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71 Year Old Defends Internet Cafe Against Armed Robbers in FL. (Video)

I like this. This is the kind of justice thug-ass punks deserve. Dead criminals laying on the streets by morning is a good example for the wannabees. They need to be so scared they **** their britches everytime a thought of robbery or violence enters their minds.
 
Made the news in Az. I say thank you old man for looking out for others. Someone comes in armed to pull a robbery, everyone their was at risk. Bet those two would be robbers will think twice before doing it again.

This event is a reason why I support carrying sidearms by good people.
 
Or something better than a .380 auto.... a .38+p snub likely would have ended their worries for good, or a 9 or better of course.

I watched the surveillance tape.... cagey wiley old geezer did EXACTLY what I told my son I'd do. Sit near the back away from the door, and when the punk with the gun TURNED HIS BACK he got up and started shooting.

Smart man.

Old geezer? That guy is only 10 yrs older than me and I am thinking to myself "Am I just 10 yrs from being an "old geezer", damn. Maybe so but I am still quite able to take care of myself and snap someone's elbow out of place. Who knows though maybe in the next 10 years I fizzle out like a cheap firework.

Anyway, that guy was awesome. Didn't let the adrenaline take over and shoot wildly. Cool as a cucumber under fire. Yes, it may have been risky for him to fire on them but not as risky as a punk without any gun knowledge holding a loaded gun in the air.
 
I don't know-the COR-BON stuff I have in that little SIG P238 back up piece are pretty nasty though the standard 38 Hornady Critical Defense in my SW air weight are probably a bit nastier. My favorite round is the Winchester DHS issued 135 grain Border Patrol 40. Its a very very fast but low recoil round that opens up like a garbage can on impact.

Interesting comment about the SIG. I recently met a woman who works for an ammunition company in Idaho. Her job is to test fire ammunition with handguns all night long.
She was so knowledgeable about pistols. Her only negative is a sore shoulder. She wears two ear protectors and her aim is what you would expect if you shot a pistol every night at work.
Her favorite handguns were the SIG and Smith Wesson. She didn't like the Glock as felt it to be too heavy and bulky.

The craziest thing was that she didn't own a handgun herself and I couldn't figure that one out.
 
Now where is that thread at about guns saving lives? I know it's here somewhere.
 
What if Aretha Franklin had suddenly entered the place, bent over and lighted bean fart?

None of that happen. What if-ing it doesn't work, ever. The fact of the matter is the defender was wise to take the advantage when he had it because no one knew what the thugs were going to do.



If a thug has a drawn weapon and is in the process of committing a crime unless you depend on someone else to defend you you are going to be at the mercy of what the gun holder(s) plan to do. They are not logical, thinking people. Why would you want to place your life in their good graces? How do you know a man holding a gun on you has any good graces?

Not to mention, I am sure the thug was well practiced in Firearm safety, so everyone should have been fine.
 
Update on all this:

Florida man who shot suspects during Internet cafe robbery will not face charges

Duwayne Henderson and Davis Dawkins, both 19, were later arrested and face attempted armed robbery with a firearm and criminal mischief charges. They were transported to Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

Dawkins had a superficial wound in his left arm, but Henderson was shot in two places: his left buttock and his right hip.

Both posted bail and were released.

Ha! Shot in the ass. Can't believe they are out on bail though.
 
I believe they are wearing hoodies, no skittles though.

Old Dude Plugs Two Thugs

Video at link.

Stories like this demonstrate that the media has a anti-2nd amendment slat to them. Because every time some pathetic ass loser shoots up a place the media is all over that like a fat man at a all you can eat Chinese buffet and suggesting that we need more anti-2nd amendment laws.But anytime some hero uses a firearm to save the life of others, the media only gives the story a token mention and there is no one in their stories saying we need to quit infringing on the 2nd amendment.
 
Beware of old people, they will kill your sorry thug-wannabe ass.

This. Old people are the ones to watch for, because they're the ones who came from the old country, fought in the wars, and grew up a hard life where there were no scruples about killing a thief.
 
Those thugs are so lucky that geezer didn't take the time to aim and shot from the hip many times.
 
Those thugs are so lucky that geezer didn't take the time to aim and shot from the hip many times.

Shooting from the hip s for dumb noobs trying to look all "gangsta", like holding the pistol sideways. Do people even do that stupid **** in real life? Firearms have sights for a reason.
 
I have mixed feelings about this particular incident. I am glad it all went well, I do believe in a person’s right to arm themselves, and I am glad they aren’t pressing charges against the old man.

That said, it is possible he took an unwarranted risk with other people’s lives. What if they had returned fire and hit a bystander? What if they had backup standing outside? Risking your own life is one thing; risking the lives of those around you is another.

Now, if he genuinely believed it was likely they were going to shoot people that is a different story. I wasn’t there so I don’t know what the “vibe” was. I am not saying he was necessarily wrong. I just don’t want people to think that just because one is armed, that drawing on thieves is always the right choice.
You have 2 choices. Take control or be controlled. When your life is the wager why let thugs dictate the terms?
 
Shooting from the hip s for dumb noobs trying to look all "gangsta", like holding the pistol sideways. Do people even do that stupid **** in real life? Firearms have sights for a reason.

Yes gangsters really do hold guns sideways. Some do it for flair. Some do it because they have a cheap piece and don't want it to jam.
 
Stories like this demonstrate that the media has a anti-2nd amendment slat to them. Because every time some pathetic ass loser shoots up a place the media is all over that like a fat man at a all you can eat Chinese buffet and suggesting that we need more anti-2nd amendment laws.But anytime some hero uses a firearm to save the life of others, the media only gives the story a token mention and there is no one in their stories saying we need to quit infringing on the 2nd amendment.

I watched all the Sunday morning news shows this weekend, it was an orgy of the typical leftist platitudes supporting gun control. Many times the question was asked, 'how do we respond to and prevent incidents like the theater shooting'? Nobody--not even gun rights defenders on these shows--answered, "arm yourself".
 
Yes gangsters really do hold guns sideways.
No wonder they hit everything except what they're trying to shoot.
Some do it for flair. Some do it because they have a cheap piece and don't want it to jam.
I don't buy that last part at all. I had a Hi-Point a long time ago, probably the cheapest pistol on the market. Only jammed once, and that's because it needed oil.
 
I watched all the Sunday morning news shows this weekend, it was an orgy of the typical leftist platitudes supporting gun control. Many times the question was asked, 'how do we respond to and prevent incidents like the theater shooting'? Nobody--not even gun rights defenders on these shows--answered, "arm yourself".

Most likely these so called gun right defenders on these liberal talk shows probably believe in the 2nd amendment as a right the same way that the mayor of New York and any ant-2nd amendment loon regards the 2nd amendment as a right,which is in their mind a privilege you ask the government permission to exercise. Most likely these anti-2nd amendment loons are so anti-gun that the thought of having armed security guards doesn't even cross their mind. Had any of those victims or even a security guard in that movie theater been armed they could have taken out the shooter.
 
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This is awesome, I am dumbfounded why congress crfitters from all 50 states don't aggressively put guns in the hands of responsible people? It blows my mind!


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No wonder they hit everything except what they're trying to shoot. I don't buy that last part at all. I had a Hi-Point a long time ago, probably the cheapest pistol on the market. Only jammed once, and that's because it needed oil.

Well thats the ghetto legend I heard.
 
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