California Jewelry Store Owner Fires Back at Armed Robbers: Would You Do the Same?

by mrosen814 Posted 2012/08/03 21:03:15

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A jewelry shop owner in Garden Grove, CA, open fired on five masked men attempting to rob her; at least one of the five thieves was armed.

“Our official recommendation is that business owners should not take the law upon themselves,” said Garden Grove Police Lt. Jeff Nightengale. “It is difficult because when you start shooting guns those rounds can end up anywhere. We would rather have the crime happen and have good witnesses rather than putting someone’s safety in jeopardy.”

ABCNEWS.GO.COM reports:
On Wednesday, five masked men poured into a jewelry store in a strip mall in Garden Grove, Calif., expecting to carry out a simple smash and grab robbery. But within less than a minute, they discovered they were no match for the store’s owner, a gray-haired woman whose finger seems quite comfortable on the trigger.

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JingerJewels 2012/08/04 08:02:10

Yes

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I am a business owner and i would have no problem putting a hot piece of lead into someone who is trying to rob me my best friend
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mikeeonly 2012/08/04 00:09:32

Yes

he was protecting himself and his property

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msjazz79 2012/08/04 00:06:17 (edited)

No

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I'm not sure if I could pull that off but, I'm proud of the grandma, she should've shot them in the ass.

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jean 2012/08/04 00:04:11

Yes

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Is the Pope Catholic?

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Steveth... to jean 2012/08/04 00:56:33

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I sometimes wonder?

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jean to Steveth... 2012/08/04 00:57:51

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Rest assure sir he is a Catholic.

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Steveth... to jean 2012/08/04 07:27:37

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Well, I'm a recovering Catholic.

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sean to jean 2012/08/04 02:50:33

Nothing would be what it is,
Because everything would be what it isn't.
And contrary-wise -what it is, it wouldn 't be.
And what it wouldn't be, it would.
You see?
Lewis Carroll,

Alice in Wonderland

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Redneck to jean 2012/08/04 03:58:52

I heard he was a closet southern baptist.

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XCloudPandaX 2012/08/03 23:43:27

Yes

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why would you sit there and let them shoot at you? :/

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Marvelo... to XCloudP... 2012/08/06 01:44:04

Sadly, some people honestly don't have loved ones whose lives are *WORTH* protecting.

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Gracie - Proud Conservative 2012/08/03 23:43:21

Yes

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Yep, they could have killed people.

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Marvelo... to Gracie ... 2012/08/06 01:47:44

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You're right, it happens *FAR* to often.

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Kiosk Kid 2012/08/03 23:38:37

Yes

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I love it. Theft isn't easy with that woman. I recently read a story were a women beat the crap out of two want-to-be rapists.

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Scott C 2012/08/03 23:37:22

Yes

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What are you going to just stand there and watch your hard earned money walk out the door? We need to take seriously these thieves and they need to understand a life of crime could cost them seriously.

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Nekosarethebest 2012/08/03 23:32:33

Yes

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If the chance were given.

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KingdomNow 2012/08/03 23:19:02

Yes

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The citizen is the first line of defense against crime.

The police are janitors who clean up the mess after a crime is committed.

I would have pursued them and made sure each was dead.

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Steveth... to KingdomNow 2012/08/04 00:58:35

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Actually, with all due respect, the police don't clean up the mess; I had to do it myself. Yuck!

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American 2012/08/03 23:16:11
aad312 2012/08/03 23:04:52

Yes

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Gang of Loosers! :D

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fisherman 2012/08/03 23:03:30

Yes

i would kill em so dead , jesus wont be able to bring em back .

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Legit_L... to fisherman 2012/08/04 02:47:05

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Really? You would kill them dead? Tell me more about how else you could kill them... ;-)

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Kiosk Kid to Legit_L... 2012/08/04 03:09:13

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His point was that they would be so dead that even God couldn't bring them back. I don't know if I agree with him on his point but it is his opinion at he is entitled to his opinion.

