. I wouldn't recommend the actions for the average person without similar training and you stated lots of practice.
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