Why it's a bad idea to bring a knife to a gunfight

[MicaelS]

Good Samaritan shot trying to thwart robbery

LOS ANGELES -- Jorge Alvarado, a Good Samaritan shot in the back of the head while trying to stop a robbery in Lynwood, is clinging to life, relatives said Monday.

Rojas, 39, spoke to NBC LA in his native Spanish language. He said he took a knife he had been using to cut food and stabbed the suspect in the neck, dodging a bullet in the process.

The alleged gunman kept firing even with the knife blade stuck in his neck, Rojas said. One of the bullets hit Alvarado in the back of the head. Rojas said his right hand was injured by glass that shattered from one of three gun shots. The suspect then fled in a white vehicle waiting for him in the alley behind the store, Rojas said.

Five years ago, both Rojas and Alvarado attempted to foil a robbery at the same store. In that case, Rojas suffered only minor injuries, he said.

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The shooter and his two accomplices are being charged with murder since Alvarado is not expected to survive.

[SteveW]

1. "...foiled a robbery at the same store:" When on notice, take different precautions...

...they WILL be back.

Hopefully, the "system" will put the thugs in a warehouse.

[E6-B]

2. Lucky he did have a gun, it would have been worse according to gun control advocates.

[Atypical Liberal]

3. He chose option 3: Engage in a physical contest of strength with his attacker.

When presented with a violent attacker, and you have no firearm, you are limited to three choices:

1) Flee, if you are fast enough.

2) Submit to your attacker's demands, if you are tough enough to survive it.

3) Engage in a physical contest of strength with your attacker, if you are strong enough.

Mr. Alvarado tried option #3 against a criminal armed with a gun. Sadly, it ended as one would expect.

[E6-B]

9. It could have been much worse....

According to anti-gunners it could have been much worse. There could have been a dead criminal too. Think of the horor and agony of a dead criminal. One more dead human <criminal> is too much to a price for society to pay, or so the saying goes.

[ManiacJoe]

4. After "a female cashier" ran to next door,

the two men went back to the store to confront the robbers.

Was there a second cashier that needed rescuing, or was it just a matter of bad tactics? (I cannot tell from the poor reporting.)

[MicaelS]

5. The female cashier was the sister in law of Rojas.

And so good old fashioned machismo was at work.

During the alleged robbery, a female cashier ran next door to a restaurant where her brother-in-law Francisco Rojas worked.

Rojas and Alvarado ran into the market to confront the alleged robber.

"He was saving the cashier because she was a girl," Lizzet said.

[ManiacJoe]

6. Thus, bad writing.

"a female cashier" instead of "the female cashier" suggests more than one cashier.

"He was saving the cashier because she was a girl".
She was already safe since she was no longer in the store.

[ellisonz]

7. Wonder where he got the gun...

[gejohnston]

8. NYPD? LAPD?

http://newsone.com/nation/casey-gane-mccalla/21-machine-guns-stolen-from-lapd-swat-team/

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23419742-i-bought-a-sub-machinegun-within-24-hours.do
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2073707/Girlfriend-hid-Mac-10-machine-gun-hours-used-fatal-shooting-jailed-years.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2060381/Sub-machine-gun-stashed-near-childrens-playground-anti-gang-police.html

[E6-B]

10. You can include the ATF and DOJ to your list of gun sources too.

See operation fast and furious.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Same way he might get drugs

Where there's demand, supply happens.