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fisherman to Legit_L... 2012/08/04 19:46:07

very dead , very damn dead , completly dead ,DEAD!

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Rocky 2012/08/03 22:50:52

Yes

Nobody hurts my pets!!!

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John Hall 2012/08/03 22:39:49

Yes

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I wouldn't have a problem pulling and shooting a armed robber .

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no1ymfan 2012/08/03 22:38:17

Yes

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Don't be a victim. If someone wants you dead, you send him or her to Hell first

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Diana 2012/08/03 22:19:43

Yes

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If I had a gun and the opportunity ,i would.

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Platinum Fangs 2012/08/03 22:17:47

Yes

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The more ruthless civilians and store owners get in a confrontation with criminals, the fewer crimes would happen. These guys should fear for their lives every time they think about doing something like this. The more the public retaliates, the more criminals will think twice. Police can't be everywhere, so either take the law into your own hands, or be another name in the obituaries.

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Veritas 2012/08/03 22:10:10

Yes

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Basically, Lt. Nightengale would rather have a dead business owner than have a "good witness" -- seriously? We can't protect what is ours?

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Outta' Here. 2012/08/03 22:07:35

Yes

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But I would hit more than just one out of 5 and they sure as hell wouldn't be able to "flee".

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spencerc143 2012/08/03 22:07:13

Yes

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Its a reaction, self defence, your just scared.

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nbarton2 2012/08/03 22:05:52

Yes

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Of course the police want the crime to happen rather than a bullet end up in a criminal, I'm professionally trained to take down someone in a gun fight. I go to the range 10x more than an average police officer who goes to the range likely to only qualify once or twice a year so who would you rather have shooting a criminal. Plus most likely those robbers won't be caught and that merchandise won't be recovered so there's that to take into account. Also note there is no such thing as a "good" witness; most witnesses are crap and the police know it. Three people will give three different perspectives of the same event, as a first year criminal justice student can tell you.

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TuringsChild 2012/08/03 22:04:39

Yes

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The police HAVE to say that. Gotta protect their jobs doesn't they? But if they can't BE there when it counts, responsibility for keeping safe reverts to the individual. Do you really believe criminals are BETTER shots than trained, legally carrying, citizens?

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Jan 2012/08/03 22:02:00

Yes

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Only problem being that in England we probably wouldn't be allowed to have a gun as protection in a store of any kind.

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Steveth... to Jan 2012/08/04 01:01:06

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Their homicide rate is 0.7 per 100 and ours is 7.2 per 100.

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Bear 2012/08/03 21:58:15

Yes

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Darn right; and there would be a lot fewer robberies real soon.

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Mrkando 2012/08/03 21:57:55

Yes

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When you consider how many people have died simply by trying to follow instructions and do no harm then it is well past time store owners have the right to protect themselves and their customers by any means required.

I live in a state that has an open carry law. Anyone now can walk down the street with a gun as long as it is in a hostler and the safety is on. You don't even need a permit. The strange part is you do need a permit to carry concealed. As a result people should have a right to protect themselves and property because the government has now allowed everyone to carry. Our wild west mentality will indeed cost us dearly. Only a matter of time.

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Dan der Mensch 2012/08/03 21:55:22

Yes

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HAHAHA! I love watching these videos of thugs falling over each other trying to get away from their would-be victims!

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jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/08/03 21:48:11

Yes

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Damn skippy I would!

Go, granny, go!

I'm sure the police would rather this sort of thing didn't happen, but I'd rather not be beaten up, robbed, maybe killed. It's a choice. :)

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Dogzebra 2012/08/03 21:45:40

Yes

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If I felt threatened by armed thugs in my establishment, damned straight. The cops aren't required by law to save anyone's butt except their own. I sure as hell don't want to place my life into the hands of some negotiator. I'd do my best to end the BG's day, right there and now.

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